BIP 2: Layer is only for ST BIPs

Author: luke-jr

bip-0002.mediawiki

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Each BIP must begin with an RFC 822 style header preamble. The headers must appe
 
 <pre>
   BIP: <BIP number, or "?" before being assigned>
-  Layer: <Consensus (soft fork) | Consensus (hard fork) | Peer Services | API/RPC | Applications>
+* Layer: <Consensus (soft fork) | Consensus (hard fork) | Peer Services | API/RPC | Applications>
   Title: <BIP title; maximum 44 characters>
   Author: <list of authors' real names and email addrs>
 * Discussions-To: <email address>
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ Each BIP must begin with an RFC 822 style header preamble. The headers must appe
 * Superseded-By: <BIP number>
 </pre>
 
-The Layer header documents which layer of Bitcoin the BIP applies to.
+The Layer header (only for Standards Track BIPs) documents which layer of Bitcoin the BIP applies to.
 See [[bip-0123.mediawiki|BIP 123]] for definitions of the various BIP layers. Activation of this BIP implies activation of BIP 123.
 
 The Author header lists the names and email addresses of all the authors/owners of the BIP.