On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 12:01:09PM -0800, Jakub Kicinski wrote:

+Emails saying just "ping" or "bump" are considered rude. If you can't figure
+out the status of the patch from patchwork or where the discussion has
+landed - describe your best guess and ask if it's correct. For example::

+  I don't understand what the next steps are. Person X seems to be unhappy
+  with A, should I do B and repost the patches?

This bit (modulo the reference to patchwork) feels like it's generically
good advice and could find a home in submitting-patches.rst or similar,
not that it isn't worth repeating here.