Re: [PATCH 2/6] MyFirstContribution: what if I don't get a reply?

[Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>]

Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:

> 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 <gitster@pobox.com>
>> ---
>>  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.

Yeah, I agree that it would make a good addition.