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You can just politely say no. That's it, don't feel obligated to do anything else (and for that matter, even this is optional). I don't recommend you say f off

You can just politely say no. That's it, don't feel obligated to do anything else (and for that matter, even this is optional). I don't recommend you say f off or be hostile, it's not worth the trouble, be gracious and kind, but don't be afraid to be firm and establish your boundaries. If he keeps bugging you, simply ignore him or block him if needed. There are lots of entitled people on the internet, it's up to you whether you ignore them, get upset or comply with their unreasonable demands. Open source doesn't mean free work, it also doesn't mean you need to review other people's PRs, and it doesn't mean you need to merge someone's pull request with an amazing feature. Everything is optional and at any time you can say no.

gala8y 4y ago
> You can just politely say no. To emphasize even more, you do not need to explain yourself at all, in any way. You may want provide your reasons / rationale, but you don't have to (see other comments stating that as well).
- serial_dev 4y ago
  Absolutely. Another answer I don't recommend is "PR welcome". Accepting some random person's feature then getting it merged comes with lots of costs, from the one time cost of code reviews to the ongoing cost of maintaining the feature. Only say "PR welcome" if it is really welcome.
- II2II 4y ago
  > To emphasize even more, you do not need to explain yourself at all, in any way. I would suggest that you should not explain yourself in any way. Chances are they would just view that as an open door to argue their point and they will try to use your words against you. A polite no is still a no. Some people just need time to realize that.