People are annoyed because when your project gets big enough (or if you're just unlucky), that doesn't stop them.
Is it possible to ban users from posting issues on GitHub to your project?
You can turn off the "issues" tab in your GitHub repository via Repo Settings > Options > Features > Issues.
Re:Why I prefer making useless stuff
by tonyedgecombe on Monday May 24, 2021 @05:47AM
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Then they go and search for your email address in your commits. Some of these people are really persistent.
If individual users are being persistent and causing problems, you can ban them. But if your problem is caused by a large number of different users, each coming across the project for the first time and creating annoying issues/PRs, banning doesn't help.
Re:Why I prefer making useless stuff
by austhrow743 on Sunday May 23, 2021 @08:14PM
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Or just ignore them. Don't engage with the message either physically as in typing a response, or even just mentally. Skim and move on.
That people send unwanted messages on the internet is the most common complaint I see regarding the internet that I just cant empathise with at all. I just really dont get it. Possibly has something to do with my first couple years online involving 4chan.
If you don't want to support an arch/language/platform, etc. just say so in the readme (all arch/languages/platforms besides ____ are unsupported.
People expecting things are pretty par for the course on the internet... Just be firm and curt. Close the issues quickly and refer to them if reopened.