Re: [mb-users] Edit Expiration Times (MBS-2614, MBS-4594)

I must admit I've never run into this problem in years of using MusicBrainz.
The most logical solution would be 1. It's the behaviour I'd expect. 2, 
3 and 4 look more like workarounds to me.

Op 15-8-2012 4:29, Brandon LeBlanc schreef:
> Hey Gang!
>
> So, I'm working on MBS-2614 [1] and MBS-4594 [2] and I have a question
> for the users. The gist of the issues is that when edits expire, be it
> by the expiration date or the unanimous rule, they aren't closed and
> applied immediately. Edits remain open for voting until when they are
> closed at the top of the hour by ModBot, provided there are no bugs in
> the server preventing their application. Edits that have expired but
> are still open display "Already expired," which is confusing for some
> who are unfamiliar with how our edit system works.
>
> There are four proposed solutions to these tickets:
> 1) Make edits close and apply as soon as they expire.
> 2) Set the expire time to shortly before ModBot runs when the edit is entered.
> 3) Use the existing expiry dates but change the display of the edits
> to show the expiry time rounded up to the next hour.
> 4) Change the "already expired" text to something less confusing
> keeping the edit system they way it is now.
>
> Before I continue on these, I need a consensus on what the users would
> prefer or another option. I'll keep this open for debate until August
> 27 at which I'll submit a patch so it will have time to make it onto
> the September 3 bug fix release. I'll keep a wiki [3] up to keep track
> of votes and any other proposals that may be made.
>
> [1] http://tickets.musicbrainz.org/browse/MBS-2614
> [2] http://tickets.musicbrainz.org/browse/MBS-4594
> [3] http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/User:Demosdemon/MBS-4594
>

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