I love ideas. I have many of them all the time. I know other people here have ideas as well. I am creating this thread as a dedicated place where we can all share and comment on our ideas. Any idea or interjection regarding an idea may be posted here. What cannot be posted here is non-constructive criticism of an idea. So we are all definitely on the same page... constructive criticism requires politely expressing a flaw in an idea AND providing a solution. If you can't provide a solution then you have no idea what the flaw is and your critique is unwelcome. Suggestions are also welcome if they are stated respectfully.
Acceptable critique:
"Your idea has promise but, due to "A" it will not be possible to achieve "B". You may consider reading Book by Author which explains "C" very clearly and should help you polish your idea to fruition."
NOT acceptable critique:
"That is the stupidest fucking idea I have ever heard."
To those that share their ideas:
If someone comes in here trashing your idea, please ignore them and report them. That person doesn't matter and more than likely wouldn't know an idea if it was forced into their head.
To those that participate in the ideas of others:
If you like someone's idea and especially if you implement someone's idea to some degree or another, give that person some positive rep. Take the extra second to add a comment to that rep. You'd be surprised with how such a simple gesture can motivate someone. When a person receives rep there is no indication where it came from. My method is to simply add a ~gyp to the end of my comment. This way the recipient isn't left in the dark. This isn't a requirement, but I personally feel like it's good practice.
Let the ideas commence!
Acceptable critique:
"Your idea has promise but, due to "A" it will not be possible to achieve "B". You may consider reading Book by Author which explains "C" very clearly and should help you polish your idea to fruition."
NOT acceptable critique:
"That is the stupidest fucking idea I have ever heard."
To those that share their ideas:
If someone comes in here trashing your idea, please ignore them and report them. That person doesn't matter and more than likely wouldn't know an idea if it was forced into their head.
To those that participate in the ideas of others:
If you like someone's idea and especially if you implement someone's idea to some degree or another, give that person some positive rep. Take the extra second to add a comment to that rep. You'd be surprised with how such a simple gesture can motivate someone. When a person receives rep there is no indication where it came from. My method is to simply add a ~gyp to the end of my comment. This way the recipient isn't left in the dark. This isn't a requirement, but I personally feel like it's good practice.
Let the ideas commence!
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