On most larger projects the 3 minute fix is more like 10-20 minutes depending on workflow, and they have many such issues in the backlog already. And most of th

On most larger projects the 3 minute fix is more like 10-20 minutes depending on workflow, and they have many such issues in the backlog already. And most of the people who know your issue well enough to fix it that quickly are unpaid volunteers using their limited free time. If you can ever actually encourage someone to fix something themselves, they just became a developer. They now have a non-zero chance of fixing other issues, or otherwise contributing. So it makes perfect sense to try and encourage people to contribute themselves, whenever possible. What doesn't make sense is insisting when you could actually fix it yourself, you have time, motivation, etc, you just feel they don't deserve the fix.