Github stars are such a terrible metric, completely gameable. The facy it is taken seriously appalls me.
reply>Its so easy to fake these nowdays.
replyWhat do you mean? Do you mean that automated agents will needlessly download your code for no reason to bump up your numbers? Or do you mean that you can't compare your own project to other ones because they might be faked?
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You don't need to use agents to download, pull or fork code believe it or not
replyWhy did you need to show impact? Was it for internal budgeting?
reply(no impact == no staffing, no resource allocation) -> Leadership: "please, stop working on it"
replyPeople can't go into OSS projects expecting anyone will care as much as they do. In general, only a few applications become popular enough to remain in active self-sustaining maintenance a decade later.
replyThe real question, is if a project is "worth it" for your own fun. =3