Written by Darwin Survivor the 7 May 09 at 17:59.

If we implement negative voting, more moderators should be added so that moderators have more time to properly review each submission.

I think part of the problem is that there are WAY more suggestions than there are mods, so instead of each suggestion getting a good 2-4 minutes of checking (especially for duplicates), the mods only have time to check if it is marginally feasible and completely outlandish.

If we implement negative voting, more moderators should be added so that moderators have more time to properly review each submission. I think part of the problem is that there are WAY more suggestions than there are mods, so instead of each suggestion getting a good 2-4 minutes of checking (especially for duplicates), the mods only have time to check if it is marginally feasible and completely outlandish.

Written by lavinog the 2 Jun 09 at 06:33.

Ideas and solutions should be considered professional proposals.
If a user doesn't want to take the time to clearly present their idea or solution, then the idea must not be that important to them.
Ideas should be written without focus on personal opinions.
Ideas should use proper capitalization, and punctuation so that they can be read clearly.
They should avoid slang, slander, or signs of personal frustration.
Moderators can make small corrections to ideas, but the responsibility should fall on the poster.
A moderator should leave a comment if the quality is in question, and leave it up to the poster to correct any issues.
If the poster does not work to comply with the standards, then the idea will not be approved.

Ideas and solutions should be considered professional proposals. If a user doesn't want to take the time to clearly present their idea or solution, then the idea must not be that important to them. Ideas should be written without focus on personal opinions. Ideas should use proper capitalization, and punctuation so that they can be read clearly. They should avoid slang, slander, or signs of personal frustration. Moderators can make small corrections to ideas, but the responsibility should fall on the poster. A moderator should leave a comment if the quality is in question, and leave it up to the poster to correct any issues. If the poster does not work to comply with the standards, then the idea will not be approved.

Written by vexorian the 2 Jun 09 at 15:16.

Unlike what most people seem to think the intended use for marking something as duplicate is not to stop every single new idea from ever getting added. It is to stop an idea that was already made before from getting added.

It seems right now that mods are doing some very rushed pattern matching before deciding whether something is a duplicate or not:
Wrong way to enforce the duplicate rule:
There is already an idea ("Add a bicycle icon to pidgin emoticons") that contains the words "cycle" and "icon" therefore the idea ["A new install ubuntu icon for each release cycle"] is a duplicate.

Right way to enforce the duplicate rule:
Idea A and idea B mean almost exactly the same, therefore B is a duplicate.

Unlike what most people seem to think the intended use for marking something as duplicate is not to stop every single new idea from ever getting added. It is to stop an idea that was already made before from getting added. It seems right now that mods are doing some very rushed pattern matching before deciding whether something is a duplicate or not: <b>Wrong way to enforce the duplicate rule:</b> There is already an idea ("Add a bicycle icon to pidgin emoticons") that contains the words "cycle" and "icon" therefore the idea ["A new install ubuntu icon for each release cycle"] is a duplicate. <b>Right way to enforce the duplicate rule:</b> Idea A and idea B mean almost exactly the same, therefore B is a duplicate.

Written by stoffel the 8 Dec 09 at 23:26.

Remove most moderation possibilities; only allow moderation of spam and inappropriate language. Spam includes all abusive content and all content that is in no way related to Ubuntu (e.g. an idea titled "Growing roses on dry sandy grounds").

KISS Principle

Limiting moderation possibilities will simplify the website interface, reduce moderation maintenance, and improve productivity of moderators. Additionally, it will increase quantity and reduce "moderation criticism", 2 basic principles of brainstorming. In brainstorming, quantity is more important than quality!

Remove most moderation possibilities; only allow moderation of spam and inappropriate language. Spam includes all abusive content and all content that is in no way related to Ubuntu (e.g. an idea titled "Growing roses on dry sandy grounds"). KISS Principle Limiting moderation possibilities will simplify the website interface, reduce moderation maintenance, and improve productivity of moderators. Additionally, it will increase quantity and reduce "moderation criticism", 2 basic principles of brainstorming. In brainstorming, quantity is more important than quality!