Ah, but @sabof, you're missing the lovely heart of it all, and the best reaction to your contributions: attention! It's the life blood of an open source project and for folks who maintain them. This kind of code review is your best indication that you're contributing to a project that values your work.

A few kind words from a busy maintainer go a long way, for sure. But treasure these moments: on most projects, pull requests go stale and never get the attention they deserve, often because of nitpick issues like code style that the maintainer didn't have the heart to review and "be the bad guy."

In short, the head chef is asking you to pass the salt. He's not saying please, because you've stepped in to a working kitchen. You can take it as an insult and step out, or take it as an invitation and join in! :heart: