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@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ than a commit where you can count the number of characters changed on one hand.
   - Some examples of what doesn't count:
     * Removing a trailing space from the end of a line.
     * [Fixing a typo in documentation that does not change the meaning.](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/13514)
-      + Commits are important and should be made, but they are cosmetic.
+      + While important, these kinds of commits are cosmetic and by-definition,
+        not functional.
   - If the change needs to occur multiple times in a file, it is cheating to
     only do it once.