Would it be possible to have a discussion post or a newsletter saying what the upcoming updates are? It would make things a lot easier to keep track of. Maybe a list of what will be happening soon, when it will be happening, and if unknown, a "TBA" status on that update. With all of the updates lately, it would make things easier for the contributors to know what's going on and to also give suggestions.
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I think this would be a good idea as well, so that it keeps things a little more organized and all in one place!
12/12/2009
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I know Gary usually posts a list of changes and updates, usually when or immediately after they go live. I believe he makes sure that particular post shows up on the Community News page under News and Announcements.
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Would it be possible to have a discussion post or a newsletter saying what the upcoming updates are? It would make things a lot easier to keep track of. Maybe a list of what will be happening soon, when it will be happening, and if unknown, a
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Would it be possible to have a discussion post or a newsletter saying what the upcoming updates are? It would make things a lot easier to keep track of. Maybe a list of what will be happening soon, when it will be happening, and if unknown, a "TBA" status on that update. With all of the updates lately, it would make things easier for the contributors to know what's going on and to also give suggestions.
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I will, however, pass along the suggestion for announcement of updates beforehand.
12/14/2009
i think sometimes some smaller changes are made that have a bigger impact on us as users/contributors than you folks may realize. Gary usually covers the big details in a timely manner, I've noticed, but.. for instance, when the product review search page got the new button options for EF Sponsored or other company sponsored, it confused some people.
12/14/2009
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I meant before updates are actually released on the site, so that contributors are aware of what will be happening. Because I know of a lot of things currently that I doubt many people know of, like the ability to vote on your own reviews, flagging reviews, etc.
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LicentiouslyYours
I know Gary usually posts a list of changes and updates, usually when or immediately after they go live. I believe he makes sure that particular post shows up on the Community News page under News and Announcements.
I will, however, pass along ... more
I will, however, pass along ... more
I know Gary usually posts a list of changes and updates, usually when or immediately after they go live. I believe he makes sure that particular post shows up on the Community News page under News and Announcements.
I will, however, pass along the suggestion for announcement of updates beforehand. less
I will, however, pass along the suggestion for announcement of updates beforehand. less
12/14/2009
That's tough to predict, because the time-lines for things are sometimes fluid and some things get tweaked right before launching... I think asking our programmers to write up a list of what is in the works and the details of how it will work would be difficult. I am sure the list would never really be totally complete too - because there's just too much going on internally. I am torn about this one - considering we announce pretty much everything we are told about. Having an upcoming updates newsletter, if it was partial, might be feasible. Just a big picture of things we are planning, might be cool. And announcing more small changes should be considered too.
12/14/2009
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We did discuss the contributor search on the Review Products Search Options. The updates happened less than 24 hours after the thread was started so I posted about the update here rather than starting a new thread about the same thing.
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Adriana Ravenlust
i think sometimes some smaller changes are made that have a bigger impact on us as users/contributors than you folks may realize. Gary usually covers the big details in a timely manner, I've noticed, but.. for instance, when the product review
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i think sometimes some smaller changes are made that have a bigger impact on us as users/contributors than you folks may realize. Gary usually covers the big details in a timely manner, I've noticed, but.. for instance, when the product review search page got the new button options for EF Sponsored or other company sponsored, it confused some people.
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12/14/2009
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I understand. Although, we may not always look in a contributor-created thread for answers. Would it be feasible to have a "new this month" sort of look-back at changes big and small?
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Gary
We did discuss the contributor search on the Review Products Search Options. The updates happened less than 24 hours after the thread was started so I posted about the update here rather than starting a new thread about the same thing.
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We did discuss the contributor search on the Review Products Search Options. The updates happened less than 24 hours after the thread was started so I posted about the update here rather than starting a new thread about the same thing.
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12/14/2009
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That's not a bad idea at all! Normally I mention the news and updates each week in the Review Roundup, The last week of the month I could do a recap.
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Adriana Ravenlust
I understand. Although, we may not always look in a contributor-created thread for answers. Would it be feasible to have a "new this month" sort of look-back at changes big and small?
12/14/2009
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I hadn't noticed, tbh. I gave up on those posts a long time ago. I just can't keep up. LOL I would be more apt to look at a thread specifically detailing the news.
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Gary
That's not a bad idea at all! Normally I mention the news and updates each week in the Review Roundup, The last week of the month I could do a recap.
12/14/2009
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I have been trying to do a recap of what all went on through the week in the Roundup, as well as talking about the reviews for the week... and of course the 5 picks.
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Adriana Ravenlust
I hadn't noticed, tbh. I gave up on those posts a long time ago. I just can't keep up. LOL I would be more apt to look at a thread specifically detailing the news.
12/14/2009
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