[mb-users] Google Summer of Code ideas

[Oliver Charles]

Thanks for replying warp :)

> > 1. Redesign
>
> Definitely needed, though i'm not sure if this is really appropriate for
> a GSoC project -- then again, that's not up to me to decide, so I'm not
> complaining :)
>

Yea, that's also been one of my thoughts - but if I can focus more
time on doing clean templating/javascript rather than fudging up
designs in Photoshop I think that this time could be spent wisely.

> > 2. Community Features:
> > ----------------------
>
> As a user, I have no interest in these features.  As long as they don't
> get in my way I don't mind their existence -- but I would prefer the
> effort to be spent elsewhere.
>

Fair enough :)

> > 3. Adaptive Search Results
> > -------------------------
>
> Sounds like an interesting project.  Though if you're going to improve
> the search, I would prefer a google/discogs/etc.. like search instead of
> our current split editboxes of artist/track/album/label, if we have
> that... then you can look at take using interest into account when
> sorting search results.  just my opinion :)
>

I will be combining the search fields together in the redesign too -
agreed that they aren't clear split apart at the moment! But the focus
of this project would be about understanding the search results so
they are more tailored towards the searcher - making for a more
intelligent search engine.

> > 4. Extend XML webservice (submission/edits)
> > -------------------------------------------
>
> I'm definitely against implementing a feature like this.  We have enough
> trouble as it is getting people to vote on the open edit queue.  Until
> we implement some things to improve the edit/vote ratio, I think we
> should NOT make editting any easier than it already is.
>

Fair points, agree with them.

> > 5. Reward system/rankings
> > -------------------------
>
> I don't see any huge problems with the current situation, but I never
> had a problem with not being an auto-editor when I wasn't.  Perhaps
> others see this differently.
>

This was really an idea just to round off my other suggestions - I
don't see much in this personally either.

Thanks again for the feedback !
- Ollie