Well in a week 34 total people gave input, and basically 3 out of 4 desire a submissions tracker.
At this point I am still up in the air about how to approach this submission tracker. While I see the potential, I wonder if other features like a nicely integrated GDS system would prove more worthwhile in the short term.
With the said, I am willing to put the submission tracker on the list as a desired feature, but I would request that members PLEASE respond to this comment with a top 5 list of features/options they would love to see on BGDF. From the responses I will put out a poll/vote to help determine an order that I will consider implementing the requests.
MY LIST
1) GDS
* each admin area to create monthy GDS event (title, criteria, restrictions, etc)
* automated submission deadline cut off date/time & automated voting date/time cutoff (submission to voting will transition at various cutoff times)
* allows members to submit during submission timeframe via an entry form
* anonymous display of all GDS entries during submission voting
* once voting timeframe cutoff, results revealed along with submitter names
* User account page will contain a my previously submitted GDS entries listing for easy access to old entrie/information
* Generic GDS listing page for all old GDS and GDS entries (archive)
2) Column/Article
* Submission form that allows members the ability to submit a column/article covering some aspect of game design.
* Editor role to proof and approve column/article
* Once approved member column/article will appear on front page etc.
* Listing page (archives etc)
* Possible category level association to allow for better listing page/output
3) HOW-TO
* Special entry area that allows members the ability to enter a step by step HOW-TO.
* Ability to add 1 to MANY step descriptions
* Each step description may also allow for an associated image upload.
4) Submissions Tracker
* Entry form for members to enter various stats about a submission to publisher
* Update status/info throughout life of submission
* Listing pages (archive/viewing of current and/or old submissions)
* Possibly some statistical view by each publisher (type of themes submitted to a publisher, accept/reject ratio, possibly mechanic/theme related stat (ie Joe Publisher has accepted 10 Zombie theme games, which is most based on current submission information, Joe Publiser has rejected 18 games involving Dice)
5) CONTENT
* All I can say for this one is that there is a ton of old design content sitting on the archived sites that needs to make the journey to this site. IN a useful productive method.
Bryk,
The other point of this post was for everyone to ALSO give their possible thoughts/ideas on additional features they would like to see here at BGDF.com.
So while I am happy you rated my items in the order you prefer, do you happen to have any other features, content types, ideas that would be useful additions to BGDF.com?