This could also be viewed as a challenge to develop better tools. For instance, maybe there is data mining to be done on issues to auto-aggregate them so that

This could also be viewed as a challenge to develop better tools. For instance, maybe there is data mining to be done on issues to auto-aggregate them so that you can still make some sense of the list without manual tagging and without relying on each submitter to choose sensible categories. Maybe there need to be open-source libraries aimed at unclogging issue systems, such as a system for in-app bug reporting. Maybe issue-tracking systems should auto-upgrade priorities on stale issues, or auto-close them based on lack of activity from the submitter.