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7 months ago Hi, I come to this repository from a link shared in Bioconductor slack. Apologies if this is not the right place.
Please consider recommending contributors to the Outreachy to only say "hi" in the introduction channel and not in the general channel in the Bioconductor slack. This causes a notification to >3000 people, and those already present cannot leave that channel to avoid the notification.
The big influx of people in a few days who sent messages becomes a bit difficult to filter, moderate and answer their questions to help them.
Hi Outreachy applicants!
We wanted to share some answers to some frequently asked questions we received during our last contribution period.
I asked a question on Slack but haven't received an answer yet. Are you ignoring me?
We are not ignoring you. We do our best to answer questions as soon as possible. Please note that I am on American Eastern time and Svetlana is on Central European Time so we may not be quick to answer questions outside normal business hours in these time zones.
Can I make more than one second contribution?
We ask that you only claim one article for your second contribution initially. You should focus on making that curation as perfect as possible as it will be used when we assess your performance during the contribution period. We strongly encourage you aim for quality over quantity.
Once your second contribution has been graded, you can claim another article for curation. While waiting for grading, here is some ways you can help out with BugSigDB:
I submitted my second contribution for grading. Why hasn't it been graded yet?
Grading takes us some time. We aim to have your contribution graded within a week. Thank you for patience!
How do I record my contribution in the outreachy website?
Once you complete the survey we will have a record of it. You can document in your outreachy contributions that you completed the mini curation/first contribution and just include a link to the survey or the GitHub issue talking about the first contribution. We will have what we need to link your response with your application.
Do I need to wait for first contribution to approved or reviewed before I start the second contribution
You do not need to wait for us to "approve" or review your first contribution before you ask for assignment for the second contribution. As long as you have completed and submitted the first contribution (the Qualtrics survey), you can then take a look at the papers available for curation which are posted as GitHub issues here: https://github.com/waldronlab/BugSigDBcuration/issues. Svetlana, Levi, or I will assign you to that article.
How do I know if my first contribution is accepted or merged?
Once you complete the survey we will have a record of it. Don't worry!
Should I always send a DM to mentors?
Please ask questions in the bugsigdb channel rather than by DM, so that everyone can participate in and benefit from the discussion.
I have a question not covered here.
Communications regarding specific tasks should be done on the Slack Bioconductor channel, to join, view https://slack.bioconductor.org/ then search for the channel #bugsigdb.
To reduce duplicate questions, please do not directly message or email the BugSigDB mentors.