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  1. If I understood correctly https://github.com/bitcoin/bips contains a list of change proposals that have been accepted as BIPs by the BIP editor?

  2. Why are some of the numbers missing, for example 0155.mediawiki to 0158.mediawiki?

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  1. If I understood correctly https://github.com/bitcoin/bips contains a list of change proposals that have been accepted as BIPs by the BIP editor?

Correct.

  1. Why are some of the numbers missing, for example 0155.mediawiki to 0158.mediawiki?

They haven't been assigned yet. The BIP editor sometimes chooses to reserve a range of number for BIPs around a common theme. When a BIP is proposed matching that theme, it is given a number from the range. Other BIPs get numbers outside of the range.

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  • 2. This is a good idea, but as I see not employed that much. As in some other specs, editors should have used ranges 01xx, 02xx, 03xx... would be better :).
    – croraf
    Oct 22, 2017 at 9:34
  • Is BIP editor a software or do you mean luke-jr? (serious question)
    – MCCCS
    Oct 22, 2017 at 13:27
  • It's a person :)
    – croraf
    Oct 22, 2017 at 17:15
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Because there is no central authority to assign numbers sequentially :)

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    Well there is a BIP editor.
    – croraf
    Oct 22, 2017 at 9:31
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    Yes there is, the BIP editor assigns numbers.
    – Pieter Wuille
    Oct 22, 2017 at 9:31

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