OpenEuphoria

Re: Registration

• Posted by Igor Kachan <kinz at peterlink.ru> Oct 22, 2006
• 1080 views

Chris Bensler wrote:
> 
> Igor Kachan wrote:
> > 
> > Igor Kachan wrote:
> > > 
> > > Dear EU users,
> > > 
> > > Just a thought.
> > > 
> > > Maybe it is a time to reset the registration
> > > rules?
> > > 
> > > Say, registered user is just a contributing one ...
> > > to Contrib page. Plus a donating one ... to RDS.
> > > Plus all already registered.
> > > Then Micro-Economy will work as it already works.
> > 
> > To be more exact, this Micro-Economy was something
> > like to play or game anyway. It is just a score or
> > bill or count of a user's happiness regarding some
> > contribution. This game was very nice, why not to
> > keep it and now, when EU is absolutely free?
> > To keep it without any and all obligations of RDS,
> > naturally.   
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Igor Kachan
> > kinz at peterlink.ru
> 
> The micro-economy should be replaced with a voting system and a comment system
> for downloads.
> 
> Rob has previously expressed concern for the possibility of voting system
> abuse
> though.
> 
> IMO, if people have to sign up with email verification before being able to
> post contributions, it will deter most chances of abuse.
> 
> Another problem with a voting system, or comments sections is that people
> aren't/shouldn't
> comment until after they've tried the product and by then it's unlikely they
> will return to the download page to cast a vote or make a comment. This could
> be encouraged by having people sign up to be able to download and when they
> attempt to download a file it will remember their previous X number of
> downloads
> and remind them to vote/comment on them. It shouldn't be intrusive, but just
> a friendly reminder, that could be disabled/ignored on a per download basis
> (but not completely or permanently turned off).
> 
> Another way of getting the cream to rise to the top would be to have moderated
> and unmoderated download categories. Moderated downloads would be those which
> have passed some basic requirments for completeness, usefulness, quality, etc.
> All contributions are first place in the unmoderated (unapproved files)
> categories.
> From there, they can be nominated for the moderated categories.
> 
> Other types of categories could be useful as well, such as a hall of fame,
> pick of the week, etc.
 
I think Micro-Money is not too serious thing now
and doesn't require voting, moderating, categories,
cops, sheriffs, police, prisons etc.   

I'd like to see some friendly Euphorians jocular game
on that Micro-Economy place and under its old good name.

Regards,
Igor Kachan
kinz at peterlink.ru