Make probot/stale more useful (exercism#1086)

cmccandless · Nathan Parsons · commit 6ffba304d3a2 · 2017-11-18T17:19:49.000Z
* Make probot/stale more useful

Propose the following changes:
- `daysUntilStale: 60 -&gt; 21`: With 5 track maintainers (3+ active), issues are being manually closed after ~20 days frequently. 60 days is too long.
- Add `epic` to `exemptLabels`: `epic` denotes issues that are usually super-issues, and closing every sub-issue takes a lot of effort and time.
- `staleLabel: on hiatus -&gt; abandoned`: `abandoned` is typically used by the maintainers here, so change for consistency

* ignore "enchancement" and "beginner friendly" labels
diff --git a/.github/stale.yml b/.github/stale.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 # Number of days of inactivity before an issue becomes stale
-daysUntilStale: 60
+daysUntilStale: 21
 # Number of days of inactivity before a stale issue is closed
 daysUntilClose: 7
 # Issues with these labels will never be considered stale
 exemptLabels:
   - discussion
   - pinned
+  - epic
+  - enhancement
+  - beginner friendly
 # Label to use when marking an issue as stale
-staleLabel: on hiatus
+staleLabel: abandoned
 # Comment to post when marking an issue as stale. Set to `false` to disable
 markComment: >
-  This issue has been automatically marked as `on hiatus` because it has not had
+  This issue has been automatically marked as `abandoned` because it has not had
   recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you
   for your contributions.
 # Comment to post when closing a stale issue. Set to `false` to disable
