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As a maintainer “thanks” is actually pretty common. Also companies send you chocolates/swag (but not money) pretty often which is cool. That said it is still very nice. I opened at least 10 such issues myself because they cost me nothing but a few seconds.
It’s also a big contrast to the toxic micro celebritism culture we often have.
Some people are pointing out how rare it is for GitHubbers to express gratitude, but GitHub doesn't exactly encourage it. Doesn't it feel inappropriate to express gratitude as an "issue"? Maybe if there was a natural place for these messages they'd be sent more often. To the extent that there are affordances for it (stars, emojis) it is actually quite popular to praise good work on GitHub.
Some people are pointing out how rare it is for GitHubbers to express gratitude, but GitHub doesn't exactly encourage it. Doesn't it feel inappropriate to express gratitude as an "issue"? Maybe if there was a natural place for these messages they'd be sent more often. To the extent that there are affordances for it (stars, emojis) it is actually quite popular to praise good work on GitHub.
Concretely, you answered your own question. The "star" button is the default way of saying "thanks" to a project which was useful to you.
Maybe GitHub should add an optional "Thanks" feedback channel, perhaps also include a place where users can submit success stories about their use of the given project. This could fill the role of a channel to express gratitude, and provide a place where prospective users could see how others have utilized the project successfully in the real world.
/docs/anecdotes/name-*.md
At the point this is a problem, you should get actual customer support people.
Some people are pointing out how rare it is for GitHubbers to express gratitude, but GitHub doesn't exactly encourage it. Doesn't it feel inappropriate to express gratitude as an "issue"? Maybe if there was a natural place for these messages they'd be sent more often. To the extent that there are affordances for it (stars, emojis) it is actually quite popular to praise good work on GitHub.
It would make a lot of sense for Github to support discussion forums natively, separate from issues. Or perhaps user reviews.
Any and all feedback is welcome :)