From b4280ef72c9a05aef118406c23fd90dc4a237510 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dario Piotrowicz Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2025 03:02:27 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] doc: add section stating that very stale PRs should be closed PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/57541 Reviewed-By: Yagiz Nizipli Reviewed-By: Rich Trott --- doc/contributing/pull-requests.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/contributing/pull-requests.md b/doc/contributing/pull-requests.md index 201b59f4923..b2556577536 100644 --- a/doc/contributing/pull-requests.md +++ b/doc/contributing/pull-requests.md @@ -446,6 +446,11 @@ credit for the work they started (either by preserving their name and email address) in the commit log, or by using an `Author:` meta-data tag in the commit. +If a pull request has been inactive for more than six months, add the `stalled` label +to it. That will trigger an automation that adds a comment explaining the pull request +may be close for inactivity, giving a heads-up to the contributor before actually +closing it if it remains inactive. + ### Approving a change Any Node.js core collaborator (any GitHub user with commit rights in the