I HATE STALEBOTS I HATE STALEBOTS I HATE STALEBOTS I HATE STALEBOTS I HATE STALEBOTS I HATE STALEBOTS I HATE STALEBOTS I HATE STALEBOTS I HATE STALEBOTS I HATE STALEBOTS I HATE STALEBOTS I HATE STALEBOTS
like, stalebots which just close the issue are one thing.
but stalebots which close the issue and THEN lock it so you can't reply to have it re-opened?????????
>find issue
>go to github
>issue was closed as "stale" and replies were locked
>it was never solved
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One exception: a bot which sends a 'hey, no recent updates here, is this still an issue, if no reply is received we'll auto close in two weeks', and then respects that timeline and promise.
Because keeping stale issues open helps nobody.
At least IMO. Other than that, stalebots are a menace.
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@wouter no.
not everyone responds to notifs or constantly watches notifs.
even with that, I have seen HUNDREDS of issues that I later myself encountered which were closed like that.
@solonovamax maybe we should write a freshbot that opens a new issue with the same OP and links to the old discussion.