Suggestions category - Weekly report: #15

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: 4 (from Jan. 24 to Jan. 31)
• There were 10 contributions and 9 have a chance of being rewarded, or have already been rewarded.
• The average score was 43.4
• There were a total of 7 unique contributors in the category.

Number of reviewed and rewarded contributions

Average score

Number of reviews by Moderator

This week we had 10 contributions and 9 have a chance of being rewarded, or have already been rewarded by Utopian.
The average score was low, but a bit better than the previous week.
Although this week we had fewer contributions than the last one, it is a good number compared to previous weeks.
And... we had another Staff Pick! Yay!

Check the contest! This was the last week of Round 3 and we had a winner! or two?
Remember that upvotes are never guaranteed.

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Top scored contributions

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We had a Staff pick, read it, now!

• Two small yet mighty information that can be powered by Hivemind - followers' SP / rep & rep_log10 by @blockchainstudio

Contest

Prize: 10 STEEM every month.
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 60 you get points.

• Points:
  • Staff pick: 5 points
  • Contribution with the highest score (not counting the Staff Pick): 2 points.
  • Contribution with the second highest score: 1 point.

When? At the end of every month I will send the prize to the winner.

3º round: January
Points
Staff pick: blockchainstudio [5 points]
Highest score: blockchainstudio [2 points] (Yes! Again!)
Second highest score: none [1 point]

Ranking

Author	Points
@blockchainstudio	10
@edicted	5
@lifecruiser	3
@lostmine27	2
@tdre	1

10 points? Wow! You're crazy @blockchainstudio! :D

Congrats! I will send you the prize in a few minutes.

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 repository have not received any program code updates in the last 6 months

As you may know, repositories must have program code updates in the last 6 months or their could be considered as abandoned.

Contributions to repositories that have not received any program code updates for longer than 6 months, will not be eligible for potential reward. Github Integration Policy

If you have problems in looking for valid repositories I recommend you to read this post. Also, check my weekly reports. Tthere you will find interesting projects with valid repositories.

1.2 - The possible solution was not described in sufficient detail

When you propose a new feature, it is great if you add a possible solution although this is not mandatory. Explain how to implement it.
You can add a pseudo code script with your possible solution and detail in which file it should be added.
If you do not know how to code, you can explain in details how this new feature should works. Where should be implemented? In which component of the app? In what position? Why is that a good position for that feature? What happens if you click on it?
Mockups are useful. Edit your images, try to follow the pattern design of the app. For example, if the app use Material Design, try to follow the rules of Material Design and add Icons which are listed in their site. Do not paste a random image/icon that you found on Google.

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, you will get a few point less. Try to suggest unique, original and useful features.

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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 - SteemConnect

Secure access to the Steem ecosystem
Securely manage your wallet, check your activity, and connect to services without giving up your password
SteemConnect is an identity layer on top of the Steem blockchain that makes accounts secure [Source]
Repository: https://github.com/steemscript/steemconnect
Website: app.steemconnect.com

2 - Engrave (@engrave)

Steem powered blogging platform. Aren't you bored by investing your work and time in creating non-returning blog or website? Start making money easily by just posting high quality articles.
ENGRAVE is free and easy to use. You can choose your website's design from 3 modern and nice-looking templates. You won't pay anything unless you earn something. And if so, everything will be settled-up automatically! [Source]
Website: engrave.website
Repository: https://github.com/wise-team/engrave

3 - SteemWallet

*With the SteemWallet you can monitor any account on the Steem blockchain. Specifically you can:

• Monitor any account's balances and recent Steem & SBD transactions
• Optionally login with your key (or password) and send Steem & SBD to any user by signing broadcast messages with your key. * [Source]
  Repository: https://github.com/roelandp/steemwallet
  Website: steemwallet.app
  Download: Android - iOS

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

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