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On 04/03/19 08:29, Ken Fallon wrote:
> Proposed Changes
> 
> 1) Change upload form to require tags
> 
> 2) Remove default "explicit" tag from the form
> 
> As Ken the host I would like to support the first, and making the
> second a default per host.
> 
> However ................
> 
> As Ken the HPR Volunteer I would like to weigh in with some
> counter arguments.
> 
> Firstly making more mandatory fields risks increasing the barrier
> to entry when posting a show. We have always assumed the task of
> filling out additional information so that people only need to
> record a show. This is our prime directive.

You can't force this stuff anyway. I see it more as "encouragement".

> Re 1) Tags
> 
> We already have hosts, new and old alike, adding the same string to
> the summary and show notes field. I suspect that they will just add
> the same string there as well. Furthermore some shows are so short
> that the addition of a tag seems to be superfluous.

Maybe. It probably depends on how we implement a tag searching tool. I
certainly find our tags on archive.org to be a useful way to locate stuff.

> Re 2) Explicit
> 
> The "explicit" field is selected as the default because of the risk
> of the HPR Project getting de-listed if it is not flagged
> correctly.

[snip]

> I would like to propose that this default value be taken from the
> hosts profile. So while Daves would default to Explicit, lostnbronx
> would default to "Clean". The host can always override it for a
> particular show.

I like the default per host idea. It suits my particular brand of
awkwardness ;-)


Dave

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Dave Morriss, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | perl...@autistici.org
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