How to Win Friends and Influence Theme Choices

[orionid]

Now we just need a thread about how to win threads and influence voters.

[PandyFarmer]

Now we just need a thread about how to win threads and influence voters.

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[Elsinore]

Looking at the list currently in the Hopper, I’m beginning to wonder if we need to bump up to 10 votes instead of 9 for scheduling…

[Kestrana]

Our recent discussions about themes and scheduling has seemed to increase participation here (which is good) but hasn’t resulted in any slowing of themes into the hopper (which is sort of good but also means lots of good ideas wait for awhile and lose their enthusiasm). If we do change the rules to 10 though, I think it should be 10 across the board for both Classic and new themes. I really like Classic themes and we haven’t greenlit any since the new system went in.

[Elsinore]

I’d be good with that.

[lokisbong]

I am also good with 10 votes for any theme suggestion classic or not. In the other discussion I said for non classics but all is good.

[Elsinore]

So do we want to bring up the 9 vote themes for an extra vote each or just grandfather them in and switch to 10 from here on out?

[sleeping]

Have you considered dropping the “This theme expires in a week” posts? I think they just make people feel sorry for the theme and vote for it more….

[Elsinore]

You may be onto something, there, sleeping.

[nobigdeal]

Have you considered dropping the “This theme expires in a week” posts? I think they just make people feel sorry for the theme and vote for it more….

I was going to say this also. Mods probably shouldn’t bump dying theme suggestions. Let them die a natural death and if someone wants to resurrect them with a different wording so be it. I also see no reason not to bump it to 10 votes for hopperization.

[Kestrana]

I don’t think that’s true at all. Although they have gotten some votes, we have greenlit maybe 1 thread that got bumped. Sometimes people miss threads.

But if you want to drop that then I think the threshold to get critical mass should be shorter. A lot shorter. Like 30 days and then it goes poof.

[Elsinore]

Hm, if the data doesn’t support the hypothesis, then we can leave that be. I wouldn’t be averse to shortening the threshold though.

[Kestrana]

Sounds like it’s poll time. I’ll set one up.

[nobigdeal]

I think the data doesn’t support the hypothesis because if a suggestion has enough interest it usually gets enough votes right away and gets hoppered. Whereas the ones that don’t get a lot of votes tend to languish there until they are bumped, then they seem to pick up a sympathy vote or two. I think the 30 day limit is a good one. If a suggested theme doesn’t get the votes after 30 days it likely never would without some serious prodding and pushing.

[Kestrana]

Updated for new rules changes.

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