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→Mentor a specific bug: Updated for mentor field
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=Mentor a specific bug= | =Mentor a specific bug= | ||
You can offer to mentor someone who wants to take on a specific bug, by adding | You can offer to mentor someone who wants to take on a specific bug, by adding your Bugzilla username to the bug's mentor field. | ||
You should also add a comment in the bug telling a new contributor:<br> | You should also add a comment in the bug telling a new contributor:<br> | ||
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Finally, emailing a quick "thanks, ask me anything" to new contributors when they arrive will give them a warm fuzzy feeling, which we encourage. | Finally, emailing a quick "thanks, ask me anything" to new contributors when they arrive will give them a warm fuzzy feeling, which we encourage. | ||
Setting the mentor field on a bug will make it searchable in Bugzilla, but will also make it available in the [[BugsAhoy|Bugs Ahoy]] site. | |||
* [https://bugzil.la/ | * [https://bugzil.la/buglist.cgi?f1=bug_mentor&o1=isnotempty&resolution=---&query_format=advanced List of current mentored bugs] | ||
* [http://www.joshmatthews.net/blog/2011/09/making-bugs-more-attractive-for-other-people-to-fix/ Making bugs more attractive for other people to fix] - a helpful blog post. | * [http://www.joshmatthews.net/blog/2011/09/making-bugs-more-attractive-for-other-people-to-fix/ Making bugs more attractive for other people to fix] - a helpful blog post. | ||
** Note that we've switched from using the whiteboard for the mentor name to a proper field. | |||
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