This is a weekly report of the Suggestions category. It contains basic stats, tips and interesting open source projects to start contributing. Also, I will show you the most common mistakes of this week and how to fix them.
In this post:
- Category summary
- Top scored contributions
- Common mistakes and how to fix them
- Interesting open source projects
- Useful posts
Category summary
- Week: 24 (from Jun. 6 to Jun. 13)
- There were 6 contributions and 4 have a chance of being rewarded, or have already been rewarded.
- The average score was 25.4
- All the contributions were made by the same user..
Number of reviewed and rewarded contributions
Average score
Number of reviews by Moderator
Number of contributions per weekday
Number of contributions reviewed per weekday
This week was not good. We received 6 contributions (all from the same user), 4 of them have a chance of being rewarded, or have already been rewarded. The average score was not good either, the lowest in recent months.
If I have time I will try to make a post about the contest that we made months ago to see if this helped to have more and better contributions.
Remember that upvotes are never guaranteed.
Top scored contributions
This week we did not have a Staff pick and unfortunately the post that we received were not good enough to highlight them here.
Common mistakes and how to fix them
The aim of this section is to show you the most common mistakes found this week. Followed by a short description and tips when applicable. Usually, I split the section in two: Contributions with a score of 25 or less and Contributions with a score of 50 or less.
1 - Contributions with a score of 25 or less
1.1 - The impact on the functionality and usability of the project is low
If the overall of your post is excellent, but your idea has little impact on the functionality and/or usability of the project or could be achieved in a easy way, you will get a few point less. Try to suggest unique, original and useful features.
1.2 - The overall presentation of the post is below the average and/or the suggested features do not add significant value
The formatting, language and overall presentation of Utopian posts is important, a good and well formatted post is easy to read and understand.
Always submit original and detailed features that add value to the project. This is not mandatory but highly appreciated, these kind of suggestions usually have a high score.
2 - Contributions with a score of 50 or less
2.1 - The possible solution was not described in sufficient detail
When you propose a new feature, it is great if you add a possible solution although this is not mandatory. Explain how to implement it.
You can add a pseudo code script with your possible solution and detail in which file it should be added.
If you do not know how to code, you can explain in details how this new feature should works. Where should be implemented? In which component of the app? In what position? Why is that a good position for that feature? What happens if you click on it?
Mockups are useful. Edit your images, try to follow the pattern design of the app. For example, if the app use Material Design, try to follow the rules of Material Design and add Icons which are listed in their site. Do not paste a random image/icon that you found on Google.
Interesting open source projects
In case that you want to contribute on the Suggestions category but do not know any project, check this list.
1 - PostCSS
*PostCSS is a tool for transforming styles with JS plugins. These plugins can lint your CSS, support variables and mixins, transpile future CSS syntax, inline images, and more.
PostCSS is used by industry leaders including Wikipedia, Twitter, Alibaba, and JetBrains. The Autoprefixer PostCSS plugin is one of the most popular CSS processors.
PostCSS takes a CSS file and provides an API to analyze and modify its rules *. [Source]
Website: postcss.org
Repository: https://github.com/postcss/postcss/
2 - OpenTTD
OpenTTD is an open source simulation game based upon the popular Microprose game "Transport Tycoon Deluxe", written by Chris Sawyer. It attempts to mimic the original game as closely as possible while extending it with new features [Source]
Website: www.openttd.org
Repository: https://github.com/OpenTTD/OpenTTD
3 - Notepad
A simple, bare-bones, no-frills note taking app
Features: Quickly create and save plain-text notes, Optionally create rich-text notes using Markdown or HTML (Android 5.0+), Beautiful, easy-to-use UI with Material Design elements, Dual-pane view for tablets, Share notes to and receive text from other apps, Auto-saves drafts, View Mode for notes with clickable links, Sort notes by date or by name, Keyboard shortcuts for common actions, Integration with Google Now "note to self", Import and export notes to external storage (Android 4.4+), Zero permissions and absolutely zero ads, Open-source [Source]
Download: Play Store - f-droid - Amazon
Repository: https://github.com/farmerbb/Notepad
Useful posts
- How to choose a valid repository?
- Submitting excellent idea contributions: the basics
- Tips for idea category contributors on utopian
- Think technically and enjoy your favorite open source projects
- Utopian a home for smart and innovative individuals
- Tips from experience: communication is essential
- Suggestions category - weekly report: #1 - #2 - #3 - #4 - #5 - #6 - #7 - #8 - #9 - #10 - #11 - #12 - #13 - #14 - #15 - #16 - #17 - #18 - #19 - #20 - #21 - #22 - #23 - #24 - #25 - #26 - #27 - #28 - #29 - #30 - #31 - #32 - #33
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