First, to clarify: we are discussing for the monorepo only, not for Rust / Julia / etc.? This is a big project, so best to be specific which subprojects you are addressing.
I am +0.5 on this. 30 days seems like an appropriate window for this project. If the PR was stale because the contributor had not updated it, it seems appropriate. But sometimes it's because it hasn't had an update from reviewers for a while, and in that situation it doesn't seem as ideal. On Thu, Mar 30, 2023 at 11:01 AM Anja <anja.kef...@gmail.com> wrote: > Also, perhaps it can be two bots in an escalated process. A "reminder ping" > bot every X days, and then a stalebot every X+Y days. > > On Thu, 30 Mar 2023 at 10:54, Anja <anja.kef...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > When checked this morning, there were 119 PRs that haven't been updated > in > > 30 days. The oldest was nearly 3 years old. > > > > I propose the addition of a bot that will automatically close any PRs > that > > haven't been updated in 30 days. The closing will act as a notification > to > > the reviewers and submitter to evaluate if the work still has value, and > > just outright close work that is too out-dated for a straightforward > merge. > > > > If the behaviour is done by a bot, it could reduce maintenance burden, > and > > simplify the emotional response. A bot can link to a policy, and it feels > > neutral in its consistent tone. > > > > > > >
