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 1. You may reverse-engineer or use other people's code, provided you have proper permission and your theme's core design does not rely on third-party code.
 1. Minimize usage of language-specific selectors (e.g. `aria-label` attributes).
    - If used, provide sensible fallbacks for other languages.
+1. Avoid overspecificity 
+   - e.g. superfluous use of !important, excessive nesting, unnecessarily qualifying selectors with type selectors
 
 ## Design
 1. Themes should provide a cohesive design that notably alters the look and feel of Discord.