Re: Micro-Economy
Robert Craig wrote:
>
> The idea of letting people enter feedback messages for
> user contributions is feasible, and interesting, but I think
> in most cases if there is a problem with an upload
> it can be addressed right away with a message on
> EUforum. Almost everyone who uploads files also reads EUforum.
> I wouldn't want to have long rambling discussion threads
> stored in the archive database. It's probably better if these
> were out in the open on EUforum.
>
> Someone suggested allowing negative ratings as well as
> positive (i.e. microdollars). People tend to get very sensitive
> when their creations are criticized. I can see people
> being afraid to donate a program if they think they might get
> publicly ridiculed for it, by getting a bad rating, or sarcastic comments.
> Some people are amateurs, trying to write their first programs.
> Others are professionals who have been programming for many years.
>
> Regards,
> Rob Craig
> Rapid Deployment Software
> <a href="http://www.RapidEuphoria.com">http://www.RapidEuphoria.com</a>
These are real issues, but they can be addressed.
1/ Newcomers who find a reference to an Eu program and land on the
recent/archive page don't even know the forum exists. That's why there should
be a link from these pages to the relevant comment repository, which should
probably be separate from EuForum. This could help sorting out between
the so many different sorts of posts there (another topic, but connected
though).
2/ Allow contributors to choose whether they'd accept getting comments or
not. That choice should be changeable at all times (a check box on the
upload/update form). This way, "amateurs" may wish to opt out (the default).
If someone wishes to see comments about the no-comment program, they'll just
get a "No comment available" page, as if there just wasn't any comment yet.
If they wish to leave a comment, they are told that comments are not welcome
through this interface, and that emailing the author is preferred.
3/ Comments are not supposed t be replied to, hence you won't store threads
at all in the database. Require commenting people to leave a valid email, so
that any rambling thread can occur in private, and can occur at all.
CChris
|
Not Categorized, Please Help
|
|
