Suggest that new contributors should review past patch submissions for
typical style, feedback etc. prior to submitting. Link to archives.

Signed-off-by: Tim Small <t...@seoss.co.uk>
---
 docs/submitting-patches.rst | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/submitting-patches.rst b/docs/submitting-patches.rst
index 7a8743b8d0..5b857f9111 100644
--- a/docs/submitting-patches.rst
+++ b/docs/submitting-patches.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ tool. All libvirt-related repositories contain a config file
 that tells git-publish to use the correct mailing list and
 subject prefix.
 
+If you are a first-time contributor, you may wish to read some
+patch submission threads from the `mailing list archive
+<contact.html#mailing-lists>`__ of the mailing list from the
+``.gitpublish`` file.
+
 Alternatively, you may send patches using ``git send-email``.
 
 The usual workflow of libvirt developer is:
-- 
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