On Friday, 16 January 2015 at 23:51:40 UTC, H. S. Teoh via
Digitalmars-d wrote:
It may not directly impact the quality of the product, but it
*could* affect morale (potential contributor looks at the PR
list, sees it's 90+, and feels that it's unlikely his
contributions
will ever get accepted, so gives up before even trying), which
in the long run does have impact on product quality.
Unfortunately, contributors are not machines, so such emotional
factors can and do make a difference.
I agree, H.S... nurturing the contributor experience should be
the only consideration. But I doubt people care about numbers.
Instead, they care that *their* suggestion, *their* improvement
is responded to. I'd venture to say that nothing matters more
than knowing that one has been heard.
