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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Michael Montalbo <mmontalbo@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/6] SubmittingPatches: clarify the writing style of whats-cooking
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2026 21:20:21 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqmrvv1px6.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAC2Qwm+30zeMQKHc3onqhXG90wgrdvba28TadF=N3-dD1Ah8zw@mail.gmail.com> (Michael Montalbo's message of "Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:41:22 -0700")

Michael Montalbo <mmontalbo@gmail.com> writes:

> On Sat, Jul 11, 2026 at 12:27 PM Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>> +TIP: When proposing a topic summary in your cover letter, write it in...
>
> super nit: It seems like the precedent in this file is to use "NOTE" instead
> of "TIP".

Yeah, and not just locally in this file; "TIP:" is actually
not used anywhere in the Documentation/ directory, whereas
"NOTE:" is frequently used.  I will switch to "NOTE:" as
there is no point in having variety in something like this.

Thanks.

      reply	other threads:[~2026-07-13  4:20 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-07-11 19:26 [PATCH 0/6] Update Contributor Guides Junio C Hamano
2026-07-11 19:26 ` [PATCH 1/6] SubmittingPatches: clarify expected structure of commit log message Junio C Hamano
2026-07-12 14:49   ` Weijie Yuan
2026-07-12 16:07     ` Junio C Hamano
2026-07-13 14:14       ` Weijie Yuan
2026-07-12 20:26   ` Michael Montalbo
2026-07-13  0:07     ` Junio C Hamano
2026-07-13 14:14       ` Weijie Yuan
2026-07-11 19:26 ` [PATCH 2/6] MyFirstContribution: what if I don't get a reply? Junio C Hamano
2026-07-11 19:26 ` [PATCH 3/6] MyFirstContribution: carrying over trailers Junio C Hamano
2026-07-11 19:26 ` [PATCH 4/6] MyFirstContribution: clarify that 'seen' does not mean acceptance Junio C Hamano
2026-07-12 18:08   ` Matt Hunter
2026-07-12 19:04     ` Junio C Hamano
2026-07-11 19:26 ` [PATCH 5/6] SubmittingPatches: clarify the meaning of "Will queue" Junio C Hamano
2026-07-11 19:26 ` [PATCH 6/6] SubmittingPatches: clarify the writing style of whats-cooking Junio C Hamano
2026-07-12 20:41   ` Michael Montalbo
2026-07-13  4:20     ` Junio C Hamano [this message]

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