Very nice description, definition and goal. I think it's so much better now with less bureaucracy ;) I guess now, what you will need to do is to .... encourage people every month to discuss it and turn it into a habit and eventually get others involved ot run it (especially newcomers) so that it becomes a community-driven part of our "culture".
J. On Fri, Dec 26, 2025 at 5:06 AM Pratiksha Badheka < [email protected]> wrote: > Great !! > I have read this and the previous discussion, and all the ideas for growing > the community and inspiring more contributions are excellent > > Thanks & Regards, > Pratiksha Badheka > > On Mon, Dec 22, 2025 at 1:35 AM Srabasti Banerjee < > [email protected]> 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. > > > > This thread is to propose the addition of another award "Rookie PR" 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. > > > > Name of the Award : Rookie PR > > > > *Mission statement : * > > *- to recognize meaningful contributions by new and budding contributors* > > *- inspire newcomers and novices relatively new to the community to pick > up > > new PRs* > > *- make project feel more welcoming and inclusive* > > > > *Nomination process:* > > *- encourage self-nominations and community nominations, so it is > > convenient for anyone to recognize another fellow contributor.* > > > > *Qualifying Criteria:* > > *- These awards are FOR the Community and BY the community. The intent is > > to give a shout out to a Rookie with Apache Airflow project > contribution.* > > *- Winner will be chosen based on the majority of votes by the > community.* > > > > Appreciate your inputs to enhance this idea and eventually implement it > for > > the community. This is post inputs per "[DISCUSS] : Awards for > recognizing > > new budding contributors" thread. If the above looks good to all, I will > > start a VOTE thread. > > > > Warm Regards, > > Srabasti Banerjee > > >
