Annoying to me too when I look at it in the email preview.

Might take a stab at it if it bothers me a lot.

Thanks & Regards,
Amogh Desai


On Thu, Jan 15, 2026 at 2:22 AM Jarek Potiuk <[email protected]> wrote:

> BTW. If someone has other ideas how to improve it - everyone's PRs are
> welcome). I imagine I was not the only one annoyed by the big header after
> all.
>
> On Wed, Jan 14, 2026 at 9:49 PM Jarek Potiuk <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I created a PR where I slightly modified the template - I found it
> > annoying to have that big of a header and I think visible separation
> > with horizontal line between the commit message and the question is
> quite a
> > bit less confusing.
> >
> > PR here https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/60531
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 9, 2026 at 6:49 PM Buğra Öztürk <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I like it. I already saw it in a PR too :) Expecting from user to state
> AI
> >> information would be really helpful. It generally visible but hard to
> >> understand which parts.
> >>
> >> Bugra Ozturk
> >>
> >> On Fri, 9 Jan 2026, 15:35 Jarek Potiuk, <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Merged.
> >> >
> >> > On Fri, Jan 9, 2026 at 7:09 AM Amogh Desai <[email protected]>
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Go for it, I read through your explanations in my comments and I am
> >> > > convinced about it. We can always reiterate to make it better in the
> >> > future
> >> > > after observing how this one spans out.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > Thanks & Regards,
> >> > > Amogh Desai
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > On Thu, Jan 8, 2026 at 8:33 PM Jarek Potiuk <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > Thanks Amogh also Nicolas for the discussion and comments - I
> >> responded
> >> > > to
> >> > > > your questions and did some adjustments, that hopefully might be
> >> close
> >> > to
> >> > > > consensus.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Everyone - feel free to still comment, I am watching and trying to
> >> > > respond
> >> > > > and explain or find ways to address them. I already got plenty of
> >> > > > approvals, so I plan to merge it tomorrow and send "LAZY
> CONSENSUS"
> >> on
> >> > > the
> >> > > > merged version. We can always change it later/revert if the
> consensu
> >> > will
> >> > > > not be reached, but from the comments I gather that we all share
> the
> >> > same
> >> > > > sentiment.
> >> > > > Looking at many recent PRs - that it is badly needed as apparently
> >> some
> >> > > > contributors have very little idea what expectations we have and
> >> that
> >> > > > submitting AI generated PR without reviewing it is very bad - for
> us
> >> > and
> >> > > > for them. This will hopefully help to educate them.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > J,
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > On Thu, Jan 8, 2026 at 6:00 AM Amogh Desai <[email protected]
> >
> >> > > wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > > I am +1 on this spirit as well and am particularly impressed
> with
> >> how
> >> > > > spark
> >> > > > > did it
> >> > > > > earlier in the cycle.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Reviewed the PR template and have a few improvement suggestions
> >> over
> >> > > > > there.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Thanks & Regards,
> >> > > > > Amogh Desai
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 4:19 PM Jarek Potiuk <[email protected]>
> >> > wrote:
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > > I experimented a bit with the PR template - and I came up with
> >> this
> >> > > > > >
> >> > https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/60158#issuecomment-3718296162
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > Unfortunately we cannot use the .yml format as we do for
> issues
> >> and
> >> > > we
> >> > > > > > cannot make any fields "mandatory" here.
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > I think it's prominent enough and if someone does not check it
> >> but
> >> > > uses
> >> > > > > AI
> >> > > > > > we can easily call-out on it.
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > Any comments and suggestions are welcome in the PR of mine.
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > J.
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 12:54 AM Ferruzzi, Dennis <
> >> > > [email protected]>
> >> > > > > > wrote:
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > I like it in concept.   To reiterate, it isn't the use of
> the
> >> > > > > generative
> >> > > > > > > tool, it's the dependence on it that is the issue.  I think
> we
> >> > can
> >> > > > add
> >> > > > > > > checkboxes and required fields all we want, but people never
> >> read
> >> > > > them.
> >> > > > > > > The best we do is add it so we can point to it later, I
> guess.
> >> > > > Thanks
> >> > > > > > for
> >> > > > > > > writing that up, Jarek.
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > >  - ferruzzi
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > ________________________________
> >> > > > > > > From: Zach Gottesman via dev <[email protected]>
> >> > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2026 12:53 PM
> >> > > > > > > To: [email protected]
> >> > > > > > > Cc: Zach Gottesman
> >> > > > > > > Subject: RE: [EXT] [PROPOSAL] Gen-AI guidelines in contrib
> >> docs
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the
> >> organization.
> >> > Do
> >> > > > not
> >> > > > > > > click links or open attachments unless you can confirm the
> >> sender
> >> > > and
> >> > > > > > know
> >> > > > > > > the content is safe.
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > AVERTISSEMENT: Ce courrier électronique provient d’un
> >> expéditeur
> >> > > > > externe.
> >> > > > > > > Ne cliquez sur aucun lien et n’ouvrez aucune pièce jointe si
> >> vous
> >> > > ne
> >> > > > > > pouvez
> >> > > > > > > pas confirmer l’identité de l’expéditeur et si vous n’êtes
> pas
> >> > > > certain
> >> > > > > > que
> >> > > > > > > le contenu ne présente aucun risque.
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > +1 to mandatory PR description field, as someone who spent
> >> time
> >> > > > > reviewing
> >> > > > > > > one of the aforementioned PRs without realizing it was
> >> > AI-generated
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 6, 2026 at 2:58 PM Jens Scheffler <
> >> > [email protected]
> >> > > >
> >> > > > > > wrote:
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > Thanks Jarek for starting the proposal. As I approved also
> >> in
> >> > the
> >> > > > > > > > devlist my signal, I am +1 on it.
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > As like in Spark (did not know about this, they did it in
> >> > 2023!)
> >> > > > I'm
> >> > > > > > > > also for adding similar to PR template. Then nobody could
> >> claim
> >> > > > they
> >> > > > > > > > have not seen / read it. Not all read the contributions
> >> docs.
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > On 1/6/26 20:44, Jarek Potiuk wrote:
> >> > > > > > > > > Question raised in a PR - adding here for better
> >> visibility:
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > Apache Spark has a PR template item about the usage of
> AI
> >> > added
> >> > > > in
> >> > > > > > > > > apache/spark#42469
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > Shall we also add a note into
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> https://github.com/apache/airflow/blob/main/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
> >> > > > > > > > > ?
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > Here is the content of PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE of Spark -
> we
> >> > can
> >> > > > > likely
> >> > > > > > > > also
> >> > > > > > > > > make it optional or mandatory checkbox in the PR ?
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > WDYT?
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > There is a bit of friction if we make it a mandatory
> >> field to
> >> > > > fill,
> >> > > > > > but
> >> > > > > > > > > maybe it's worth it ?
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > J.
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > ### Was this patch authored or co-authored using
> >> generative
> >> > AI
> >> > > > > > tooling?
> >> > > > > > > > > <!--
> >> > > > > > > > > If generative AI tooling has been used in the process of
> >> > > > authoring
> >> > > > > > this
> >> > > > > > > > > patch, please include the
> >> > > > > > > > > phrase: 'Generated-by: ' followed by the name of the
> tool
> >> and
> >> > > its
> >> > > > > > > > version.
> >> > > > > > > > > If no, write 'No'.
> >> > > > > > > > > Please refer to the [ASF Generative Tooling Guidance](
> >> > > > > > > > > https://www.apache.org/legal/generative-tooling.html)
> for
> >> > > > details.
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 6, 2026 at 1:24 PM Aritra Basu <
> >> > > > > [email protected]
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > wrote:
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > >> Overall I'm for this, was about to add some comments
> but
> >> > > unable
> >> > > > to
> >> > > > > > do
> >> > > > > > > > it ,
> >> > > > > > > > >> getting some errors. Will add once I get home. Mostly
> in
> >> > ways
> >> > > of
> >> > > > > > > adding
> >> > > > > > > > >> some more lines to hammer home the cost of these spammy
> >> prs
> >> > > and
> >> > > > > > > updating
> >> > > > > > > > >> some sentence structures. But fully onboard with the
> >> spirit
> >> > of
> >> > > > it.
> >> > > > > > > > >>
> >> > > > > > > > >> --
> >> > > > > > > > >> Regards,
> >> > > > > > > > >> Aritra Basu
> >> > > > > > > > >>
> >> > > > > > > > >> On Tue, 6 Jan 2026, 3:42 pm Jarek Potiuk, <
> >> [email protected]
> >> > >
> >> > > > > wrote:
> >> > > > > > > > >>
> >> > > > > > > > >>> Hello here.
