[Bug 9702] New: AppDB front page doesn' t handle obsolete versions of online games
http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9702 Summary: AppDB front page doesn't handle obsolete versions of online games Product: WineHQ Apps Database Version: unspecified Platform: Other OS/Version: other Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: major Priority: P2 Component: website-bugs AssignedTo: wine-bugs(a)winehq.org ReportedBy: winehq-bugzilla(a)bleeter.id.au The AppDB front page shows a version of WoW that is obsolete as a Gold rating. I believe this is because the page is generated via the number of votes users place against an app, and doesn't take into account whether the version is no longer live. This is a self-feeding issue, as people will come to the page and place votes against the version they see (people are lazy), not what they actually use - thus further feeding it's high-vote count and leaving it on the front page.
From email discussion with Alexander Sørnes and Chris Morgan: Alexander: How is the following:
We add an 'obsolete' checkbox on the version edit page, with a help text explaining that this should be used in cases where the version can no longer be used because it depends on connecting to a server etc. When a user checks this, he is asked which version its votes should be moved to, and it is no longer possible to vote for that version. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugs.winehq.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are watching all bug changes.
http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9702 Alexander Nicolaysen Sørnes <alex(a)thehandofagony.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |alex(a)thehandofagony.com Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED Resolution| |FIXED --- Comment #1 from Alexander Nicolaysen Sørnes <alex(a)thehandofagony.com> 2007-09-18 11:11:55 --- That option has been added, but apparently the maintainers of WoW haven't used it. Notify them or become a maintainer yourself; this is no longer a software problem. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugs.winehq.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are watching all bug changes.
http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9702 --- Comment #2 from Bleeter Yaluser <winehq-bugzilla(a)bleeter.id.au> 2007-09-18 15:57:18 --- Whoops... /whistle I am a maintainer ;) Thanks for pointing out my own stupidity. At least there's a bugzilla entry that tracks the change (he says, trying to dig himself out of the hole he's in) :D -- Configure bugmail: http://bugs.winehq.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are watching all bug changes.
http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9702 Bleeter Yaluser <winehq-bugzilla(a)bleeter.id.au> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|RESOLVED |UNCONFIRMED Resolution|FIXED | --- Comment #3 from Bleeter Yaluser <winehq-bugzilla(a)bleeter.id.au> 2007-09-21 19:12:25 --- One thing I note that I cannot do, is mark an app as obsolete and *not* move it's votes. I've set up a separate DB entry for WoW's public test servers, so bug tracking etc., can be performed away from the live versions. This was particularly helpful during the 2.2.0 public test, as undocumented DSound behaviour was identified, and fixed before the game will go live. As such, the test results will be irrelevant for the live version. I won't be able to mark the 2.2.0 PTR as obsolete without moving votes - and I don't want to move the votes as all PTR builds are not 'real' live. Thoughts? -- Configure bugmail: http://bugs.winehq.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are watching all bug changes.
http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9702 --- Comment #4 from Alexander Nicolaysen Sørnes <alex(a)thehandofagony.com> 2007-09-21 19:21:53 --- I'm not sure I'm getting your point here. Why would you want to have votes for an obsolete version? -- Configure bugmail: http://bugs.winehq.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are watching all bug changes.
http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9702 --- Comment #5 from Bleeter Yaluser <winehq-bugzilla(a)bleeter.id.au> 2007-09-21 20:02:21 --- I worked around the problem with the 2.2.0 PTR (Public Test Realm) by deleting the AppDB entry. However, I'm of the opinion (and willing to be corrected) that versions shouldn't be deleted. Now, there's no accounting for user stupidity, and as such there may be cases where people vote for a PTR. As this version never reaches a 'live' state, insofar as being a 'real' release, any votes that might get placed by a user will currently be migrated - and I believe that this would be an inappropriate action. It's not that I want votes kept, I couldn't care less about votes against a PTR. It's that I can't obsolete a PTR without migrating votes, which to my mind 'dirties' the released versions' vote count. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugs.winehq.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are watching all bug changes.
http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9702 --- Comment #6 from Alexander Nicolaysen Sørnes <alex(a)thehandofagony.com> 2007-09-27 05:26:22 --- If peopple vote for a PTR, chances are they would like developers to focus on that version, or that they are more interested in playing that than the current release. These people are obviously interested in playing WoW, so they would want their votes moved to the current WoW release when the test realm closes. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugs.winehq.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are watching all bug changes.
http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9702 Alexander Nicolaysen Sørnes <alex(a)thehandofagony.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED Resolution| |FIXED --- Comment #7 from Alexander Nicolaysen Sørnes <alex(a)thehandofagony.com> 2007-10-15 09:25:10 --- Marking as fixed. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugs.winehq.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are watching all bug changes.
http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9702 Ken Sharp <kennybobs(a)o2.co.uk> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|RESOLVED |CLOSED --- Comment #8 from Ken Sharp <kennybobs(a)o2.co.uk> 2009-05-27 18:34:30 --- Fixed. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugs.winehq.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email Do not reply to this email, post in Bugzilla using the above URL to reply. ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are watching all bug changes.
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