cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/5768097
Greetings c/lemmy_support community,
I wanted to express my frustration with the Lemmy developers for consistently closing my reported issues as “not planned” without involving the community in the decision-making process. It appears that the devs prioritize their own interests, such as developing Android thumb keyboard apps, over listening to user feedback and addressing community priorities.
Given this approach, I have decided that I will not be contributing to this project in any capacity. It is disheartening to see a lack of consideration for user input and a focus on personal projects rather than community needs.
For reference, you can view the list of my reported issues on GitHub for Lemmy here:
Thank you for your attention, but I regret to say that I will not be engaging further with this project due to the lack of user-centric development practices.
Honestly, I’m inebriated and so I have no doubt that I could’ve been a lot more fluffy in my approach. I also see at least one spelling mistake, so that’s double bubble bad by me.
Since you’re not OP, I can be unabashedly honest. Anyone that has been around open-source software knows that bug reporters are as unappreciated as they come, despite being a vital cog in the system, but holy hell, there’s no stamp card, you don’t say I submitted ten ideas, crown me king.
There’s literally a monthly Q&A where the OP could have a broader discussion about priorities and direction. There’s also a whole Github repository just for discussing ideas and direction, it’s the RFC one.
Anyway, I’m going back to enjoying my Saturday night.