Hi Konstantin, On Wed, Jun 16, 2021 at 01:18:13PM -0400, Konstantin Ryabitsev wrote: > - We can *probably* track when patch series get applied and auto-close pull > requests that are accepted In haproxy we have a bot that forwards PRs to the mailing list. It CCs the author and sends a gentle message saying that reviews are made in public using plain-text e-mails, and that for this reason the PR is automatically closed. And I think it's easier for both sides, because users who are used to PRs would probably count a bit too much on the "github mode", where they're certain that someone will eventually notice that the PR count went from 1137 to 1138 and will have a look, while it's certain that there will be quite some losses, and by warning the submitter upfront there is less surprise. In addition, responding to reviews over e-mail and having the submitter do the same along the discussion basically means that everyone will forget about closing the issue. Also one of the benefits of e-mail is that maintainers can ultimately fix some typos in the commit message or adjust the subject before committing, something which will quickly confuse the bot. For these reasons I think that instant close (with a gentle message) will be more robust. Just my two cents, Willy
