[jcranmer]

> Random unnecessary rewrites is literally how I get to know new codebases, although I usually delete them rather than trying to get them merged but if they were technical improvements I could see myself giving it a shot.

This I think highlights the key disconnect here. From this statement alone, it is clear to me that you have respect for maintainers' time (for lack of better terminology). This will tend to clearly come across in proposing patches or other interactions, even though it can be difficult to pin it down as something other than vibes.