On 2015-12-01 00:48:29 (+0530), Mikael Korpela
notifications@github.com wrote:

I wonder could we somehow try to leverage issues. People should have
hackercouch repository under their repos and we could leave references
there? That works for positive stuff only, of course.

After a positive experience (whatever that means?) a patch could be
submitted to the couch profile along the lines of:

 XXX stayed on this couch from yyyy-mm-dd until yyyy-mm-dd
 and had a great time.

Or:

 YYY points out that the couch is quite short.  If you are
 a tall hacker, you may want to bring a sleeping mat.

Negative/dangerous references should be reported here, as @ppaeps
suggests.

Patches work well for all cases I can think of. They also turn into
"pull requests" on GitHub and get a discussion thread which can provide
useful insights. If it's obvious the couch is buggy, it can be as
simple as:

 % git rm _couches/buggy.md

 This couch is infested with bedbugs and is strategically
 placed under a leak in the ceiling!

The "pull request" can be easily merged and the couch is no longer
anyone's problem. When its owner finds a way to kill the bedbugs and
fixes the ceiling, a new "pull request" can be submitted to revert the
previous patch. If there's a pattern of bedbugs and leaky ceilings, it
will become quickly obvious and the "pull requests" to restore the couch
won't be so swiftly merged.

Add Reference System #23

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