On: Ask HN: How to say no to a GitHub issue feature re...

[josephcsible]

Which of these "no"s are you trying to say?

1. I'm not interested in implementing this feature, but if you pay me then I will anyway

2. I'm not interested in implementing this feature even if you pay me, but if you write a PR for it I'll merge it

3. I'm not interested in this feature at all and don't want it even if you write a PR for it

If it's 1 or 2, then just saying that is good enough. If it's 3, then you should explain a little bit what's wrong with the idea.

[halostatue → josephcsible]

There may be nothing wrong with the idea, but it’s not a feature that the author thinks is correct for their project.

[xdfgh1112 → josephcsible]

Perfect. You could literally just reply with one of those.