[GH-2964] Remove first-interaction workflow#2965
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The first-interaction workflow has been failing on every first-time fork-PR with HTTP 403 "Resource not accessible by integration", because PRs opened from forks get a read-only GITHUB_TOKEN regardless of the workflow's declared permissions. The welcome-comment has never actually worked for its intended audience while consistently producing a red check on those PRs.
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Is there any related issue?
Closes #2964
What changes were proposed in this PR?
Removes
.github/workflows/first-interaction.yml.Why are the changes needed?
The workflow has been failing on every first-time fork-PR with:
Example failure: https://github.com/apache/sedona/actions/runs/25948092616/job/76280307240?pr=2959
Root cause: the workflow triggers on
pull_request. For PRs from forks, GitHub forcesGITHUB_TOKENto read-only regardless of the workflow's declaredpermissions:block. The job log confirms — it declaresissues: write, pull-requests: writebut the runner reportsIssues: read, PullRequests: read, so the comment POST returns 403.Net effect: the welcome comment has never worked for the audience it was meant for (first-time external contributors), and the workflow has been adding a red ❌ to every such PR. Removing it is the simplest fix. See #2964 for more discussion.
How was this patch tested?
N/A — workflow file removal only.
Did this PR include necessary documentation updates?