Update EIP template: Add acceptable placeholders (#5576)

* Update EIP template: Remove non-required fields and add acceptable placeholders

* Update eip-template.md

* Update eip-template.md

Co-authored-by: xinbenlv <zzn-github@zzn.im>

* Update eip-template.md

* Add Test Cases and Reference Implementation sections back

* Add Motivation section back

* Apply suggestions from code review

Co-authored-by: Sam Wilson <57262657+SamWilsn@users.noreply.github.com>

* Small tweaks

Co-authored-by: xinbenlv <zzn-github@zzn.im>
Co-authored-by: Sam Wilson <57262657+SamWilsn@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Sam Wilson <sam@binarycake.ca>

eip-template.md

@@ -1,55 +1,119 @@
 ---
-eip: <to be assigned>
 title: <The EIP title is a few words, not a complete sentence>
 description: <Description is one full (short) sentence>
 author: <a comma separated list of the author's or authors' name + GitHub username (in parenthesis), or name and email (in angle brackets).  Example, FirstName LastName (@GitHubUsername), FirstName LastName <foo@bar.com>, FirstName (@GitHubUsername) and GitHubUsername (@GitHubUsername)>
 discussions-to: <URL>
 status: Draft
 type: <Standards Track, Meta, or Informational>
-category (*only required for Standards Track): <Core, Networking, Interface, or ERC>
+category: <Core, Networking, Interface, or ERC> # Only required for Standards Track. Otherwise, remove this field.
 created: <date created on, in ISO 8601 (yyyy-mm-dd) format>
-requires (*optional): <EIP number(s)>
+requires: <EIP number(s)> # Only required when you reference an EIP in the `Specification` section. Otherwise, remove this field.
 ---
 
-This is the suggested template for new EIPs.
+<!--
+  READ EIP-1 (https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-1) BEFORE USING THIS TEMPLATE!
 
-Note that an EIP number will be assigned by an editor. When opening a pull request to submit your EIP, please use an abbreviated title in the filename, `eip-draft_title_abbrev.md`.
+  This is the suggested template for new EIPs. After you have filled in the requisite fields, please delete these comments.
 
-The title should be 44 characters or less. It should not repeat the EIP number in title, irrespective of the category.
+  Note that an EIP number will be assigned by an editor. When opening a pull request to submit your EIP, please use an abbreviated title in the filename, `eip-draft_title_abbrev.md`.
+
+  The title should be 44 characters or less. It should not repeat the EIP number in title, irrespective of the category.
+
+  TODO: Remove this comment before submitting
+-->
 
 ## Abstract
 
-Abstract is a multi-sentence (short paragraph) technical summary. This should be a very terse and human-readable version of the specification section. Someone should be able to read only the abstract to get the gist of what this specification does.
+<!--
+  The Abstract is a multi-sentence (short paragraph) technical summary. This should be a very terse and human-readable version of the specification section. Someone should be able to read only the abstract to get the gist of what this specification does.
+
+  TODO: Remove this comment before submitting
+-->
 
 ## Motivation
 
-The motivation section should describe the "why" of this EIP. What problem does it solve? Why should someone want to implement this standard? What benefit does it provide to the Ethereum ecosystem? What use cases does this EIP address?
+<!--
+  This section is optional.
+
+  The motivation section should include a description of any nontrivial problems the EIP solves. It should not describe how the EIP solves those problems, unless it is not immediately obvious. It should not describe why the EIP should be made into a standard, unless it is not immediately obvious.
+
+  With a few exceptions, external links are not allowed. If you feel that a particular resource would demonstrate a compelling case for your EIP, then save it as a printer-friendly PDF, put it in the assets folder, and link to that copy.
+
+  TODO: Remove this comment before submitting
+-->
 
 ## Specification
 
-The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 and RFC 8174.
+<!--
+  The Specification section should describe the syntax and semantics of any new feature. The specification should be detailed enough to allow competing, interoperable implementations for any of the current Ethereum platforms (besu, erigon, ethereumjs, go-ethereum, nethermind, or others).
 
-The technical specification should describe the syntax and semantics of any new feature. The specification should be detailed enough to allow competing, interoperable implementations for any of the current Ethereum platforms (go-ethereum, parity, cpp-ethereum, ethereumj, ethereumjs, and [others](https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/nodes-and-clients/)).
+  It is recommended to follow RFC 2119 and RFC 8170. Do not remove the key word definitions if RFC 2119 and RFC 8170 are followed.
+
+  TODO: Remove this comment before submitting
+-->
+
+The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 and RFC 8174.
 
