Ask HN: Is paying $2/pull request too high?
The author discusses their experience paying for pull requests to fix bugs. They mention receiving a high number of applicants, mostly agents and bots, and express concerns about filtering out unqualified candidates. The author also notes that offering a lower payment does not change the quality of applicants.
- ▪The author pays about $2 for each bug found and pull request to fix it.
- ▪They receive 20-30 applicants, primarily agents and bots.
- ▪The author is considering lowering the payment to $1 but is concerned about filtering out unqualified applicants.
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I’m paying about $2 for any bugs found and a pr to fix it I get like 20-30 applicants it’s all agents and bots of course but I’m thinking $1 now is betterThe problem is if these 20-30 applicants I accept only 2-3 actually do it and follow up to be paid I need to some how filter out the garbage if anyone has any ideasThe site is ugig and it’s fossThe funnny thing is if I offer 500 sats (about .39 cents) the same thing happens lolI do have to check for malware in PRs though
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