Re: A note from the maintainer

> "Brian Lyles" <brianmlyles@gmail.com> writes:
> 
>>> I actually meant what I wrote.
>>> 
>>> It is possible that the reason why your patch did not receive any
>>> response was because it was uninspiring, looked useless, and did not
>>> deserve anybody's attention.  But it is also possible that it was
>>> lost in the noise.
>>> ...
>> Thanks for the clarification. I do still think that a change in the
>> wording and tone of this section could help make the project appear more
>> friendly to new contributors. Phrases like "totally uninteresting",
>> "uninspiring", "looked useless", and "did not deserve anybody's
>> attention" are all fairly harsh sounding, even if sometimes true.
> 
> You completely lost me.  How much harsh words are used before "But
> it is also possible" would not make the project sound less friendly
> at all.
> 
> Let me try again.
> 
> You see your patch was sent but did not receive any reaction.  You
> might start thinking: "hmm, perhaps my patch was so horrible" and
> you might think all the bad and harsh things about the quality of
> your patch.
> 
> But do not let such thought stop you from pinging the thread again,
> because the quality of your patch may not at all be the reason why
> you did not receive any reaction.  It could be just people were
> swamped and your patch fell into cracks, and there was nothing wrong
> with it.