 ## Rationale
 
-The rationale fleshes out the specification by describing what motivated the design and why particular design decisions were made. It should describe alternate designs that were considered and related work, e.g. how the feature is supported in other languages.
+<!--
+  The rationale fleshes out the specification by describing what motivated the design and why particular design decisions were made. It should describe alternate designs that were considered and related work, e.g. how the feature is supported in other languages.
+
+  The current placeholder is acceptable for a draft.
+
+  TODO: Remove this comment before submitting
+-->
+
+TBD
 
 ## Backwards Compatibility
 
-All EIPs that introduce backwards incompatibilities must include a section describing these incompatibilities and their severity. The EIP must explain how the author proposes to deal with these incompatibilities. EIP submissions without a sufficient backwards compatibility treatise may be rejected outright.
+<!--
+
+  This section is optional.
+
+  All EIPs that introduce backwards incompatibilities must include a section describing these incompatibilities and their severity. The EIP must explain how the author proposes to deal with these incompatibilities. EIP submissions without a sufficient backwards compatibility treatise may be rejected outright.
+
+  The current placeholder is acceptable for a draft.
+
+  TODO: Remove this comment before submitting
+-->
+
+No backward compatibility issues found.
 
 ## Test Cases
 
-Test cases for an implementation are mandatory for EIPs that are affecting consensus changes.  If the test suite is too large to reasonably be included inline, then consider adding it as one or more files in `../assets/eip-####/`.
+<!--
+  This section is optional for non-Core EIPs.
+
+  The Test Cases section should include expected input/output pairs, but may include a succinct set of executable tests. It should not include project build files. No new requirements may be be introduced here (meaning an implementation following only the Specification section should pass all tests here.)
+  If the test suite is too large to reasonably be included inline, then consider adding it as one or more files in `../assets/eip-####/`. External links will not be allowed
+
+  TODO: Remove this comment before submitting
+-->
 
 ## Reference Implementation
 
-An optional section that contains a reference/example implementation that people can use to assist in understanding or implementing this specification.  If the implementation is too large to reasonably be included inline, then consider adding it as one or more files in `../assets/eip-####/`.
+<!--
+  This section is optional.
+
+  The Reference Implementation section should include a minimal implementation that assists in understanding or implementing this specification. It should not include project build files. The reference implementation is not a replacement for the Specification section, and the proposal should still be understandable without it.
+  If the reference implementation is too large to reasonably be included inline, then consider adding it as one or more files in `../assets/eip-####/`. External links will not be allowed.
+
+  TODO: Remove this comment before submitting
+-->
 
 ## Security Considerations
 
-All EIPs must contain a section that discusses the security implications/considerations relevant to the proposed change. Include information that might be important for security discussions, surfaces risks and can be used throughout the life cycle of the proposal. E.g. include security-relevant design decisions, concerns, important discussions, implementation-specific guidance and pitfalls, an outline of threats and risks and how they are being addressed. EIP submissions missing the "Security Considerations" section will be rejected. An EIP cannot proceed to status "Final" without a Security Considerations discussion deemed sufficient by the reviewers.
+<!--
+  All EIPs must contain a section that discusses the security implications/considerations relevant to the proposed change. Include information that might be important for security discussions, surfaces risks and can be used throughout the life cycle of the proposal. For example, include security-relevant design decisions, concerns, important discussions, implementation-specific guidance and pitfalls, an outline of threats and risks and how they are being addressed. EIP submissions missing the "Security Considerations" section will be rejected. An EIP cannot proceed to status "Final" without a Security Considerations discussion deemed sufficient by the reviewers.
+
+  The current placeholder is acceptable for a draft.
+
+  TODO: Remove this comment before submitting
+-->
+
+Needs discussion.
 
 ## Copyright
 

index.html

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ <h1 class="page-heading">EIPs
 <p>Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) describe standards for the Ethereum platform, including core protocol specifications, client APIs, and contract standards. Network upgrades are discussed separately in the <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/ethereum/pm/">Ethereum Project Management</a> repository.</p>
 
 <h2>Contributing</h2>
-<p>First review <a href="EIPS/eip-1">EIP-1</a>. Then clone the repository and add your EIP to it. There is a <a href="https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/master/eip-template.md">template EIP here</a>. Then submit a Pull Request to Ethereum's <a href="https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs">EIPs repository</a>.</p>
+<p>First review <a href="EIPS/eip-1">EIP-1</a>. Then clone the repository and add your EIP to it. There is a <a href="https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/master/eip-template.md?plain=1">template EIP here</a>. Then submit a Pull Request to Ethereum's <a href="https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs">EIPs repository</a>.</p>
 
 <h2>EIP status terms</h2>
 <ul>