I guess now that you read through the comments, you learned this lesson. As someone who agree with the harsh ones, I appreciate your apology and being forthright about it.
For the future, you can utilize the tools given in GitHub - add a link and/or call-for-action in docs/README/release notes, pin an issue, Discussions.
Depending on your jurisdiction, status, and purpose, merely scraping and processing e-mail addresses associated with GH handles could be a regulatory violation without even sending anything. It's certainly against GH ToS. You'd do best in ensuring you wipe anything acquired without consent.
This kind of thing was seen differently in the 90s and early 00s. Times change.
For the future, you can utilize the tools given in GitHub - add a link and/or call-for-action in docs/README/release notes, pin an issue, Discussions.
Depending on your jurisdiction, status, and purpose, merely scraping and processing e-mail addresses associated with GH handles could be a regulatory violation without even sending anything. It's certainly against GH ToS. You'd do best in ensuring you wipe anything acquired without consent.
This kind of thing was seen differently in the 90s and early 00s. Times change.