Topic on Talk:Outreach programs/Possible projects

Will I need to draft a proposal for Wikimedia if I am applying for Outreachy, or will the Phabricator task suffice? I know there is an article on how to write a good proposal, but that seems targeted towards GSOC instead so I don't know if that's a general Wikimedia requirement or a GSOC-specific requirement.

I know the Outreachy application itself has a section to detail the project we are interested in applying for, but there doesn't seem to be any need for a formal proposal for them. I'm just wondering if Wikimedia itself requires a proposal in order to consider a candidate.

As I understand it, your proposal is a Phabricator task titled something like "Rewrite MediaWiki in COBOL (Outreachy 11 proposal)." I updated Outreach programs/Life of a successful project#Submitting your proposal with a link to a good sample proposal, and also updated Outreachy/Round 11#Candidates. I hope that's clearer :-)

Thanks for the help, @SPage (WMF), that is much clearer indeed. :)

Re: steps 1 and 2 under 'steps to get your proposal up', unfortunately I had already created a Phabricator username and a Mediawiki username some time ago and posted under both, and they are (very!) different usernames. Is there any way I can get my username changed, or should it be alright if they aren't the same?

Several Wikimedia staff have different wiki and phabricator usernames (and git name, and gerrit/labs shell name, and IRC nickname...) If you want to change your phabricator username I would ask in #wikimedia-devtools^connect; to change your username on Wikimedia sites, I think you would create a new topic on some meta-wiki page. It's OK to create a new username that you really want and move on from the old one.

Hi @Misaochaaan, the instructions can be found at Outreach_programs/Life_of_a_successful_project#Submitting_your_proposal. Our processes for GSoC and Outreachy are basically the same. Good luck!

Thanks @Qgil-WMF. I can start on this even if I currently only have one out of the two required mentors, right?

Yes, of course you can. In fact, seeing a qualified and motivated candidate does help a mentor finding a co-mentor.  :)

@Qgil-WMF for the proposal I will need to discuss the specifics of the project and my deliverables with my mentors, right? But what if we haven't gotten another mentor yet - won't we need his input as well? If someone is interested in being a mentor but is still waiting for his Outreachy mentor registration to be approved by the admins, can I/we start involving him in the project already?