Fix stale workflow self-update loop preventing issue closure

[Copilot]

Plan to Ensure User Comments Are Respected

• Understand the concern: ignore-updates: true might ignore user comments
• Research the interaction between ignore-updates and remove-stale-when-updated
• Revise the configuration to properly handle user activity
• Test and verify the behavior
• Document the expected behavior clearly

Analysis

Issue with current config: ignore-updates: true uses created_at instead of updated_at, which means ALL updates (including user comments) are ignored when determining if an issue should be marked as stale or closed.

Desired behavior:

• Bot updates (adding stale label) should NOT reset the stale timer
• User comments SHOULD prevent the issue from being closed and remove the stale label

Solution needed: Find the right balance of options to achieve desired behavior.

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