Suggestions category - Weekly report: #25

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
  • Contest for the Suggestions category
• Common mistakes and how to fix them
• Interesting open source projects
• Useful posts

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Category summary

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• Week: 15 (from Apr. 4 to Apr. 11)
• There were 22 contributions and 14 have a chance of being rewarded, or have already been rewarded.
• The average score was 36.92.
• There were a total of 10 unique contributors in the category.

Number of reviewed and rewarded contributions

Average score

Number of reviews by Moderator

We received a good number of contributions (again), although the average score was not great (almost 37).
A new user submitted 10 bad/low quality contributions and that decreased the average score.

The most active moderators this week were @syedumair and @sinem006.

Spread the word
Make a post about the contest, add some info about Utopian and the Suggestions Category and paste the link in comments. I will send some liquid STEEM to the best one.

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, but you can check this great posts:

• Include option to ‘always ask to continue by @darewealth
• Addition of ranking list, prediction history, and filter option in Dcontest by @zoneboy
• Suggestion For Notepad : Improvement Features On The Page Write Notes And add details from the note by @ahyar92
• Include additional description/details to Counter app by @darewealth

Contest

Prize: 10 STEEM every month (+ the Community Bounty, which is 60 STEEM).
Total Prize: 70 STEEM
How? Submit a contribution to the Suggestions category. A contributor can submit more than one contribution per week. If your contribution got a score higher than 50 you get points.

Score	Points
100 or Staff Pick	7
90 - 99	5
80 - 89	4
70 - 79	3
60 - 69	2
50 - 59	1
0 - 49	0

When? At the end of every month I will send 75% of the Total Prize to the winner and 25% to the second place.

Round 2: April
Points

• 100 or Staff Pick: none [7 points]
• 90 - 99: none [5 points]
• 80 - 89: none [4 points]
• 70 - 79: none [3 points]
• 60 - 69: none [2 points]
• 50 - 59: @zoneboy, @ahyar92, @darewealth (x2) [1 point]

Ranking

Author	Points
@harry-heightz	3
@darewealth	3
@ckole	2
@ahyar92	2
@jubreal	1
@zoneboy	1

Community Bounty (CB)

A big thank you to @emrebeyler, @tdre, @blockchainstudio, @amosbastian, @leotrap, @tobias-g, @utopian-io, @syedumair and @knowledges.
The CB is real thanks to them.

Disclaimer: The prize is taken from my personal account. This is an unofficial contest. It is only for the Suggestions category. You must not complain to Utopian about this contest. If something is wrong with the points, or if the rules are not clear, you should write to me, not to Utopian.

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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 suggested idea is duplicated

This is not easy to spot, so do not rush and take few minutes to check it.
Go to the repository of the project and check the Issues Tracker.
Remove the is:open filter from the search field (to look for open and closed issues).
Write a word (or two). The keyword(s) of the feature(s) you are going to submit.
After that, look at if someone submitted it on Utopian in the past, you can use this great tool made by @crokkon.

1.2 The suggested feature is already in the project.

Always try the app before suggesting new features. Use it a few days, search info about the project owner, 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.

1.3 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. Check this post made by @espoem. Also, I recommend you to read @didic's comments
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.

2 - Contributions with a score of 50 or less

2.1 - The impact on the functionality and usability of the project is low

If the overall of your post is excellent, but your idea has little impact on the functionality and/or usability of the project or could be achieved in a easy way, you will get a few point less. Try to suggest unique, original and useful features.

2.2 - The quality of the mockups/images could be better

Mockups are really useful to explain an idea. We (and most of the users) are not Graphic designers. We do not expect high quality images, but few details would transform a poor mockup in a great one. We have excellent graphic designers in our community, use our Discord server, share your images, ask for help. They will guide you to improve your mockups.

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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 - Notepad

A simple, bare-bones, no-frills note taking app
Features: Quickly create and save plain-text notes, Optionally create rich-text notes using Markdown or HTML (Android 5.0+), Beautiful, easy-to-use UI with Material Design elements, Dual-pane view for tablets, Share notes to and receive text from other apps, Auto-saves drafts, View Mode for notes with clickable links, Sort notes by date or by name, Keyboard shortcuts for common actions, Integration with Google Now "note to self", Import and export notes to external storage (Android 4.4+), Zero permissions and absolutely zero ads, Open-source [Source]
Download: Play Store - f-droid - Amazon
Repository: https://github.com/farmerbb/Notepad

2 - Dcontest (@dcontest)

Dcontest means daily contest the main aim of this project is to help everyone whether they are on orca, whale, dolphin, plankton, minnow. [Source]
Website: dcontest.org/
Repository: https://github.com/jankulik/Dcontest

3 - Engrave (@engrave)

Steem powered blogging platform. Aren't you bored by investing your work and time in creating non-returning blog or website? Start making money easily by just posting high quality articles.
ENGRAVE is free and easy to use. You can choose your website's design from 3 modern and nice-looking templates. You won't pay anything unless you earn something. And if so, everything will be settled-up automatically! [Source]
Website: engrave.website
Repository: https://github.com/wise-team/engrave

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

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