# Outreachy intern applicant 2023
**URL:** https://forum.openrefine.org/t/outreachy-intern-applicant-2023/516
**Category:** Outreachy-GSoC
**Created:** [March 7, 2023, 6:17am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/outreachy-intern-applicant-2023/516 "2023-03-07T06:17:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author:  [@Yemi\_Odeyemi](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/Yemi_Odeyemi)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2023, 6:17am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/outreachy-intern-applicant-2023/516/1 "2023-03-07T06:17:41Z")
Hello, my name is Yemi a frontend dev with ui ux exposure. I’m interested in the project particularly related to improving design work flow and communications. It was stated in the project info that applicants are required to undergo a tutorial but i shouldnt figure out the link, can anyone help me out?
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### Author:  [@Motunrayo](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/Motunrayo)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2023, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/outreachy-intern-applicant-2023/516/2 "2023-03-07T08:04:27Z")
Hello, I am Motunrayo Agoro, i am from Nigeria and i am here a new outreachy intern. I am UI/UX designer. I am interested in project #1 - Improve design workflows and communications. will be really glad if anyone can point me to how I can get started
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### Author:  [@antonin\_d](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/antonin_d)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2023, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/outreachy-intern-applicant-2023/516/3 "2023-03-07T10:03:31Z")
Hi both, welcome to the project! Please have a look at my reply in this other thread:
> [@Outreachy design Internship 2023](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/outreachy-design-internship-2023/497/2):
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> Hi @summer, Thanks for your interest! We are still in the process of improving documentation for new design contributors, so I apologize for the lack of info so far. This is the thread where we have been discussing how best to do this (your input is welcome): What I would recommend for now is that you first get acquainted with OpenRefine as a user (if that is not the case already): you could watch/read some tutorials about it and use it on a dataset you are familiar with. Perhaps in that pro…
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### Author:  [@Yemi\_Odeyemi](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/Yemi_Odeyemi)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2023, 10:46am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/outreachy-intern-applicant-2023/516/4 "2023-03-07T10:46:48Z")
Yes this is helpful, thank you
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### Author:  [@leilakaltouma](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/leilakaltouma)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2023, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/outreachy-intern-applicant-2023/516/5 "2023-03-07T20:26:53Z")
Hey everyone, I’m Leila Kaltouma. I am a full stack developer from Mlai. I am happy to be a part of this community. Nice to meet you all.
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### Author:  [@lozanaross](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/lozanaross)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/outreachy-intern-applicant-2023/516/6 "2023-03-08T14:07:39Z")
Dear all, please check the new introductory post for the design internship here \> [Welcome and guidelines to the Outreachy UX design internship applicants](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/welcome-and-guidelines-to-the-outreachy-ux-design-internship-applicants/567)
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### Author:  [@Ayushi\_Rai](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/Ayushi_Rai)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2023, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/outreachy-intern-applicant-2023/516/7 "2023-03-13T12:57:26Z")
Hello everyone,I am ayushi and i am an outreachy applicant,I am interested in the project which includes improving openrefine reconciliation,I am currently trying to set up the project,can someone kindly confirm if this is the right group to talk about the project?
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### Author:  [@Lydiaofficial](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/Lydiaofficial)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2023, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/outreachy-intern-applicant-2023/516/8 "2023-03-13T13:16:39Z")
Hello @Ayushi_Rai , welcome 🤗.
It's nice to have you with us.
Here is the right place to find what you need.
