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  "path": "/t/outside-contributions-silently-ignored-multiple-times-now/175134#post_1",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-10T02:32:57.000Z",
  "site": "https://discuss.huggingface.co",
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    "Fix custom `tqdm_class` silently broken in non-TTY environments by hanouticelina · Pull Request #4056 · huggingface/huggingface_hub · GitHub",
    "feat: Add download progress callback & fix tqdm_class silenced in non-TTY by tobocop2 · Pull Request #4051 · huggingface/huggingface_hub · GitHub",
    "[BUG]: hf_hub_download crashes with ValueError when stderr lacks a real file descriptor · Issue #4066 · huggingface/huggingface_hub · GitHub",
    "[BUG]: xet downloads barely report progress (bar appears stuck on large files) · Issue #4058 · huggingface/huggingface_hub · GitHub",
    "[BUG FIX]: hf_hub_download crashes when stderr lacks a real file descriptor by tobocop2 · Pull Request #4065 · huggingface/huggingface_hub · GitHub",
    "[BUG FIX]: smoother progress for xet downloads by tobocop2 · Pull Request #4059 · huggingface/huggingface_hub · GitHub",
    "[BUG-FIX]: download progress not reported to Python during file transfers by tobocop2 · Pull Request #791 · huggingface/xet-core · GitHub"
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  "textContent": "Not sure if this is the right place for this, but I wanted to raise a communication concern about the huggingface_hub project.\n\nI’ve now had two experiences where I put significant effort into reporting bugs, reproducing them, and suggesting fixes, only to have the contributions silently ignored. Not rejected with reasoning, not redirected to a separate issue, just no\nresponse at all.\n\nThe most recent example: I flagged a crash bug on Fix custom `tqdm_class` silently broken in non-TTY environments by hanouticelina · Pull Request #4056 · huggingface/huggingface_hub · GitHub with a reproduction and a specific fix. The PR was merged without any acknowledgment of the comment. A similar\npattern happened with feat: Add download progress callback & fix tqdm_class silenced in non-TTY by tobocop2 · Pull Request #4051 · huggingface/huggingface_hub · GitHub .\n\nI’ve since opened additional issues and PRs:\n\nIssues:\n\n  * [BUG]: hf_hub_download crashes with ValueError when stderr lacks a real file descriptor · Issue #4066 · huggingface/huggingface_hub · GitHub\n  * [BUG]: xet downloads barely report progress (bar appears stuck on large files) · Issue #4058 · huggingface/huggingface_hub · GitHub\n\n\n\nPRs:\n\n  * [BUG FIX]: hf_hub_download crashes when stderr lacks a real file descriptor by tobocop2 · Pull Request #4065 · huggingface/huggingface_hub · GitHub\n  * [BUG FIX]: smoother progress for xet downloads by tobocop2 · Pull Request #4059 · huggingface/huggingface_hub · GitHub\n  * [BUG-FIX]: download progress not reported to Python during file transfers by tobocop2 · Pull Request #791 · huggingface/xet-core · GitHub\n\n\n\nEach includes reproduction steps, root cause analysis, and before/after demos. I’m not expecting an immediate response on these, but I’m flagging the pattern in hopes that it isn’t continued.\n\nI understand maintainers are busy and not every suggestion can be adopted. That’s completely fine. What I’m asking for is basic acknowledgment, even a brief “thanks, we’ll track this separately” or “this isn’t the right approach, here’s why”\nwould be enough. Silence after genuine effort is what discourages outside contributors from reporting bugs in the future.\n\nIf there’s something I’m doing wrong in how I’m contributing, I genuinely want to know. I’d rather be told directly than left wondering. But if the work is sound and the concerns are valid, I don’t understand why silence is the response.\n\nI appreciate this library and want to keep contributing. I’m raising this because I’d rather flag the pattern than quietly disengage.",
  "title": "Outside Contributions Silently Ignored Multiple Times Now"
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