Originally posted by moonbus Is there a list of proposals under consideration (just so future proposers know what not to propose again)? Whether or not they will ever be implemented.
To establish such a list was the purpose of this thread.
Right now (on top of day to day minor tweaks/fixes) :
- Supporting recent Android update.
- Releasing the updated analysis board (minor update)
- Releasing the unfinished chess puzzles feature.
- Improving site authentication for new users
- Improving app authentication for new users
Incoming
- UI update. This should come quickly after the above, last April's refresh was largely about preparing for future updates such as this.
- Proper tablet support for Android App. (Currently works as mobile app, scaled up.) and more features.
- Native IOS release. (iProducts)
This will take us right to the end of the year, I suspect. That last one is going to be painful. 🙂
Originally posted by Russ Right now (on top of day to day minor tweaks/fixes) :
- Supporting recent Android update.
- Releasing the updated analysis board (minor update)
- Releasing the unfinished chess puzzles feature.
- Improving site authentication for new users
- Improving app authentication for new users
Incoming
- UI update. This should come quickly after the abo ...[text shortened]... will take us right to the end of the year, I suspect. That last one is going to be painful. 🙂
nice to have...
- an indication who has given thumbs up or down to posts (maybe a mouse-over pop up)
- an indication who has given thumbs up or down to posts (maybe a mouse-over pop up)
No, this is a bad idea on the face of it.
Imagine having in a file somewhere a record of everyone you ever voted for in any election. Even the most non-imaginative can see this would be a bad thing.
Thumbs need to be anonymous to have any validity. We don't need witch-hunts, people being ostracized based on who they don't agree with.
It's easy to sit back and wish to know who dared disagree with you. But no, in a democracy, you don't get to know their names. Removing the teeth of the vox populi is always a serious mistake.
Originally posted by Suzianne No, this is a bad idea on the face of it.
Imagine having in a file somewhere a record of everyone you ever voted for in any election. Even the most non-imaginative can see this would be a bad thing.
Thumbs need to be anonymous to have any validity. We don't need witch-hunts, people being ostracized based on who they don't agree with.
It's easy to ...[text shortened]... on't get to know their names. Removing the teeth of the vox populi is always a serious mistake.
Elections shape the laws of the land and the prosperity [or lack thereof] of society.
Votes down or up on an internet forum have no effect of remotely comparable importance. What's the worst they can do - write a few disparaging posts about the 'haters'? They already do that as it is. It doesn't have much effect.
Originally posted by Suzianne No, this is a bad idea on the face of it.
Imagine having in a file somewhere a record of everyone you ever voted for in any election. Even the most non-imaginative can see this would be a bad thing.
Thumbs need to be anonymous to have any validity. We don't need witch-hunts, people being ostracized based on who they don't agree with.
It's easy to ...[text shortened]... on't get to know their names. Removing the teeth of the vox populi is always a serious mistake.
In some cantons in Switzerland, voting takes place on the public square in broad daylight by raising of hands. So all your neighbors know just what you voted for or against. That's direct democracy in action.
The idea behind revealing who gives a thumbs-up or -down at RHP is this: I have noticed recently that certain people's posts are routinely given thumbs-down, no matter what the content. The thought occurred to me that these might be grudge-votes; this would become obvious of the downer were revealed.
I'm not against making the likes public, its is something I would like to do myself, but it would be for all future posts only. (Records of existing "likes" would be removed, but not the total number of likes recorded to historical posts)
It would require a consultation vote for this change. From an implementation perspective, this is a very minor update.
Originally posted by Russ I'm not against making the likes public, its is something I would like to do myself, but it would be for all future posts only. (Records of existing "likes" would be removed, but not the total number of likes recorded to historical posts)
It would require a consultation vote for this change. From an implementation perspective, this is a very minor update.
Thanks for the reply. What would constitute a quorum for a consultation vote on the issue?
Would it be technically feasible to offer an opt-in / opt-out feature for having one's ID be made public on forum thumbs? Or would that constitute code bloat?
EDIT: no ex-post-facto updates please. 'Only for future posts' is entirely reasonable (since people who have left the forum would have no chance to opt out).
Just a little update, I'm looking at the UI refresh already - ahead of when I initially planned. There will need to be an extended beta for this, so that time can be used to work on other incomplete projects on that list.
Originally posted by Russ Just a little update, I'm looking at the UI refresh already - ahead of when I initially planned. There will need to be an extended beta for this, so that time can be used to work on other incomplete projects on that list.
list of accepted proposals
21 Mar '14 16:39
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