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 as is also described in the guidelines.
 In any case, we wish you the best of luck in your new endeavors!
 
-Once the role change is completed,
-make sure to update the lists below accordingly.
+Once they acknowledge the message (or after a week without any reaction),
+go to https://github.com/orgs/tldr-pages/people, click the gear icon in their row,
+and select the "Convert to outside collaborator" menu entry.
+
+Afterwards, edit this file to move their name to the "Past owners" section below.
+
+Finally, once the membership changes are complete and the lists are updated,
+close the issue opened to track this process.
 
 
 ## Who can change roles