In reply to Josh Pollock.

Thanks Josh. It was great that I was able to quickly make a patch and have it be part of core but I know a lot of people who's experience has been to contribute a patch to core but not have it be tested or go anywhere. I can understand how an experience like that can be demoralizing.

I too was mentored in person at the contributor day at WordCamp San Francisco 2013 where I created my first ever ticket on Trac. I need to have my hand held and go through the process just a few more times before I can get comfortable regularly contributing to WordPress through Trac with easy fixes.