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C-Rank Grade: A (Welcoming) - 70/100
External PR Merge Rate: 96%
Response Time: 16h
First Timer Success: 100%
andrefetch/postal has a recorded first-timer success rate of 100.0%. Repositories ranked A typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
Maintainers in andrefetch/postal respond to incoming external pull requests in approximately 16.0 hours on average. Keeping PRs focused on single tasks and ensuring tests pass helps maintainers review faster.
The C-Rank™ system evaluates GitHub projects on a 0–100 scale using real data: PR merge rates, review turnaround time, active maintainer presence, and first-time contributor success. A score of 69.7 places andrefetch/postal in the A tier.
The external contributor pull request merge rate for andrefetch/postal is 95.7%, based on public PR activity from non-core contributors.
andrefetch/postal currently has 5 active issue(s) tagged with beginner-friendly labels like "good first issue", "beginner", or "up-for-grabs".
Enthusiastic and welcoming; uses casual greetings ("Hey!", "Hey Nana!"), emojis (👍), and phrases like "Happy to help!!" and "Looking forward for your PR."
Contributors are proactive and polite, often volunteering with lines like "I would like to fix this" and "Can I take it?" They appreciate quick merges and positive reinforcement, but some still need hand-holding on scope (e.g., asking which file or function to refactor).
The maintainer occasionally has to redirect contributors for more specificity ("Could you please specify which file or function needs this refactoring?"). There is also a subtle style tension: the maintainer wants more descriptive variable names overall but accepts conventional loop variables (e, i, j) in certain files, indicating nuanced rather than rigid style enforcement.
Tests are non-negotiable and must match the installed CLI source of truth. Documentation quality matters — the maintainer routinely fixes README typos. Releases happen quickly once a fix is confirmed working. Finally, the maintainer asks contributors to confirm real-world behavior ("Is it working as expected in your system?") before fully closing loops.
Average Response Latency
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External Acceptance Rate
Percentage of community pull requests successfully merged into main.
First PR Conversion
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Maintainers are most responsive around 19:00 UTC (19:00 UTC in your timezone). Recommended submission window is Tuesday - Thursday from 19:00 to 23:00 UTC (19:00 - 23:00 UTC local).
Maintainer Strategy: Maintainer Sweet Spot: PRs under 150 lines merge in ~10 hours (96% approval). Large PRs (>500 lines) take ~77 hours (43% approval). Keep your diff compact for rapid review.
Simplify complex conditions Break down large functions Improve error handling in simple cases
Use more descriptive names Add clarifying comments Fix inconsistent naming patterns
Apply consistent formatting Fix linting errors Remove unused imports
Make error messages more descriptive Add suggestions for error recovery Improve feedback for command-line operations
Focus on edge cases in tested functions Add tests for error handling paths Test new features when they're implemented
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When evaluating whether to contribute to andrefetch/postal, response velocity and maintainer engagement are crucial. GetMerged continuously tracks pull request trajectories, first-comment latency, and code review rounds to help developers avoid submitting pull requests to backlogged repositories.
Currently, maintainers of andrefetch/postal acknowledge new external contributions in approximately 16 hours. Out of all submitted pull requests from non-core authors in the last 180-day window, 95.7% were successfully merged into the primary branch.
andrefetch/postal has a recorded first-timer success rate of 100.0%. Repositories ranked Welcoming typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
The initial maintainer response time averages ~16 hours. Keeping PRs scoped to single concerns and ensuring CI checks succeed will optimize review turnaround.
The C-Rank™ index scores repositories on a 0 to 100 scale using an objective formula: external PR merge rates, initial response speed, active maintainer count, and first-time contributor retention. A score of 69.7 places andrefetch/postal in the Welcoming tier.
The external pull request merge rate is 95.7%. GetMerged isolates non-core community contributions so external developers get an accurate benchmark of PR acceptance probability.
Yes, andrefetch/postal currently has 5 active issue(s) tagged with beginner-friendly labels. You can inspect these directly from the repository issues tab.
All metrics displayed for andrefetch/postal are automatically retrieved via the public GitHub API and recalculated daily. Insider pull requests submitted by repository owners or organization members are excluded from merge rate calculations to preserve objective external contributor statistics.