From 2df6662d8cc4814090cfc1bf3e9284dd7aff541d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rishi Gupta Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2018 17:00:52 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Add clarification for help wanted and good first issue labels. --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index c95b1f1b99..59a293dce4 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -119,8 +119,10 @@ Other notes: than a bigger one. Many first contributions have fewer than 10 lines of changes (not counting changes to tests). * The full list of issues looking for a contributor can be found with the + [good first issue](https://github.com/zulip/zulip/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22) + and [help wanted](https://github.com/zulip/zulip/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22help+wanted%22) - label. + labels. * For most new contributors, there's a lot to learn while making your first pull request. It's OK if it takes you a while; that's normal! You'll be able to work a lot faster as you build experience. @@ -132,6 +134,12 @@ the issue thread. [Zulipbot](https://github.com/zulip/zulipbot) is a GitHub workflow bot; it will assign you to the issue and label the issue as "in progress". Some additional notes: +* You can only claim issues with the + [good first issue](https://github.com/zulip/zulip/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22) + or + [help wanted](https://github.com/zulip/zulip/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22help+wanted%22) + labels. Zulipbot will give you an error if you try to claim an issue + without one of those labels. * You're encouraged to ask questions on how to best implement or debug your changes -- the Zulip maintainers are excited to answer questions to help you stay unblocked and working efficiently. You can ask questions on