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title: "Comment by Emily Boston on \"How One Guy Ruined #Hacktoberfest2020 #Drama\" | Hashnode"
description: "Hacktoberfest is a bane to the OSS community. Github is full with spam now."
url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/how-one-guy-ruined-hacktoberfest2020-drama/5f767f3837eb052c1b80e137/comment/5f76f89a9c3b6e4101215932"
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[Discussion](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-one-guy-ruined-hacktoberfest2020-drama/5f767f3837eb052c1b80e137)

Comment [How One Guy Ruined #Hacktoberfest2020 #Drama](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-one-guy-ruined-hacktoberfest2020-drama/5f767f3837eb052c1b80e137)

[Emily Boston](https://hashnode.com/@emilyboston)

[Oct 2, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-one-guy-ruined-hacktoberfest2020-drama/5f767f3837eb052c1b80e137/comment/5f76f89a9c3b6e4101215932)

Hacktoberfest is a bane to the OSS community. Github is full with spam now.

[Joel Thoms](https://hashnode.com/@joelnet)

[Oct 2, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-one-guy-ruined-hacktoberfest2020-drama/5f767f3837eb052c1b80e137/comment/5f76f89a9c3b6e4101215932#reply-5f77640f9c3b6e4101215ede)

I'm hopeful that next year will be better. I have seen the "opt in" idea thrown around. I would be for that.

[Peos](https://hashnode.com/@Peos)

[Oct 2, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-one-guy-ruined-hacktoberfest2020-drama/5f767f3837eb052c1b80e137/comment/5f76f89a9c3b6e4101215932#reply-5f77b3777d160d41227d7041)

github is like facebook but for soy consumers even before ms jumped in. ...or in other words, github was already a designated street.