An RSS/Atom feed reader for text terminals
C-Rank Grade: A (Welcoming) - 56/100
External PR Merge Rate: 58%
Response Time: -
First Timer Success: 43%
newsboat/newsboat has a recorded first-timer success rate of 42.9%. Repositories ranked A typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
Maintainers in newsboat/newsboat respond to incoming external pull requests in approximately 0.0 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 56.2 places newsboat/newsboat in the A tier.
The external contributor pull request merge rate for newsboat/newsboat is 58.5%, based on public PR activity from non-core contributors.
newsboat/newsboat currently has 1 active issue(s) tagged with beginner-friendly labels like "good first issue", "beginner", or "up-for-grabs".
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Maintainers are most responsive around 16:00 UTC (16:00 UTC in your timezone). Recommended submission window is Monday - Wednesday from 16:00 to 20:00 UTC (16:00 - 20:00 UTC local).
Maintainer Strategy: Maintainer Sweet Spot: PRs under 150 lines merge in ~16 hours (73% approval). Large PRs (>500 lines) take ~115 hours (26% approval). Keep your diff compact for rapid review.
So in list view we would be able to see more info. Atom example from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_(web_standard)#Example_of_an_Atom_1.0_feed: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"> <title>Example Feed</title> <subtitle>A subtitle.</subtitle> <link href="http://example.org/feed/" rel="self" /> <link href="http://example.org/" /> <id>urn:uuid:60a76c80-d399-11d9-b91C-0003939e0af6</id> <updated>2003-12-13T18:30:02Z</updated> <entry> <title>Atom-Powered Robots Run Amok</title> <link href="http://example.org/2003/12/13/atom03" /> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://example.org/2003/12/13/atom03.html"/> <link rel="edit" href="http://example.org/2003/12/13/atom03/edit"/> <id>urn:uuid:1225c695-cfb8-4ebb-aaaa-80da344efa6a</id> <published>2003-11-09T17:23:02Z</published> <updated>2003-12-13T18:30:02Z</updated> <summary>Some text.</summary> <content type="xhtml"> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1
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Currently, maintainers of newsboat/newsboat acknowledge new external contributions in approximately -. Out of all submitted pull requests from non-core authors in the last 180-day window, 58.5% were successfully merged into the primary branch.
newsboat/newsboat has a recorded first-timer success rate of 42.9%. Repositories ranked Welcoming typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
The initial maintainer response time averages ~-. 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 56.2 places newsboat/newsboat in the Welcoming tier.
The external pull request merge rate is 58.5%. GetMerged isolates non-core community contributions so external developers get an accurate benchmark of PR acceptance probability.
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