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Message-ID: References: <20260711192650.2417665-1-gitster@pobox.com> <20260711192650.2417665-3-gitster@pobox.com> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20260711192650.2417665-3-gitster@pobox.com> On Sat, Jul 11, 2026 at 12:26:46PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Tell readers that pinging is a perfectly sensible thing to do when > they do not see a response. > > Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano > --- > Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc | 13 +++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc > index 4832e5bad5..fc2ce2e785 100644 > --- a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc > +++ b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc > @@ -1438,6 +1438,19 @@ substantial rework, and mention which parts of the current series will become > obsolete so reviewers can avoid spending time on them until the updated series > is ready. > > +=== What if I don't get a reply? > + > +If you don't receive any review comments after a week or two, do not > +assume your patch has been accepted or merged. In the Git project, > +silence does not equal approval. It usually means reviewers are busy > +or haven't noticed your contribution. Should we also add the third reason: reviewers are simply not interested in the patch? It's a bit brutal, but that's quite a common reason, too. In the best case we'd of course tell the submitter that we don't want the patch to not leave them hanging. > +If your patch is overlooked, it is perfectly acceptable to send a > +polite ping to the thread. You can do this by replying to your own > +cover letter (or patch) to ask if anyone has had a chance to look at > +it. You can also CC additional people who might be interested; use > +the `git-contacts` script (mentioned earlier) to find relevant contributors. And this paragraph here can remain as-is regardless of which of the three reasons applies. Patrick