Though I can't answer your question, I fully agree with your points. Regarding point 4, I suggest that in order to keep the market clear, which is obviously the purpose for limiting description lengths, that greater details be made available through the browser. I.e. give a short description on the market, and a button that invokes the browser to load a full-details document. I don't mean necessarily the ability to link to the developers' web sites, but it could also be to a product information page that would be hosted by google and editable only through their forms. The key though is that it should be able to contain a full and proper description of the program, use cases, guides, change logs, images, etc.
On May 1, 1:54 pm, Keith Wiley <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anyone here have any actual information (not just speculation) > about whether the Market comment system will ever be improved, or > whether it is relatively "done"? I am sensitive to the face that it > is a somewhat nascent project, but it suffers from a few relatively > serious problems. I would suggest: > > 1 -- The ability of developers to offer a brief response to every > single comment, so that false, erroneous, or out-of-date comments can > be noted. > > 2 -- The ability of developers to respond (in a fashion similar to > point one) to comments in paid apps, which currently cannot be done > because only paid users can comment on paid apps and developers are > not paid users of their own apps. > > 3 -- Version-tagging on comments, so readers know which version a > comment refers to (helps to alleviate comments that refer to bugs/ > problems in out-of-date versions which no longer exist in the current > version). > > 4 -- Not a comment problem but a description problem: An extension of > the maximum length of app description beyond the current 325 char > limit. Maybe 500? Maybe 1000? Not necessarily a lot, but more than > is currently available. This problem is somewhat mitigate by point > one since point one would save the developer from using description > space to correct erroneous comments. > > Is anyone at Google receiving these kinds of messages? I would really > like to know that Google is taking these kinds of concerns seriously. > Can I get a ping back from any Google employees who are actually > reading this so I know it has been received? > > Thank you. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
