Help new people become active contributors by becoming a Mozilla mentor. (You can also [[Mozilla.org/Contribute/Coding | help in other waysat a higher level]]).
=Help Mentor a newbie on Bugzilla or IRCspecific bug=
There will soon be You can offer to mentor someone who wants to take on a specific bug, by adding ''[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?idmentor=648948 your_bugzilla_id]'new' tag] next to people's names in Bugzilla who have just started using the system. Take a minute to answer a new userbug's question, provide a helpful pointer or just say something nice about how great it is they want to helpstatus whiteboard.
Hang out You should also add a comment in an IRC channel devoted the bug telling a new contributor:*how to answering questions from new community members and spend get started with this bug,*what a couple minutes responding completed solution should look like,*pointers to people. The [ircrelevant information,*if the bug is not trivial://irc.mozilla.org/introduction #introduction channel] has been set up for helping people interested in development. Add a link **how hard the bug is,**what resources they may need to channels for other project areas here or start a new one todayimplement the fix.
=Offer Finally, emailing a quick "thanks, ask me anything" to mentor new contributors when they arrive will give them a specific bug=warm fuzzy feeling, which we encourage.
You can offer to mentor someone who wants to take on a specific bug, by adding ''* [https://bugzil.la/sw:mentor%3D&resolution=your_bugzilla_name--- List of current mentor bugs]'' to the bug's status whiteboard.
It is also useful =Help a newbie on Bugzilla or IRC= There will soon be a [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=648948 'new' tag] next to add a comment people's names in Bugzilla who have just started using the bug providing pointers system. Take a minute to relevant information as well as answer a note that younew user're happy to help answer questions anyone if s question, provide a helpful pointer or just say something nice about how great it is they want to work on thishelp.
* Hang out in the [httpsirc://bugzillairc.mozilla.org/buglistintroduction #introduction channel] and answer questions from new community members interested in development.cgi?status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&query_format=advanced&status_whiteboard=mentor%3D&resolution=--- List of current mentor bugs]
=Respond to contribution inquiries=
The [http://www.mozilla.org/contribute Get Involved] page asks people to contact us if they have any questions about how to get involved with Mozilla. We are looking for people to handle responses for their project areas, which means:
* send an [[Mozilla.org/Contribute/Canned_responses#Coding | initial response]],* followup if they dont don't respond back,* get them a first bug they'd be interested in,**[https://bugzil.la/sw:%5Bmentor%3D&resolution=--- mentored bugs]**[https://bugzil.la/kw:student-project&resolution=--- student-projects]**[https://bugzil.la/sw:%5Bgood%20first%20bugs%5D&resolution=--- good first bugs]* answering any questions they have.
Contact ''david at mozilla dot org'' if you're interested in this.
We're also interested in help from people who don't use the mozilla-central tree. (Also, if you know all about how to get involved with support, then you can be the support point person).
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Mozilla.org/Contribute/Old#Point_People List of current point people]
