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There's also some amusing issues being reported in response: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed+label%3A%2Aoff-topic https://gi

by halgir 7y ago

There's also some amusing issues being reported in response: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed+label%3A%2Aoff-topic https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3... > Color themes are offensive to blind (and colorblind) users > Snowflake doesn't represent people in the southern hemisphere > Don't add "santa hat" as it's really a coca-cola's santa and I like pepsi more

2fast4you 7y ago
Amusing, but I think inappropriate. The VSCode team shouldn’t have to deal with all of the fake issues raised in their repo
- lykr0n 7y ago
  They delt with the Santa hat issue. Some of those issues have just enough merit. Great example of letting some bullshit slide, other people are going to to want their share.
- buboard 7y ago
  haha, the pinned issue is "why can't i file an issue right now"
- halgir 7y ago
  I agree that it's unfair for the VSCode team to have to deal with trolling for trolling's sake. But I imagine many of the fake issues are a form of protest, and a protest is designed to be inconvenient for the sake of raising awareness and making your point heard. It's like a strike. Is a coal miner's strike "fair" to consumers who are dealt power outages or price hikes? No, but the whole point is to generate inconvenience. I sympathize with the VSCode team the same way I sympathize with front-line customer support at an airline with striking baggage handlers. But that doesn't make the strike less meritable. In this way I think the fake reports are like any other market action used to demonstrate dismay with a certain behavior, like strikes, protests or boycotts.
- shantly 7y ago
  They set the precedent by dealing with one already. The saying “don’t feed the trolls” exists for a reason.
- Grue3 7y ago
  They had time to deal with the santa hat issue so clearly they have a lot of free time on their hands.

by halgir 7y ago

2fast4you 7y ago

Amusing, but I think inappropriate. The VSCode team shouldn’t have to deal with all of the fake issues raised in their repo

lykr0n 7y ago
They delt with the Santa hat issue. Some of those issues have just enough merit. Great example of letting some bullshit slide, other people are going to to want their share.
buboard 7y ago
haha, the pinned issue is "why can't i file an issue right now"
halgir 7y ago
I agree that it's unfair for the VSCode team to have to deal with trolling for trolling's sake. But I imagine many of the fake issues are a form of protest, and a protest is designed to be inconvenient for the sake of raising awareness and making your point heard. It's like a strike. Is a coal miner's strike "fair" to consumers who are dealt power outages or price hikes? No, but the whole point is to generate inconvenience. I sympathize with the VSCode team the same way I sympathize with front-line customer support at an airline with striking baggage handlers. But that doesn't make the strike less meritable. In this way I think the fake reports are like any other market action used to demonstrate dismay with a certain behavior, like strikes, protests or boycotts.
shantly 7y ago
They set the precedent by dealing with one already. The saying “don’t feed the trolls” exists for a reason.
Grue3 7y ago
They had time to deal with the santa hat issue so clearly they have a lot of free time on their hands.