diff --git a/docs/CONTRIBUTING b/docs/CONTRIBUTING
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--- a/docs/CONTRIBUTING
+++ b/docs/CONTRIBUTING
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@
 
 Language features
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-Write normal C code. Don't redefine the language. No new types (structs are
-structs, not typedefs), no C++isms or Javaisms.
+Write normal C code. Keep it simple. Don't redefine the language. No new types
+(structs are structs, not typedefs). No C++isms or Javaisms. No code in .h
+files or #defines.
 
 Identifiers
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