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====Explore and Catalog====
* Eric has a lot in his mind. Help us find and collect [[Riffs_to_Animate|riffs]], references, [[Portal Concepts|concepts]], and [[Ericisms|neologisms that Eric creates]], or that come up in relation to The Portal.
===Helpful Tasks===
===Helpful Tasks===
|content=This is the spot for those who don't have expertise in STEM, or are busy with life, but still want to help us. Whether you have only 5 minutes, or unlimited time and energy, you can be useful to us and the community.
|content=This is the spot for those who don't have expertise in STEM, or are busy with life, but still want to help us. Whether you have only 5 minutes, or unlimited time and energy, you can be useful to us and the community.
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* Let [https://twitter.com/brookedallas Brooke] or [https://twitter.com/AardvarkLaurant Aardvark] know which you'd like to work on. They will provide you with the necessary materials.  
* Let [https://twitter.com/brookedallas Brooke] or [https://twitter.com/AardvarkLaurant Aardvark] know which you'd like to work on. They will provide you with the necessary materials.  
* Follow our [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m_nCPXVSFfTw7asW7oMUoINwVoHxKz78Wqeiss_DrM0/ Transcript Style Guide].
* Follow our [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m_nCPXVSFfTw7asW7oMUoINwVoHxKz78Wqeiss_DrM0/ Transcript Style Guide].
====Explore and Catalog====
 
* Eric has a lot in his mind. Help us find and collect [[Riffs_to_Animate|riffs]], references, [[Portal Concepts|concepts]], and [[Ericisms|neologisms that Eric creates]], or that come up in relation to The Portal.
===== Wiki Editing =====
===== Wiki Editing =====
* Write a strong, one-sentence description of ideas on their wiki pages
* Write a strong, one-sentence description of ideas on their wiki pages
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===Programming===
===Programming===
|content= Show us what you got!
|content= Show us what you got!
==== Three-js ====
* Make our [https://theportal.group/physical-portals/ Portal Map] work similar to the [https://www.spacex.com/launches/index.html "Follow Dragon" section] on SpaceX's website.
==== Data Visualization (d3-js, chart-js, p5-js) ====
==== Data Visualization (d3-js, chart-js, p5-js) ====
* [https://discord.com/channels/674958932938195015/686176298820698160/788058007580704798 Make visualizations with the users.theportal.wiki data]
* [https://discord.com/channels/674958932938195015/686176298820698160/788058007580704798 Make visualizations with the users.theportal.wiki data]
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==== Instragram Bots ====
==== Instragram Bots ====
* Bot that cross posts from Eric's Instagram to the server
* Bot that cross posts from Eric's Instagram to the server
==== Three-js ====
* Make our [https://theportal.group/physical-portals/ Portal Map] work similar to the [https://www.spacex.com/launches/index.html "Follow Dragon" section] on SpaceX's website.


==== Twitter Bots ====
==== Twitter Bots ====

Revision as of 18:46, 16 September 2021

A quick way into The Portal Group Discord server is contribution. Here are things we need help with.

Quests

Explore and Catalog

Helpful Tasks

This is the spot for those who don't have expertise in STEM, or are busy with life, but still want to help us. Whether you have only 5 minutes, or unlimited time and energy, you can be useful to us and the community.

Transcript Editing

Wiki Editing
  • Write a strong, one-sentence description of ideas on their wiki pages
  • Rewrite disorganized pages on the wiki
  • Build out pages that are stubs (underdeveloped).

Praxis

Help to retell the story of our sciences to new generations of students

  • Read
  • Make a visualization from calculations in what you've read

Mathematics

  • Request visualizations of principles or constructions
  • Outline sequences of thought to reach a particular idea

Physics

  • Write pages on hard physical problems independent of mathematics

Engineering

  • Onboarding to CAD for mechanical engineering
  • Contribute to realizable engineering challenge ideas to improve our world

Programming

Show us what you got!

Data Visualization (d3-js, chart-js, p5-js)

Discord Bots (JavaScript)

  • Discord Pin Archive + Management Bot
  • Bot that cross posts from Eric's Instagram to the server
  • Bot that relays messages across servers

Instragram Bots

  • Bot that cross posts from Eric's Instagram to the server

Three-js

Twitter Bots

  • Twitter Archival Bot
  • Twitter Bot that responds to tweets from Eric containing keywords with wiki articles.

Be Creative

Show us what you got!

Music

  • Learn a silly or fun drinking song, and record yourself playing or singing it, preferably with friends from The Portal
  • Make a song that incorporates the podcast's music

Visual Art

Writing

  • Write an essay, blog post, or twitter thread on a topic covered on The Portal.