Re: [PATCH 1/4] usage: help the user help themselves

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Aug 27, 2025, 21:20 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqq349czcl8.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <CAPig+cRgBXX+b=P31VjQ6Dd4mciFvaUJ4T1oeOGjk7mwV-9KMw@mail.gmail.com>

Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> writes:

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> That's still inviting unnecessary emails, isn't it? It would probably
> be better add the qualification that people should send the email only
> if they were unable to find any workable replacement. Perhaps:
>
>     - send an email to <git@...> to let us know
>       that you still use this command and were unable
>       to determine a suitable replacement

In practice, people will respond to such an instruction by always sending an e-mail. Asking others who sound as if they are promising to give answers when asked is cheaper than investigating themselves ;-).

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