@AndrewTavis Looks perfect! May be make the logo a bit smaller and when you are done feel free to resolve this task. Looking forward to seeing the newcomers joining the project :)

In T309942#8011194, @AndrewTavis wrote:

Checking with you on your suggestion to keep issues in GitHub, should I still plan on linking some issues during future Wikimedia events? And I assume that a Phabricator project would not be necessary in this case?

Yes, that's right! You can use Phabricator for promoting project related tasks during events. For now not needed.

Okay, I finally installed the app and used it to understand how it works. If I continue using it, I might learn some new words, it is super cool :)

@QEDK Thanks for your prompt response :) I tried the !welcome command but I am not seeing the new message yet. Was the deploy successful?

Thanks for creating this task! I think this tool is serving no purpose in it is current shape and form.

Filed T310829

Sounds good! The welcome message update is a work in progress. About the GSoC website, I realized we have stopped giving the link to the Wikitech mailing list since this year, and we only include a link to Zulip as the preferred method of contact. So, I think we are good here: https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2022/organizations/wikimedia-foundation. But, yeah, outreach programs pages need a review, and wherever we point people to other links to explore contribution areas, it needs replacement with the Developer Portal link. I will now file a separate task around this.

@QEDK I've send a PR in your repo: https://github.com/QEDK/goodbot/pull/197. When you get a chance, could you please look into it and help merge? Thank you!

@TBurmeister About the ZulipBot, how about the following as a welcome message:

@AndrewTavis Thank you for creating this task! From initial review, it looks like this project might be a great addition to the newcomers' resource. Let me dig into this more and get back to you in a few days.

Thanks a tonne @Milimetric <3

@Milimetric Would you or someone from your team may have the time to take a look at this issue?

With @komla's help, this issue is fixed now. Simply by recreating virtual environments and reinstalling packages: https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Toolforge/Web/Python#Virtual_Environments_and_Packages.

@apaskulin @TBurmeister I am visiting this page after ages. I would like to know if this task is about providing just a review of how this page can be improved or making improvements as well?

Thanks for filing this! I am on it. It might take me a while to figure this out as I haven't logged into Wikitech/Toolforge in days and now I have a broken authentication system :-/

Invitation sent to all mentors, admins and interns. Also, sent a reminder via Zulip chat.

Thanks a tonne to @Cyberpower678, @Magioladitis, @nettrom_WMF for running bot sessions! :)

Copying participants data from Etherpad https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/swt-running-popular-bots

I've posted something today: https://twitter.com/wikimediatech/status/1531745891727470593. I think we can close this task now :) Thanks @Gopavasanth for sharing the announcement on the lists!

Slides here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022_AWB_Workshop_(Marios_Magioladitis).pdf

@Cyberpower678 Would it be possible for you to upload slides on Commons? :)

We received no responses for the survey sent for this workshop. That was the last blocker for this task. Closing for now.

~10 people attended this session. Closing this for now!

Workshops announced in several venues:

• Mailing lists
  • Wikitech-l/Wikimedia-l/Wikidata-l/Cloud-l https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/2HGDJIYZPNMKYJBEXJG7BZSKJFU2NA4V/
• Telegram channel
  • Small wiki toolkits https://t.me/+Z_b1MR8O0wAzZmVh
• Talk pages
  • Interested attendees listed here https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Small_wiki_toolkits/Workshops#How_to_run_a_popular_bot_on_your_wiki (via Mass Message)
  • Small wiki toolkits page https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Small_wiki_toolkits#Fourth_Bots_workshop_at_Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022_(May_20-22nd)
  • Small wiki toolkits workshops page https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Small_wiki_toolkits/Workshops#[Small_wiki_toolkits]_Fourth_Bots_workshop_at_Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022_(May_20-22nd)

In T274236#7921909, @Xqt wrote:

I disagree. A single statement does not reflect the actual situation. I think the first response for a uploaded path is made in a few days. There are a some good first task where newcomers can work on and their work is always mainainted.

Summary: 19/85 people didn't claim swag ~ 22%. Out of these 19 people, at least 7 shared their reason for not being willing to accept swag items:

• 4 people were not interested and shared their reason along the lines of minimalism and that they are not interested in owning too many items
• 1 person shared privacy concerns around disclosing their physical address
• 1 person is a staff member and doesn't feel comfortable claiming an item as a staff member
• 1 person said they already have the items and would be interested in more tech-themed swag.

Pywikibot needs development resources in its current state. As per a maintainer, it makes sense to keep it on the page for the very reason. But in my opinion, it is not an ideal project for new developers for the same reason (see an example: https://blog.atagar.com/august2021/). Hence, I'm removing it from the listing.

Thanks for willing to host the session around this topic :-) You can claim a slot here: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022/Schedule (under "Localization and Small Wikis Room"). 50 min might be ideal for this session in my opinion.

Confirming that @Enelesmai is an Outreachy applicant. Adjusting tags accordingly..

Thanks for creating this! I am only wondering, is 25 min good enough for this session? Another suggestion that you can feel very free to ignore. Would it be possible for you to run this session on the following day (around the same time) instead? Both @komla and I were planning to be in your room as facilitators/moderators, and we happen to be in another session around that time. So, if you can push it by a day, that would be awesome!

Sent a "call for projects" email to the mailing lists (Wikimedia-l, Wikidata-l, Cloud-l, Wikidata-l).

Also removed project Huggle as received no response from the mentor.

Slides: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Writing_basic_scripts_via_Pywikibot.pdf,
Recording https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ky-3OwJa_73BHBkABoJ7MS9fXuNDLKUh/view

Copying key content from etherpad post workshop:

[For bot owners interested in running a session as part of this task] You can create a session proposal as a sub-task of this task. The areas that we would like each bot owner to address in a session are also listed in the task description.

We have received interest from three bot owners so far - @Cyberpower678 of Internet-Archive, @nettrom_WMF of "SuggestBot" and @Magioladitis of "YoBot".

From Samwalton9 via email:

With fellow admins @AKhatun_WMF and @Gopavasanth, we have agreed on the following score points for the rubric:

Reached out to all the bot owners listed here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Small_wiki_toolkits/Starter_kit/Bots_and_Tools#Bots to see if they might be interested in joining the session. Also posted on two telegram channels "Wikimedia Hackathon" and "Small Wiki Toolkits".

I can confirm that this issue is fixed now. Thanks @QEDK for fixing it.

@dgsahethi Hi! I am Srishti, one of the org admins - it's great to see your interest in applying to Outreachy with Wikimedia! You can safely ignore this message if you have already followed our participants' guide. As you develop your proposal, we want to ensure that you follow the application process steps: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Participants#Application_process_steps, primarily communicate with project mentors, integrate their feedback in your proposal, adhere to the guidelines around proposal submission, contribute to microtasks, etc. Let us know if there are any questions!

@Nvsai In addition to what @Aklapper said, discussing project ideas and finding mentors is part of the application process steps. See Step 13 https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/Participants#Application_process_steps. It looks like you didn't follow these steps during the application period. I am afraid that your proposal is least likely to be considered even for review due to this.