[Django] #37146: New Contributor Instructions Mildly Discouraging

[Django]

#37146: New Contributor Instructions Mildly Discouraging
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Reporter: margaretfero- | Type:
codepath | Cleanup/optimization
Status: new | Component:
| Documentation
Version: 6.0 | Severity: Normal
Keywords: | Triage Stage:
| Unreviewed
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 1 | UI/UX: 0
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One of the first things I saw in the Readme was the instruction "Docs are
updated rigorously. If you find any problems in the docs, or think they
should be clarified in any way, please take 30 seconds to fill out a
ticket here: https://code.djangoproject.com/newticket". I clicked it just
to see what was on the page.

However, coming in as a new person, that page displays a giant "Error:
Forbidden" with two different warning banners on it, which would likely be
discouraging if I weren't already an experienced contributor to other
projects.

Adding that you can log in with GitHub (where you're being sent from) and
that you must log in somehow would alleviate the "oh no, the page is
yelling at me" feeling there. Feel free to assign to @MaggieFero (my
primary account) if you'd like me to add such a mention.
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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/37146>
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[Django]

#37146: New Contributor Instructions Mildly Discouraging
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Reporter: margaretfero- | Owner: (none)
codepath |
Type: | Status: new
Cleanup/optimization |
Component: Documentation | Version: 6.0
Severity: Normal | Resolution:

Keywords: | Triage Stage:
| Unreviewed
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 1 | UI/UX: 0
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Changes (by margaretfero-codepath):

* Attachment "Django New Ticket.jpg" added.

Screenshot of the Forbidden error with warning banners

[Django]

#37146: New Contributor Instructions Mildly Discouraging
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Reporter: Margaret Fero, | Owner:
CodePath Instructor | MaggieFero
Type: | Status: assigned

Cleanup/optimization |
Component: Documentation | Version: 6.0
Severity: Normal | Resolution:

Keywords: | Triage Stage: Accepted

Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 1 | UI/UX: 0
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Changes (by Jacob Walls):

* owner: (none) => MaggieFero
* stage: Unreviewed => Accepted
* status: new => assigned

Comment:

Thanks, I think this was simply missed when implementing #26701.

We need to:
- remove `/newticket` from the URL
- consider adding "(login required)" to help users navigate that dense
page, since we have yet to make the "New Ticket" button appear for logged-
out users [https://github.com/django/code.djangoproject.com/issues/100 per
this issue].

Thanks for offering a tweak.
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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/37146#comment:1>