From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755576Ab1JASux (ORCPT ); Sat, 1 Oct 2011 14:50:53 -0400 Received: from einhorn.in-berlin.de ([192.109.42.8]:59253 "EHLO einhorn.in-berlin.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754744Ab1JASut (ORCPT ); Sat, 1 Oct 2011 14:50:49 -0400 X-Envelope-From: stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2011 20:50:40 +0200 From: Stefan Richter To: Shea Levy Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: When to re-post or give up on a message Message-ID: <20111001205040.3b56bceb@stein> In-Reply-To: <4E8753F2.4080706@shealevy.com> References: <4E8753F2.4080706@shealevy.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.9 (GTK+ 2.24.4; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Oct 01 Shea Levy wrote: > If a new thread is posted to the list without any response, how long > should the poster wait before losing any expectation of a response? > Under what circumstances should the poster then re-post, and when should > he just give up on that thread? Sorry to have to ask this on the list, > but I can't find it on the faq anywhere. It depends on what it is about --- e.g. an urgent patch vs. an obscure bug. But much more important than /when/ to repost is /how/ to repost. If you did not get a response, then maybe - the subject, - the Cc list (subsystem mailinglists, people), or - the description of your issue was lacking. If you possibly can, find out more about the issue and where to send to before you repost. It is better to repost (though not too frequently) than to give up. But it is *much better* to repost with better researched and explained information (and, if applicable, with better Cc list) than to repost the same message. -- Stefan Richter -=====-==-== =-=- ----= http://arcgraph.de/sr/