Labelling conventions?

[zstumgoren]

What standardized should we apply to our data repos as we begin ramping up on metrics. For example, should we create a standard label for identifying issues related to missing precinct-level data such as in Arkansas?

[dwillis]

Some suggestions, based on my experiences so far:

• Missing precincts
• Errors in precinct data
• Missing counties
• Errors in county data
• Missing races

[jotasprout]

Do you need these labels created? As a convention, would you like the civic entity first and the issue second such as Precinct: Missing, Precinct: Data Error or the other way around like Data Error: County? If the former, would Races: Missing be acceptable?

[dwillis]

@jotasprout I think they would be very helpful, yes, thanks! I think the convention should be issue first, jurisdiction second.

[jotasprout]

Do you have a file they're kept in for automatic application? I don't think I can create them as I'm not a member of your team/org/group so I need to do something via PR (also, I found y'all searching for Hacktoberfest opportunities).

[dwillis]

@jotasprout We don't, but that's a good idea. You could do a PR with a file describing the convention and some suggested titles - we'd love that.

[jotasprout]

I'm about to submit the PR. There are plenty of repos of scripts for doing this automatically so I feel like writing one would be reinventing the wheel. My PR just has a labels.js file with some labels and colors I felt were appropriate. If you'd like, I sure wouldn't mind practicing my newfound knowledge by reinventing the wheel just for this, but I could also just find a simple script you could use.