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Add screenshots to an issue
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Add screenshots to an existing issue to make the issue clearer
Duration:
1 hour
Backport a patch
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After a patch has been committed to the latest development version of a project, adapt it for an earlier version
Duration:
1 hour
Create a Drupal 11 compatibility merge request
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Create a merge request for a contributed module, theme, or distribution to make it Drupal 11 compatible
Duration:
several hours
Create a follow-up issue
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Open a new issue to deal with follow-up tasks from an existing issue
Duration:
20 minutes
Create a merge request for an issue
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Add or update a "merge request" (software fix) on an issue
Duration:
1 hour
Document steps to reproduce an issue
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Document the steps to reproduce a reported issue so a developer can work to fix it.
Duration:
1 hour
Edit or review a documentation page
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Review, proofread, or edit a documentation page that has been flagged as needing attention
Duration:
1 hour
Facilitate a Mentoring team meeting
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Organize and facilitate a Mentoring team asynchronous meeting.
Duration:
several hours
Handle or refer a support request in an issue
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Answer a support question, or refer the person to a more appropriate resource for support
Duration:
20 minutes
Identify duplicate issues
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Remove duplicate issues in an issue queue so that all discussion about an issue is on a single page.
Duration:
20 minutes
Manually test a proposed fix for an issue
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Manually test a patch or merge request that has been proposed as the fix for an issue
Duration:
20 minutes
Participate in a Usability meeting
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Attend a Usability group meeting. Participate in or lead usability reviews.
Duration:
1 hour
Provide support via text chat
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Answer questions, provide suggestions and resources to another user through text chat.
Duration:
20 minutes
Provide support via text forums
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Answer questions on Drupal Support forums or Drupal Answers (Stack Exchange).
Duration:
20 minutes
Recruit new Mentoring Coordinator
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Recruit further mentoring coordinators to help lead the mentors
Duration:
several weeks
Resolve a Documentation issue report
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Fix a documentation problem that was identified in a Documentation issue report
Duration:
20 minutes
Review a merge request
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Review a software fix proposed by a different developer
Duration:
20 minutes
Review a translation
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Review new and updated translations by new translators so they can be accepted into the localization system
Duration:
20 minutes
Review an application for project security coverage
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Review a project's code to see if it should be eligible for coverage by the Drupal security team
Duration:
20 minutes
Test a patch or merge request for accessibility
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Perform accessibility tests for a proposed software fix (patch or merge request)
Duration:
20 minutes

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