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timqian/chinese-independent-blogs

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What happens to a stranger's pull request here, in the Porchlamp snapshot of 17 October 2026.

For timqian/chinese-independent-blogs, the reply time has too small a sample to measure (0 pull requests counted; 10 needed). 2% of 90 outside pull requests got no reply within 14 days (20 April to 17 October 2026). It ranks 502 of 3,219 overall. For first-time contributors it ranks 300 of 1,525 (the top 20%).

Key facts
Rank502 of 3,219
Score60.01
TierB (capped)
Median first reply—
14-day no-reply share2%
First-timer rank300 of 1,525
EcosystemPython
Window20 April to 17 October 2026

Composite

Rank
502 of 3,219
Score
60.01
Tier
B (capped)
Coverage
76% · Ceiling B
Quadrant
Nursery

Coordinates: leverage 46.5 (coverage 68%), friction 24.8 (coverage 85%)

Capped: this tier can go no higher until more of the project's inputs are measured. It reflects how much data there is, not how good the score is.

Five pillars

Score out of 100, and how much of the pillar was measured
PillarScoreCoverage
Responsiveness97.870%
Criticality47.135%
Governance59.3100%
Rigor37.0100%
Accessibility42.5100%

The measured parameters

Responsiveness

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Decision Rate (90d)Share of outside pull requests that were merged or closed within 90 days.97.9%100.04718 April to 17 July 2026primaryraw/pr_window/timqian__chinese-independent-blogs.json
PR Ghost Rate (14d)Share of outside pull requests with no maintainer response, merge or close within 14 days.2.2%95.69020 April to 17 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/timqian__chinese-independent-blogs.json
First-timer Merge RateShare of first-time outside authors' decided pull requests that were merged.87.5%100.040—primaryraw/author_history/timqian__chinese-independent-blogs.json
Time to First ResponseMedian hours from an outside pull request opening to its first substantive human reply.Not shown: Insufficient sample size
Time to Merge (p90)Hours within which 90% of merged outside pull requests were merged.38.7 hours (1.6 days)91.511818 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/timqian__chinese-independent-blogs.json

Criticality

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
DependentsPackages in the registry that depend on this project, counted once each.Not shown: Third-party data unavailable
Monthly DownloadsDownloads from the package registry in a month.Not shown: Third-party data unavailable
OpenSSF CriticalityOpenSSF criticality score from 0 to 1, computed from the project's public activity signals.0.470947.1——proxy:no_dependents_signalraw/github_meta/timqian__chinese-independent-blogs.json

Governance

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Elephant FactorThe fewest organisations that account for half of the last year's commits.250.0367—primaryraw/commits_365d/timqian__chinese-independent-blogs.json
Legal IP RegimeThe contributor licence regime: DCO, none, a foundation CLA or a corporate CLA.No CLA or sign-off found85.0——primaryraw/governance/timqian__chinese-independent-blogs.json
Promotion LadderHow openly a contributor can become a maintainer, from closed to verified.No written path to becoming a maintainer40.0——primaryraw/governance/timqian__chinese-independent-blogs.json

Rigor

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
AI Policy PostureWhether the project has a written policy on AI-assisted contributions.No written AI policy40.0——primaryraw/governance/timqian__chinese-independent-blogs.json
Pipeline DefensesHow well the project's build and review pipeline defends against bad changes, 0 to 100.62.562.5——primaryraw/scorecard/timqian__chinese-independent-blogs.json
Substantive Review RateShare of decided pull requests that received a substantive review.0.0%0.014618 April to 15 October 2026primaryraw/pr_window/timqian__chinese-independent-blogs.json

Accessibility

ParameterValueScoreCountWindowSource
Developer ExperienceDeveloper experience, 0 to 100: half CI run time, half setup signals.5050.030—primaryraw/actions_runs/timqian__chinese-independent-blogs.json
Newcomer ConversionShare of first-time authors whose first pull request merged within 180 days.92.9%100.014—primaryraw/author_history/timqian__chinese-independent-blogs.json
Newcomer Issue SupplyOpen, unassigned, up-to-date issues marked for newcomers.00.0——primaryraw/gfi/timqian__chinese-independent-blogs.json
Newcomer Return RateShare of those merged first-time authors who sent a second pull request within 90 days.0.0%0.013—primaryraw/author_history/timqian__chinese-independent-blogs.json

Persona view

PersonaRankScoreTierStatus
Balanced502 of 3,21960.01B (capped)Rated
First-timer300 of 1,52564.29BRated
Career capitalThis repository's production-criticality signal is not yet high enough for career-capital ranking.
Senior systemsFewer than 3 organizations account for most commits (not multi-vendor).
AI-assisted1,177 of 3,69655.07BRated

Integrity

Snapshot
2026-10-17
Raw hash
ddb0137f421e79a513e0574b44d36e90bebe0705e7f1d66f3175bbfc6020393b

merges_without_return

The full record is in data/2026-10-17/repos/21.json, under the key timqian/chinese-independent-blogs.

How every number is measured: Porchlamp methodology.

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