-If you don't hear anything within 7-14 days, please re-send your
-original message--the new-maintainer volunteers are typically
-overworked, and mistakes do occasionally happen.
+If you don't hear anything within 7-14 days, please send a followup
+message asking if your original application was received. Do not
+re-send your original application, that will just confuse the
+new-maintainer team. Please be patient, especially near release
+points; mistakes do occasionally happen, and people do sometimes run
+out of volunteer time.