If an issue is unassigned, it is safe to assume nobody is working on it, and to claim it as yours. But since both you and Todd are very active, any of the assigned issues can be already under way. In my opinion it is intimidating for newcomers to a project.
To add to the list: why only assign issues to either yourself or Todd? Your committer base is 5 folks, not 2.
Good points. Moving forward, we should adopt a strategy of leaving issues unassigned until someone starts working on them.
Thanks. G
