There is, however, value in submitting a PR without diving into the often stalemating "discussion" happening in a lot of projects. As much as I wish it weren't

There is, however, value in submitting a PR without diving into the often stalemating "discussion" happening in a lot of projects. As much as I wish it weren't the case, I have found over the years that if your code follows conventions, works, and is useful, asking for forgiveness is much, much easier than asking for permission.