I not trying to be mean about it, but... that's good. If your one small thing wasn't worth the effort for contribution then it probably doesn't need to be in upstream. Contrary to what many seem to believe, code existing is not inherently better than code not existing.

Actually it's good for another reason, and that's the very essence of opensource: the user can customize the software to their needs, but there is no obligation to participate in a community effort (although it's definitely cool as a side effect)