Encourage developers to report work

[iurisilvio]

I don't know how to do it, but it is an UX improvement.

When I read an issue, I want to know who is working and what is the current status. If someone is working in a good pace, I have no reason to start working on that or at least I can work on this code (FS can split payments).

For example, I did issue 61 (http://www.freedomsponsors.org/core/issue/43/rssatom-feed-to-follow-issues), but had to search about the current work (it was staled for 5 days when I started). All issues I worked I added a link to my repo or to my pull request.

Maybe an email after a week asking for report or a field to link to the repo where I'm working. It is an abstract issue, but it can improve developer engagement.

[tonylampada]

Good idea :-)

[tonylampada]

So, FS could send periodic emails like:

Hello user123,

You claimed to be working on issue "123 - build a time machine", but it's been 5 weeks that you haven't reported any work on it. This issue has 17 backers and US$ 650 sponsorships.
How about reporting your current status? (link) --> Leave a comment on issue 123.

Of course, the wording needs work, but that's the message. Is this what you have in mind?

[iurisilvio]

Yes! I liked it. 👍