While I do open-source stuff that I've tried and have good traction over them, I've never been a fan of doing it.
Feel most of the young people do it for the tag/merch and not what it represents.
Thoughts?
I'm going to participate for the sense of community.
It's going to be buzzing, and I want to take that opportunity to not only give back to the OSS community, but to network with people who also want to give back.
That's what should be the core of it. Good Luck
Other people agree with you, even more strongly in fact: https://blog.domenic.me/hacktoberfest/