[documentation] modules classification.

[Steven Peck]

I know some of the intial discussion was focused on some additional new features involved with voting/ratings.  I believe (faulty memory warnings) that we had to get to where we are now with 4.7 on Drupal.org and the new project modules first.  Any rating system would involve the voting api modules getting finished and get through the quality gauntlet and then another module to actually implement what ever system was decided on.  

There was some discussion on it in one of the lists.  We came down to we needed a two teir approach.
1.  Method for people to vote, etc ala CNET.
2.  method for people to turn on in modules to call home and register.

Not sure who is where on this.  If someone wanted to dig through archives and summarize it might help.  This is not something that I have time to do, nor to be honest do I understand why people want to vote/rate things myself.  I figured I'd try and pull from memory past discussions to help out though.

So now that we are on the road forward with the drupal.org, I suspect that any module rating/vote system will need people interested and working together to come up with the proposal and some gui mockups on how it would work and such so that any needed protyping could go forward.

Please correct me if my memory is wrong or I missed anything.

Module classification.......  We have an initial set that folks worked hard on.  (Not me, to darn busy).  I think we should set an initial settling period of a few weeks/two months(?) before we consider adding anything to the current list perhaps.  I agree with Bèr and suggest a write up on how the list was chosen (by the guys that did it) because understanding of why/what/how is important to deciding on if the initial approach criterea worked and how to change it.  Then we can make up a proceedure for how that get's added/changed/respond to changes maybe?  Same guys who classified the stuff maybe come up with that too as they are our 'subject matter experts' on it.  Might head off angry mobs and confusion.  

As to free tagging modules, I don't have an opinion on it except that I'd like to see things settle out a month or two as well before we do it if we go that route.  Don't I recall free linking being a flat taxonomy and something about performance?  (Not sure)  

-sp

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From: documentation-bounces at drupal.org [mailto:documentation-bounces at drupal.org] On Behalf Of sime
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 5:39 AM
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Subject: Re: [documentation] modules classification.

Hi list

Since I've become active, I've wanted to know how many people "use" 
various modules. I wonder if their is a way to implement votes. Say, in my user account settings I can free-type a list of modules I use. People love to share their opinion in this way.

Once this is aggregated over many users it would be a great indication of uptake. For example, their are many important image modules, but what is working for most people most of the time? That would have helped me, probably still would.

Problem 1: people may see it as a way to vote for their own module and create unnecessary user accounts to do so.
   > Maybe you would not include their votes until 50 posts?

Problem 2: how do you know to ignore users who are no longer active.
    > Delete the votes for users inactive for +1 year?

Simon


Bèr Kessels wrote:

>Hello.
>
>I think we must get something going where people can
>1) give feedback on what
>  * they expected BUT NOT found under certain categories. 
>  * they expected to see as a category but could not find
>2) ask for new categories. 
>3) ask for changing a name of categories.
>...
>  
>
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