I've contributed bug fixes to open source projects on github and have had my share of ignored pull requests, sometimes they are for valid reasons like the proje

I've contributed bug fixes to open source projects on github and have had my share of ignored pull requests, sometimes they are for valid reasons like the project owner being on vacation or a business trip, but often enough the owner just didn't have enough time to manage the project. I feel that in the latter case, it should be the responsibility of the owner to delegate more project administrators, or hand a project off to someone else to maintain. It's often hard to do so, and hard to find someone you trust that would take the project and maintain it well.