Suggestion: Broaden scope to all packages

The scope of this initiative thus far is "key packages" in the ecosystem.

I would argue that the huge diversity of packages available for node is in itself key to the ecosystem. Therefore, I feel it'd be ideal if this initiative could widen its scope to trying to put in place systems/assistance which could be applicable to all packages.

Obviously, it'd be an impossible task to make active interventions on thousands of packages, but what I'm trying to suggest is that it'd be useful to bear in mind a wider scope when discussing how to tackle this problem.

An example:

react-loadable is a module which gets 250k weekly downloads, and has been unmaintained for some time including unfixed bugs. 250k evidences a large user base, and judging by the number of open PRs, many motivated would-be contributors - enough I expect to keep the package maintained if they were able to.

But I don't imagine that it's big enough to be considered "key" in the way an express or mocha would.

Only a fraction of node's user-base will use react-loadable. But I would hazard a guess that pretty much every node user depends on some other mid-level package like it. So the experience of using node overall depends not just "key" packages, but a large range of packages.

Perhaps this is already obvious, but I thought I'd make it explicit.

I have a couple of specific suggestions which I'll raise as separate issues as soon as I get a chance, but just wanted to drop this in now in case it's a useful perspective.

Also, just to say, I think this is a great initiative. The burden of maintenance, and the mess of duplicated, abandoned, and half-done packages littering npm that it causes, is the biggest pain point with node. I really hope the community can find some solutions.

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reviewing the initiative's current focus on "key packages" and the discussion around broadening it; done would mean a decided scope and concrete systems or assistance applicable beyond those packages.