Why Open Source Work Stalls Out

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The Asymmetry of No

describe the problem: PR opened, complaint arises, author disagrees, PR dies
why does this happen? Conflict aversion in people with merge rights, unclear authority to overrule objections, backlog of uncontroversial work
how can we fix it? Clearly define what objections can be overruled and why. Differentiate between fixable mistakes, and unfixable mistakes to triage cost of getting it wrong