chore(docs): word about inactive PRs

import-js · Sep 7, 2022 · c764c2f · c764c2f
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@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ You can learn how from this _free_ series [How to Contribute to an Open Source P
 
 Here are some things to keep in mind when working on a PR:
 
+**Trying to update an inactive Pull Request?**
+Sometimes, it happens that a PR is opened and unfortunately the author is, for any reason, 
+not available to apply code review fixes or rebase the source branch.
+In that case, **do not open a new PR**. Instead, paste a link to your own branch in the PR.
+The maintainers can make changes, e.g. change the source branch, in the existing PR.
+
 #### Tests
 
 A PR that is just failing test cases for an existing issue is very helpful, as this