This is something of a fanciful request. For discussions.
Background & Problem
All hosted git repos, here and elsewhere, come with "Issues" (unless disabled by the dev). To report problems, bugs, suggestions etc.
I have often heard that devs can get burnt out by users whining and complaining. Even if they appreciate constructive feedback, the convention of facilitating only "negative" comments can get people down.
Sometimes I just want to drop a compliment on some project. But it's considered rude in Issues.
Existing solution = Email
- not everyone supplies an email address to send to
- these days a lot of people are not habitual email users
- would be nice to have an public place to post, same as issues
- Privacy concerns with sending and receiving email
Existing solution = "Stars" as on github, or other follow/like mechanism
- Not specific enough; lazy clicking
- Can be gamed/purchased
- Sometimes I want to compliment something but not follow it or even use the software (e.g. it's wrong for my use case but has some really cool feature or thoughtful design)
Existing solution = tip jar / "buy me a coffee"
- Even poor people should be able to leave a kind word
- All kinds of barriers
Proposed solution
Therefor I suggest codeberg pave an innovative path by providing some sort of "positive" feedback forum for those devs who wish to enable it.
I don't have any mechanic details worked out. I don't know if threads would be allowed or just one-off comments. I can forsee some social issues. This might not be to right tool but it's something I've wished existed for years.
### Comment
This is something of a fanciful request. For discussions.
**Background & Problem**
All hosted git repos, here and elsewhere, come with "Issues" (unless disabled by the dev). To report problems, bugs, suggestions etc.
I have often heard that devs can get burnt out by users whining and complaining. Even if they appreciate constructive feedback, the convention of facilitating *only* "negative" comments can get people down.
Sometimes I just want to drop a compliment on some project. But it's considered rude in Issues.
Existing solution = Email
- not everyone supplies an email address to send to
- these days a lot of people are not habitual email users
- would be nice to have an public place to post, same as issues
- Privacy concerns with sending and receiving email
Existing solution = "Stars" as on github, or other follow/like mechanism
- Not specific enough; lazy clicking
- Can be gamed/purchased
- Sometimes I want to compliment something but not follow it or even use the software (e.g. it's wrong for my use case but has some really cool feature or thoughtful design)
Existing solution = tip jar / "buy me a coffee"
- Even poor people should be able to leave a kind word
- All kinds of barriers
**Proposed solution**
Therefor I suggest codeberg pave an innovative path by providing some sort of "positive" feedback forum for those devs who wish to enable it.
I don't have any mechanic details worked out. I don't know if threads would be allowed or just one-off comments. I can forsee some social issues. This might not be to right tool but it's something I've wished existed for years.