Great discussion - Thanks all for your inputs and recommendations! Based on consensus, starting with a new award - "Rookie PR of the Month" #rookieprotm.
Will send out an email shortly on dev-list for voting, so we can start receiving nominations for the month of November. Since this is our first addition to the existing "Top PR of the Month" award, we will continue to evolve to a better state, and improvise based on learnings from our experimental run. Looking forward to your votes/suggestions! Warm Regards, Srabasti Banerjee On Thu, Nov 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM Jens Scheffler <[email protected]> wrote: > For the "#rookieprotm" +1 for at least 10 contributions but not being in > "Top 100" of all committers is also a good idea, current threshold would > be 35 commits. > > On 11/27/25 07:25, Wei Lee wrote: > > Are we going to keep it as the first PR strictly? I feel something like > one of the first 10 or 20 PRs or someone not in the first 100 in this > listhttps://github.com/apache/airflow/graphs/contributors might work > better. We can encourage newcomers to stay longer instead of creating one > and leaving. Something like `#rookieprotm` works for me. We don’t really > need to change the self-nomination process. But we probably need to promote > this idea more so that folks are more willing to celebrate their own > contribution. > > > > Best, > > Wei > > > >> On Nov 27, 2025, at 2:12 PM, Amogh Desai<[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> My 2c: For self nomination, we can either use the devlist *if *the > script > >> fails to catch a PR, but staying on > >> similar lines as regular PR's, we can update the script to detect > >> #rookieprotm as we do with > >> #protm comments. > >> > >> > >> Thanks & Regards, > >> Amogh Desai > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Nov 26, 2025 at 3:26 AM Briana Steel via dev< > [email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Love the idea of adding a "First Contribution" category. > >>> > >>> I agree with Jarek’s suggestion. To keep things streamlined and avoid > >>> complicating the process, it makes sense to update the existing script > so > >>> it includes a category for "Top First PRs." > >>> > >>> This approach lets us avoid reinventing the wheel while still > recognizing > >>> new contributors. > >>> > >>> Also, people can always self-nominate or nominate others in the voting > >>> thread, so I don’t think we need an additional process for that part. > >>> > >>> On Tue, Nov 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM Jens Scheffler<[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> I really like the "Rooky PR" and for extension I'd rather propse to > stay > >>>> with "only" top 1. > >>>> > >>>> What we can consider is that we just rather extend categories like > >>>> "Providers", "UI" like the Oscars(r) or Nobel Price also have > >>>> categories. But maybe before adding too much complexity just start > with > >>>> a second? > >>>> > >>>> On 11/25/25 21:11, Jarek Potiuk wrote: > >>>>> I think we can start with 1 Rookie PR (I like the name) and see if we > >>> can > >>>>> get more candidates - and expand it. > >>>>> > >>>>> Bold idea: maybe we want to ask people to self-nominate (maybe with a > >>>>> little bit of nagging behind the scenes ;) ) > >>>>> > >>>>> Having someone like Srabasti or generally - in the future someone > who > >>> is > >>>>> relatively new to the community - running it would make it less > >>>>> intimidating to self nominate and explain your PR. I think this is > the > >>>> most > >>>>> difficult thing to overcome with new contributors - to be more open > and > >>>>> "public" about your own - even small - PRs, but maybe we can create > an > >>>>> atmosphere of this welcoming and receptive discussion that will make > >>>> people > >>>>> more eager to do so. I would really love to see that and get more > >>> people > >>>>> being a little more bold in "public" discourse - this is a very > >>> important > >>>>> part of open-source contributions and this might be a nice way of > >>>> learning > >>>>> it. > >>>>> > >>>>> That's a bit risky though - it's always easier to engage when you see > >>> the > >>>>> list ready - and our script is developed to be somewhat > "objectiv-ish" > >>> in > >>>>> pre-selection. Maybe we could update the script to pre-select some of > >>>> those > >>>>> rookie-PRs automatically, but naybe would also encourage > >>>>> > >>>>> J, > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On Tue, Nov 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM Ankit Chaurasia<[email protected]> > >>>> wrote: > >>>>>> This is a great proposal. Something like a Rookie PR would > definitely > >>>> help > >>>>>> make the project feel more welcoming and inclusive. We should > >>> definitely > >>>>>> rotate reviewers for Rookie PRs so more maintainers engage with > >>>> newcomers. > >>>>>> In my opinion, I think we should encourage community nominations > >>>> instead of > >>>>>> just votes. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Regards, > >>>>>> *Ankit Chaurasia* > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Tue, Nov 25, 2025 at 11:19 AM Srabasti Banerjee < > >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Sounds good! I can volunteer to run the "Rookie PRs". > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> From the discussions above, if we did 3 (instead of 1) Top PRs of > >>> the > >>>>>>> month, we will cover more contributions impacting Apache Airflow > >>>> product > >>>>>>> space, possibly selecting one each from different categories like > UI, > >>>>>> Core, > >>>>>>> CI/CD, Helm Charts, AI. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> On the other hand, 3 Rookie PRs, can cover a mix of different > levels > >>>> and > >>>>>>> categories including documentation, to inspire more newcomers to > >>>>>>> contribute. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> PS - Whatever the community consensus chooses on the Top "X". 3 is > >>>> just a > >>>>>>> recommendation:) > >>>>>>> We can have X "Top PRs" and X "Rookie PRs" of the month. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Thoughts on this? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Warm Regards, > >>>>>>> Srabasti Banerjee > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> On Mon, Nov 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM Briana Steel via dev < > >>>>>>> [email protected]> > >>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Do we want to move this to a vote? > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> On Sat, Nov 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM Buğra Öztürk < > >>> [email protected] > >>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Great idea! It would make more tiered approach on selecting the > PR > >>> of > >>>>>>> the > >>>>>>>>> month. Everyone who contributed to the repository could have > equal > >>>>>>> chance > >>>>>>>>> with this addition > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Bugra Ozturk > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> On Sun, 23 Nov 2025, 02:59 Wei Lee,<[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Long ago, I thought the original one should serve this purpose. > >>>>>>>> (Probably > >>>>>>>>>> not the first one, but their first 10-ish PRs) But yep, love > this > >>>>>>> idea > >>>>>>>> :) > >>>>>>>>>> Best, > >>>>>>>>>> Wei > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> On Nov 22, 2025, at 4:04 PM, Jarek Potiuk<[email protected]> > >>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>> Love it too :) > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Nov 21, 2025 at 10:18 PM Jens Scheffler < > >>>>>>> [email protected] > >>>>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>> Hi, > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> I like the idea! We always award very big and complex awards > and > >>>>>>>> often > >>>>>>>>>>>> have the problem of really many PRs whcih are elegible. > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Having an award for all contributors which had their first PR > >>>>>> is a > >>>>>>>>> cool > >>>>>>>>>>>> idea for an addition. > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Jens > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> On 11/21/25 20:15, Srabasti Banerjee wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Hello All, > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> It is awesome that we have the PR of the Month award to > >>>>>> recognize > >>>>>>>> the > >>>>>>>>>> PR > >>>>>>>>>>>>> with the most impact each month, voted by the community. > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> I would like to propose the addition of another award "Rookie > >>>>>> PR" > >>>>>>>> (or > >>>>>>>>>> any > >>>>>>>>>>>>> other name that sounds good to all) to recognize new budding > >>>>>>>>>>>> contributors. > >>>>>>>>>>>>> This will be an incentive for newcomers and inspire them to > >>>>>> pick > >>>>>>> up > >>>>>>>>>> PRs. > >>>>>>>>>>>>> In the long run, this will result in reduction of the list of > >>>>>>> open > >>>>>>>>> PRs > >>>>>>>>>> as > >>>>>>>>>>>>> well. > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> We can make a rule that there will be no repetitions, to > ensure > >>>>>>>> that > >>>>>>>>>> new > >>>>>>>>>>>>> contributors get a chance each month. This will help increase > >>>>>>>>> awareness > >>>>>>>>>>>> of > >>>>>>>>>>>>> open source contributions to Apache Airflow in the community > >>>>>> and > >>>>>>>>> boost > >>>>>>>>>>>>> their LinkedIn profiles too (since might be aspiring job > >>>>>>>>>>>> seekers/students). > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Thoughts on this? > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Warm Regards, > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Srabasti Banerjee > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail:[email protected] > >>>>>>>>>>>> For additional commands, e-mail:[email protected] > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail:[email protected] > >>>>>>>>>> For additional commands, e-mail:[email protected] > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail:[email protected] > >>>> For additional commands, e-mail:[email protected] > >>>> > >>>> > >
