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> and can just ignore PRs This complaint is in my opinion rather specific to GitHub (and could thus likely be solved by switching to a more repository provider

• hot_gril 4y ago
  Eh, sounds like a really minor annoyance. It's clear that the PRs aren't your own content, unlike comments which you're sorta responsible for moderating or else you'll often end up with vile stuff all over your family-friendly blog post.
  • q-big 4y ago
    > It's clear that the PRs aren't your own content, unlike comments which you're sorta responsible for moderating. I see this differently: you have some own content * a blog post * a Git repository that is hosted by some provider. "Everybody" can add their own "scribblings" next to it: * comments * PRs In both cases it is clear that these "scribblings" are not your own content. Why do you thus make the difference that in one case one is some kind of responsible for moderating, but not in the other case?
    • hot_gril 4y ago
      Cause PRs aren't presented very upfront to visitors and are far less frequently abused. A lot of the open source world relies purely on goodwill, just like the author says. Also, blogs are on your own domain name usually, which at least gives the illusion that it's your own website rather than just your little tenancy on a blog platform. Some platforms don't give you a domain technically but a / instead, like FB Pages and Reddit, and they explicitly assign you the responsibility of moderating your own page. If their own moderators have to step in, it often leads to deletion.