Why not use github issues for discussions?

[pedroreys]

Seeing this in the contributing guidelines seemed odd:

The GitHub issue list is for bugs, not discussions. If you have a question you want to ask you have many alternatives:

• StackOverflow
• The JabbR chat room

What is the reasoning for not using github issues for discussions?

For example, I wanted to open an issue to discuss having a kvm files being persisted per project in addition to user profile and global options, something like .rvmrc project files. Why shouldn't I use issues to have that conversation?

[RafaelLeonhardt]

The Feedback area on Home page (https://github.com/aspnet/Home) says to use issues for it.

"You can log issues in this repo in order to start discussions, ask questions, make suggestions, etc."

[pedroreys]

Well, that is at odds with what the Contributing Guidelines document says.

[Eilon]

Hi folks, we'll get this cleared up - sorry for the confusion.

[pedroreys]

Thanks @Eilon

[Eilon]

OK it took a bit longer than I expected, but I just pushed an update to the contributing doc and to the Home repo's readme.

Please let me know what you think about this.

[pedroreys]

👍
awesome!

thanks @Eilon!