> From the simplest cases like being ignored on PRs and tickets Yeah, this can be irksome when trying to lend a hand. As a maintainer of a few projects I try t

> From the simplest cases like being ignored on PRs and tickets Yeah, this can be irksome when trying to lend a hand. As a maintainer of a few projects I try to put in a big effort to make PRs easy as you do have someone interested in rather directly helping the project. PRs also open up some opportunities to help guide new contributors which can be fun within itself (everyone has to start somewhere). In the best case scenario being friendly with PRs can result in a single drive-by patch turning into a more long term collaboration. I do also try to address other tickets, though I do admit that some just fall through the cracks. Many times the first submission will contain incomplete or inaccurate information and it takes a lot of work from both parties to document what the problem is and how to resolve it (even before touching any code). I do think it's great to see people trying to out a project by documenting issues in tickets, but sometimes it just takes too much energy at the end of the day to 'properly' address them when a project has many users, but few devs/contributors. > I've only had horrific experiences with my open source efforts. It's a shame that's been your experience. In an ideal world open source communities help people learn, build cool stuff, and scratch an itch, but it doesn't always work out.