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[first-timers]

Hi, this is a first-timers-only issue. This means we've worked to make it more legible to folks who either haven't contributed to our codebase before, or even folks who haven't contributed to open source before.

If that's you, we're interested in helping you take the first step and can answer questions and help you out as you do. Note that we're especially interested in contributions from people from groups underrepresented in free and open source software!

We know that the process of creating a pull request is the biggest barrier for new contributors. This issue is for you 💝

If you have contributed before, consider leaving this one for someone new, and looking through our general help wanted issues. Thanks!

🤔 What you will need to know.

Nothing. This issue is meant to welcome you to Open Source :) We are happy to walk you through the process.

📋 Step by Step

• 🙋 Claim this issue: Claim the issue by commenting. If someone else has claimed it, ask if they've opened a pull request already and if they're stuck -- maybe you can help them solve a problem or move it along!

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Claiming an issue

Unless the issue is marked as reserved for someone, you can just say "I'd like to try this!" and then you've claimed it - no need to wait for someone to assign it to you. Just be sure you link your pull request (PR) to this issue so we can see where your solution is.

And open one early if possible - even before you've completed it with additional commits - and others can help you figure out any issues you may face.

• 📝 Update the file config/locales/en.yml in the plots2 repository (press the little pen Icon) and edit the line as shown below.

See this page for some help in taking your first steps!

Below is a "diff" showing in red (and a -) which lines to remove, and in green (and a +) which lines to add:

@@ -1133,10 +1133,17 @@ en:
     logged_out: "Successfully logged out."
   notes_controller:
     research_notes: "Research notes"
-    thank_you_for_contribution: "Success! Thank you for contributing open research,
-      and thanks for your patience while your post is approved by <a href='/wiki/moderation'>community
-      moderators</a> and we'll email you when it is published. In the meantime, if
-      you have more to contribute, feel free to do so."
+    thank_you_for_contribution: |
+      <h2>Success! You did it! Hooray!</h2>
+      <hr>
+      <p>Thank you so much for contributing open research and being part of our community.</p>
+      <h2>Here's what's happening now:</h2>
+      <hr>
+      <p>Your <a href='/wiki/first-contribution'>first contribution</a> is awaiting approval by <a href='/wiki/moderation'>community moderators</a>. 
+      <b>If you have asked an urgent question about an environmental concern, we will prioritize reviewing it</b>.
+      Thank you for your patience, in the next hours your contribution should be public. We'll email you when it is published.
+      In the meantime, if you have more to contribute, feel free to do so. Visit the <a href='/wiki/welcome'>Welcome Page</a> to discover more ways to connect.
+      </p>
     thank_you_for_question: "Success! Thank you for contributing with a question, and
       thanks for your patience while your question is approved by <a href='/wiki/moderation'>community
       moderators</a> and we'll email you when it is published."

• 📝 Update the file test/functional/notes_controller_test.rb in the plots2 repository (press the little pen Icon) and edit the line as shown below.

Below is a "diff" showing in red (and a -) which lines to remove, and in green (and a +) which lines to add:

@@ -296,7 +296,16 @@ class NotesControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
          }
     # , :main_image => "/images/testimage.jpg"

-    assert_equal "Success! Thank you for contributing open research, and thanks for your patience while your post is approved by <a href='/wiki/moderation'>community moderators</a> and we'll email you when it is published. In the meantime, if you have more to contribute, feel free to do so.", flash[:notice]
+    assert_equal "<h2>Success! You did it! Hooray!</h2>
+      <hr>
+      <p>Thank you so much for contributing open research and being part of our community.</p>
+      <h2>Here's what's happening now:</h2>
+      <hr>
+      <p>Your <a href='/wiki/first-contribution'>first contribution</a> is awaiting approval by <a href='/wiki/moderation'>community moderators</a>.
+      <b>If you have asked an urgent question about an environmental concern, we will prioritize reviewing it</b>.
+      Thank you for your patience, in the next hours your contribution should be public. We'll email you when it is published.
+      In the meantime, if you have more to contribute, feel free to do so. Visit the <a href='/wiki/welcome'>Welcome Page</a> to discover more ways to connect.
+      </p>", flash[:notice]
     assert_nil flash[:warning] # no double notice
     assert_equal 4, Node.last.status
     assert_equal title, Node.last.title

• 💾 Commit your changes

• 🔀 Start a Pull Request. There are two ways how you can start a pull request:

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3. You can also edit files directly in your browser and open a pull request from there.

