> Thing is, what *pending* means is that a developer has *already*
> "expressed interest", and found themselves *blocked* for lack of
> information.

You completely misunderstand. It means something entirely different.

It means that whoever looked at the issue thinks it should be closed,
but on the off-chance that somebody might object, sets it to pending
only. No developer is interested anymore - it's about to be closed.

Regards,
Martin