Hi all, I'm again seeing the issue count tend to pile up. I try to run through regularly to resolve anything addressed to me, and even things that aren't but that I am confident enough to fix. It would be great if everyone could do the same in a spare 1-2 hours this week, if only to say "yes, go ahead on that patch" or "no I don't think this is a good idea". Especially the committers who have not been active in a while.
To me, this is the most essential work we can do, because without responses from those with power to commit, new community members get the message that their contributions are ignored, or that nobody's home. That's no good. Understanding that individuals may not have time to actively write their own new changes and improvements, it seems that the least we can all do is involve and respond to external input, to bring in those who want to make changes. I'd also like to sweep through the issues that have not been touched in 6+ months and close some that just do not seem to be getting any traction or attention. The theory is that closing stuff that by all accounts won't get looked at better communicates what's coming in the project, and focuses attention on issues that might get looked at. Before I start that though, would welcome anyone to peek at everything that's open and assign, comment, ping, etc. anything that needs to be kept alive.
