Crates.io: Please conside DELETING spam crates own by swmon
This user, https://crates.io/users/swmon, created 104 crates, but all of the are empty.
So some meaningful crate names have been take by him.
XuShaohua
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Thanks. We're aware of this user.
sgrif
on 15 May 2019
@sgrif Is there a way for someone to take over one of that user's crates? I'm interested in "sign", specifically. Given that there's clearly no intention of using the name and no way to contact the owner, I'd imagine it could be forcibly transferred at some level.
jhpratt
on 15 Nov 2019
@jhpratt We don't transfer any crates without the owner's permission.
carols10cents
on 15 Nov 2019
@carols10cents Is there any plan to introduce a policy for clearly abandoned, empty crates then? I obviously fully understand not forcing a transfer on any crate that has content, even if inactive. But in a situation like this, I see zero reason why it _shouldn't_ be transferred to someone willing to make it a maintained crate.
jhpratt
on 15 Nov 2019
@jhpratt Any policy changes will require an RFC. https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/2614 is likely of interest to you.
sgrif
on 15 Nov 2019
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@carols10cents Is there any plan to introduce a policy for clearly abandoned, empty crates then? I obviously fully understand not forcing a transfer on any crate that has content, even if inactive. But in a situation like this, I see zero reason why it _shouldn't_ be transferred to someone willing to make it a maintained crate.