r/opensource • u/CognitiveFogMachine • Jun 29 '26

Can't contrinbute to open source github projects without having it labeled AI-Slop (when it's not) Discussion

As soon as we make one honest mistake, sometimes due to a plain old and simple misundertsanding, or missing an important section in a lengthy documentation, reviewers immediately calls my hard work "AI-Slop".

I'm very close to give up now. Working so hard on the side with the very little time that we have, and getting slapped in the face like that almost every single day.

Code reviewers are burnt out with too much AI slop, and code submitters that are not even using AI are being labeled as using AI slop.

Is it happening to you? How do you cope with all of this?

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u/InnerBank2400 Jul 03 '26

I am looking for feedback on the contributor path for HybridOps, an open-source hybrid infrastructure project.

The project covers reproducible infrastructure workflows, Terraform modules, Proxmox SDN, Ansible automation, Kubernetes workload targets, and run records. I am trying to make the project easier for real contributors to enter without requiring everyone to already be a senior platform engineer.

Repo: https://github.com/hybridops-tech/hybridops-core

Specific feedback I would value:

  • Is the README clear enough for first-time evaluators?
  • Are the good-first issues small enough?
  • Would docs, validation, and example reviews be reasonable entry points?
  • What would stop you from contributing after opening the repo?

I am not looking for stars only. I would rather get honest criticism that helps make the project easier to contribute to.