This is why gcc and linux use mailing lists instead of github pull requests. In the gcc/linux flow, convincing the rest of the mailing list to not ignore their

This is why gcc and linux use mailing lists instead of github pull requests. In the gcc/linux flow, convincing the rest of the mailing list to not ignore their message is the submitter's job. In the github flow, keeping the "unresolved PR count" (displayed right beneath your project's title) low is the developers' job.