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Title: Edits and you : A note!
Post by: soera on July 28, 2014, 03:09:43 pm
Please FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY stop sending in 1309548120491284091284 edits of random stuff. Limit yourselves to about a dozen edits and let the mods/admin accept them before you send in more.
Title: Re: Edits and you : A note!
Post by: foxhack on July 28, 2014, 03:23:15 pm
SEND IN MORE EDITS, IT FEEDS US, PRECIOUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS, MAKES US STRONGER, YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Title: Re: Edits and you : A note!
Post by: razorbeamz on July 28, 2014, 03:28:24 pm
Something that would be nice would be if you let users also approve edits made by other users (but not their own). Maybe let users vote on their approval, and if 5 people vote yes for it, it gets automatically approved. Less work for you guys in the long run.

If voting on edits was a pro feature, it would be what would convince me to buy pro! (and probably for a lot of other users too!)
Title: Re: Edits and you : A note!
Post by: disgaeniac on July 28, 2014, 04:08:58 pm
Something that would be nice would be if you let users also approve edits made by other users (but not their own). Maybe let users vote on their approval, and if 5 people vote yes for it, it gets automatically approved. Less work for you guys in the long run.

If voting on edits was a pro feature, it would be what would convince me to buy pro! (and probably for a lot of other users too!)

I *really* question (read: doubt) that bolded part.

Also, I think that this idea takes something relatively simple...and complicates the shit out of it  :-\

Nothing personal - just throwing my 2 pennies in.
Title: Re: Edits and you : A note!
Post by: campercarl on July 28, 2014, 08:28:20 pm
While I can understand the frustration from having to edit high amounts of items, I don't think limiting the users is the right answer.
As the site grows, there will be no stopping floods of edits for watermarked images, barcodes, titles etc..
There are two options:
Title: Re: Edits and you : A note!
Post by: 90snostalga on July 28, 2014, 08:35:25 pm
I really hope I'm not guilty of this but I'm not fully sure if I understanding this edit thing.  I do submit new games from time to time that's not in the database but thats about all?
Title: Re: Edits and you : A note!
Post by: pacpix on July 28, 2014, 08:57:26 pm
I have been guilty of this a few times.  Have not done it since I added all the missing information in my collection though.
Title: Re: Edits and you : A note!
Post by: razorbeamz on July 28, 2014, 09:01:47 pm
While I can understand the frustration from having to edit high amounts of items, I don't think limiting the users is the right answer.
As the site grows, there will be no stopping floods of edits for watermarked images, barcodes, titles etc..
There are two options:
  • A: Implement a new complicated vote system for edits that allows the users to manually validate together on items depending on their rank on the site (factors for this could include total edits, forum posts)
  • B: Assign new moderators to the website
To expand on idea B, how about adding a new class of moderator where their only privilege beyond what a regular user has is the ability to approve edits?
Title: Re: Edits and you : A note!
Post by: scott on July 28, 2014, 09:22:16 pm
SEND IN MORE EDITS, IT FEEDS US, PRECIOUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS, MAKES US STRONGER, YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Title: Re: Edits and you : A note!
Post by: campercarl on July 29, 2014, 03:10:18 am
While I can understand the frustration from having to edit high amounts of items, I don't think limiting the users is the right answer.
As the site grows, there will be no stopping floods of edits for watermarked images, barcodes, titles etc..
There are two options:
  • A: Implement a new complicated vote system for edits that allows the users to manually validate together on items depending on their rank on the site (factors for this could include total edits, forum posts)
  • B: Assign new moderators to the website
To expand on idea B, how about adding a new class of moderator where their only privilege beyond what a regular user has is the ability to approve edits?
Seconding this, there are plenty of users here who are more than willing to help out.
Title: Re: Edits and you : A note!
Post by: disgaeniac on July 29, 2014, 07:01:08 am
While I can understand the frustration from having to edit high amounts of items, I don't think limiting the users is the right answer.
As the site grows, there will be no stopping floods of edits for watermarked images, barcodes, titles etc..
There are two options:
  • A: Implement a new complicated vote system for edits that allows the users to manually validate together on items depending on their rank on the site (factors for this could include total edits, forum posts)
  • B: Assign new moderators to the website
To expand on idea B, how about adding a new class of moderator where their only privilege beyond what a regular user has is the ability to approve edits?
Seconding this, there are plenty of users here who are more than willing to help out.

This I could agree with.
Title: Re: Edits and you : A note!
Post by: matt on July 29, 2014, 09:20:35 am
I also agree with B. It also helps when I don't disappear for a few months. :)
Title: Re: Edits and you : A note!
Post by: soera on July 29, 2014, 12:16:49 pm
Thats not what I was getting at. :( A few people were sending in literally a couple hundred minor edits all at once ... Some of them were the exact same edit just impatient enough to wait for someone to approve them.
Title: Re: Edits and you : A note!
Post by: matt on July 29, 2014, 12:19:53 pm
Thats not what I was getting at. :( A few people were sending in literally a couple hundred minor edits all at once ... Some of them were the exact same edit just impatient enough to wait for someone to approve them.

I was thinking of putting a "X number of pending updates" on an item page. This may help slow those down a bit.
Title: Re: Edits and you : A note!
Post by: foxhack on July 29, 2014, 12:27:28 pm
Thats not what I was getting at. :( A few people were sending in literally a couple hundred minor edits all at once ... Some of them were the exact same edit just impatient enough to wait for someone to approve them.

Well, gee, that's what I normally deal with and you don't hear me complaining. :P

As for the exact same edit, some folks - even regulars - have issues with double submissions. It's not their fault, it just happens.
Title: Re: Edits and you : A note!
Post by: soera on July 29, 2014, 01:05:48 pm
Thats not what I was getting at. :( A few people were sending in literally a couple hundred minor edits all at once ... Some of them were the exact same edit just impatient enough to wait for someone to approve them.

Well, gee, that's what I normally deal with and you don't hear me complaining. :P

As for the exact same edit, some folks - even regulars - have issues with double submissions. It's not their fault, it just happens.

I am not exactly complaining ... just want people to realize what goes on!

And the "X number of pending edits" is an awesome idea!
Title: Re: Edits and you : A note!
Post by: disgaeniac on July 29, 2014, 02:05:43 pm
Yeah, it's one thing if someone inadvertantly clicks on "Submit" twice...it's probably happened to all of us -but- repeatedly re-submitting something over & over & over because it's not showing up and/or being approved quickly enough for the person...well, IMO - that's just being an impatient ass-hat  >:(
Title: Re: Edits and you : A note!
Post by: fazerco on July 29, 2014, 02:27:06 pm
I just did a few minor edits.

*Fearing the Soera*
Title: Re: Edits and you : A note!
Post by: scott on July 29, 2014, 05:14:06 pm
Thats not what I was getting at. :( A few people were sending in literally a couple hundred minor edits all at once ... Some of them were the exact same edit just impatient enough to wait for someone to approve them.

Well, gee, that's what I normally deal with and you don't hear me complaining. :P

As for the exact same edit, some folks - even regulars - have issues with double submissions. It's not their fault, it just happens.

Yup. I've been guilty of double editing, especially if I notice that I typo'd something. It happens. :)
Title: Re: Edits and you : A note!
Post by: stuntman64 on July 30, 2014, 03:08:19 pm
I don't make edits. 8)
Title: Re: Edits and you : A note!
Post by: teck on August 10, 2014, 04:47:59 pm
I have no particular strong feelings regarding the current edit process....