update linting; add README.md update; update mermaid plot on SIMD-0001

Author: Benhawkins18

.github/linter/customRules.ts

@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ export const metadataStatusIsValid = {
       "Stagnant",
       "Withdrawn",
       "Implemented",
+      "Activated",
     ]
 
     if (!validStatus.includes(status)) {

README.md

@@ -1,2 +1,30 @@
-# Solana Improvement Documents
-Solana IMprovement Documents (SIMD) describe proposed and accepted changes to the Solana protocol.
+# Solana Improvement Documents (SIMDs)
+
+The goal of the SIMD project is to standardize and provide high-quality documentation for Solana and its ecosystem. This repository tracks past and ongoing improvements to Solana in the form of Solana Improvement Documents (SIMDs). [SIMD-0001](https://github.com/solana-foundation/solana-improvement-documents/blob/main/proposals/0001-simd-process.md) governs the SIMD process.
+
+## SIMD Types
+
+SIMDs can be divided into the following categories:
+
+- **Standard SIMDs**: Describe changes that affect most or all Solana implementations, such as:
+  - **Core**: Changes affecting consensus or substantial changes to the validator.
+  - **Networking**: Changes or substantial improvements to network protocol specifications.
+  - **Interfaces**: Breaking changes around the client JSON RPC API specifications and standards.
+- **Meta SIMDs**: Describe a process surrounding Solana or propose a change to (or an event in) a process.
+
+## Before You Begin
+
+Before you write a SIMD, ideas MUST be thoroughly discussed and vetted on the [ideas section](https://github.com/solana-foundation/solana-improvement-documents/discussions/categories/ideas) within this [repo's disucssion page](https://github.com/solana-foundation/solana-improvement-documents/discussions). Read and review [SIMD-0001](https://github.com/solana-foundation/solana-improvement-documents/blob/main/proposals/0001-simd-process.md), which describes the SIMD process in detail.
+
+This repository is for documenting standards and not for implementation help. For specific questions and concerns regarding SIMDs, it's best to discuss them in the [questions section](https://github.com/solana-foundation/solana-improvement-documents/discussions/categories/questions) of this [repo's disucssion page](https://github.com/solana-foundation/solana-improvement-documents/discussions).
+
+## Access Policy
+
+The SIMD repository has three levels of access, as detailed in [SIMD-0007](https://github.com/solana-foundation/solana-improvement-documents/blob/main/proposals/0007-access-policy.md):
+
+1. Triage
+2. Write
+3. Maintain
+
+To request access or report misuse, please follow the procedures outlined in SIMD-0007.
+

proposals/0001-simd-process.md

@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ flowchart LR
   Idea ---> Draft;
   Draft ---> Review;
   Review ---> Accepted;
+  Accepted ---> Implemented
   Review ---> Living;
 
   Draft ---> Stagnant;