We, mainly I, use github issues also to keep track of design issues, possible enhancements and references for the background of the statistics or implementation.
`design`, `wishlist` and now also `reference` are general labels to bring a bit of order into this.
`type-enh` is a bit similar but already closer to getting an implementation or directly related to improving an existing functionality.
I started `reference` for issues that are mainly adding a reference. We don't have a systematic bibliography yet.
current status
1150 issues
design 221
type-enh 521
wishlist 129
type-refactor 85
type-bug 151
no label 52
(we have closed 981 PRs but only closed 761 issues, 218 of which have label bug, in around 5 years of github history)
Josef