Good tickets to get a new contributor started with the Scripts project:

Ticket	Summary	Keywords	Status	Owner	Type	Priority	Milestone	Component
#70	fully automate parallel-find.pl (all but getting tokens)	starter, perl	new		enhancement	minor		autoinstallers
#91	autoinstallers should not assume locker 'foo' mounts at '/mit/foo'	starter	new		defect	minor		autoinstallers
#109	make installing language modules to your homedir easy	starter, shell	new		enhancement	normal		misc
#111	WordPress pingbacks aren't automatic	starter, python	new		defect	minor		autoinstallers
#122	scripts-remove doesn't delete Rails databases	starter, shell	new		defect	normal		autoinstallers
#154	can't back up databases with lots of tables	starter, c	new		defect	major		sql
#164	Zend Guard support	starter, fedora	new		enhancement	normal		web
#176	Warn about too long lockername on signup	starter, shell	new		defect	major		sql
#205	Document git with certificates	starter, git	new		enhancement	minor		documentation
#225	Trac installer needs to make InnoDB tables, not MyISAM	starter, perl	new		defect	normal		autoinstallers
#233	Do something sensible on 'athrun scripts -start'	starter, shell	new		defect	normal		autoinstallers
#236	Wizard failure leaves behind directory	starter, python	new		defect	normal		autoinstallers
#238	Django SSL auth should be an option in the Django autoinstaller	starter, perl	new		enhancement	normal		autoinstallers
#244	Pony should show pending requests	starter, python	new		defect	normal		pony
#246	Package python-moira (pymoira)	starter, fedora	new		enhancement	normal		internals
#248	Pony needs more knobs	starter, python	new		enhancement	minor		pony
#249	Pony does not distinguish between moira/dns/resolved states	starter, python	new		defect	normal		pony
#257	/usr/vice/cache can fail to mount	starter, shell, fedora	new		defect	major		internals
#264	Python load time is ridiculous	starter, python	new		defect	major		web
#275	cronload should error when run without arguments	starter, shell	new		defect	normal		cron

(Many of these are guesses without having looked at the relevant code, but taking a look with an interested contributor at what these would entail and then deciding if they're actually feasible is reasonable.)