zlacker

Point #2 is very true for me. I get concerned when I look at a project and see thousands of issues. For safety and to not waste my time, if I see that and the project is an unknown to me, I just have to believe that it indicates the project is not being maintained properly.

I definitely think splitting discussion and issues is a good idea for that reason alone.

>>ziml77+(OP)
I usually try to scan the issues and look at a few, to get a vibe of what the makeup of that number is. It can be really attractive to try to just compare project metrics like that, though.