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@jayvdb, could you add a couple of microtasks to this so we could move it forward? Is this good enough to fit in a 3-month GSoC/Outreachy timeframe?

@jayvdb ping!

In T89067#1053226, @NiharikaKohli wrote:

@jayvdb, could you add a couple of microtasks to this so we could move it forward? Is this good enough to fit in a 3-month GSoC/Outreachy timeframe?

Yes, these are suitable for a 3-month project. We'll need to review the list of components not implemented in pywikibot before the next round goes live, as I suspect @Mpaa will have added Proofread Page support by then, and other extensions may also have been supported before the next round.

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Hi. This sounds pretty interesting and I would like to contribute to this project in the upcoming round of Outreachy. Please let me know what material I can look up for background knowledge. I have functional knowledge of Python so I feel I will be able to make some worthwhile contributions to this task. Thanks.

This project looks still good to go for an outreach program, but it needs mentors. @jayvdb, any suggestions?

In T89067#1684283, @Qgil wrote:

This project looks still good to go for an outreach program, but it needs mentors. @jayvdb, any suggestions?

For each of these major extensions, I'd like co-mentor who is very familiar with the server side components. Ideally someone at WMF tasked with maintaining the component.

In T89067#1684060, @Anmolkalia wrote:

Hi. This sounds pretty interesting and I would like to contribute to this project in the upcoming round of Outreachy. Please let me know what material I can look up for background knowledge. I have functional knowledge of Python so I feel I will be able to make some worthwhile contributions to this task. Thanks.

Hi @Anmolkalia,

There are some microtasks which you could use to start familiarising yourself.

Some more background at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Pywikibot/Development , https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Pywikibot/Gerrit and other pages

Of the listed MediaWiki components, which interest you? e.g. MediaWiki-extensions-Translate , PageTriage , CheckUser , etc ?

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As previously mentioned, this task is moved to 'Recheck in February 2016' as it doesn't have two mentors assigned to it as of today, October 23 - 2015. The project will be included in the discussion of next iteration of GSoC/Outreachy, and is excluded from #Outreachy-11. Potential candidates are discouraged from submitting proposals to this task for #Outreachy-11 as it lacks mentors in this round.

Are there any mentors willing to take up this project?
I am interested in pursuing this project, and would like to get started with the mini-task.
Thanks!

Hi @darthbhyrava , I am listed as a mentor for this task. Please do attempt a microtask.

Also consider which MediaWiki component or extension that you would like to focus on for your project. There is a short list of examples in this tasks main description - investigate each of those, to find one that most interests you.

@jayvdb thanks for mentoring! As yet, we do not have a co-mentor confirmed for this project which is a requirement. Let us know if you have anyone in mind. The co-mentor may/may not be from a technical background as per https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreach_programs/Life_of_a_successful_project#Coming_up_with_a_proposal
I'm moving this to missing mentors column. As soon as we'll have a co-mentor, We'll feature it for GSoC/Outreachy.

In T89067#2087102, @jayvdb wrote:

Hi @darthbhyrava , I am listed as a mentor for this task. Please do attempt a microtask.

Also consider which MediaWiki component or extension that you would like to focus on for your project. There is a short list of examples in this tasks main description - investigate each of those, to find one that most interests you.

Thanks for mentoring this project, @jayvdb ! :)

I have claimed a micro-task, and am looking into it. I will work on it as soon as I am done with a previous task I'd taken up - by the 6th at max.
@polybuildr, my college senior, had worked on MediaWiki-extensions-SmiteSpam last year. May I know why it isn't in the list?

As for the second mentor, @Legoktm said on IRC that he might look into it if he doesn't have too much on his hands. I hope he does have the free time! :P

Re MediaWiki-extensions-SmiteSpam , it doesnt appear to be deployed to Wikimedia sites, so it is not eligible for this project. Here is the list of sites it is deployed to : https://wikiapiary.com/wiki/Extension:SmiteSpam

@Sumit, the 'best' co-mentor will vary based on which MediaWiki component is selected by the candidate in their proposal, as ideally we'd find a co-mentor who has experience in developing that MediaWiki component.

I have made progress with my assigned microtask T89670, and would be glad if someone could review my patch to fix it. I'll also take up the other open microtask (T90422), too.

As for the extension to work with, I have gone through the list, I would like to go ahead with AbuseFilter, or Thanks, as I find both very interesting. Since I have no prior experience in either of those extensions (and hence no preference), I'll go ahead with whichever one can find me a mentor. :)

In T89067#2093320, @darthbhyrava wrote:

As for the extension to work with, I have gone through the list, I would like to go ahead with AbuseFilter, or Thanks, as I find both very interesting. Since I have no prior experience in either of those extensions (and hence no preference), I'll go ahead with whichever one can find me a mentor. :)

@darthbhyrava https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreach_programs/Possible_mentors might help you look for a co-mentor related to a particular MediaWiki component.

Anyone willing to mentor this task in GSOC 2017/ Outreachy Round 14?

Would there be any interest in mentoring this project for Outreachy Round 15? Application period opens in two days. See a few other ideas for projects that we are promoting for the upcoming round https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Round_15

@jayvdb Same as for the other project...would you be interested in mentoring this project for Google-Summer-of-Code (2018)? If so, do you have someone in mind who would be willing to co-mentor this project along with you? Because in an ideal scenario there be two mentors for a project. If not, should I include this project in my email to Wikitech-I (sometime in the next few days or so) and mention that we are looking for mentors?

Adding Outreach-Programs-Projects and removing Possible-Tech-Projects as we are planning on killing that workboard soon!

Due to a lack of interest in mentoring this project, I am removing the OPP tag for now. Folks interested in contributing to the Pywikibot project, check out the recommended tasks here.