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Before contributing AI slop PRs to this repo...

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#3939 opened on Jan 24, 2026

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good first issue

Description

We have been getting a large influx of extremely low-quality PRs recently where the author does not even bother to review their own PR in the GitHub user interface before requesting it to be reviewed.

When doing this, you are creating a huge amount of frustration and wasting a great deal of everyone's time.

I think the Primeagen explains the situation quite well... please go watch this before posting your AI slop PR (to any repo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZy1M_s-8zs

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Tech stack
go
Domain
developer experience
Issue type
documentation
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
1
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
under 1 hour
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
none
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
90
Research direction
This issue is a meta discussion about contribution quality, not a technical task. New contributors should read the issue body and comments to understand expectations. There are no code changes required.