Suggestions category - Weekly report: #24

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: 14 (from Mar. 28 to Apr. 4)
• There were 19 contributions and 16 have a chance of being rewarded, or have already been rewarded.
• The average score was 47.87.
• There were a total of 12 unique contributors in the category.

Number of reviewed and rewarded contributions

Average score

Number of reviews by Moderator

Third week in a row that we had more than 15 contributions, that is great!
The average score was 47.87, which is not the best but it is good enough.
As previous weeks, the most active contributors were @harry-heightz and @ahyar92, who also submitted good quality posts, as we can see in the final results of the last contest. @harry-heightz finished second with 8 points and @ahyar92 4th with 6 points.
And it seems that @ckole is back! Great to see you contribution again :)

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

The new contest starts right now! Check the first round below.

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 we had a Task request!

• Exploring the economic model of steem like blockchains by @nnnarvaez

Also check this great posts:

• Enhancement of Steem wallet by implanting token market and Address Book. by @ckole
• Suggestion; Resolved location for Panic Trigger. by @harry-heightz

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 1: 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: @harry-heightz (x3), @jubreal, @ckole (x2), @ahyar92, @darewealth [1 point]

Ranking

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

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 proposal is not detailed enough

The proposal should be as informative and descriptive as possible. This will help the project owner (and the people who read your post) to understand your suggestion. Avoid being vague about the benefits of your idea.

2.3 - 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 - Audio Recorder

Audio recorder (Voice recorder, Sound recorder) - an application makes an easy audio recording experience. App optimized for the fastest start as possible and helps not to miss important sound for the user. [Source]
Download: Play Store
Repository: https://github.com/Dimowner/AudioRecorder/

2 - GotoSleep

An Android app that helps you manage a healthy sleep schedule. [Source]
Download: Plan Store
Repository: https://github.com/CorvetteCole/GotoSleep

3 - eSteem Surfer (@esteemapp)

Basically it's the Steem interface you get used to but with additional handy options. Everything works out faster and easier with eSteem Mobile and eSteem Surfer applications. You can create your own posts, surf your friends feed or trending/hot/etc pages, upvote what you like, write comments, read replies, do all major Steem functions in your daily social surfing as well as wallet actions and of course few extras: search, discover different tags etc. [Source]
Website: esteem.app/
Repository: https://github.com/esteemapp/esteem-surfer

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

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