[wp-hackers] plugin compatability

[Lew Ayotte - Full Throttle Development]

I was thinking the same thing...

One thing to take a cue from the App Store on is suggested reviews at
> time of plugin deactivation. If you delete an app from your iPhone, a
> dialog pops up and says "Would you like to review this app before
> deleting?" or somesuch, giving users an opportunity to register their
> complaints in a 1-5 star fashion.
>

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On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 2:21 PM, Doug Stewart <zamoose at gmail.com> wrote:

> This is the same set of problems developers with apps in the Apple App
> Store encounter, as well as Amazon.  There's no real accountability
> for reviews in a direct sense. Amazon, at least, allows for 3rd
> parties to mark reviews "helpful" or "unhelpful" which seems to factor
> into which reviews the Amazon site presents as [semi-]authoritative.
>
> One thing to take a cue from the App Store on is suggested reviews at
> time of plugin deactivation. If you delete an app from your iPhone, a
> dialog pops up and says "Would you like to review this app before
> deleting?" or somesuch, giving users an opportunity to register their
> complaints in a 1-5 star fashion.
>
> I've actually seen a couple of WP plugins that seem to do something
> similar -- Woopra comes readily to mind as one, as does Intense
> Debate.
>
> So I guess I'm saying that the problems are not insurmountable but do
> bear some special consideration prior to implementation time,
> particularly in accounting for potential griefers.
>
> --
> -Doug
> http://literalbarrage.org/blog/
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