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[187.190.78.172]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 88sm473613ott.51.2021.05.12.23.34.53 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Wed, 12 May 2021 23:34:53 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 13 May 2021 01:34:49 -0500 From: Felipe Contreras To: Dave Huseby , git@vger.kernel.org Cc: christian.couder@gmail.com, felipe.contreras@gmail.com, gitster@pobox.com, stefanmoch@mail.de, philipoak@iee.email, bagasdotme@gmail.com, sunshine@sunshineco.com, avarab@gmail.com Message-ID: <609cc88947e4a_329320899@natae.notmuch> In-Reply-To: <20210512233412.10737-1-dwh@linuxprogrammer.org> References: <20210512031821.6498-2-dwh@linuxprogrammer.org> <20210512233412.10737-1-dwh@linuxprogrammer.org> Subject: RE: [PATCH v3] doc: writing down Git mailing list etiquette Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Dave Huseby wrote: > +[[proper-use-of-to-and-cc]] > +== Proper Use of To and Cc Always make sure the mailing list is included. ... > +[[proper-use-of-subject]] > +== Proper Use of the Subject ... I think this is more importan than the point above. > +[[use-interleaved-style]] > +== Use Interleaved Style in Replies > + > +> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. > +> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? > +> A: Top-posting. > +> Q: What is the most annoying thing in email? You need to explain this is top-posting, and it's an example of what not to do. ... > +[[do-not-use-mail-followup-to]] > +== Do Not Use Mail-Followup-To ... This should be the last point. > +[[enable-plain-text-mode]] > +== Enable Plain Text Mode > + > +The Git mailing list software rejects email sent in text/html format. It is > +important that your email client is set to create text/plain emails to ensure > +delivery. This is more important than other points. IMO the order should be: 1. Enable plain-text mode 2. Proper use of subject 3. Use interleaved-style 4. Proper use of To/Cc 5. Do not use mail-followup-to > --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches > +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches > @@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ help you find out who they are. ... > +[[patches-that-receive-no-response]] > +== Patches that Receive No Response I would put this in a separate patch. Cheers. -- Felipe Contreras