[_greim_]

> The GitHub issue tracker does need to change.

Popular bug trackers suffer particularly from a curse all popular software faces: a constant barrage of criticism from a variety of user bases with disparate needs.

Appeasing any one of these alleviates a tiny portion of that pressure, while permanently ratcheting up complexity, which leads to accusations of bloat, steep learning curves, and eventual abandonment. Faced with that fact, it's understandable why GitHub wouldn't just throw in new feature requests wantonly.

[sanderjd]

I think if they communicated that consistently and clearly, people would be disappointed, but they would understand. After all, Github's users are developers who probably struggle with these same product trade-offs. The biggest problem is the lack of transparency or feedback in the product process.