This is one reason why I generally open an issue first. Lets talk about my problem first. Maybe I add a PR / branch / patch as a PoC. Maybe it gets closed with

This is one reason why I generally open an issue first. Lets talk about my problem first. Maybe I add a PR / branch / patch as a PoC. Maybe it gets closed with "No" a few month later. However, I don't see how that works with a hackaton mindset.