Hello, fellow Lemmy users! I’ve been thinking about how we can improve the way we handle issue discussions in our community, and I believe that moving these conversations from GitHub to Lemmy could be a game-changer. Here’s why:

  1. Threaded comments: Lemmy’s threaded comment system makes it much easier to follow and participate in discussions, allowing us to better understand different perspectives and ideas.

  2. Sorting algorithms: Lemmy’s sorting algorithms help us identify the most valuable contributions and ideas, ensuring that the best solutions rise to the top.

  3. Increased participation: By hosting issue discussions on Lemmy, we can encourage more people to share their thoughts and opinions without requiring them to create a GitHub account. This could lead to a more diverse range of ideas and potential solutions.

  4. Focused contributions: As @dessalines mentioned in a post on join-lemmy.org, it’s important that comments on issue trackers contribute to solving the issue at hand. By moving discussions to Lemmy, we can ensure that only the most relevant and helpful ideas are brought back to GitHub.

At the moment we are urgently working to solve major issues, such as optimizing slow database queries, ripping out the inefficient websocket API, and fixing a major security vulnerability (big thanks to deadcade). In addition we suddenly have to manage dozens of pull requests. To give us time to work on these priorities, it would be very beneficial if users could refrain from interacting with issue trackers when possible. Before opening an issue, make sure that it hasn’t been reported before. And when writing comments, make sure that they actually contribute to solving the issue at hand. Generally it is better to move discussions to Lemmy if possible. We are very thankful to everyone who contributes by writing code, hosting instances, moderating communities, and answering questions.

written by @dessalines on https://join-lemmy.org/news/2023-06-17_-_Update_from_Lemmy_after_the_Reddit_blackout

By moving issue discussions to Lemmy, we can create a more efficient and effective system for addressing and resolving issues in our community. I’d love to hear your thoughts on this proposal and any suggestions you may have for making this transition as smooth as possible. Let’s work together to make our community even better!

  • fubo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    On the other hand: Many comments from people unfamiliar with the code base and the project organizers’ plans are unlikely to be useful to the people actually doing the work. Discussions that are low-signal/high-noise are likely to be simply ignored by the people actually working on the code.