We had a discussion a while back about trying to improve the way we handle issues by assigning them to users who are working on them. However, the discussion ended because issues could only be assigned to those with write access (committers).
I just came across a new Github feature where issues can also be assigned to any user who comments on an issue [ https://github.blog/2019-06-25-assign-issues-to-issue-commenters/]. Committers can then assign anyone from the community who wants to work on the issue so we can track which issues are assigned and which ones are not. Assigned community members still have an "Unassign me" button if they no longer wish to work on an issue. It is also possible to assign up to 10 people to an issue (or PR). Given this, I think we should try to assign issues when possible to those working on them. What does everyone think? Zach
