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Simple Machines => SMF Team Blog => Topic started by: Suki on June 27, 2012, 12:28:56 PM

Title: Community Customization Reviewing program
Post by: Suki on June 27, 2012, 12:28:56 PM
Hello everyone,

We are pleased to announce Community Customization Reviewing. This is a new program that will help the community to get more involved evaluating new mods.

In the past, mod and theme authors submitted their code to the team. The team tried the code out behind the scenes, and explained bugs and performance issues to the mod author.  For some mods, this is a lot of work, takes a lot of time, and there have been many complaints about how slowly the team has been able to review and approve new mods, and about how obscure the process always seemed.

Well, the new program is all about openness. Everyone will be able to see the review process and those who are interested on taking part in will be able to do so. If you want to help review, begin by requesting Group Membership (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?action=profile;area=groupmembership) for the Community Customizer group. To learn more about how this works, please see the How this works (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=479858.0) topic.

The board has been made public to encourage the community to participate. Occasionally, this means we will get some off-topic posts from community members requesting support, new features, release dates, and other stuff like that. But I decided it was important to open the process as much as possible. We can deal with a few off-topic posts.

For more information about Community Customization Review, please read The Community Customization Review process (http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=477692.0).

Thank you,
Jessica González, Lead customizer.
Title: Re: Community Customization Reviewing program
Post by: Arantor on June 27, 2012, 12:32:29 PM
/me likes this.
Title: Re: Community Customization Reviewing program
Post by: emanuele on June 27, 2012, 12:45:50 PM
YAY!
Title: Re: Community Customization Reviewing program
Post by: Robert. on June 27, 2012, 12:46:20 PM
Great news :)
Title: Re: Community Customization Reviewing program
Post by: The Craw on June 27, 2012, 12:49:49 PM
Awesome! I can't wait for this system to be fully implemented. :D
Title: Re: Community Customization Reviewing program
Post by: ApplianceJunk on June 27, 2012, 01:04:55 PM
Nice
Title: Re: Community Customization Reviewing program
Post by: Marcus Forsberg on June 27, 2012, 01:05:55 PM
This be AWEzome.

Here, u haz a cookie!
Title: Re: Community Customization Reviewing program
Post by: Aportadordelmix on June 27, 2012, 01:16:08 PM
Very Good!
Title: Re: Community Customization Reviewing program
Post by: Norv on June 27, 2012, 02:32:40 PM
Thank you for all the hard work you put in this program, Suki.

I'm confident that it will make a difference, and it is a difference which matters.
Title: Re: Community Customization Reviewing program
Post by: mashby on June 27, 2012, 10:54:01 PM
QuoteThe board has been made public to encourage the community to participate. Occasionally, this means we will get some off-topic posts from community members requesting support, new features, release dates, and other stuff like that. But I decided it was important to open the process as much as possible. We can deal with a few off-topic posts.
The rewards outweigh the risks and I applaud you for this topic and its intent. Well made decision. Here's to many more! :)
Title: Re: Community Customization Reviewing program
Post by: Antes on June 28, 2012, 02:38:27 AM
Awesome !
Title: Re: Community Customization Reviewing program
Post by: 4Kstore on June 30, 2012, 03:21:06 PM
Nice job and a great idea...
Title: Re: Community Customization Reviewing program
Post by: Colin on August 08, 2012, 03:21:26 AM
Nice!
Title: Re: Community Customization Reviewing program
Post by: SoLoGHoST on August 08, 2012, 03:42:37 AM
This sounds great, noticed this board and group last week, have applied for it as well as applying the Dream Portal Team into it, but still waiting for approval.  Not sure if it would do any good to post up Dream Portal 1.1 on it, mainly because no modules, or template packages for Dream Portal will be public until Dream Portal is approved.  Therefore, it might be a bit difficult to review for many...  But, in any case, willing to give it a shot.
Title: Re: Community Customization Reviewing program
Post by: mrintech on August 08, 2012, 04:14:33 AM
Great :D

Thanks :)