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Re: Legacy Files on the Parts Tracker
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Mon, 3 Nov 2003 03:22:30 GMT
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Going back a ways for this one...

In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Thomas Garrison wrote:
1) Create a new review attribute "compared to physical part" (which could
apply to an admin or regular review), which certifies that the reviewer
has the part and has actually measured it, made sure that the pattern
matches reality, whatever.  Then require that at least or two reviews have
this attribute for the part to be certified.  This a) encourages people
who don't have the part to still go ahead and check for gaps, overlaps,
wrong BFC, etc., secure in the knowledge that their approval will not let
a technically proficient but *wrong* part in the library, and b)
encourages people who *do* have the part to review it (their reviews
become more valuable), and to not sweat the technical details if that
would mean fewer reviews (because there are others whose contribution *is*
to sweat the technical details).

I considered going a similar route when I constructed the PT: offer reviewers a
list of checkpoints that they should consider when posting a review.  I
abandoned this thinking because the 'rules' for processing the checks were too
complicated.  Should some checks be required, but not others?  What if a new
'check' was created?  How are existing reviews handled?

I figured it was more sensible to offer a comment box where people could say
what they looked at, or didn't look at.

A simpler, lower impact solution would be to add verbiage to the review-posting
form, giving guidelines as to what makes up a review.

2) Create new votes: "will review" and "will not review".  (The "will not
review" could be for whatever undisclosed reason---wrote the part, don't
have the part, don't care about the part, author stole the reviewer's girl
in the seventh grade. . .)  This would most obviously benefit the
admins---if one admin won't review a part, the other knows he must.  It
would really help all reviewers prioritize their reviewing activities.

Hmm.  I can see why "will not review" is good, but I'm not seeing the importance
of "will review".

3) Create a bit for every part on the Tracker, set at submission time:
(a) Feel free to make fixes if you find problems
(b) Please notify the author if you find problems
with (b) changing to (a) if a part has a hold vote stand for more than 30
days.  This would provide a formal convention which would allow many
small problems to be quickly fixed, while also allowing authors to retain
control of their parts throughout the certification process, if desired.
It would also end the problem of orphan parts.  (There are many orphans
that have been on the Tracker for a long time.)

That's a good idea.  However, it really should allow the author to revisit the
part, and change the setting.  :/

Steve



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  Re: Legacy Files on the Parts Tracker
 
(...) My guess: If someone votes "will review" it's like it's on their to-do list because they think they're a good candidate. Submitting a modified part should not clear WILL NOT and WILL review votes. Only a hold/certify should clear them Give a (...) (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

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  Re: Legacy Files on the Parts Tracker
 
(...) I can think if a few things that might help throughput (I'm sure that most of these have been discussed before): 1) Create a new review attribute "compared to physical part" (which could apply to an admin or regular review), which certifies (...) (21 years ago, 30-Sep-03, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

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