As per emails in 02-03/2018 between James Hare, Srishti and me.
This task is about #Possible-Tech-Projects vs. #Outreach-Programs-Projects
This task is not about #MediaWiki-extension-requests vs. #Technical-Tool-Request - see T198102 instead.
@aklapper's opinion / understanding:
* #outreach-programs-projects and #possible-tech-projects should be merged. Both scopes are basically "a task on this workboard should take a newcomer about 3 months".
* The workboard can be used to track the 'readyness' of a task, if it's in a state that we can offer it to a contributor (mentors defined and available? scope / MVP clarified?)
* If we agree on merging, we need to go through the tasks in #possible-tech-projects and make sure their scope is really suited for #outreach-programs-projects. Remove the #possible-tech-projects tag from tasks which will not "take a newcomer about 3 months". If the scope is well defined and ready to draw volunteers, add the #need-volunteer tag instead. Additionally, if in scope and a way smaller task, add the #easy tag (but see its project description).
* #Outreach-programs-projects will only contain projects suitable for GSoC / Outreachy.
* As I dislike the overloaded term "project" ("My 3 month 'project' is to change code in an existing software 'project'"), I'd drop the suffix and rename `#Outreach-programs-projects`to `#Outreach-programs`, as specific tags like `#Outreachy_(Round_99)` exist already if needed. (If we ever need to track administrative tasks, set up a workboard column on `#Outreach-programs` or a separate `#Outreach-programs-organization` project.)
* #possible-tech-projects task which are not ready to be advertised they could be in a [default] column on the workboard which could be named like "Not ready/available yet".
* Check project descriptions of #Possible-Tech-Projects , #Outreach-Programs-Projects , #MediaWiki-extension-requests , #Technical-Tool-Request and update/correct if needed.
Furthermore, it confuses me that #possible-tech-projects has a column called "Featured for GSoC'18/Outreachy'16" while #outreach-programs-projects has columns like "Google Summer of Code 2017 + Outreachy Round 14 (featured)" IMHO "Featured for GSoC'18/Outreachy'16" should really be a column on the #outreach-programs-projects board instead. Another reason why I propose merging #possible-tech-projects and #outreach-programs-projects into one project with the scope of "tasks should take a student 3 months, with mentors intended to be available".)