 September 23, 2007 - 9:20pm | I would like to see a feature where someone could write an article to be voted on by the memebers and (based on criteria) be promoted to the front page of this site. http://drupal.org/project/votingapi For some examples of simple voting systems based on VotingAPI, check Voting, Fivestar, and Latest and Greatest. |
 September 23, 2007 - 11:20pm | That could easily turn into a popularity contest. Hard feelings right around the corner. Not something I'd be interested in, sorry. If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. -- Carl Sagan |
 September 24, 2007 - 6:56am | Did you notice that projects already have a five-star voting system? I don't promote to the front page or anything... because I didn't want it to become a one-project site (something I feared happening... for example: if people all really digg the StarFrontiersman webzine and voted for it all the time, this site would easily begin to look like a distribution avenue just for that webzine). I don't want the site to feel like it's a one-project site. It's a community site, ya know? Everyone's peoject has equal status, even mine. I already have the voting api installed, and the fivestar. I could do a fivestar system on any type of content if I chose. I decided to allow it for projects, but just as a curiosity not as a method of sorting or promoting. 3. We wear sungoggles during the day. Not because the sun affects our
vision, but when you're cool like us the sun shines all the time. |
September 24, 2007 - 7:40am | I can see both your points. I can also see someon writing a very interesting Document/Forum Topic/Aritcle and might be noteworthy but not biggie. ...and I agree it wouldn't be good for projects. |
September 24, 2007 - 9:23am | There is a possible solution. If people were to be able to identify a project as an article instead of a large project. And only this week's or this months articles (depending on when the results are posted) would be in the running. Then you could leave the large projects out of the running. It wouldn't so much be an issue of popularity as of quality, and it might inspire high quality articles. You could even feature the article in the month's sfman. So anyone who doesn't use the site would read it. However, the problem I see, though, is people thinking of this as the posting site for all their articles, making it a competitor for the SFman. It would diminish the SFman's pool of original articles. |
September 24, 2007 - 9:36am | I haven't started any projects precisely because I want all my content to go to support the Frontiersman. What Corjay said raises an interesting problem -- if we start presenting individual articles, what happens to the Frontiersman's content pool? If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. -- Carl Sagan |
September 24, 2007 - 9:45am | I haven't started any projects precisely because I want all my content to go to support the Frontiersman. What Corjay said raises an interesting problem -- if we start presenting individual articles, what happens to the Frontiersman's content pool? And if the 'Frontiersman starts printing articles drawn from this site's pool of 'em, then that webzine will slowly become seen as a distribution outlet for content of this site, a newsletter of site articles. I don't think I want that.If someone wants to rant and have people comment on it - that's what the forums are for, right? 3. We wear sungoggles during the day. Not because the sun affects our
vision, but when you're cool like us the sun shines all the time. |
 October 10, 2007 - 12:13pm | Would it be feasible to allow each user to personnaly catagorize the projects? Just for their own viewing. Time flies when your having rum. Im a government employee, I dont goof-off. I constructively abuse my time. |
October 10, 2007 - 12:50pm | Would it be feasible to allow each user to personnaly catagorize the projects? Just for their own viewing. can you explain in more detail? |
October 10, 2007 - 1:12pm | Would it be feasible to allow each user to personnaly catagorize the projects? Just for their own viewing. 3. We wear sungoggles during the day. Not because the sun affects our
vision, but when you're cool like us the sun shines all the time. |
October 10, 2007 - 1:32pm | Would it be feasible to allow each user to personnaly catagorize the projects? Just for their own viewing. mmmm taxonomy 
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October 10, 2007 - 2:02pm | You can use QuickLinks to make your own list of projects that you care about. But are you asking for a way to organize projects into categories or something? Where - like in the "Projects" page? I believe Quicklinks is the answer to what I was looking for. Thanks Time flies when your having rum. Im a government employee, I dont goof-off. I constructively abuse my time. |
