<para>In case the PR stays untouched (not assigned or commented

      on by anyone) after a week or two, which may happen in certain

      circumstances, such as when there is an increased PR backlog

      or during a holiday season, it is worth trying to find a

      committer particularly interested in working on the PR.</para>

    <para>There are a few ways to do so, ideally in the following

      order, with a few days between each communication

      channel:</para>

    <itemizedlist>

      <listitem>

	<para>Find out what the relevant FreeBSD mailing list for

	  the problem report is (a full list is here: <link

	  xlink:href="https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo"></link>)

	  and send a message informing it about the PR and asking

	  for assistance and/or comments</para>

      </listitem>

      <listitem>

	<para>Join the relevant IRC channels (a partial listing is

	  here: <link

	    xlink:href="https://wiki.freebsd.org/IrcChannels"></link>)

	  and inform the people who are in that channel about the

	  PR and asking for assistance and/or comments - make sure

	  to be patient and stay in the channel after posting, so

	  that the people from different timezones around the

	  world have a chance to catch up</para>

      </listitem>

      <listitem>

	<para>Find the committers interested in the problem that

	  was reported - if it exists in a particular tool, binary,

	  port or source file, check who were the last few

	  committers making substantive changes to it, and try to

	  reach them via IRC or email (the list of committers and

	  their emails can be find here: <link

	    xlink:href="https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/articles/contributors/staff-committers.html"></link>)</para>

      </listitem>

    </itemizedlist>

    <para>Remember that the people you'll be trying to get help from

      are volunteers just like maintainers and users, so they might

      not be immediately available to assist with the problem report.

      Patience and consistency in the follow-ups is highly advised

      and appreciated.  With enough care and effort dedicated to that

      follow-up process, finding a committer to take care of the PR is

      just a matter of time.</para>