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Discussion on: Hacktoberfest just changed its rules

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Janne Kujanpää

Thanks for information. Warning incoming rant!

Digital ocean's communication and behavior are unacceptable.

I joined today, did my PRs and rules/FAQ does not state anything about hacktoberfest topic. In the hidden post: hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/hac... they are telling

We will honor all valid pull requests prior to this change, and as of October 3, 2020 at 12:00:00 UTC – and October 3 in all time zones – pull requests will only count toward earning a T-shirt or planting a tree if they are submitted in a repository classified with the ‘hacktoberfest’ topic.

Therefore rules and FAQ is just a lie. I would trust my money or business to be handled such a company.

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neoan

Well, I somewhat agree but also realize that the Hacktoberfest page itself is OS. So in a weird way it nicely shows the hurdles of a community changing a running system.