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+A checklist for things to check before merging a chain PR.
+
+If the PR contains explorers claim to adhere to EIP3091 - check if they really do.
+If the PR contains icons:
+ * `ipfs get` all icon CIDs
+ * check if the size of the icons you got match the size given in the PR
+Check if a PR does not remove a chain - chains cannot be re-moved - only deprecated (to protect from replay attacks)
+Check if a PR does not assign a chainID to a newer chain (something like https://github.com/ethereum-lists/chains/pull/1750)