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/s ??

I always expected there was a market for fake stars. I am trying to get a repo naturally to 1000 stars, but I would never buy them.

>>quickt+(OP)
Can you explain why is it "natural" to try to get your repo to have many stars in a world where starts can be bought?

>>soroko+M3
most people don't know that stars are bought

>>soroko+M3
Natural: promote the repo, people see it and like it. I don’t beg for them.

Unnatural: pay some bot runner to buy stars.

I prefer natural as the stars are a metric not an end goal.

>>quickt+g4
Right, was not asking what you mean by natural but rather why is it of any value.

>>soroko+s4
I see. I just see it as an indicator of reach. Also some people with snap judge a project by number of stars and more likely use it if it has a bunch.

>>quickt+g4
That's my issue with stars already. One repo having more stars than another doesn't mean it's better in any way. It might just mean it's been promoted more.

That's how record labels can simply decide what's going to be the next summer hit. They pick a song and promote the hell out of it. It's not the summer hit because it was somehow better, just more promoted.

>>quickt+65
> I just see it as an indicator of reach.

That just shifts the question to why is "reach" something worth wanting?

> some people with snap judge a project by number of stars and more likely use it if it has a bunch.

And why do you want these users?

>>moreli+9b
1. to get more feedback

2. they may just be busy users, looking for something for their job.

I take on board your point though. The stars thing isn't the biggest consideration by a long shot. Probably the smallest!