New blog post: harihareswara.net/posts/2023/s… Set Contributor Expectations To Reduce Ghosting
It's frustrating when a new #opensource contributor vanishes. You can reduce how frequently that happens:
* Understand why they ghost
* Articulate your vision
* Set expectations in the contributors' guide, & in auto-replies/boilerplate replies
* Prioritize quick first-level reviews
* Follow up with "resources if you're stuck" checkins
* Build safeguards against cookie-licking
#maintainers #FLOSS #maintenance
Set Contributor Expectations To Reduce Ghosting
Let's say you're a maintainer who's just received a new contribution. A new contributor has submitted a patch/pull request.Cogito, Ergo Sumana