Re: [evolution-patches] begging on my knees

[David Malcolm <dmalcolm redhat com>]

On Wed, 2005-08-24 at 14:09 +0200, guenther wrote:
> Hey bug hunters and exterminators,
> 
> Please, oh please, can you do me and everyone else a favor? If you're
> posting a patch, be sure to include some brief information that will
> help all of us to grok what you are about...
> 
> Mentioning the component in the subject is great for maintainers and a
> valuable hint for anyone else. Posting a bug number only in subject or
> body is lousy though, and either makes all of us waste a lot of time or
> increases the odds your fine code will be deleted unread. Guess which
> one is more plausible with volunteer work in mind.
> 
> So please, add a few words to your post describing the bug.

+1
Even if it's just a copy&paste of the bug's Summary

> 
> Yes, this sure means slightly more work for the poster. But it also
> means way less hassle for thousands of hackers who might actually end up
> reading your post, rather than deleting it right away. Would be good,
> wouldn't it?
> 
> Thanks for reading...
> 
> ...guenther
> 
> 
> psychic FAQ section / some answers without questions
> 
> * Yes, of course, a straight copy-n-paste from bugzilla would be
>   sufficient, if the report is descriptive.
> * No, pasting a link to bugzilla isn't the solution. It provides no
>   information at a glimpse and basically is the same as a bug number
>   without a prepending Internet protocol...
> 
> 
> 
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