diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 60138f1..7dac724 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
-    "simulate-locally": "yarn clear && yarn pull && yarn make-pdf && yarn crowdin:sync && yarn serve",
+    "simulate-locally": "yarn pull && yarn make-pdf && yarn crowdin:sync && yarn serve",
     "docusaurus": "docusaurus",
     "start": "yarn copy-static-docs && docusaurus start",
     "build": "yarn copy-static-docs && docusaurus build",
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@
     "serve": "docusaurus serve",
     "write-translations": "docusaurus write-translations",
     "write-heading-ids": "docusaurus write-heading-ids",
-    "pull": "yarn clear && cross-var docu-notion -n $SIL_BLOOM_DOCS_NOTION_TOKEN -r $SIL_BLOOM_DOCS_NOTION_ROOT_PAGE  --require-slugs  --locales en,fr",
+    "pull": "cross-var docu-notion -n $SIL_BLOOM_DOCS_NOTION_TOKEN -r $SIL_BLOOM_DOCS_NOTION_ROOT_PAGE  --require-slugs  --locales en,fr",
+    "//clear-then-pull": "for a time, we were clearing by default but decided not to as a way to keep published pages published if their status changes (e.g. to ReadyForReview)",
+    "clear-then-pull": "yarn clear && cross-var docu-notion -n $SIL_BLOOM_DOCS_NOTION_TOKEN -r $SIL_BLOOM_DOCS_NOTION_ROOT_PAGE  --require-slugs  --locales en,fr",
     "pull-test-only": "yarn clear && cross-var docu-notion -n $SIL_BLOOM_DOCS_NOTION_TOKEN -r $SIL_BLOOM_DOCS_NOTION_ROOT_PAGE --status-tag test  --log-level debug",
     "copy-static-docs": "cp ./static-docs/*.* ./docs",
     "docu-pdf": "docu-pdf",
     "make-pdf": "bash make-pdf.sh",
-    "pull-to-test-docs": "yarn clear && cross-var docu-notion -n $SIL_BLOOM_DOCS_NOTION_TOKEN -r $SIL_BLOOM_DOCS_NOTION_ROOT_PAGE -m \"./testdocs\" --status-tag test --log-level debug",
+    "pull-to-test-docs": "cross-var docu-notion -n $SIL_BLOOM_DOCS_NOTION_TOKEN -r $SIL_BLOOM_DOCS_NOTION_ROOT_PAGE -m \"./testdocs\" --status-tag test --log-level debug",
     "crowdin": "crowdin",
     "//pretranslate": "  used to re-apply translations when files are renamed or reorganized",
     "crowdin:pretranslate": "crowdin pre-translate --method tm --translate-untranslated-only --translate-with-perfect-match-only --verbose",