Regarding Modifications

[Darth Avida]

Partly because I do technology modifications, and partly because it appears there have been a few instances of people making minor modification requests that aren't noticeable unless you read each word in both the original and the modification request word-for-word to compare/contrast, I would like to propose 1 addition to the technology modification request template. Currently it is:

Submission Name:
Link to Submission:
Reason for Modification:
Modification:

I would like to add one line/section to this so it reads as (with change in green)

Submission Name:
Link to Submission:
Summary of Modification:
Reason for Modification:
Modification:

Basically this is just to give a rundown/list of what is being changed, as sometimes the Modification field is just a completely spoilered copy of the submission that has been modified by the submitter for the RPJ/Admin to just copy/paste into the old sub.

If I am able to just ask for a summary of modifications myself without the addition to the template I'll just do that and we can forget the idea/request, if it's easier, but I just figured making it a preemptive addition to the template provided would make it easier.

(This is just an idea/suggestion, not really a request. The idea came to me earlier in the day when I was trying to figure out why a submission (from 2014) was referencing a newer submission (from 2015) and had quality 10 without development and stumbled across the massive list of mods the submitter had made, one being that submission, from about 3 months ago, and came up with this.)

[member="Spencer Varanin"]

 

[Allyson Locke]

[member="Braith Achlys"] I like this, I want the others to weigh in on it.

 

[Darth Avida]

[member="Cira"] [member="Raziel"]

 

[Raziel]

Could it be modification intent? Like a sub.

 

[Cira]

Oh intent too.

I like both suggestions and this will clearly state what the changes are.

 

[Darth Avida]

Could it be modification intent? Like a sub.

Oh intent too.
I like both suggestions and this will clearly state what the changes are.

Reason for modification should already cover this, no?

 

[Darth Avida]

Reason for modification should already cover this, no?

[member="Raziel"] [member="Cira"]

This is to specifically summarize what changes are being made, a la checklist. This is not to state why you are changing something (which is what I would figure Reason for Modification would be), rather to give a brief detail of what is changed.

i.e;
Submission Name: Test
Link to Submission: Link Here
Summary of Modification: Production changed, affiliation changed, development thread added
Reason for Modification: To change production due to demand and provide this to a faction.
Modification: Insert Spoilered template with changes already made here

If we feel the need, we can make the Summary more specific to what is being changed, but just a nod towards what needs to be looked at would certainly help and keep us from missing a detail here or there that could have otherwise changed our decision on modifying a submission.

 

[Cira]

I like it

 

[Darth Avida]

[1:54:46 AM] Raziel: Looks fine to me

[member="Spencer Varanin"]


Did you want Factory Judge input as well?

 

[Allyson Locke]

Yes

 

[Darth Avida]

[member="Pixel"] [member="Isley Verd"] [member="Reshmar"] [member="Gir Quee"] [member="Jorus Merrill"]

 

[Isley Verd]

Yes, please.

 

[Gir Quee]

Definite yes.

 

[Jorus Merrill]

[member="Spencer Varanin"]
It's a measured response to an actual need. Looks good to me.

 

[Darth Avida]

Bumping this.


Gently.

 

[Cira]

Yeah let's get this on there.

[member="Spencer Varanin"]

 

[Darth Avida]

I will be posting an announcement when I get home and update the template for modifications (per Skype conversation with Spencer).

 

[Allyson Locke]

Add it. I'm at work.