INFO: Discussions aren't followed by default in Github. about endless-sky

[Zitchas]

Thanks for sharing that!

[Saugia]

Issues are for issues regarding the game itself, not Github policies. This isn't a proper use of our issue system; it's not appropriate to abuse it to get more people to see this. I understand the thought to have more people access this knowledge, but this isn't something issues are for.

Something that would be worth considering, however, is a "Github for Beginners" guide, though, at that point, that would be something users would look up anyway for a desire of more knowledge about how Github works. We could make a Github guide, or, more likely, include this is in a future "Github Etiquette" document that I've mentioned previously.

In either case, this should be discussed either in a discussion post or elsewhere; not on an issue.

[xX-Dillinger-Xx]

This isn't a proper use of our issue system; it's not appropriate to abuse it to get more people to see this.

How is passing on useful information abusing the system?

The whole point of putting the information here, as an issue, was because if I started it in a Discussion no-one would see it, and now that you have closed it we have the same problem. People don't get notifications about Closed issues.
I know it's not a game issue but it has been recently discussed in a Discussion and at least 2 prominent contributors where unaware of how to get notifications about from the Discussions tab. Does it really make sense to start a topic about people not seeing notifications about new discussions by default, in a new discussion?

[tibetiroka]

People don't get notifications about Closed issues.

Most people don't get notifications about issues at all, whether they are open or not. Also, if they did get a notification about this issue, it will still be there after the issue is closed.

GitHub could do a better job of telling people about discussions, sure. That's not an issue with Endless Sky however, so the issue shouldn't be opened here.

[xX-Dillinger-Xx]

It's not an issue I'm trying to solve. It's the only place I had, that would be seen, to pass on useful information. Sorry for trying to help. I had no idea it would cause such a big problem. Feel free to delete the whole thing if it's so inappropriate.