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=Contribution Paths=
=Contribution Paths=
What are the steps someone can take to get involved in your project and to learn enough to be able to start scratching their own itch?


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4. Scratch your own itch
4. Scratch your own itch


Note: Having someone 'scratch their own itch' is a great goal, but it's often unrealistic for someone new to know what they want to do right off the bat.  Getting them a few steps into your project so that they become more familiar with things can help them figure out what their itch is.
==Brainstorming for entry points==


==Brainstorming for entry points==
Challenge: There are things for contributors to do but it requires establishing a certain level of trust first.  What useful activities are there for new people that will help build up that trust?


* [http://www.mozilla.org/community/mirroring.html Set up a mirror] -- may only apply to institutions that have spare servers and bandwidth
* [http://www.mozilla.org/community/mirroring.html Set up a mirror] -- may only apply to institutions that have spare servers and bandwidth
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=Goals=
=Goals=
What goals does your team have for bringing in new contributors to your project area?


=Metrics=
=Metrics=


What data is available to measure if we're meeting the goals?
What data is available to measure if we're meeting your goals?


* Number of mirrors?
* Number of mirrors?


* Patches to Air Mozilla?
* Patches to Air Mozilla?
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