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On 04/27/2013 04:58 PM, Quim Gil wrote:
SELECTING CANDIDATES
After the deadline we will meet to prioritize GSoC and OPW candidates.
The first step is to tell Google before May 6 (quoting):
#amazing proposals
The amount of amazing proposals submitted to this organization that have
a mentor assigned and the organization would _really_ like to have a
slot for.
#desired slots
The amount of slots that this organization would like to receive if
there was an unlimited amount of slots available.
This is how we can define these numbers:
#amazing proposals:
* Must have at least 2 people wishing-to-mentor in the GSoC site.
* At least one co-mentor must tell explicitly in the private comments of
the GSoC that this proposal is his primary bet.
* Double check this Friday with teams acting as umbrella for different
proposals e.g. Language, Wikidata, VisualEditor to identify the amazing
proposals within their scope.
#desired slots
* All of the above plus those proposals that have done all the homework
well and have 1-2 free mentors.
Google doesn't give much time to define these numbers: the deadline for
submissions is this Friday May 3, and the numbers must be defined by
Monday May 6. I hope to resolve all questions by the end of Friday, but
in any case watch your mailboxes during the weekend. I will submit the
numbers during Sunday, latest.
We will get the answer from Google on Wednesday 8. Then we will ave more
time to allocate projects to slots.
OPW selection will depend on this process, so no moves are needed before
May 8.
* If you have more than one candidate be ready to
prioritize them. One
mentor can take only one project, unless there is a good justification
for taking two (e.g. strong co-mentors in both).
* Read also the rest of proposals and pencil your own ranking with a
Wikimedia / MediaWiki wide agenda in mind.
* Be ready to negotiate the place of your candidates in the general
ranking. In other words, don't push blindly for "your" proposals.
Needless to say, you must read the official GSoC manual for mentors:
http://en.flossmanuals.net/GSoCMentoring/
There is more good reading at
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Mentorship_programs/Possible_mentors
If you are a good mentor your know that 20 minutes reading docs can save
you a lot more time and energies. ;)
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Quim Gil
Technical Contributor Coordinator @ Wikimedia Foundation
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Qgil