> >> > > > > > > > >>>
> >> > > > > > > > >>> We have recently - like almost everyone else - started
> >> to
> >> > > > receive
> >> > > > > > > some
> >> > > > > > > > >>> Gen-AI generated PRs that are creating some
> >> distractions -
> >> > > > > recently
> >> > > > > > > we
> >> > > > > > > > >>> closed 25(!) PRS of a contributor that was clearly
> doing
> >> > PRs
> >> > > > > > without
> >> > > > > > > > >>> understanding what their AI proposed, without review
> or
> >> > even
> >> > > a
> >> > > > > > touch
> >> > > > > > > of
> >> > > > > > > > >>> understanding what they do:
> >> > > > > > > > >>>
> >> > > > > > > > >>>
> >> > > > > > > > >>
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> https://github.com/apache/airflow/issues?q=is%3Apr%20author%3A%22Arunodoy18%22
> >> > > > > > > > >>>
> >> > > > > > > > >>> Some of those PRs looked "plausible" but either tests
> >> were
> >> > > > > > completely
> >> > > > > > > > not
> >> > > > > > > > >>> working or the changes themselves were
> inconsequential.
> >> > > > > > > > >>>
> >> > > > > > > > >>> We discussed it in private@ and I think it's a good
> >> idea
> >> > to
> >> > > > add
> >> > > > > > > clear
> >> > > > > > > > >>> guidelines on how to use Gen AI for contributions,
> point
> >> > out
> >> > > > bad
> >> > > > > > > > >> behaviours
> >> > > > > > > > >>> and make it very clear that similar usages of Gen AI
> >> will
> >> > not
> >> > > > be
> >> > > > > > > > >> accepted.
> >> > > > > > > > >>> We should be clear about expectations we have towards
> >> such
> >> > > PRs
> >> > > > -
> >> > > > > > > while
> >> > > > > > > > at
> >> > > > > > > > >>> the same acknowledging that it's perfectly fine to use
> >> AI
> >> > as
> >> > > > long
> >> > > > > > as
> >> > > > > > > > our
> >> > > > > > > > >>> expectations are met.
> >> > > > > > > > >>>
> >> > > > > > > > >>> I also added one thing that is important - it seems
> that
> >> > > people
> >> > > > > do
> >> > > > > > > such
> >> > > > > > > > >> PRs
> >> > > > > > > > >>> partially because they want to boost their reputation,
> >> but
> >> > as
> >> > > > the
> >> > > > > > > > example
> >> > > > > > > > >>> of the contributor that had 25 closed PRs with a
> >> maintainer
> >> > > > > saying
> >> > > > > > > "you
> >> > > > > > > > >> are
> >> > > > > > > > >>> doing it wrong, stop" - is ALL BUT boosting
> reputation -
> >> > > it's a
> >> > > > > > clear
> >> > > > > > > > >> path
> >> > > > > > > > >>> to being a) ignored by everyone b) reported to Github
> as
> >> > > > scammer
> >> > > > > > and
> >> > > > > > > > >>> getting your account shutdown.
> >> > > > > > > > >>>
> >> > > > > > > > >>> I proposed a PR
> >> > https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/60158
> >> > > > > and I
> >> > > > > > > > >> welcome
> >> > > > > > > > >>> any comments - this might be a bit sensitive thing, so
> >> it's
> >> > > > worth
> >> > > > > > to
> >> > > > > > > > have
> >> > > > > > > > >>> more people comment and make sure the bias of single
> >> person
> >> > > and
> >> > > > > > > > cultural
> >> > > > > > > > >>> differences will not make it seem too harsh or
> somewhat
> >> > drive
> >> > > > out
> >> > > > > > the
> >> > > > > > > > >> valid
> >> > > > > > > > >>> contributions.
> >> > > > > > > > >>>
> >> > > > > > > > >>> I do not think we need some specific voting on it, but
> >> once
> >> > > we
> >> > > > > give
> >> > > > > > > it
> >> > > > > > > > a
> >> > > > > > > > >>> few days of discussions and give people a chance to
> >> look at
> >> > > it
> >> > > > -
> >> > > > > i
> >> > > > > > > will
> >> > > > > > > > >>> merge it and send a LAZY CONSENSUS here - because I
> >> think
> >> > we
> >> > > > > record
> >> > > > > > > it
> >> > > > > > > > >> as a
> >> > > > > > > > >>> community approach that we all consent with.
> >> > > > > > > > >>>
> >> > > > > > > > >>> Particularly *Arunodoy18* - if you are watching it and
> >> have
> >> > > > > > something
> >> > > > > > > > to
> >> > > > > > > > >>> add in the defense of your PRs - maybe we
> misunderstood
> >> the
> >> > > > > > behaviour
> >> > > > > > > > and
> >> > > > > > > > >>> intentions of yours and maybe you have some other
> >> > > perspective -
> >> > > > > > this
> >> > > > > > > is
> >> > > > > > > > >> the
> >> > > > > > > > >>> right time for you to step up and explain.
> >> > > > > > > > >>>
> >> > > > > > > > >>> J.
> >> > > > > > > > >>>
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > >
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