Add explicit `+1` feature for issues that isn't a comment · Issue #9 · isaacs/github

Add explicit `+1` feature for issues that isn't a comment · Issue #9 · isaacs/github

Often people post github issue comments like 👍 just so that they can get notified when there are updates, and to indicate that they are also interested in an issue.

It'd be nice if they could just click a thing to do that, without posting a comment that emails everyone else uselessly. It could even put the 👍 comment on the page for cute factor if you feel that's important, but without emailing everyone.

For bonus points, let the project maintainers sort the issues list by the number of votes.

Then the 👍 behavior would be useful, rather than spammy.

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