[Django] #36971: Provide pathways to other contributions in first PR comment

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Mar 5, 2026, 10:57:24 AM (2 days ago) Mar 5
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#36971: Provide pathways to other contributions in first PR comment
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Reporter: Timothy Schilling | Type:
| Cleanup/optimization
Status: new | Component:
| Uncategorized
Version: | Severity: Normal
Keywords: | Triage Stage:
| Unreviewed
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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We have several people creating PRs which makes it difficult to deliver
timely reviews. This makes contributing to Django a poor way for us to
retain long-time contributors. A person is more likely to connect with the
community in other ways such as contributing to other packages or
community organizing. I'm suggesting we update the first-interaction
github bot to note these other opportunities.

The suggested addition would be something similar to:

{{{

---

Please be aware that Django is a volunteer-driven project and the [queue
of PRs](https://dashboard.djangoproject.com/#:~:text=Patches) is long.
This means feedback can take weeks or months. In the meantime, there are
other impactful ways to contribute beyond this repository:

- [Review other open
PRs](https://code.djangoproject.com/query?status=!closed&needs_better_patch=0&needs_tests=0&needs_docs=0&has_patch=1&stage=Accepted&desc=1&order=changetime)
- Contribute to packages in the [Django
ecosystem](https://www.djangoproject.com/community/ecosystem/)
- Explore [other opportunities to
contribute](https://djangonaut.space/contribute/opportunities/) to the
Django communuity.

}}}
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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36971>
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#36971: Provide pathways to other contributions in first PR comment
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Reporter: Timothy Schilling | Owner: (none)
Type: Cleanup/optimization | Status: new
Component: Documentation | Version: dev
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Triage Stage: Accepted
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Changes (by Natalia Bidart):

* component: Uncategorized => Documentation
* stage: Unreviewed => Accepted
* version: => dev

Comment:

Thank you! Were you planning on working on this? No pressure, it's just
that currently we see ticket being grabbed by first contributors and this
may not be a good fit.
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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36971#comment:1>

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Mar 5, 2026, 11:04:56 AM (2 days ago) Mar 5
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#36971: Provide pathways to other contributions in first PR comment
-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------
Reporter: Timothy Schilling | Owner: Timothy
Type: | Schilling
Cleanup/optimization | Status: assigned
Component: Documentation | Version: dev
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Triage Stage: Accepted
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------
Changes (by Timothy Schilling):

* owner: (none) => Timothy Schilling
* status: new => assigned

Comment:

Yup, yup. I can make the PR shortly.
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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36971#comment:2>

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Mar 5, 2026, 11:12:01 AM (2 days ago) Mar 5
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#36971: Provide pathways to other contributions in first PR comment
-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------
Reporter: Timothy Schilling | Owner: Timothy
Type: | Schilling
Cleanup/optimization | Status: assigned
Component: Documentation | Version: dev
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: | Triage Stage: Accepted
Has patch: 1 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------
Changes (by Timothy Schilling):

* has_patch: 0 => 1

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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/36971#comment:3>
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