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1. ok1234+Mh[view] [source] 2026-01-02 04:29:02
>>xpe+(OP)
100% agree.

If it's someone else's project, they have full authority to decide what is and isn't an issue. With large enough projects, you're going to have enough bad actors, people who don't read error messages, and just downright crazy people. Throw in people using AI for dubious purposes like CVE inflation, and it's even worse.

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2. throwa+lI[view] [source] 2026-01-02 09:29:14
>>ok1234+Mh
The trouble here is that github issues is crap. Most bug trackers have ways to triage submissions. When a rando submits something, it has status "unconfirmed". Developers can then recategorize it, delete it, mark it as invalid, confirm that it's a real bug and mark it "confirmed", etc. Github issues is mostly a discussion system that was so inadequate that they supplemented it with another discussion system.
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3. alexpo+dj1[view] [source] 2026-01-02 14:58:04
>>throwa+lI
Having used many issue trackers over the years (JIRA, custom tools, GH Issues), I've found GitHub issues to be very usable.

Especially with the new features added last year (parent tickets, better boolean search etc) although I'm not sure if you need to opt in to get those.

In fact, it's become our primary issue tracker at work.

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