Add all contributors GitHub Action

[CBID2]

I have seen other projects use this bot in their Contributing.MD file and thought this would be a good thing to put too.

[ykdojo]

What does it do exactly?

[CBID2]

What does it do exactly?

It shows a list of people who have contributed to your project.

[ykdojo]

I'm not sure if that's necessary. We kind of already have that on GitHub, and we can manually add most active contributors later.

[ykdojo]

Since I'm still not sure if/why this is necessary, I'll close this issue if there's no objective.

[CBID2]

Since I'm still not sure if/why this is necessary, I'll close this issue if there's no objective.

It'll make it easier you to add the contributors to your ReadMe @ykdojo. From what I've heard from other maintainers, it's a lot of work to do it manually.

[ykdojo]

Hmm interesting. I'm not sure how helpful it is though. We already have this: https://github.com/ykdojo/OpenStream/graphs/contributors

[CBID2]

Hmm interesting. I'm not sure how helpful it is though. We already have this: https://github.com/ykdojo/OpenStream/graphs/contributors
The GitHub version mostly focuses on the contributors’ commit history, which gives the impression that only code contributions are accepted. The GitHub action on the other hand, specifies the ways other people have contributed and hyperlinks their social profiles. This can encourage people from all backgrounds to come and contribute to the project as well as give them an opportunity to see the work they do beyond GitHub.

[ykdojo]

I see. I still think it's better to do it manually. That way, we can have people send a PR adding their name if they feel like they've made a significant contribution especially if it's outside of GitHub?

[CBID2]

I see. I still think it's better to do it manually. That way, we can have people send a PR adding their name if they feel like they've made a significant contribution especially if it's outside of GitHub?

I don't know @ykdojo. From what I've seen, contributors do tend to like the acknowledgement no matter how or small the contribution is. Also, having them add it manually adds an extra layer of work, which can be tiring, especially if a contributor has just finished making a major PR. I really think we should try this GitHub Action. It's been effective in other projects I've contributed to.

[ykdojo]

I see. It might be worth trying then. It's free?

[CBID2]

I see. It might be worth trying then. It's free?

Great! :) Yes it is free @ykdojo

[ykdojo]

I've thought about this, and I realized what'd be helpful is having the contributor's name, Discord name, and social media handle if they want to add it.

I feel like the best way to do this is simply by asking them to add themselves to a table of contributors.

Thoughts?

[CBID2]

I've thought about this, and I realized what'd be helpful is having the contributor's name, Discord name, and social media handle if they want to add it.

I feel like the best way to do this is simply by asking them to add themselves to a table of contributors.

Thoughts?

Hi @ykdojo. Ehh, I still think that the GitHub Action would be best.

[ykdojo]

Can you explain why and how what I described can be achieved with it?

[CBID2]

Can you explain why and how what I described can be achieved with it?

@ykdojo, it'll allow to focus more on maintaining the project. Also, it'll automatically create the table for you,thus gaining an increase in productivity.

[ykdojo]

But we'll need to have the contributors add other info like their Discord and social media handles on their own anyway?

[CBID2]

But we'll need to have the contributors add other info like their Discord and social media handles on their own anyway?
@ykdojo, it'll hyperlink their GitHub profile, so contributors don't need to add their Discord or social media

[ykdojo]

This is what I said earlier:

I've thought about this, and I realized what'd be helpful is having the contributor's name, Discord name, and social media handle if they want to add it.

I feel like the best way to do this is simply by asking them to add themselves to a table of contributors.

[CBID2]

This is what I said earlier:

I've thought about this, and I realized what'd be helpful is having the contributor's name, Discord name, and social media handle if they want to add it.

I feel like the best way to do this is simply by asking them to add themselves to a table of contributors.

Ok @ykdojo

[ykdojo]

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