There is a very very simple but quite useful technique which should be easily automated: send an e-mail thanking the contributor for the pull request and tellin

There is a very very simple but quite useful technique which should be easily automated: send an e-mail thanking the contributor for the pull request and telling him with courtesy that it may be left to oblivion due to lack of time. Honestly, for any OSS project leader this should be easy. All of us know the difference after sending a CV anywhere between: -1) destroying answer (do not send us your CV anymore) a) NO answer b) Automated answer without politeness intent c) Polite automated answer d) Personalized, human-written answer You cannot do d) always but you should certainly do c).