# How to write a good RFC

A guide for the modern office dweller on how to write a compelling RFC.

So you want to introduce a change in the codebase, maybe it’s a piece of new
tech, or a new paradigm to guide your team through the murky waters of the late
capitalist dystopia we all exist in, or perhaps it’s frustration that drives you
to deprecate an old piece of tech. Whatever the spoon that stirs the cocoa is,
it’s good to get your coworkers input on the subject matter in a form of an RFC
(Request For Comments) document.

Below you’ll see a hight quality specimen of a proper RFC. Let’s go through that
point by point.

![Example of an RFC document](/images/A5qv32E.jpg)

Example of an RFC document

## The title

![Example of a good title](/images/vKP2nfy.png)

Use clear and concise language to voice your concerns loudly, so that even the
PMs can understand. It’s important to remember that the phrase, "Project
managers are like mushrooms, both kept in the dark and fed horse shit," won't
fly in our progressively modern work environment. Albeit more simpler breed of
folks, but don't forget that PMs are _still_ people in their own right, and
should be treated as such.

## The abstract

![Example of a good abstract](/images/aWz0r3L.png)

This is the tl;dr. By reading this everyone should have a solid grasp of what
this document is about. You can concisely voice your opinion here if it wasn't
clear in the title already.

## The body

![Example of a good body](/images/wxGRGNm.png)

This is the fun part, this is where you can shine! Use poetically beautiful and
emotional language to drill in the true meaning of your change.

### Use cold data to slap people right into the face

![Example of on using big data](/images/8ArvPfv.png)

Don’t just speculate but "ask science" as they say, by mining cold, hard,
unbiased big-data to illustrate the importance of your request.

### You have the right to be emotional

Being enclosed day-after-day for decades on end in a hermetically sealed office
environments where all traces of your individuality are ironed out, can induce a
lethargic, depression-like state in your coworkers. So it’s of _utmost
importance_ that you drop in some emotional buzzwords to animate the hollow meat
vessels.

> ℹ️ If you’re short of business superlatives and startup hyperbole, just log in
> to LinkedIn for some inspiration.

## Strong slogan

![Example of a slogan](/images/TZbwtbl.png)

Conjure up an eloquent tagline that cuts through the dim like the siren of the
biannual fire drill cuts through your precious flow state during a mundane work
day.

Don’t underestimate this step, it’s highly recommended that you manufacture some
stickers, sew-on-batches, T-Shirts, thermos cups, condoms, and little stone
buddhas bearing the given slogan. You can then distribute these trinkets around
the office and mail them to the company investors.

## Coalition

![Example coalition name](/images/wlaLpJc.png)

Form a coalition and start recruiting people to give your change some needed
validity. If you exists in the autistic spectrum, like most developers do, and
hence lack the needed social interaction skills to even form a lunch group,
below is a list of items to get you started:

- Make a catchy acronym for your coalition.
- Recruit people by standing next to their desks while they’re trying to work.
- Use the upper mentioned tokens to bribe people.
- Start creating segregation between the coalitioners and the peasants.

## Takeaways

With these handy tips I’m sure you’ll be reaping the lush crop of your sow
sooner than later.