Re: PostgreSQL Contributor levels - Mailing list pgsql-www

From Hannu Krosing
Subject Re: PostgreSQL Contributor levels
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Msg-id CAMT0RQTKadQSnRyiR91-kTfg9A7Y6Vu102XT+5SkChmA2cU0tg@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: PostgreSQL Contributor levels  (Corey Huinker <corey.huinker@gmail.com>)
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On Fri, Oct 17, 2025 at 1:36 AM Corey Huinker <corey.huinker@gmail.com> wrote:

> I recall a few years ago there was a debate about one contributor being moved from Major Contributor to regular
Contributor.Adding new levels will ultimately create more such debates, and we will need to be ready for that. 

And I guess in some cases such contributors would rather be known as
"Former Major Contributor" :)

And let's also remind ourselves of the
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law - "When a measure
becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure".



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