I also get that feeling. should I really be able to be naughty and someone's issue on a project I don't maintain? I have considered restricting it to just 1) user who raised the issue and 2) repo maintainers (OPTION 1). then I thought that complexity shouldn't be added to the protocol to solve potential problems that haven't manifested. this has to be traded-off against the adding to the protocol when other have started to implement it. This thread illustrates how this annoys developers and leads to partially implemented NIPs: View quoted note → So what is the problem with being able to change a status on an issue or proposal I didn't create on a repository I don't maintain? I think it is: 1) malicious actors who change statuses to create chaos (SPAM status events) - couldn't this be dealt with like other SPAM? 2) users who, operating in good faith, close or reopen an issue / proposal but don't understand the maintainers approach, or wider context around why this sort of issue / proposal should remain closed. perhaps there could be the option to add a 'locked' hashtag which means future status events from non-maintainers should be ignored (OPTION 2)?