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docs: Clarify that only issues tagged "help wanted" should be claimed.

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@ -86,9 +86,10 @@ the [main Zulip server and web app
repository](https://github.com/zulip/zulip/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22help+wanted%22) repository](https://github.com/zulip/zulip/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22help+wanted%22)
alone. alone.
Any issue with the "good first issue" You can look through issues tagged with the "help wanted" label, which is used
label is a good candidate when you are getting started. In addition, many of the to indicate the issues that are ready for contributions. Some repositories also
issues with the "help wanted" label may be approachable as well. use the "good first issue" label to tag issues that are especially approachable
for new contributors.
- [Server and web app](https://github.com/zulip/zulip/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22help+wanted%22) - [Server and web app](https://github.com/zulip/zulip/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22help+wanted%22)
- [Mobile apps](https://github.com/zulip/zulip-mobile/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22help+wanted%22) - [Mobile apps](https://github.com/zulip/zulip-mobile/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22help+wanted%22)
@ -104,7 +105,8 @@ changes to tests).
We recommend the following process for finding an issue to work on: We recommend the following process for finding an issue to work on:
1. Read the description of an issue and make sure you understand it. 1. Read the description of an issue tagged with the "help wanted" label and make
sure you understand it.
2. If it seems promising, poke around the product 2. If it seems promising, poke around the product
(on [chat.zulip.org](https://chat.zulip.org) or in the development (on [chat.zulip.org](https://chat.zulip.org) or in the development
environment) until you know how the piece being environment) until you know how the piece being
@ -148,15 +150,11 @@ repository](https://github.com/zulip/zulip/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3
#### In the main server and web app repository #### In the main server and web app repository
Post a comment with `@zulipbot claim` to After making sure the issue is tagged with a [help
the issue thread. [Zulipbot](https://github.com/zulip/zulipbot) is a GitHub wanted](https://github.com/zulip/zulip/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22help+wanted%22)
workflow bot; it will assign you to the issue and label the issue as "in label, post a comment with `@zulipbot claim` to the issue thread.
progress". You can only claim issues with the [Zulipbot](https://github.com/zulip/zulipbot) is a GitHub workflow bot; it will
[good first issue](https://github.com/zulip/zulip/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22) assign you to the issue and label the issue as "in progress".
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.
New contributors can only claim one issue until their first pull request is New contributors can only claim one issue until their first pull request is
merged. This is to encourage folks to finish ongoing work before starting merged. This is to encourage folks to finish ongoing work before starting
@ -170,8 +168,7 @@ There is no bot for other repositories, so you can simply post a comment saying
that you'd like to work on the issue. that you'd like to work on the issue.
Please follow the same guidelines as described above: find an issue labeled Please follow the same guidelines as described above: find an issue labeled
"good first issue" or "help wanted", and only pick up one issue at a time to "help wanted", and only pick up one issue at a time to start with.
start with.
### Working on an issue ### Working on an issue