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Rewrite the Consensus Seeking section of the Collaborators Guide for
easier reading, more clarity, shorter sentences, less passive voice,
etc.

PR-URL: #23349
Reviewed-By: Sakthipriyan Vairamani <thechargingvolcano@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Vse Mozhet Byt <vsemozhetbyt@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Franziska Hinkelmann <franziska.hinkelmann@gmail.com>
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### Consensus Seeking

If there is no disagreement amongst Collaborators, a pull request should be
landed given appropriate review, a green CI, and the minimum
[waiting time](#waiting-for-approvals) for a PR. If it is still awaiting the
[minimum time to land](#waiting-for-approvals), please add the `author ready`
label to it so it is obvious that the PR can land as soon as the time ends.

Where there is discussion amongst Collaborators, consensus should be sought if
possible. The lack of consensus may indicate the need to elevate discussion to
the TSC for resolution.

If any Collaborator objects to a change *without giving any additional
explanation or context*, and the objecting Collaborator fails to respond to
explicit requests for explanation or context within a reasonable period of
time, the objection may be dismissed. Note that this does not apply to
objections that are explained.

Note that breaking changes (that is, pull requests that require an increase in
the major version number, known as `semver-major` changes) must be [elevated for
review by the TSC](#involving-the-tsc). This does not necessarily mean that the
PR must be put onto the TSC meeting agenda. If multiple TSC members approve
(`LGTM`) the PR and no Collaborators oppose the PR, it should be landed. Where
there is disagreement among TSC members or objections from one or more
Collaborators, `semver-major` pull requests may be put on the TSC meeting
agenda.
If there are no objecting Collaborators, a pull request may land if it has the
needed [approvals](#code-reviews), [CI](#testing-and-ci), and
[wait time](#waiting-for-approvals). If a pull request meets all requirements
except the [wait time](#waiting-for-approvals), please add the
[`author ready`](#author-ready-pull-requests) label.

Where there is disagreement among Collaborators, consensus should be sought if
possible. If reaching consensus is not possible, a Collaborator may escalate the
issue to the TSC.

Collaborators should not block a pull request without providing a reason.
Another Collaborator may ask an objecting Collaborator to explain their
objection. If the objector is unresponsive, another Collaborator may dismiss the
objection.

[Breaking changes](#breaking-changes) must receive
[TSC review](#involving-the-tsc). If two TSC members approve the pull request
and no Collaborators object, then it may land. If there are objections, a
Collaborator may apply the `tsc-agenda` label. That will put the pull request on
the TSC meeting agenda.

#### Helpful resources

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