Suggestions category - Weekly report: #36

This is a weekly report of the Suggestions category. It contains basic stats, tips and interesting open source projects to start contributing. Also, I will show you the most common mistakes of this week and how to fix them.

In this post:

• Category summary
• Top scored contributions
• Common mistakes and how to fix them
• Interesting open source projects
• Useful posts

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Category summary

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• Week: 26 (from Jun. 20 to Jun. 27)
• There were 13 contributions and 12 have a chance of being rewarded, or have already been rewarded.
• The average score was 37
• There were a total of 5 unique contributors in the category.

Number of reviewed and rewarded contributions

Average score

Number of reviews by Moderator

Number of contributions per weekday

Number of contributions reviewed per weekday

Number of contributions per User

This week we recieved a good number of contributions but the average score was not as good as previous weeks.
We had 13 contributions, 12 of them have a chance of being rewarded, or have already been rewarded.

The most active moderator this week was @syedumair

Remember that upvotes are never guaranteed.

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Top scored contributions

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This week we did not have a Staff pick. These are the top scored contributions:

Post	Author	Score	Moderator
Addition of "separate security for different accounts" and "featured posts" to esteem app.	@crysports	60	@syedumair
Give users ability to modify Scot communities tags	@zoneboy	60	@syedumair
Add the "Sign In" feature and "Natural Scrolling" feature in BVNC Free app	@ammarraisafti	46	@syedumair
Add more formats and high quality bitrates to audio recorder.	@shaduu	46	@syedumair

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Common mistakes and how to fix them

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The aim of this section is to show you the most common mistakes found this week. Followed by a short description and tips when applicable. Usually, I split the section in two: Contributions with a score of 25 or less and Contributions with a score of 50 or less.

1 - Contributions with a score of 25 or less

1.1 - The possible solution was not described in sufficient detail

When you propose a new feature, it is great if you add a possible solution although this is not mandatory. Explain how to implement it.
You can add a pseudo code script with your possible solution and detail in which file it should be added.
If you do not know how to code, you can explain in details how this new feature should works. Where should be implemented? In which component of the app? In what position? Why is that a good position for that feature? What happens if you click on it?
Mockups are useful. Edit your images, try to follow the pattern design of the app. For example, if the app use Material Design, try to follow the rules of Material Design and add Icons which are listed in their site. Do not paste a random image/icon that you found on Google.

1.2 The suggested feature is already in the project

Always try the app before suggesting new features. Use it a few days, look at the repository, read the entries in the Issues Tracker, look for alternative apps and check if they has the feature that you are going to submit. To get a higher score try to submit original/rare/unique features, these are more valuable for the PO.
Check if there are features that can be used to achieve the same goal with the same effort.

2 - Contributions with a score of 50 or less

2.1 - The overall presentation of the post is below the average and/or the suggested features do not add significant value

The formatting, language and overall presentation of Utopian posts is important, a good and well formatted post is easy to read and understand.
Always submit original and detailed features that add value to the project. This is not mandatory but highly appreciated, these kind of suggestions usually have a high score.

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Interesting open source projects

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In case that you want to contribute on the Suggestions category but do not know any project, check this list.

1 - Steemhunt (@steemhunt)

Steemhunt is a Steem blockchain powered ranking community for geeks, alpha nerds, and product enthusiasts who love to dig out new products and talk about them with others. [Source]
Website: steemhunt.com
Repository: https://github.com/Steemhunt/web

2 - Emerald Dialer

Emerald Dialer is a lightweight T9 dialer for Android. [Source]
Download: F-Droid
Repository: https://github.com/HenriDellal/emerald-dialer

3 - jikants

A wrapper for the jikan REST API. [Source]
Website: jikants.netlify.com
Repository: https://github.com/Julien-Broyard/jikants

Useful posts

• How to choose a valid repository?
• Submitting excellent idea contributions: the basics
• Tips for idea category contributors on utopian
• Think technically and enjoy your favorite open source projects
• Utopian a home for smart and innovative individuals
• Tips from experience: communication is essential
• Suggestions category - weekly report: #1 - #2 - #3 - #4 - #5 - #6 - #7 - #8 - #9 - #10 - #11 - #12 - #13 - #14 - #15 - #16 - #17 - #18 - #19 - #20 - #21 - #22 - #23 - #24 - #25 - #26 - #27 - #28 - #29 - #30 - #31 - #32 - #33 - #34 - #35

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