A fatal condition commonly found in people who host code repositories on GitHub.
Whenever someone posts an issue, describing a bug or feature request, the only thing they receive back is the dreaded phrase: "PRs welcome". Usually accompanied by a smiley face or other smug remark. This is an unfortunate sign that the maintainer has suffered from PRs welcome-itis.
The phrase is analagous to "do it yourself". Even fatal flaws or widespread issues can be shrugged off in this manner. In the most extreme of cases all newly opened issues will be met with this response. The only thing you can do is either create a pull request, doing all the work yourself even if you are just a user, or let the issue sit forever, since the maintainer will not dedicate any effort into research or implementation.
PRs welcome-itis is almost uncurable. If you see someone developing PRs welcome-itis, you should be incredibly concerned. Try to help them before it becomes permanent, as only the early stages can be reversed.
If you ever load up an issue and see this phrase in the comments - run away, run far away! Your feedback will be ignored.
Whenever someone posts an issue, describing a bug or feature request, the only thing they receive back is the dreaded phrase: "PRs welcome". Usually accompanied by a smiley face or other smug remark. This is an unfortunate sign that the maintainer has suffered from PRs welcome-itis.
The phrase is analagous to "do it yourself". Even fatal flaws or widespread issues can be shrugged off in this manner. In the most extreme of cases all newly opened issues will be met with this response. The only thing you can do is either create a pull request, doing all the work yourself even if you are just a user, or let the issue sit forever, since the maintainer will not dedicate any effort into research or implementation.
PRs welcome-itis is almost uncurable. If you see someone developing PRs welcome-itis, you should be incredibly concerned. Try to help them before it becomes permanent, as only the early stages can be reversed.
If you ever load up an issue and see this phrase in the comments - run away, run far away! Your feedback will be ignored.
Here is an example of PRs welcome-itis:
Issue: "Program completely breaks on Windows 10 1803 even though it worked fine on 1703"
Maintainer: "PRs welcome! :)"
Issue: "Program should use the correct convention for file naming"
Maintainer: "PRs welcome! :)"
In almost all cases the issue will sit for years with no progress as the maintainer neglects it, blaming the poster for not creating a PR. This is how extreme PRs welcome-itis can get, and projects can die from it.
Issue: "Program completely breaks on Windows 10 1803 even though it worked fine on 1703"
Maintainer: "PRs welcome! :)"
Issue: "Program should use the correct convention for file naming"
Maintainer: "PRs welcome! :)"
In almost all cases the issue will sit for years with no progress as the maintainer neglects it, blaming the poster for not creating a PR. This is how extreme PRs welcome-itis can get, and projects can die from it.
by LoganDark December 17, 2020
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Someone who prefers weird things. For some reason, for these people weird/insane/creepy things piques their interests. They often enjoy surrealist art and even are quite intelligent. They sometimes dress kind of retro, but that's because they like that style. I myself use dressy, button-up sleeve shirts as casual clothing.
Definition:
Someone who prefers weird things. For some reason, for these people weird/insane/creepy things piques their interests. They often enjoy surrealist art and even are quite intelligent. They sometimes dress kind of retro, but that's because they like that style. I myself use dressy, button-up sleeve shirts as casual clothing.
I, my fine fellow readers, am a welcomer of the weird!
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This is a new one I made up for what fits the unique personality I seem to have. I couldn't find a word for it, so why not make up my own, eh?
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Get the Welcomer of the Weird mug.A phrase which implies unfortunate events are beginning to happen to someone for offending someone else. The offended person "welcomes," or threatens, the offender "into," or with, an unpleasantry as punishment, suggesting that the punishment is not a nightmare which the offended person has had, but a nightmare in which he/she controls what may be like nightmare for the offender.
If you think you're going to be able to threaten me, my wife, and my children without any consequences, you're mistaken. I will tie you up, castrate you, and starve you every day for each threat. Welcome to my nightmare.
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