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    • CommentAuthorkalyan
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     
    I was thinking why dont we have a 1 click approval system in place which will take screenshot, validate the design with w3, zip it up, put it in downloads folder, and yes ofcourse only after an admin verifies the rendering n stuff...

    services are available for taking screenshot of any page instantly, for free, w3 provides vaidation service, what else ?

    this would releive everyone of the painful 15 day queue...what say?
    also it will save the admins some time...

    thoughts ?
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    what about rip-off designs ?
    • CommentAuthorkalyan
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     
    rip-off designs is a different issue,....
    well just as it was suggested in another thread..we can have a "report" button or something...and if a design gets say 5-10 reports, it may be unapproved and further decision is left to the admin/mods

    if the queue moves fast, atleast then it would encourage designers to submit new ones, od of late is becoming a showcase for few names freecss,metamorph,etc...
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      CommentAuthorSean
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     
    We already have a semi automated process in the admin area. The queue issue is because people wanting designs showing on home page for a specific amount of time. They also forget that they are also getting home page exposure on attackr.com too - but designs are being approved on a nice pace... or at least it seems so...
    • CommentAuthorpapab30
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     
    It sounds like one of the only improvments needed is to have an abuse link on the header above each design. When the link is clicked, a new form shows which would allow a user to report a certain type of abuse (javascript in page, duplicate page, copyright violation, etc.), records the id of the template in question, and the users id along with a date/time stamp. Moderators and admins could then review these reports and take apporiate action.

    Duplicate page action would take a certain amount of users to report before the removal of the page in question.

    Javascript errors would be easy to determine.

    Copyright violations would be one of those iffy things...checking against the license, graphics, things like that...

    But you get the idea......
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      CommentAuthorperthmetro
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     
    Posted By: SeanThe queue issue is because people wanting designs showing on home page for a specific amount of time.


    That is a dilemma... The designers all like to see their designs for more than a day on the home page but now the site has become so popular that it's creating a bottle neck... what to do?
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      CommentAuthorbakercad
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     
    Posted By: perthmetrowhat to do?

    How about make the thumbnails on the home page smaller & show more designs. Right now only 6 are shown at one time...why not show 12 or 15?
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      CommentAuthorgreg
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008 edited by greg on the 30th April 2008 at 10:23:39 EDT
     
    maybe reduce the size of the thumbnails on the main page a bit and move the 'download' and 'author' link to underneath the thumbnail. that way there could be two thumbnails side by side and the number of designs on the index page could be doubled.

    never mind, bob beat me to it.
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      CommentAuthorSean
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     
    I'll reduce the screen shot size later today and have more show on the home page and see how that goes.
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      CommentAuthorNickyD
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     
    Posted By: papab30one of the only improvments needed is to have an abuse link on the header above each design
    I agree with this. This would help out a lot. It could also be a job of a mod to investigate each abuse case.

    Posted By: bakercadHow about make the thumbnails on the home page smaller & show more designs. Right now only 6 are shown at one time...why not show 12 or 15?
    This is another good idea. I remember my last design got rejected, then placed on the site, but not on the home page. I was pretty upset over this, so the more front page time, the better

    In the future, I'd love to see a rotating design on the home page. It would be nice to have a previous design on the home page, which is highlighted for the week with a description of the design, or a review. Some beautiful designs get pushed way back and get forgotten. This could be another job of a mod.

    Back to topic...
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      CommentAuthorperthmetro
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     
    Posted By: SeanI'll reduce the screen shot size later today and have more show on the home page and see how that goes.


    I liked that size thumbnail for archive purposes... would it look too bad if they were just scaled down to a size width="xyz" so we could still save the thumbnail as per the size it is now?
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    Posted By: kalyanthis would releive everyone of the painful 15 day queue...what say?
    It takes me 2 minutes per design to approve. That is not the issue, we already use an online service for screenshots etc.

    If it were automated how would you check for text in images? Yes a script could be written to "determine" if it though there was text in an image, but it would never be 100% accurate.

    But the main point is that approvals are done every day, 6 at a time. This is to give the designer exposure on the homepage. So if there are 60 designs in the queue, and you submit one now, you'll be "waiting" at least 10 days whether the process is automated or not.
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      CommentAuthorbradm81
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008 edited by bradm81 on the 30th April 2008 at 13:03:19 EDT
     
    Hmm, maybe something like this?
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      CommentAuthorNickyD
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     
    Looks good Brad. Would be great if that was implemented.
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    I like the idea of speeding up the process by adding more to the front page. I would prefer to do it without shrinking the current size. What if we simply let it scroll more, and maybe even displayed the designs in a random order (not all of them, just the ones on the front page).
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      CommentAuthoracousticsam
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008 edited by acousticsam on the 30th April 2008 at 16:16:37 EDT
     
    Posted By: papab30It sounds like one of the only improvments needed is to have an abuse link on the header above each design.

    One more vote for the abuse link idea. It would remove some unnecessary* threads from the forum, I think. The forum should be a place for dialogue, not somewhere to dump your complaints.

    *Not that the issues are unimportant, but the forum's not the best place for them. Maybe something like WordPress's Kvetch would work better?
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      CommentAuthorSean
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     
    I'm working on some slight revisions for the home page design displays. I hope to have something up in the next day or two but know that I am working on it.
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    I second the random order of items on the homepage.
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    Sean: Glad to hear it. If you need a hand, let me know. I'm assuming you have access to my E-Mail address from the site, but I also have a reliable contact form on my site.
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      CommentAuthorSean
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     
    @aaroncampbell: I'll hit you up in the morning via your contact form. It's been a long day for me so I need a few hours of sleep.
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      CommentAuthorSean
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     
    @SeanPollock: The random idea is a good one, however we have over 1,000 approved designs, so it might take a while for everyone's designs to get on the front page.

    Maybe have them randomly change once an hour or something? or do we think just every time the home page is refreshed change them out randomly?
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      CommentAuthorbradm81
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     
    @Sean - I may be reading them wrong, but I think they're saying that the order of the latest templates which are featured on the front page is generated randomally. Right now it's random as to who gets the top spot, so doing this would balance that out.
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    Yeah, thats what I meant. Not the archives, the homepage.
    • CommentAuthorkalyan
    • CommentTimeMay 1st 2008
     
    @Christopher: i did mention of admin reviewing the design..rendering,images,etc...

    Maybe we can have something like "Designs this week" like the one on OWD..
    And rotate the front page designs hourly ( within the latest designs 'weekly' or 'daily' list ) backwards, so first approved will show up first and the queue won't be blocked, whilst giving all designs equal exposure..

    The expanded view is a good idea too...

    Also how about showing "xx designs in queue" in the submission panel ?

    @sean:let me know if i can be of help ? i can help out with the stuff, vacation is almost here for me :D...
    • CommentAuthorjojohippo
    • CommentTimeMay 1st 2008
     
    It would be nice if we could see the popular designs (the most downloaded/viewed etc). Some of the designs on this site really stand out It'd be nice to have a list of the top designs.
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    Here are the the 100 most downloaded designs as of this post. I'll work up something better when I can access Open Designs SFTP - can't get in right now!
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      CommentAuthorSean
    • CommentTimeMay 1st 2008
     
    @Christopher: I am able to get into SFTP, so email me what you're thinking and we can work together and get it going.

    Side note, I've also emailed you and still waiting for a reply.
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      CommentAuthorgnome
    • CommentTimeMay 1st 2008
     
    Chris: That list is much better than last time. The new format is appreciated.

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