* Mark Stosberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-02-09 15:26]: > I think the CPAN rating system could be of further help here as > well. It could be integrated with the search.cpan.org search > engine. The rating could appear on the results page, with > top-rated modules appearing first. So, just searching for a > module named "mail" should be begin to give you a sensible > result.
I like this proposition. However I'm just not sure I a) want it used with no way to disable it b) want it used as the default. > This public prominence would also encourage more people to use > the system, I believe. It would also encourage abuse, unfortunately. In the current form of the system, it's *very* easy to sign up with a few different names and write a bunch of reviews rating a module well. Not that I really want this changed; I like the simplicity of CPANRatings.org. But if you want to use it for something like your proposition, you need a tighter system. Unfortunately no solution is going to be foolproof, only somewhat more or somewhat less problematic, which is why I feel uneasy about the idea. Hmm.. Ok, in thinking about it, I had an idea; I'll lay out how I got there. * It's better to have comparative articles than module centric reviews; they're also less susceptible to manipulation. * Maybe we could have a bunch of comparative articles about modules for certain common tasks, being presented on search.cpan.org for appropriate searches. * Wait, there's already a way to put results in the search engine -- namely, uploading a distribution.. How about putting writing such comparative articles and posting them under Introduction:: ? Like, Introduction::Ways_to_send_and_read_Mail_with_Perl -- I know the name is ugly, but it has to work within the constraints of module names. Ideally, search.cpan.org would rank these as the top hits when they're matched. Funnily enough, the review system already in place would immediately work for these as well, so people could review the reviews.. :) What does everyone think about the idea? I like it more the more I think about it. -- Regards, Aristotle "If you can't laugh at yourself, you don't take life seriously enough."
