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 # Balance changes
  * **Balance changes must require that feedback be sought out from the players.** For example, server polls. This does not mean you pop into #code-talk in Discord and ask about it once. Good examples include:
-   * Server polls
-   * bringing attention to your PR via in-game OOC, ideally over several time slots.
+   * Server polls. Duration of the poll should be longer than 24 hours at minimum. Use best judgment.
+   * Bringing attention to your PR via in-game OOC, ideally over several time slots.
  * **Balance change PRs need changelogs. Always.**
  * **If you are a collaborator,** allow sufficient time for feedback to be gathered, and make sure that it *has* been gathered.