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by thenerdhead 1478 days ago
Why though?

On one hand, yes it's fun and brings entertainment to the platform.

On the other hand, I don't really want a badge showing I sometimes "YOLO" merging code like it's an achievement or something. It's not the achievement you think it is, even if it's a common meme for people new to the industry. It leaves a breadcrumb trail of bad practices that are sometimes out of necessity.

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Why not? You've never had a personal project or repo you've committed to without reviewers?
All the time, but not in public repos. Do look at the feature. It is only associated for public/OSS repos.