The issue is whether the dominant people in a project are still reasonable after your 100th PR!
Being nice to new people is a standard tactic for any divide-and-conquer organization. The politicians get more followers and get free positive comments on the internet that drown out criticism. The politicians don't have to work (some of them literally never did in CPython) and can pose as leaders and managers.
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That's not at all my experience. I contributed often to CPython by filling many issues and also one PR, and the whole process was very reasonable.
The issue is whether the dominant people in a project are still reasonable after your 100th PR!
Being nice to new people is a standard tactic for any divide-and-conquer organization. The politicians get more followers and get free positive comments on the internet that drown out criticism. The politicians don't have to work (some of them literally never did in CPython) and can pose as leaders and managers.