[Sugar-devel] GCI update

[Walter Bender]

On Sun, Nov 24, 2019 at 4:17 AM James Cameron <quozl at laptop.org> wrote:

> I'll have to take your word for it on "almost 200", as the dashboard
> only shows me 63.
>

Very strange. Sounds like a bug in the Google system.

Please see the attached screenshot.


> For those I can see, quality of the tasks is a problem.
>
> Several of them make no sense or are for already completed work.
>

Could you please be more specific as to the problematic tasks so we can
address the problems?

>
> Yet all I can do is change the description or the instance count.  I
> don't even know who made the tasks.
>

Another flaw in the Google system.

>
> The tasks need better review before they are published.  There's
> nothing so demoralising for a student to realise they are being
> misguided into wasting their time.
>
>
Agreed. I appreciate your taking the time to do some reviewing.


> On Sat, Nov 23, 2019 at 10:07:21AM -0500, Walter Bender wrote:
> > GCI begins on 2 December. We are in pretty good shape: almost 200 tasks
> > published with a nice balance between Sugar Desktop, Music Blocks and
> > Sugarizer. (Thanks to everyone who has been helping with task creation.)
> >
> > Note that we can continue to add more tasks throughout the contest.
> >
> > Most tasks have 4-6 mentors, so I think we should have decent coverage
> in terms
> > of feedback to the participants. Please, where as the primary channel for
> > communication with the participants will be IRC, try to hang out in
> #sugar as
> > much as possible. We are here to help the students learn, so please keep
> that
> > in mind. (We also expect some solid contributions to Sugar.)
> >
> > Reminder: We expect that the quality of submissions be the same as for
> any
> > contribution. Please do not sign off on tasks that are not complete or
> of high
> > quality.
> >
> > GCI is fun and productive.
> >
> > Enjoy.
> >
> > regards.
> >
> > -walter
> >
> > --
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