diff --git a/doc/ffmpeg-doc.texi b/doc/ffmpeg-doc.texi
index 71b94b83bb..f43692e448 100644
--- a/doc/ffmpeg-doc.texi
+++ b/doc/ffmpeg-doc.texi
@@ -1551,6 +1551,9 @@ please use av_log() instead.
     Update the documentation if you change behavior or add features. If you are
     unsure how best to do this, send a patch to ffmpeg-devel, the documentation
     maintainer(s) will review and commit your stuff.
+@item
+    Try to keep important discussions and requests (also) on the public
+    developer mailing list, so that all developers can benefit from them.
 @item
     Never write to unallocated memory, never write over the end of arrays,
     always check values read from some untrusted source before using them