> [@Contribution phase: instructions for developer applicants](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/contribution-phase-instructions-for-developer-applicants/604):
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> Hi all, Since the [other thread](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/welcome-and-guidelines-to-the-outreachy-ux-design-internship-applicants/567/31) about design Outreachy applicants is also attracting developers looking for guidance, here is a dedicated thread for those who want to apply our development projects in Outreachy. In the contribution phase, we are asking you to tackle some issues in OpenRefine. Those issues should not be in the scope of the project you intend to apply for (since that work will happen during the internship itself). We just want to see that you are capable of tackling some smaller …
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### Author:  [@Yemi\_Odeyemi](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/Yemi_Odeyemi)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2023, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/outreachy-intern-applicant-2023/516/9 "2023-03-13T13:23:49Z")
Welcome @Ayusi\_Rai, yes you are. look through the post @Lydiaofficial tagged you on to guild you. Feel free to ask questions when stuck. cheers
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### Author:  [@Ayushi\_Rai](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/Ayushi_Rai)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/outreachy-intern-applicant-2023/516/10 "2023-03-13T22:25:41Z")
Thanku both for a warm welcome.I want to ask that if i am working on the openrefine reconciliation project,am i supposed to contact the mentioned mentor @abbe98 in the outreachy description through a mail etc,i basically wish to let him know that i am working on this project and i have set up the project and i am trying to find a beginner friendly issue to work upon.I have gone through the list of good first issues in the github repository of openrefine ,and am trying to study the issues,but would appreciate some guidance in choosing my first issue.
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### Author:  [@Yemi\_Odeyemi](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/Yemi_Odeyemi)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2023, 5:58am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/outreachy-intern-applicant-2023/516/11 "2023-03-14T05:58:30Z")
You are welcome.
Yes, you can email your mentor but i think its best you go through the issues on the github repo particularly those labelled with “good first issue” as they are not so difficult to work on. Then you can ask your questions under the comment of the issue and a mentor would reply as soon as they can to guild you on how to approach the project.
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### Author:  [@abbe98](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/abbe98)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2023, 8:53am UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/outreachy-intern-applicant-2023/516/12 "2023-03-14T08:53:46Z")
Mentioning me here in the forum or on Github works perfectly. A good first issue for the reconciliation project could be the one below.
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> Currently, when opening the reconciliation dialog, we have the following user ex…perience:
> 1. user selects the reconciliation service
> 2. a "Working…" screen appears while OpenRefine guesses reconciliation types. The user cannot do anything while this is shown.
> 3. the reconciliation configuration dialog appears and the user can start configuring the reconciliation
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> Sometimes the guessing of reconciliation types actually takes quite some time (depending on the recon endpoint, the internet connection speed, the specifics of the dataset…) and it can be quite frustrating to wait for this process to complete - especially if you already know which type you want to reconcile the data to, or if the service does not use types at all.
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> \### Proposed solution
> Instead of having this "Working…" screen, we should directly show the reconciliation configuration dialog. We would have a waiting spinner (similar to the one used in data extension preview) in the sub-area of the dialog which shows guessed types. It could look like this (with an animated spinner):
> !\[image\](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/309908/169650402-2759f441-ba17-4f46-b679-19bb378b5cb4.png)
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> \### Alternatives considered
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> None
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> \### Additional context
> Problem observed in a session at Dataharvest 2022 (in a conference room with pretty bad wifi)
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### Author:  [@Ayushi\_Rai](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/Ayushi_Rai)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2023, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/outreachy-intern-applicant-2023/516/13 "2023-03-14T14:38:10Z")
thanku so much,going to start working on this now.
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### Author:  [@Ashvini\_Chilbule](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/Ashvini_Chilbule)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2024, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/outreachy-intern-applicant-2023/516/14 "2024-05-15T16:45:44Z")
hello everyone my name is ashvini. i am new to the open source but i have a skill and I want to start my journey in open source
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### Author:  [@Martin](https://forum.openrefine.org/u/Martin)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/outreachy-intern-applicant-2023/516/15 "2024-05-15T17:02:39Z")
welcome @Ashvini_Chilbule, you can begin your OpenRefine contributor journey at [https://openrefine.org/community](https://openrefine.org/community). The page provides links to various contributor manuals and explains how you can interact with the community.
On the forum, we have a dedicated [👋 Introductions thread!](https://forum.openrefine.org/t/introductions-thread/69) to introduce you to the community. It is often better than reactivating a year-old inactive conversation 😉