Comment by otterley

I've found "importance scoring" to be a useful trick in improving my relationships with teammates and open-source contributors, while preserving my sanity. When I give feedback, I add a score from 1-10 to my comments, where 1 is "trivial nit, take it or leave it," and 10 is "there is no way I will merge this because it's fundamentally broken or would otherwise be a huge mistake." It helps me balance my perfectionist nature against the need for forward progress, and contributors appreciate this guidance because it helps prioritize where further efforts are needed.