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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Call for participation: github pull request
From: kris.craig@gmail.com (Kris Craig)

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>
> How to actually get karma to manage those pull request in github?
>
>
I know what you mean.  I've been sitting on a patch I did for an RFC for
awhile now because I don't have karma to post it.  I know I could just add
to the pull request queue but I'd much rather put a few more together first
so I can convince the powers that be to grant me the karma so I can push
them myself.  Unfortunately, there are no clearly established standards for
this that I'm aware of at least, so it's kinda hard to set a concrete goal
there.  So for me at least, it winds-up getting nudged more to the
backburner for me.  It's hard to get motivated when all you can do is fling
your hard work into the ether and wait for someone else to maybe eventually
pull it in.

PHP is meant to be a meritocracy and I think that's the right way to go.
 That said, if the backlog is this big, perhaps we should consider putting
together a more explicit policy outlining the requirements for having
various levels of karma granted.  The ad hoc "judgement call" approach
works up to a point, but when a certain critical mass is reached, it
becomes less and less adequate IMNSHO.

--Kris

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