• 🏁 Done Ask in comments for a review :)

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🤔❓ Questions?

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[cesswairimu]

reserved for @OlawaleYaqub

[gayatri1661]

can i work on this

[priyda]

"I'd like to try this!"

[Vinayakkamble07]

I'd like to try this!. Can I work on this?

[Roza133]

I'd like to try this!

[BiLaL-159]

I'd like to try this!

[akashthedeveloper]

@cesswairimu I would like to take up this issue. Can you please help me to understand this issue and what needs to be done?

[klaus139]

can i work on this

[NPDebs]

Hi. Can I work on this issue, please? 👀

[belfarz]

i want to try this

[belfarz]

i have created a pull request

[jywarren]

Hello, as this was originally for @OlawaleYaqub but we did not hear from them in a while, I'm going to let @belfarz take it, since there has already been a PR for it raised. However, for future issues, please sign up for an issue at #11105 or check if the previous person is still working on it, and we would like to respect who asked first, going forward. Thank you!

[belfarz]

hello, Thank you very much for letting me work on the issue

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On Mon, 10 Oct 2022 at 00:04, Jeffrey Warren ***@***.***> wrote: Hello, as this was originally for @OlawaleYaqub <https://github.com/OlawaleYaqub> but we did not hear from them in a while, I'm going to let @belfarz <https://github.com/belfarz> take it, since there has already been a PR for it raised. However, for future issues, please sign up for an issue at #11105 <#11105> or check if the previous person is still working on it, and we would like to respect who asked first, going forward. Thank you! — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#11424 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/A3OGLH5GS56VBA3VELCGYW3WCNFP3ANCNFSM6AAAAAAQNR4VXU> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[ChiomaNwosisi]

i'll like to try this

[banjo-tech]

This will be great to work on.

[Favour-Cay]

@OlawaleYaqub if you need any assist ,im happy to help

[cesswairimu]

Hi @banjo-tech and @Favour-Cay is any of you an Outreachy applicant and haven't been assigned first-timer issue yet? If so, please leave a comment and you can claim this, the previous assignee had already worked on a FTO and has freed this. Thanks

[akashthedeveloper]

Hii @cesswairimu I am outreachy applicant too can you assign me this issue.

[cesswairimu]

Hi akashthedeveloper, sure, go ahead. Thanks

[banjo-tech]

Hi @cesswairimu I'm an outreachy applicant and I would like to work on this

[Favour-Cay]

omg im just seeing this @cesswairimu is there another free FTO i can work on pls

[cesswairimu]

Hi @banjo-tech, seems @akashthedeveloper hasn't started on it yet, you can go ahead and work on this -- as you were the first to express interest , @Favour-Cay I will ping when I find one, thanks

[banjo-tech]

I will do that thank you

[banjo-tech]

@cesswairimu I have made the changes to the first file and created a pull request.
However, I can't do the same to the second file because" assert_equal "Success! Thank you for contributing open research, and thanks for your patience while your post is approved by community moderators and we'll email you when it is published. In the meantime, if you have more to contribute, feel free to do so.", flash[:notice]" - this text is not in line 296

[cesswairimu]

gotcha @banjo-tech, seems they have been some changes in the file.., its on line 313, could you please check. thanks

[banjo-tech]

okay I will thank you

[professorabhay]

I want to work on this. It seems easy. I can do this in an hour and raise a PR to check and merge.

[goelayush89]

I want to work on this issue

[cesswairimu]

Hi @goelayush89, we are trying to fix the failing tests here #11532, we would love your help if you have any ideas? Thanks

[Sreejith2]

Hi I would like to try this

[lata-11]

Hey! is this issue still open? If yes, I would like to work on this. Please assign.

[Sreejith2]

Hey! is this issue still open? If yes, I would like to work on this. Please assign.

same doubt.

[7malikk]

Hello @Sreejith2 and @lata-11, if you take a look at PR #11532, you'd notice some tests have failed, you both could suggest ways to resolve this. Thank you!

[lata-11]

Oh Okay I am trying

[pankajkrbansal]

I'd like to try this!

[b-shears]

Hello, I would like to contribute to this issue. If I am understanding these comments correctly, someone has submitted a PR to fix the issue. But some tests are failing. Has this been resolved? If not, I would like to take a look at the issue, so I can get my first contribution to public lab.

[cesswairimu]

hi @pankajkrbansal and @b-shears, the failing tests have been fixed , feel free to browse some of the other open issues, we would love your help. Thanks