Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 12:04:20 AM, Kathryn Andersen wrote: > I agree; "rating" is too confusing. > Coming late to this discussion, but what might be simpler than "+1" or > "support" or "endorse" is just "I use this recipe" (implied: "and it > works for me").
> 1) it is simpler for those who use the recipe to add their feedback; > "Do I use this recipe?" is a simple yes/no question, they don't have to > sit and figure out how many "stars" they might give the recipe. > 2) It is helpful for potential users of a recipe, because rather than > rating enthusiasm (which a rating would do) or curiosity (which a count > of downloads would do) it gives an indication of how useful the recipe > is, because it indicates whether people actually use it or not. > 3) It is helpful for the recipe developers because it gives them some > idea of how many people they are affecting when they update the recipe. One simple implementation for listing "I use this recipe" (implied: "and it works for me") could be to add to the cookbook recipe info section an entry (PTV) of 'Users:' and let users add their name or Profiles link name. This can just expand as a comma-separated list horizontally. If anyone wants to write a mini-review or comment (not technical questions) it could be done in a section !!Reviews As recipe developer I would find a list of users very helpful. As cookbook page maintainer I would not like to see a rating section with one entry per line (rating value, name, mini comment) at or near the top of the cookbook page. At the bottom may be okay, but as user I would like to see an indication of usefulness right at the top in the info section. Both PTV Users: in info section and a !!Reviews section can be implemented immediately without recipe support on any cookbook page one maintains. ~Hans _______________________________________________ pmwiki-users mailing list [email protected] http://www.pmichaud.com/mailman/listinfo/pmwiki-users
