Yeah, people who drive-by PRs to unnecessarily fix a minuscule style or dependency-version issue is one of my pet peeves. I don't spend a lot of time on it, but this kind of cynical game playing sucks. These kinds of contributions produce a net loss for OSS, not a net win.
I submit lots of one-word grammar and writing fixes.
For me it's not about the reputation boost - it's that I see a minor flaw and can offer a quick fix, rather than just moving on and pretending I didn't see it.
It's like picking up litter when you see it on the street.
That said, I'm not a maintainer of any open source project with actual users, so I'm not familiar with the kind of gamesmanship you undoubtedly see once a project is popular.
