We have expanded the list of 5 top issues for the community to now ten as such please pick your top 5 in the poll. I will let this post sit until Saturday. Sunday morning I will send the admin team the top five things Virily Authors would like to see for our platform. I understand that many of these issues make people frustrated, and I promise the top five will be sent to the Admin team. I will, with my email to the team, also include the link to the post so the Admins can see all 10. I also know that each of the things that our asks include will cost money (except for two). The only two on this list of 10 feature requests that do not cost Virily money is how do I become verified users and what is the queue approval process for submitted articles.
The rest have a cost, and because they have a cost, it is important to note that none of them may happen. I remember in a previous life of my career trying to make changes in a commercial software product. When I first tried to get changes into the product, the product team told me I needed to have 1 million seats requesting the change. Five years later, it was 10 million seats. The more people that vote on the poll, the better our chances are of affecting change.
Rules are simple; please only select your top five. Vote yes for the ones that you feel the most impact your ability to be happy and post on Virily. You can also vote no for the ones that you do not think would impact you or help you at all.
I want to thank our wonderful community. This list started with four items. The team has come up with six exceptionally good issues that impact all of us! I am impressed with the passion and concern that people have not only for each other but also to improve our platform — one last review of the rules before I release this into the wild.
Vote yes five times for the top issues. Vote no for any issue you think doesn’t impact you!
Thanks!!!!
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Question of
I would like to edit my comments
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Yes
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No
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I would like to block users
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Yes
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No
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I would like to know the rules for becoming a verified user?
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Yes
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No
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I would like to know the process for approving posts by the admin team?
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Yes
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No
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I would like to upload images larger than 8 megs
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Yes
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No
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I would like the 20 character comment rule changed to 10 characters?
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Yes
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No
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I would like to be able to resize thumbnail pictures?
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Yes
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No
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I would like to be able to delete my posts.
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Yes
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No
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I would like the ability to report post content
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Yes
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No
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I would like to edit my posts after they are approved
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Yes
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No
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Interesting post, very relevant…..
Thanks – trying to build a happy community here on Virily!
The only thing I picked was the photo size one. It is a drag to go and edit pics just so virily can show them. It does take a lot of extra time.
Each of us has things that matter to us. no need to explain!!!
I guess point 8. I want to delete my postings going for everyone to delete together.
Fair enough – that one is on the submit list, although I will send the admins all of the community asks!
Q: I would like to edit my comments
Yes (10 votes) – 91%
No (1 votes) – 9%
Q: I would like to block users
Yes (2 votes) – 25%
No (6 votes) – 75%
Q: I would like to know the rules for becoming a verified user?
Yes (8 votes) – 67%
No (4 votes) – 33%
Q: I would like to know the process for approving posts by the admin team?
Yes (7 votes) – 70%
No (3 votes) – 30%
Q: I would like to upload images larger than 8 megs
Yes (4 votes) – 44%
No (5 votes) – 56%
Q: I would like the 20 character comment rule changed to 10 characters?
Yes (5 votes) – 50%
No (5 votes) – 50%
Q: I would like to be able to resize thumbnail pictures?
Yes (5 votes) – 63%
No (3 votes) – 38%
Q: I would like to be able to delete my posts.
Yes (8 votes) – 80%
No (2 votes) – 20%
Q: I would like the ability to report post content
Yes (6 votes) – 60%
No (4 votes) – 40%
Q: I would like to edit my posts after they are approved
Yes (10 votes) – 91%
No (1 votes) – 9%
Per CarolDM’s comment, I am adding
Update the dashboard more than once a month.
Top three so far (reposting last time today)
Edit my comments
Edit my posts
Delete my posts
Knowing the process to become verified
(the last two are tied with 8 votes each)
why does anyone need to post an image larger than 8 megs?
It was a community ask, I am the conduit.
sure, but… 800×600 is a fine resolution and usually comes in at under 500kb. so a 1 meg cap per image should be more than enough
people want what they want. I understand the time vs. issue. It takes time to resize images.
fine, but do you think the admins care? does it make financial sense to host an image 16 times larger than it needs to be just because someone can’t be bothered?
That is a different argument, I tried to have that one as you know. I wasn’t successful in convincing the community of that.
I lost to an idea that doesn’t move the needle.
if you want to effect change around here, you should accept the possibility of failure before you even begin…
I suspect that artists such as you and Howard agree on this. It isn’t artists but those with limited time for image modification that complains about that.
The reality of feeling like you are wasting your time, sucks the fun out of doing something.
it takes a few seconds to resize an image
Because my pictures are more than 8 MB and I need to refine them only for virily. This is a waste of valuable free time. Not only do I have this problem.
It has been picked by a couple of people you are not the only one!~~~~
is it so hard to resize?
it can be when you have lots of pictures….
I don’t have a problem with becoming a verified user. The time it takes to approve is an issue to me, editing post and deleting it.
I understand that, others actually do get frustrated about being verified.
Thank you very much, Doc. Hope the powers that be will listen. If you remember I mentioned my post on Neil Diamond that it was in drafts and I had no idea why. Well after I resubmitted it, it was approved so that must have been some kind of glitch that got it into drafts.
Grace had the same problem, i wonder if it was on the same day.
Thank you very much for your efforts. I hope that we will succeed at least with some suggestion.
at the very least we know what the hot buttons are for the community!
Yes for #1, 8 & 10. I also, something you haven’t covered yet, would like our dashboards to be updated daily, instead of monthly And my #5 is… the same as #4. Update dashboards daily. 🙂
ok will have to do another survey but can add those no problem!
I know I am throwing a wrench in your survey, just wanted to add it for future reference.
If i send it monday, sunday it doesn’t matter. its possible they repond either way (but possible they don’t)
No wrench thrown.
I am interested only in the order in which the post is approved … all new members are always ahead of me, even though I have been waiting for 2 days … I will never understand this, my friend
I added this because of you and Vidocka, I heard both of you!!!!
Thanks for listening and understanding, my friend…..for a verified member but does not count
it is incredibly important that everyone have a fair forum!
That’s what I want, dear friend … I’m sorry, it’s different
The problem is always going to be what is fair. Let’s at least find out what they have to say.
I have no issues with any of those.The only thing that bothers me is that they take forever to approve posts. Most sites approve the first ten posts or even 20 posts and then allow the person to post without further approvals. Its okay if they randomly check posts.
we’ve had a few people that don’t follow rules ergo the long wait. Niume was 4 months or more before approving. When it is a site that pays there are stricter rules, often.
I would like to know how to become a verified user as well…plus be able to edit my post.
Thanks Linda! long process to get to the point I can submit!!!
I would like to know the rules for becoming a verified user
ok thanks. Adding that to the growing list!