>>> [!note] Migrated issue <!-- Drupal.org comment --> <!-- Migrated from issue #2465617. --> Reported by: [yesct](https://www.drupal.org/user/258568) >>> <h3 id="summary-problem-motivation">Problem/Motivation</h3> <p>Some of <span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link project-issue-status-info project-issue-status-7"><a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal/issues/2457875" title="Status: Closed (fixed)">#2457875: [policy] Evolving and documenting Drupal core's structure, responsibilities, and decision-making</a></span> relates to maintainers.txt. But does not address the Core Mentoring Initiative and Leads.</p> <p><a href="http://cgit.drupalcode.org/drupal/tree/core/MAINTAINERS.txt?h=8.0.x#n473">http://cgit.drupalcode.org/drupal/tree/core/MAINTAINERS.txt?h=8.0.x#n473</a></p> <p>At the April Mentoring Meta Meeting (<a href="https://groups.drupal.org/node/460608">https://groups.drupal.org/node/460608</a>)<br> we discussed updating the mentor lead section of maintainers.txt, and it came up that it would help to better document the tasks mentoring leads do.</p> <h3 id="summary-proposed-resolution">Proposed resolution</h3> <p>Documenting Drupal Core Mentoring lead responsibilities, in the style used in <span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link project-issue-status-info project-issue-status-7"><a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal/issues/2457875" title="Status: Closed (fixed)">#2457875: [policy] Evolving and documenting Drupal core's structure, responsibilities, and decision-making</a></span></p> <h3 id="summary-remaining-tasks">Remaining tasks</h3> <ul> <li>(done) wait a couple days for some feedback from the mentoring meeting</li> <li>(done)draft up something in a <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N0vDZwpoKb2LhWJ6-rMKIknFfEJBS7uUSP1mXK3pzjI/edit">google doc Mentoring Leads</a></li> <li>(done) organize the doc (maybe into sections: skills and tasks/responsibilities</li> <li>(done) get feedback</li> <li>(done) copy a draft here</li> </ul> <h3 id="summary-ui-changes">User interface changes</h3> <p>N/A</p> <h3 id="summary-api-changes">API changes</h3> <p>N/A</p> <h3>Draft</h3> <p>The Drupal Core mentors inspire, enable, and encourage new core contributors.<br> See <a href="https://www.drupal.org/core-mentoring">https://www.drupal.org/core-mentoring</a> for more information about mentoring.</p> <p>Drupal Core mentoring coordinators do mentoring strategy, mentor recruitment, and mentor-mentoring. They work on contributor tools, documentation, and process, to make it easier for new contributors to get involved. They organize communications and logistics. And, they actively participate as a mentor.</p> <p>Drupal Core mentoring coordinators are responsible for:</p> <ul> <li>Organizing IRC mentoring office hours.</li> <li>Organizing mentoring at DrupalCons.</li> <li>Communicating the principles of mentoring.</li> <li>Responding to inquiries about mentoring to local organizers.</li> <li>Being available to other mentors.</li> </ul> <h2>Current Membership</h2> <p>The canonical list of the coordinators can be found in MAINTAINERS.txt in the Drupal core source code.</p> <h2>Provisional Membership</h2> <p>None at this time.</p> <h2>Tasks</h2> <p>Mentoring strategy, mentor recruitment, and mentor-mentoring</p> <ul> <li>Recruit mentors</li> <li>Mentor mentors (for IRC, GSW, camps, cons, sprint leads, etc.)</li> <li>Strategy for integrating mentoring with core priorities, processes, and release management</li> <li>Facilitating/supporting the transition from novice to regular contributor, and enabling/empowering/supporting regular contributors</li> <li>investigate/contact for official mentoring inside companies</li> <li>thoughtful about messaging in terms of diversity, paid/unpaid, access,</li> <li>advice and strategy for docs, posts, presentations, tools</li> <li>mentoring meta meeting: schedule, announce, run, take notes</li> <li>core conversations, camp sessions, etc. about mentoring (this is also communications I guess)</li> <li>drafting stuff like this document. ;)</li> </ul> <p>Contributor tools, documentation, and process facilitation/administration</p> <ul> <li>Contributor task document maintenance</li> <li>Core handbook maintenance</li> <li>Dreditor maintenance</li> <li>Testbot administration</li> <li>IRC channel administration</li> <li>mentorbot administration</li> </ul> <p>Contributor process, documentation, and tool improvements</p> <ul> <li>Process improvements</li> <li>mentoring-related d.o issues</li> </ul> <p>Communications</p> <ul> <li>mailchimp</li> <li>twitter</li> <li>calendar</li> <li>related automation tools</li> <li>blog posts</li> <li>podcasts</li> <li>core conversations, camp sessions, etc. about mentoring (this is also strategy)</li> <li>monitor new issues and comments on issues in the mentoring issue queue <a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/mentoring">https://www.drupal.org/project/mentoring</a> </li> <li>g.d.o group: <a href="https://groups.drupal.org/mentoring">https://groups.drupal.org/mentoring</a> </li> </ul> <p>Logistics</p> <ul> <li>DrupalCon planning and organization (spreadsheet, signups, webpages, DA liaison, booth, drupalcon workshop) <a href="https://drupal.org/node/2232047">https://drupal.org/node/2232047</a> </li> <li>Global Sprint Weekend planning</li> <li>IRC mentor signups</li> </ul> <p>Active participation as a mentor</p> <ul> <li>Regular IRC mentoring</li> <li>In-person mentoring at camps and/or cons</li> <li>Core mentoring workshop</li> <li>Global Sprint Weekend mentoring</li> <li>Triaging novice issues</li> <li>Reviews in issues</li> <li>Identifying contributor tasks in issues</li> </ul> > Related issue: [Issue #2457875](https://www.drupal.org/node/2457875) > Related issue: [Issue #2226877](https://www.drupal.org/node/2226877)