Re: Long descriptions in RFS emails.

[Richard Hecker <gr8birds@qnet.com>]

Ben Finney wrote:
> Neil Williams <codehelp@debian.org> writes:
>
>   
> > On Mon, 2008-02-11 at 08:37 +1100, Ben Finney wrote:
> >     
> > > A good policy except that I'd recommend you respond to at least
> > > some of them to say *why* you think they're worth ignoring.
> > >       
> > Those who take some time over the preparation of packages and show
> > some level of effort in at least applying the principles of the FAQ
> > deserve my support and as I have limited time, I therefore choose to
> > prioritise my support to those who take the time to do the work.
> >     
>
> A reasonable position. Well, thanks for making your policies available
> for reference by others, and for keeping them up to date.
>
>   
And while Ben has a good point, I think there will be others who
respond to some of these newcomers.  I appreciate the policy
Neil has espoused and will likely point out to others that a
lurker like me expects them to consider it.  I do not sponsor
many packages, but before I seriously take a look at one I use
these 'best practices' from my fellow developers as a guideline.
Hopefully the newcomers will remember that there is no obligation
to become a sponsor and therefore it is in their best interest to
do the homework that makes it easier to look at their package.

Richard