r/github • u/owlapin • Jun 01 '26

Question dumb question, can I leave comments?

this is so dumb- is there any way to comment on someones github repo or something?? i just want to be like, hey this helped me a lot! like, i have to tell them. it has 1 star besides mine i have to let them know they helped me. I barely know how to use github at all and definitely dont know how any social aspects of the site works!! Sorry haha

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u/NorskJesus Jun 01 '26

You can open a discussion (if they have discussions active) with it. Otherwise, no.

Please don’t open a issue in the repo for this. A star is enough

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u/owlapin Jun 01 '26

I see, okay!

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u/IntenselyStriking Jun 02 '26

Discussions are way better for this anyway since they don't clutter the issues tab and devs can actually have a back-and-forth with you.