From 950150344fd8fa4e5356ad0c10f5e3801193b176 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luca Milanesio Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2024 22:55:50 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Specify the policy of asking questions on repo-discuss Often we tell people on repo-discuss how should they post questions and answer to existing topics; however, we never mentioned in our web-site the policy we actualy use. Fill the policy gap and put in writing the policy we use already on repo-discuss. Change-Id: Id788b243ab7c881359e902a68d20f739011e2394 --- pages/site/support.md | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/pages/site/support.md b/pages/site/support.md index ad0f8a86..762e6288 100644 --- a/pages/site/support.md +++ b/pages/site/support.md @@ -70,6 +70,19 @@ appear on the mailing list. Approvals normally happen within 1 work day. Posts of people that participate in mailing list discussions frequently are approved automatically. +When posting to repo-discuss, you must adhere to the following policy: + +1. Keep the discussion in topics: if there is already a topic for your + question, you should reply to that topic. One problem is one topic and + should be as specific as possible. + +2. Avoid top-posting, use + [interleaved posting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style) + instead. + +3. Look for existing solutions to known problems and avoid asking questions + that have already been answered. + You can also join us on [discord][discord-server]. A maintainer or community manager should then be able to address your request.