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Re: The Latest User Contributions WEB PAGE Issue

• Posted by Robert Craig <rds at RapidEuphoria.com> Aug 31, 2003
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Bernie Ryan wrote:
> I think that The Latest User Contributions should be on page by
> it self on the Euphoria Web Page.

We used to have Recent User Contributions completely separate
from the main page, but we wanted new visitors to immediately
see that people were actively using and improving Euphoria.
We also wanted to have some content on the main page that would
change on a daily basis. If a page rarely changes, people will
rarely visit.

> 1. It appears that only 3 user's have contributed new code to the
> Archive when someone vists the Web Page.
> 
> 2. If more than 3 user's contribute code then the fourth user and
> beyond never is displayed on the Web Page.
> 
> 3. If a user posts their code close to the end of month that users
> is more likely to have his code voted for ( out of sight out of mind ).

I find that contributions anywhere on the Recent User Contribution
page stand a fair chance of being voted for. Older stuff in the
Archive pages is less likely to get a vote. I don't think programs
in the top 3 have a big advantage over other programs in Recent User.

> There should be a statement about the most recent contributions
> and a link to a page which would display at least the latest
> 25 contributions which would give everyone a equal chance to display
> their latest contribution.

It's pretty arbitrary how many are on the main page and how
many are on Recent User vs the Archive pages. Recent User is
probably a bit too large, since I don't want to cause problems
for people with 56K modems. The number on the main page could be
a bit larger, but the current number seems to fit in with other
stuff on the page.

We are planning to set up a Euphoria CGI program that will
let contributors write their own descriptions and upload their
files to our site. This partially automated system will
hopefully accomplish:
    1. You get to say what you want.
       Your description will probably be more accurate than
       what we would write. I'm sure there were times when the
       author hated what we wrote because we left out an important
       feature, or simply got the facts wrong.
       (We'll reserve the right to correct spelling and grammar,
       shorten extremely lengthy descriptions, tone down
       excessive hype etc.)

    2. Since it will take less effort for us to process
       a submission, we will probably do it with less delay.

We'll have some system of passwords, so only the author
will be able to update his entry. If you forget your password,
our program will e-mail it to you.

Regards,
    Rob Craig
    Rapid Deployment Software
    http://www.RapidEuphoria.com