From: Junio C Hamano Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:18:19 +0000 (-0700) Subject: CannedResponses: trim your quote X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=09d14b04b93413d12edf8a0aece1b5a1c6ed0498;p=thirdparty%2Fgit.git CannedResponses: trim your quote --- diff --git a/CannedResponses b/CannedResponses index 68d2df8632..b42c136226 100644 --- a/CannedResponses +++ b/CannedResponses @@ -25,6 +25,19 @@ have on list, so we should give something to prepare them by setting the stage and stating the objective first, before going into how the patch solved it. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------ +[trim your quote] + +Please do not force your readers scroll through huge quoted material +to find your comments, when your comments do not address anything +there. Trim your quote and leave enough context to understand the +discussion. See Documentation/ReviewingGuidelines.adoc, which says + +- If a patch is long, you are encouraged to delete parts of it that are + unrelated to your review from the email reply. Make sure to leave enough + context for readers to understand your comments! + ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [polish your history before sending]