Gavin 'Beau' Baumanis wrote: > On 10/12/2009, at 00:11 , Julian Foad wrote: [...] > > 1. It's probably a good idea to point out in these emails that logging > > the patch into the issue tracker does not very much increase the chance > > of it being applied, it just makes it easier for us to keep track of its > > status, and it could sit there for ever. The original submitter should > > try to find out why it is not being applied and see if there is > > something he/she can do to help. > > Yes, good idea. > It is not something I had thought of myself - thanks for the > suggestion I will incorporate it into the follow-up email I send when > it has gone to the tracker. > > > 2. Please could you always add a link to the archived email thread when > > filing an issue. > > I "normally" do add in the URL for the original email or email thread > when creating a Patch submission in the tracker. > I also noticed your follow-ups last night and subsequent email to the > list abut having the url added to the footer of messages - which will > help in future.
Thanks! - Julian