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Open Questions

This page collects product decisions that remain undecided. Contributors should not treat them as confirmed implementation requirements.

Columns

  • May the summary be empty?
  • Which state should a published work enter after an editor unpublishes it?
  • Should an Archived state be added?
  • Which transitions should be allowed between states?

Collections

  • After a multi-author work is added to a collection, should co-authors other than the collection creator have management permissions?
  • Which filters should search results provide?
  • Which sort options should search results provide?

Community Posts

  • What should the exact community-post length limit be? It is tentatively around 500 words.

Administration

  • Which role should handle reports?
  • Which levels and restrictions should a tiered penalty system include?
  • Should the community-administrator role be enabled? If so, what are its responsibilities and permissions?

Notifications

The notification system as a whole remains undecided, including but not limited to:

  • Column approval, rejection, or unpublishing.
  • Comments on columns or community posts.
  • Replies to comments.
  • Received likes or dislikes.
  • New followers.
  • Report outcomes.

Translation

  • Should the website provide built-in translation features?