Add all contributors

[kjaymiller]

Description

We should implement the all-contributors specification to recognize all people who contribute to our project, not just code contributors. This will help us acknowledge various types of contributions including documentation, design, testing, and more.

Motivation

• Properly recognize all contributors regardless of contribution type
• Create a more inclusive environment that values all forms of contribution
• Provide clear documentation of who has helped with the project and how
• Encourage more diverse contributions by showing we value all types of help

Implementation Plan

• Initialize the specification: npx all-contributors init
• Add existing contributors using the CLI: npx all-contributors add <username> <contribution-type>
• Set up a .all-contributorsrc configuration file
• Add the contributors table to our README.md
• Document the process for adding new contributors in CONTRIBUTING.md

Additional Details

• Contribution types to recognize: code, doc, design, bug, test, ideas, review, talk, tutorial, etc.
• CLI will maintain both .all-contributorsrc and README.md files automatically
• We can configure the bot to automatically suggest adding new contributors

Questions

• Should we use the all-contributors bot for automated PRs?
• What emoji/acknowledgment style should we use for the contributors table?
• Should we include the contributors table at the top or bottom of the README?

Resources

• all-contributors documentation
• Example repositories using all-contributors

[mbvgua]

Hello @kjaymiller!

This seems doable and rather interesting, I would like to handle it. After reading up on the spec, I understand that it can be incorporated through either a bot or the method you have outlined above.

From my understanding I can foresee a possible roadblock might be how to get the list of all contributors currently. The only way I could think of is through the contributors list, but unfortunately that only displays code contributions, others such as ideas, talks, tutorials will be left out.

How might one move around this? At the moment I could only think of having a written list in .txt or .csv of the various contributors and contributions made via other means. If guided on the best way to navigate around this, I would like to take up the issue.

Your insight will be greatly appreciated!