Making GitLab Better for Large Open Source Projects

What this post added

This post details the implementation of issue templates, multiple issue templates, and custom issue fields to improve the quality of reported issues. It also introduces a first-class voting system to replace content-less '+1' comments and mentions the ability to configure custom contributing files displayed at the top of new issue/PR pages. Additionally, it highlights the option for fast-forward merges or automatic rebasing for merge requests.