From 7fb6f6e9d818f5d2d7a9a3e9d3e669bf92881dfe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: babblebey Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2025 02:29:27 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] doc: add guidelines for issues closed to community pickup in CONTRIBUTING.md --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 133c9db..105b6f0 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -65,6 +65,18 @@ If you wish to work on an open issue, please ask for it to be assigned to you an In case you get stuck while working on an issue you've been assigned, feel free to ask question openly in the comment. +#### Labels Closed to Community Pickup + +Some issues are intentionally not open for general contributor assignment: + +- `maintainers-only`: Requires core team context, elevated permissions (infra, secrets, deployment), or involves architectural refactors in progress. Do not ask to be assigned or open a PR unless a maintainer explicitly invites help. +- `wontfix`: We are not taking action on this (currently or possibly ever) due to priority, scope, strategy, or technical constraints. Constructive discussion is welcome, but please do not submit a PR “just fixing it” while this label remains. + +Guidelines: +1. If an issue has one of the above labels, treat it as unavailable even if it is unassigned. +2. You may (once) ask politely for clarification if the rationale isn’t clear—keep it concise and respectful. +3. If you think there is a smaller or alternative angle worth exploring, open a new issue or discussion rather than overriding the label. + Please follow our [Code of Conduct](./code-of-conduct.md) in all your interactions with the project and its contributors. ### Pull Requests (PR) From f8d433fcdc0a2ab18a979016caec783d7fa33b31 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: babblebey Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2025 02:33:55 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] doc: add clarification on handling issues with specific labels in CONTRIBUTING.md --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 105b6f0..85eb412 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ Some issues are intentionally not open for general contributor assignment: - `wontfix`: We are not taking action on this (currently or possibly ever) due to priority, scope, strategy, or technical constraints. Constructive discussion is welcome, but please do not submit a PR “just fixing it” while this label remains. Guidelines: + 1. If an issue has one of the above labels, treat it as unavailable even if it is unassigned. 2. You may (once) ask politely for clarification if the rationale isn’t clear—keep it concise and respectful. 3. If you think there is a smaller or alternative angle worth exploring, open a new issue or discussion rather than overriding the label.