http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/19679/
1) All the dupes are getting approved. The sandbox seems to have exactly 0% impact on this. It seems as though every idea getting approved is a dupe of another
2) Old ideas Brainstorm V1 ideas are conflicting with new ideas. Most aren't being fixed, and the end result is dozens of ideas, which are technically dupes of solutions of well written problems. These aren't getting fixed
3) Solutions/Rationales which don't make sense, are illogical or based on incorrect/unproven information are being approved. Information isn't being checked for accuracy

[57 votes] Solution #1: Filter "old" style ideas from brainstorm


[49 votes] Solution #2: Mods need better training


[57 votes] Solution #3: Sandbox should allow negative votes


[26 votes] Solution #4: All problems should be tested before approval


[55 votes] Solution #5: Different problems can have the same solution


[39 votes] Solution #6: We need more moderators.


[11 votes] Solution #7: Solutions should pass quality standards before approval.


[6 votes] Solution #8: Anti duplicate rules are way too strictly enforced


]]> en-us Thu, 07 May 2009 03:17:43 +0000 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:32:50 +0000 QAPoll module http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/19679/ Thu, 07 May 2009 20:54:03 +0000
Without negative sandbox votes, if you have 20 mods, and the votes have nowhere to go but up, every idea gets approved eventually. (Its common sense)


Furthermore, I don't think there is a severe lack of mods. The reality is only a handful of problems get posted a day (maybe 10). Even if there are only 10 mods, mods only need to test 2 a day. I have made thousands of comments, and posted probably a hundred solutions by now, and brainstorm is only a year old.

So its certainly doable.. If a brainstorm user can accomplish that, then the mods certainly can]]> Fri, 08 May 2009 03:35:42 +0000 Fri, 08 May 2009 15:25:47 +0000 Fri, 08 May 2009 15:26:34 +0000 Fri, 08 May 2009 15:27:28 +0000
I cannot vote for #2 since I don't know how mods are currently trained. Looking for dupes is not always a trivial task. Checking for accuracy shouldn't be needed if the ideas are not bug reports.

#3 makes sense +1

Although I agree with #4, I think it only applies to bug reports, and ideas as such should be considered invalid.

I agree with #5, but small differences between similar solutions can cause problems if votes are linked. A better solution would be to move those solutions to a centralized idea, and have the original solution point to that idea.

#6: Too many moderators can be a problem too. Consistency between moderators is important. Adding more moderators reduces the consistency]]> Sat, 30 May 2009 16:06:03 +0000 Sun, 31 May 2009 05:08:46 +0000 Sun, 31 May 2009 15:15:51 +0000
I mean, many ideas which are posted state incorrect facts, totally not feasible, or make assumptions which are completely incorrect.

http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/11045/ : Solution #1
100 people voted. Its obviously not plausible because it takes 30 secs to see the entire thing was written for windows.


http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/19817/ :
Nobody has actually confirmed that OO doesn't support SVG.


http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/19954/
Assumptions are being made all over. Furthermore, there is no benchmarks performed.


There are much more being made too.. ]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:32:50 +0000