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diff --git a/submitting-patches b/submitting-patches
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@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ Creating your patch:
 
 Submitting your patch:
 
+* Send the patch to the pacman-dev mailing list
+
+  The mailing list is the primary queue for review and acceptance.  Here you
+  will get feedback, and let me know the details of your patch.  It also helps
+  if you add "[patch]" to the beginning of your Subject line.
+
 * No MIME, no links, no compression, no attachments.  Just plain text.
 
   Patches should be contained in the actual body of the email.  There are many
@@ -40,5 +46,23 @@ Submitting your patch:
 
 * Describe your patch.
 
-  TODO...
+  Before the actual diff begins, it helps if you describe the changes in the
+  patch.  This allows others to see what you intended so as to compare it to
+  what was actually done, and allows better feedback
+
+* Credit yourself
+
+  Just like with the kernel, it helps if you add a "Signed Off By" line to
+  indicate who has "signed" the patch - who has approved it.
+
+    Signed-off-by: Aaron Griffin <aaron@archlinux.org>
+
+  Please use your real name and email address.  Feel free to "scramble" the
+  address if you're afraid of spam.
+
+After you submit:
+
+* Don't get discouraged
 
+  Any feedback you get, positive or negative, has nothing to do with you.  If a
+  patch is rejected, try taking the suggestions into account and re-submitting.