diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi
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@@ -2677,14 +2677,17 @@ project for at least 6 months.  This ensures enough interactions with
 the contributor, which is essential for mentoring and assessing whether
 they are ready to become a committer.  Commit access should not be
 thought of as a ``badge of honor'' but rather as a responsibility a
-contributor is willing to take to help the project.  It is expected from
-all contributors, and even more so from committers, to help build
-consensus and make decisions based on consensus.  By using consensus, we
-are committed to finding solutions that everyone can live with.  It
-implies that no decision is made against significant concerns and these
-concerns are actively resolved with proposals that work for everyone.  A
-contributor (which may or may not have commit access) wishing to block a
-proposal bears a special responsibility for finding alternatives,
+contributor is willing to take to help the project.
+
+It is expected from all contributors, and even more so from committers,
+to help build consensus and make decisions based on consensus.  By using
+consensus, we are committed to finding solutions that everyone can live
+with.  It implies that no decision is made against significant concerns
+and these concerns are actively resolved with proposals that work for
+everyone.
+
+A contributor (which may or may not have commit access) wishing to block
+a proposal bears a special responsibility for finding alternatives,
 proposing ideas/code or explain the rationale for the status quo to
 resolve the deadlock.  To learn what consensus decision making means and
 understand its finer details, you are encouraged to read