Application for Shields.io

[paulmelnikow]

Account URL

shields-io.1password.com

Non-commercial confirmation

• No, this account won't be used for commercial activity

Team application

• Yes, this application is for a team

Event application

• Yes, this application is for an event

Project name

Shields.io

Short description

Developer tool providing free concise, consistent, and legible badges

Number of team members/core contributors

5

Homepage URL

https://shields.io/

Repository URL

https://github.com/badges/shields/

License type

CC 1.0 Universal

License URL

https://github.com/badges/shields/blob/master/LICENSE

Age confirmation

• Yes, this project is at least 30 days old

Name

Paul Melnikow

Email

paul@shields.io

Project role

Core Maintainer

Profile or website

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulmelnikow/

Can we contact you?

• Yes, you may contact me

Additional comments

I had to delete the team and re-create it so this is a replacement for #1254. Sorry for the duplicate work!

[1password-bot]

❌ Your application is invalid

Application data...

{
	"account": "shields-io.1password.com",
	"project": {
		"name": "Shields.io",
		"description": "Developer tool providing free concise, consistent, and legible badges",
		"contributors": 5,
		"home_url": "https://shields.io/",
		"repo_url": "https://github.com/badges/shields/",
		"license_type": "CC 1.0 Universal",
		"license_url": "https://github.com/badges/shields/blob/master/LICENSE",
		"is_event": false,
		"is_team": false
	},
	"applicant": {
		"name": "Paul Melnikow",
		"email": "paul@shields.io",
		"role": "Core Maintainer",
		"id": 1487036
	},
	"can_contact": true,
	"issue_number": 1272,
	"created_at": "2025-07-31T20:21:24Z"
}

@paulmelnikow our automated pre-checks have detected the following problems:

• Application title is missing project name

Update this issue to correct these problems and we’ll automatically re-evaluate your application. If you have any questions or this is an error, contact us at opensource@1password.com.

[1password-bot]

✅ Your application is valid

Application data...

{
	"account": "shields-io.1password.com",
	"project": {
		"name": "Shields.io",
		"description": "Developer tool providing free concise, consistent, and legible badges",
		"contributors": 5,
		"home_url": "https://shields.io/",
		"repo_url": "https://github.com/badges/shields/",
		"license_type": "CC 1.0 Universal",
		"license_url": "https://github.com/badges/shields/blob/master/LICENSE",
		"is_event": false,
		"is_team": false
	},
	"applicant": {
		"name": "Paul Melnikow",
		"email": "paul@shields.io",
		"role": "Core Maintainer",
		"id": 1487036
	},
	"can_contact": true,
	"issue_number": 1272,
	"created_at": "2025-07-31T20:21:24Z"
}

@paulmelnikow thanks for applying! Our automated pre-checks have determined your application is valid. Next step: our team will review your application and may have follow-up questions. You can still make changes to your application and it’ll be re-evaluated.

[jodyheavener]

Hey @paulmelnikow, thanks for this - just so we're keeping things up to date in the data directory, would you mind opening a PR to update this JSON file with the latest information? I'll go ahead and approve this internally.

[paulmelnikow]

Sure! Updated here: #1286

[jodyheavener]

Thanks for this! The MR has been merged. I'll go ahead and close this issue.