Resource and Add-on Releases
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Rigel Kentaurus
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I'd rather not turn this into an Amazon thread
I will give you this:
The Bayesian implementation of ratings works really well for what it does
But I will insist on:
Ratings are meaningless
alexD
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It'd be really great if each resource acted like a thread category.
Users could request support in new threads, make suggestions and showcase their own implementations in different ones. Everything would be categorised beautifully.
Resource owners would be able to administrate the threads of their own resources, like sticking FAQ threads.
Users could request support in new threads, make suggestions and showcase their own implementations in different ones. Everything would be categorised beautifully.
Resource owners would be able to administrate the threads of their own resources, like sticking FAQ threads.
Digital Doctor
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One implementation of these needs is a forum (a collection of threads).
CTXMedia
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It would be more useful if star ratings could ONLY be given by people who have the add-on installed.
If the Resource Manager had a field for "Installed web site address:" and could then do a quick test for the prescence of the add-on (I'm sure the guys can build a simple handshake system into add-ons) - you could then restrict the ratings to just the people who are using them.
A multi-star aggregated result might be better too - How do you rate: Ease of installation/removal - Look and feel - Speed - Usability - etc. rather than just an overall one?
I can understand people's concern about the old add-on threads being archive, but I assume the add-on author can request the archive be merged with the new resource manager auto-generated thread? In which case it is down to the author to simply ask.
It's a work in progress and the best way to help the XF team improve it is to give positive and clear feedback.
So ... good start guys, but room for a good bit of improvement ... lol
If the Resource Manager had a field for "Installed web site address:" and could then do a quick test for the prescence of the add-on (I'm sure the guys can build a simple handshake system into add-ons) - you could then restrict the ratings to just the people who are using them.
A multi-star aggregated result might be better too - How do you rate: Ease of installation/removal - Look and feel - Speed - Usability - etc. rather than just an overall one?
I can understand people's concern about the old add-on threads being archive, but I assume the add-on author can request the archive be merged with the new resource manager auto-generated thread? In which case it is down to the author to simply ask.
It's a work in progress and the best way to help the XF team improve it is to give positive and clear feedback.
So ... good start guys, but room for a good bit of improvement ... lol
Divvens
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That would really be invading ones privacy don't you think? What if someone has installed the add-on but doesn't want their forum to be shown in a list of links? I've seen support threads with people not adding their own site's URL there, so the idea of the installed web site address isn't that a good idea.
CTXMedia
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There wouldn't be a list and no-one would know who has it installed - the "check" would be at the point of rating and the only data transferred to the Resource Manager would be the rating - the check would simply confirm the person rating the add-on actually had it installed.
Think of it as a handshake - you want to rate it, XFRM checks you've got it? if yes, you're allowed to rate.
CTXMedia
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Brett Peters
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There wouldn't be a list and no-one would know who has it installed - the "check" would be at the point of rating and the only data transferred to the Resource Manager would be the rating - the check would simply confirm the person rating the add-on actually had it installed.
Think of it as a handshake - you want to rate it, XFRM checks you've got it? if yes, you're allowed to rate.
Sorry but had to ask, How does it check 127.0.0.1 for a test install ?
Divvens
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It was a good one, but it wouldn't work for all. As in rating for graphics, themes etc would have to be different than the ratings system on add-ons.Fair do's - it was just a wee suggestion ...
CTXMedia
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Paul
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I like this, only because it's proven to work. Short of a completely new app-store type solution.
Resource manager is great - however congratulations on making things difficult to find. All i want is to be able to, maybe, be notified of a new "add-on" release so that i can decide if it's something that would be useful on my forum. If i like something for the future then i may watch it, however if i dont know if it's existance then There's no way i can even think about adding it.
Maybe i'm missing something here, however i now have a multitude of different places where i have to search to see if anything new (eg over the last few days) has been added.....
Rigel Kentaurus
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Your best bet is going to the release discussions, and order by date in descending order, that will give you the resources that were recently added
http://xenforo.com/community/forums/resource-and-add-on-release-discussions.59/?order=post_date
Not sure if I'm missing something but it doesn't look like you can go from the Resources homepage to an addon thread directly. You need to click on the addon and then on "discuss". Having the discuss link on the Resources homepage would save a lot of extra clicking as you very rarely need to go back to the Resource addon page (only really for updates) but you'll go to the discussion thread much more often.
SchmitzIT
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What about keeping track of who downloaded the resource from the RM?
There might be a minor issue in users who installed an add-on prior to the RM release, and it could be sidestepped by someone just clicking the button and THEN adding a rating or comment, but it would create another small barrier to counter trolls.
Just thinking out loud here.
Digital Doctor
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I can easily see the NEW posts I have not read in a forum.
Can't the same technology be used to display the new addons ?
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