Re: [PATCH 3/3] myfirstcontrib: hint to find gitgitgadget allower

> GitGitGadget, a handy tool for converting pull requests against Git into
> Git-mailing-list-friendly-patch-emails, requires as anti-spam that all
> new users be "/allow"ed by an existing user once before it will do
> anything for that new user. While this tutorial explained that
> mechanism, it did not give much hint on how to go about finding someone
> to allow your new pull request. So, teach our new GitGitGadget user
> where to look for someone who can add their name to the list.
>
> The advice in this patch is based on the advice proposed for
> GitGitGadget: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/gitgitgadget/pull/138
>
> Signed-off-by: Emily Shaffer <emilyshaffer@google.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt | 8 ++++++++
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

> diff --git a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt
> index b8ffeda07e..2de06de026 100644
> --- a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt
> @@ -789,6 +789,14 @@ will automatically run your PRs through the CI even without the permission given
>  but you will not be able to `/submit` your changes until someone allows you to
>  use the tool.
>  
> +NOTE: You can typically find someone who can `/allow` you on GitGitGadget by
> +either examining recent pull requests where someone has been granted `/allow`
> +(https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/pulls?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Apr+is%3Aopen+%22%2Fallow%22[Search:
> +is:pr is:open "/allow"]), in which case both the author and the person who
> +granted the `/allow` can now `/allow` you, or by inquiring on the
> +https://webchat.freenode.net/#git-devel[#git-devel] IRC channel on Freenode
> +linking your pull request and asking for someone to `/allow` you.
> +
>  If the CI fails, you can update your changes with `git rebase -i` and push your
>  branch again:
>