Re: Proposal: Make cfbot fail on patches not created by "git format-patch"

On Fri, May 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> That outcome seems entirely horrible to me.  If you want to flag the lack
> of a commit message somehow, fine, but don't prevent CI from running.

Personally I also prefer nudges to gates. Just like people already
deprioritize "Waiting on Author" entries a bit, having an obvious
"Patch Needs Work" note might gently help newcomers iterate on their
first submissions (or even communicate where a patch is in the
lifecycle! e.g. a Bugfix entry where the patch is marked incomplete
might motivate someone to jump in to fix it).

--Jacob