Fun idea for the website - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: GhettoTronix
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: December 25, 2013, 04:31:23 pm
content: Hi Dave,My name is Rob and I have this idea I want to roll your direction.I am a new fan of yours and thought this could be a fun way to drive more traffic to your site. This idea is totally free but if you get rich from this then my only request is that you give the extra money to charity. Please help get electricity and internet to those less fortunate because I believe the internet should be open and free for everyone. I cannot afford college and the internet is making my education possible without having money for tuition. I may not have a fancy certificate to show but I am certainly gaining knowledge every day because of what people like you post on the internet every day.I'm sure you have heard of those “Rate My Picture” dating websites. People come look at your picture and vote from 1 to 10 based on your profile and then it averages a rating on votes over time. I vote everyone a 10 just for fun! I'm sure it is rough for some but if really want to know what others think then the truth doesn't get any more brutal than this. I scored a 7, so I feel sexy for an old man, tho my wife still insists I'm a 10!What does any of this have to do with Electronics? Glad you asked! Here's my idea... Instead of rating my ugly mug and leaving a snarky comment about how my Mom dressed me funny this morning, lets “Rate My Project!” instead!My thought is for users to post pics/video with a profile of their Electronic Porn in a special “hotornot.com” type section of your website. Other users can browse through projects and rate them on a scale of 1-10 based on whatever criteria they feel compelled to vote on. The web site keeps score and averages a rating for that project which the owner can use for evaluation (or bragging rights) along with comments voters might leave. BTW, I'm just the idea man, I have little to offer in applicable skills but I am willing to contribute where I can.There are TONS of great projects are out there but they are scattered far and wide. I have a bazillion bookmarks, not counting those I forgot to bookmark, and I have barely scratched the surface. This could be a handy way to collect project ideas in one central easy to browse database. Sort by rating, by chip, by cost, whatever criteria you might want to add. Links to data sheets, cad files, videos, etc. The user would input all the information in themselves and it just grows and grows as new projects are added. It could be categorized. by Top 50, Retro, Space, Quantum, Back to the Future, etc. So much good stuff can go in to it!My thoughts are to get more projects flowing through more peoples minds and hopefully stimulate more innovation! I know you have a forum for posting projects but this would be more interactive and a lot of fun even for the young players like me! I'm sure it would start somewhat slow but in time it could grow to millions of projects and your blog could take over the World! Maybe even the UNIVERSE!Keep doing what you do because it is great stuff! Hope you like my idea and find a way to incorporate it into your awesome collection of resources and references.Thank you for your valuable time,Robert MitchellSacramento, CAUSAP.S. I was going to email but thought it might be interesting to see what others think of this crazy plan and it gives me a reason to register and post

author: Jon86
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 25, 2013, 04:58:53 pm
content: All seems a bit silly to be honest, I don't think this is the kind of thing Dave would like his forum to be known for, I'm not Dave, but it seems pretty pointless.This might be plausible on a small website somewhere, but I doubt it would be favourable here.Thanks for taking the time to post anyway though