note that age of evidence is not grounds for removal

CONTRIBUTING.md

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 - Update `<software-name>`
 
 > [!important]
-> Please do your best to *research alternatives* to the slopware before submitting a PR. It's important to elevate projects that aren't drinking the slop <3
+> Please do your best to *research alternatives* to the slopware before submitting a PR. It's important to elevate projects that aren't drinking the slop so we don't all lose hope <3
 
 **Please make sure to only submit a PR for 1 section at a time, otherwise it is more difficult to coordinate between multiple Issues and PRs.**
 
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ When submitting a project for removal, please include a link to the evidence tha
 
 Do you see a project on this list that you wish was not on it? Please consider reaching out in a kind way to suggest they implement a No AI Policy. You can check out our [No AI Request Template](./NO_AI_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md) for inspiration 🙏
 
+> [!note]
+> Age of evidence is not grounds for removal. Example: If agent instructions were added several years ago, but have never been removed, this evidence is still valid and the only way to have the project's tainted status removed is for them to remove those instructions and to put out a No AI policy. We do not make exceptions to this rule.
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 ### Adding Alternatives to Tainted Software
 
 Feel free to submit any software as an alternative provided it is FOSS, has no AI in the code base, and is not associated with hate or bigotry (see [examples of bigotry](https://codeberg.org/small-hack/open-slopware/src/branch/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md#no-bigotry). You can absolute self-submit