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C-Rank Grade: A (Welcoming) - 63/100
External PR Merge Rate: 87%
Response Time: 2d
First Timer Success: 67%
owncast/owncast has a recorded first-timer success rate of 66.7%. Repositories ranked A typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
Maintainers in owncast/owncast respond to incoming external pull requests in approximately 46.0 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 63.3 places owncast/owncast in the A tier.
The external contributor pull request merge rate for owncast/owncast is 86.7%, based on public PR activity from non-core contributors.
owncast/owncast currently has 2 active issue(s) tagged with beginner-friendly labels like "good first issue", "beginner", or "up-for-grabs".
Rigorous architecture standards (100% critical review signals). Ensure PRs strictly follow guidelines before requesting review in owncast/owncast.
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Maintainers are most responsive around 21:00 UTC (21:00 UTC in your timezone). Recommended submission window is Wednesday - Friday from 20:00 to 00:00 UTC (20:00 - 00:00 UTC local).
Maintainer Strategy: Maintainer Sweet Spot: PRs under 150 lines merge in ~30 hours (96% approval). Large PRs (>500 lines) take ~221 hours (39% approval). Keep your diff compact for rapid review.
Hacktoberfest Update Reminder It's time to review and update the Hacktoberfest page on the Owncast website! What needs to be updated: Branding/Images: Hacktoberfest releases new branding each year. Check the official Hacktoberfest website for current year branding assets. Year: Update any references to the year (e.g., "Hacktoberfest 2024" → "Hacktoberfest 2025") Links: Verify all links point to the current year's Hacktoberfest pages Text/Copy: Review any text for accuracy and updates from Hacktoberfest organizers Resources: Hacktoberfest website: https://hacktoberfest.com/ Action Items: Download new Hacktoberfest branding assets Update images on the website Update year references Verify all links are working Test the updated page This issue was automatically created by a scheduled GitHub Action.
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Share your bug report, feature request, or comment. Under Admin > General you can add Social Handles to display on your front page. The size of these icons appears to be unrestricted, which causes some of them to be massive. You can test this yourself by selecting the platforms: Fediverse, Follow, Bluesky, etc. Additionally, this causes the biggest ones, such as Fediverse, to be cropped.
Broken link found in Owncast documentation First, please verify that this link or asset is actually broken by testing the correct page that is in production at https://owncast.online. Then you can fix or remove the broken link https://owncast.dev/owncast/Contributor-Guide-12eed550d9b347829323496e3bf12ca3 from content/contribute.md. You can find the Owncast documentation site repository at https://github.com/owncast/owncast.github.io, and that is where you would make any fixes to broken links, or documentation in general. Thank you for helping improve our documentation! Open documentation repository in editor Source file: https://github.com/owncast/owncast.github.io/tree/master/content/contribute.md Failed: Network error dns error: no record found for Query { name: Name("owncast.dev.bbtuyqy0xgnulbf4x1n5xyw1wf.ex.internal.cloudapp.net."), query_type: AAAA, query_class: IN }
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When evaluating whether to contribute to owncast/owncast, 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 owncast/owncast acknowledge new external contributions in approximately 1 days+. Out of all submitted pull requests from non-core authors in the last 180-day window, 86.7% were successfully merged into the primary branch.
owncast/owncast has a recorded first-timer success rate of 66.7%. Repositories ranked Welcoming typically provide actionable feedback during code reviews and actively nurture new community contributors.
The initial maintainer response time averages ~1 days+. 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 63.3 places owncast/owncast in the Welcoming tier.
The external pull request merge rate is 86.7%. GetMerged isolates non-core community contributions so external developers get an accurate benchmark of PR acceptance probability.
Yes, owncast/owncast currently has 2 active issue(s) tagged with beginner-friendly labels. You can inspect these directly from the repository issues tab.
All metrics displayed for owncast/owncast 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.