diff --git a/doc/org-manual.org b/doc/org-manual.org
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--- a/doc/org-manual.org
+++ b/doc/org-manual.org
@@ -231,7 +231,8 @@ the mailing list moderators have to do.].  We ask you to read and
 respect the
 [[https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/kind-communication.html][GNU Kind
 Communications Guidelines]] when sending messages on this mailing
-list.
+list.  Please allow up to one month for the response and followup if
+no response is received on the bug report.
 
 #+findex: org-version
 #+findex: org-submit-bug-report