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Post by Draemora on May 15, 2010 22:38:07 GMT -5
Something should be done to address the statuses of the triad projects.
From what I've seen, there're some projects which are still accepting submissions beyond their posted deadlines. This leads potential contributors to the question of whether the projects are accepting submissions or not. The triads should state whether they're actively receiving submissions, moving the deadline, or closing the project. And inactivity from triads only adds to the problem.
Then we're left with inactive projects. These should be closed to ensure no one contributes something that shall not be used.
Finally, I think completed or dead projects, which are not accepting any more submissions, should have their threads locked so no one submits something that shall not be used. The point of this is that no work is wasted due to lack of information.
These are some of the things that they should update (This could be done through the title of project's thread):
Whether the projects are active or dead
Changes in deadlines
Whether they are still accepting submissions
Share your thoughts
Thank you for your time
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Post by Rob on May 15, 2010 23:07:36 GMT -5
This makes me think we should establish a task force to actively seek out all the project creators (for triad and other projects) and have admins close out the abandoned/forgotten/failed ones. Then we could go ahead and post something listed all of the ones that we had closed so other people can reboot them.
Sort of like the totally forgotten/given up on/failed Project Managers project.
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Post by chelseeyuh on May 15, 2010 23:07:37 GMT -5
Whether********
Also, we're working on this. If you have an issue with how we're running the triads, you should have come to us directly. Some triads didn't really specify their progress, so we're discussing whether or not we should directly ask them, or simply fail them..
I do, however, like the idea of locking threads for failing projects.
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Post by Cortney on May 15, 2010 23:13:03 GMT -5
In case you haven't noticed, we rarely lock threads around here. Like, ever. I think I might have locked 3 threads in my 6 months of admin-ing this forum. So as far as locking threads for failing projects, that's a nope.
Everything else is up to the triads now running the process.
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Post by Rob on May 15, 2010 23:18:22 GMT -5
In case you haven't noticed, we rarely lock threads around here. Like, ever. I think I might have locked 3 threads in my 6 months of admin-ing this forum. So as far as locking threads for failing projects, that's a nope. Everything else is up to the triads now running the process. I've noticed the trend. And I know that a few of you are against locking in general. But maybe other admins aren't. It's still worth discussing, especially if someone comes up with a convincing argument. ;D |
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Post by Draemora on May 15, 2010 23:22:38 GMT -5
If you have an issue with how we're running the triads, you should have come to us directly. You mean directly to the triads? |
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Post by Breepop on May 15, 2010 23:26:56 GMT -5
I don't mind locking threads if the OP asks. So...yep.
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Post by chelseeyuh on May 15, 2010 23:40:38 GMT -5
If you have an issue with how we're running the triads, you should have come to us directly. You mean directly to the triads? No, the triad mentors.. Me, Rob, Asher, Zang, Laura, Jelly, etc. etc. etc. |
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Post by Draemora on May 15, 2010 23:43:00 GMT -5
Take this for example:
I talked to Francisco and it seems that his project is completely dead, he even admits it. Someone might waste their time making a video talking about the culture of their country due to the fact that it's still listed in the projects.
I messaged another project to see if it was active, to offer some help since they seemed to be failing. Lets hope they answer.
Some projects are past their deadline but have failed to collect their established quota of submissions. They haven't established a new deadline or announced a change of the quota. This could mean that the project is inactive and potential contributors would be drawn away. And if the project really is inactive, someone might contribute and have that work lost.
Real's idea was nice. Ask the active triad member if their projects are up and running.
Still, a main factor of my suggestion was to have the status of deadlines and whether they're actively accepting submissions updated through the title of each of the project's thread.
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Post by Draemora on May 15, 2010 23:47:05 GMT -5
Chelsea Oh well I just returned to the whole SPOTM thing so I don't know much about the triadmins. Asher suggested I placed this concern here though, so technically I did. I just think that a bit of structure is needed for the contributors' sake. It's easy to alienate them, so this must be treated with care. If there's a large amount of misinformation, as I've seen now from my recent contributing, many other aspiring contributors would think: "The deadline's passed... forget it" "Are they still accepting submissions? This guy contributed after the deadline passed... Ah too much hassle, forget it" "This project looks completely dead, and the deadline passed. They must have failed so I'm not contributing" or the other spectrum... "Hmm, let me contribute" -Sorry, we're no longer accepting submissions. Or, The project is dead, your submission was kind of wasted. (Wasted the contributor's work, and possibly his or her future cooperation) If the point of this is to grow as a community, and to make bigger and better projects... More care should be placed into the status of the current projects. This is a suggestion from a contributor's standpoint. And I apologize because I tend to come off as condescending and/or judging. I'm just trying to improve the process.
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Post by Cortney on May 16, 2010 13:04:51 GMT -5
Well, if the original poster asks, then of course they have a right to lock their thread.
I was just saying that from the very beginning, Dan said to avoid locking threads as much as possible. Requests from the OP, trolling, etc is a different matter entirely. Locking a thread for being inactive...not so much.
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Post by Draemora on May 16, 2010 15:25:01 GMT -5
Then at least have them mention on their title weather they're accepting submissions, or if the project flopped.
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Post by bombmaniac on May 16, 2010 15:59:05 GMT -5
actually this would be the perfect function for mods...
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Post by Draemora on May 16, 2010 16:07:04 GMT -5
actually this would be the perfect function for mods... Trimods anyone? |
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Post by bombmaniac on May 16, 2010 16:07:48 GMT -5
lol well, this need not apply only to triad projects
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Post by Draemora on May 16, 2010 16:10:47 GMT -5
Then... the Moon Patrol.
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Post by bombmaniac on May 16, 2010 16:16:23 GMT -5
or...moderators...
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Post by Cortney on May 17, 2010 10:09:25 GMT -5
We do plan on getting moderators in the future, but we don't feel like we need them now. This summer is an accurate (although not concrete) estimate of when we'll start looking into it.
Again, the teaching triads have control over this: not the admins. Whatever they say goes. We only step in if it violates the values or is blatantly counter-productive.
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