[development] using #downloads for quality of modules

[Robert Douglass]

And there are some excellent modules that get completely overlooked 
because their name and description doesn't necessarily speak to the 
masses. I've just discovered how useful the relativity.module is, but I 
doubt that it gets downloaded and used very much.

Robert

Richard Archer wrote:
> At 4:42 PM -0800 24/1/06, ae2005 wrote:
> 
>> one quick proxy for measuring quality of modules could be number of
>> downloads, like the list kieran posted. presumably the most downloaded
>> ones are relatively stable, due to research and filtering done by
>> individuals first.
> 
> I downloaded all the image modules trying to find a good one.
> So they all got a hit, and if I were to rate them none would
> score more than 5/10.
> 
> The high number of downloads of all the image modules simply
> reflects a strong demand for image handling. Not the quality
> of the modules.
> 
> To give useful feedback as to quality we would need a manual
> rating system, or Gordon's suggestion of a "phone home" with
> a list of installed and enabled modules
> 
>  ...Richard.
>