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 ## Pull Request Guidelines
 
+* Never put an update/new version of an API that is already listed, the old version of the API gets deprecated.
 * Continue to follow the alphabetical ordering that is in place per section.
 * Each table column should be padded with one space on either side.
 * The Description should not exceed 100 characters.