Quick: Label for Hacktoberfest?

[pedrovereza]

Hey folks,

Hacktoberfest starts next Saturday (10/01) and we can get some extra help by having trivial/not-complex issues tagged with label Hacktoberfest (the official website links to this query)

What you all think?

[modocache]

Yeah, I'd love to tag issues that newcomers to the Quick codebase could work on! I think @istx25 has done an excellent job in organizing our issues, and you could help!

I don't know about labeling them with "Hacktoberfest", though:

• It seems like many "featured projects" on their website don't include the label.
• The hard part is creating thoughtful issues and instructions for newcomers. Labeling things as "hacktober", then removing the label in November, seems like less impactful work.

[noisypigeon]

Speaking of that. 😜

[noisypigeon]

I like the idea of adding some kind of label for newcomers but I agree with @modocache that a tag called "Hacktoberfest" may not be the best route. Unless, we named it Hacktoberfest for the purpose of this month and renamed the tag later with a different name.

[noisypigeon]

I also think we should get in on this opportunity because there is a lot of hype associated with Hacktoberfest and it would probably help potential contributors find us.

[pedrovereza]

I agree with both of you @modocache @istx25:

• Making the repository inviting to newcomers goes way beyond just having labels.

I also think we should get in on this opportunity because there is a lot of hype associated with Hacktoberfest and it would probably help potential contributors find us.

Yes! That's what led me to suggest the label creation, thanks for clarifying 😉

• Having "Hacktoberfest" as a temporary label and renaming it later sounds cool 👍

[modocache]

I hadn't realized Hacktober was such a hyped up event! I guess I'm out of touch, I'd never heard of it before :sweat_smile:

If you find or create some starter tasks with good instructions for beginners, let me know and I'll gladly label them "Hacktober". :)

[Ajeet-Yadav]

yay \m/ #hacktoberfest, wait where is the label?

[noisypigeon]

I don't think we ever got around to it. :/

[noisypigeon]

Feel free to look through the issues and find some that could be tagged for hacktoberfest.

[noisypigeon]

We're effective at the end of October so I'm closing this. Sorry folks. :(

[modocache]

I can understand the festive nature of Hacktoberfest, but creating approachable issues with clear instructions on how to help strikes me as a year-round activity! No time like the present! :)

[noisypigeon]

Totally! We'll work on it for next year and all around the year.

[Ajeet-Yadav]

Hope to see this project in Google summer of code.

[modocache]

Phew, do we even qualify? I don't think Quick fits in with the other projects.