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Tracking issue: targets for faster tactics

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Description

This issue exists to track locations where a tactic can (or does) close a goal but does so slowly.

The idea is that by highlighting such locations, we obtain data which can inform efforts to optimise existing tactics or inspire new ones.

Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Use this issue as a tracking list for locations where tactics close goals slowly; no file, test, or entry point is specified. A contribution would need a concrete location and agreed optimization target before implementation can be scoped.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
performance
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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