As per the Utopian Public Poll 12/09/2017 find below the updated rules.
The following are updates/enhancements to existing rules. Please read all the rules here: https://utopian.io/rules
No Commercial/Copyrighted Materials
No commercial or copyrighted material should ever be used in a contribution.
- Only Creative Commons for Images and Videos can be accepted.
- You retain full responsibility if using copyrighted or commercial materials you are not allowed to use.
Check the Github Repository
- Contributions for un-official repositories will only be accepted if present in Utopian un-official repos whitelist
- Contributions on official repositories that are just mirrors are always accepted.
- Contributions on repositories that had no updates for longer than 1 year, will be rejected.
Contributions should be Informative and Narrative
Some categories do not have to bind to this rule:
- Contributions on the Development category do not have to be narrative as long as the contributor gives enough details to evaluate the work done.
- Contributions in the Bug-Hunting category do not have to be narrative as long as the contributors gives enough details to reproduce the bug.
Contributions should be in English
Contributions should be in plain English and fully understandable. The only accepted exceptions are:
- Contributions under the Tutorials and Video Tutorials Category.
- Open Source projects that are meant to be for specific languages only.
Never Submitted Before
- Same contributions by the same contributor will never be accepted in Utopian twice.
- Contents already shared on the Steem blockchain in general by the same user may still be rejected if submitted in Utopian.
- Contents already shared anywhere else by the same user may still be rejected if submitted in Utopian.
- Same contents already shared before in Utopian or anywhere else by different users may still be rejected if a moderator recognises plagiarism.
Suggestions Rules
- Suggestions may be only related to the technical aspects of the project not process or organisational issues.
Tutorials and Video Tutorials Rules
- Tutorials may only be about the technical aspects of the project or how-tos for the final users.
- Gameplay is not acceptable as a valid tutorial.
Video Tutorial Rules
- The video and audio recording should be in HD (480 the min).
Translations Rules
- Minimum 500 words per translation contribution.
- You could translate less than 500 words if the project itself has less than 500 words to be translated in total.
- Only translations on CrowdIn or Github are accepted. You should not translate the words and provide them in your Utopian post directly.
- Same translations from different authors will be accepted if the moderator can recognise the newest translation has better quality.
- Proof-reading is not acceptable in Utopian at the moment. This is temporary. Soon proof-reading will be accepted as a valid contribution.
Contributions should be Formal and Professional
A moderator may reject a contribution if it is not written in a formal and professional style.
- The writing style should be formal not informal.
- The writing style should be professional.
- Quality of the images and videos should be high. Low res images and videos will be rejected.
- A contribution with bad grammar may be rejected if the contents may be really hard to understand.
Bug Hunting Rules
A moderator may require to show a video or an animated GIF if the bug is hard to reproduce.
Analysis Rules
- You should include example scripts which generated the results for your analysis, if applicable, or any information on how the data was generated.
Graphics Rules
- If you are providing a logo, you should also provide the different logo variations in terms of sizes and colors and also compare the new logo with the previous one, when applicable.
Copywriting Rules
- Linking pull requests from Github is encouraged, but is not required if not applicable.
- Read the official Wikipedia explanation for what acceptable Copywriting work is.
Moderators
A moderator should always give at least one opportunity to fix/edit a post, and never reject and hide it on the first sight.
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The update is really good for the community. Success is achieved bits by bits and we are on the success train to greatness. I will definitely contribute in the next poll as i have some suggestions that can really help out
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@utopian-io utopian really looks unreal on how fast things are improved, updated, everything moves fast like a ligthing. Design is improved, coding improved, bugs are fixed fast, and rules also change for the better of all.
Thanks for sharing everything that is being done.
Regards, @gold84
And you are right about this, if one doesn't keep up With the rules just a waste of time,
Every thing keep speeding up like the speed of light 💡,, flash would be envious of this(i think utopian-io is the fastest project alive) 😁
Hi, I Upvote You, Please Upvote Me Back ,Thanks
i am going to vote witness you
vote done
In my opinion, the majority of people who use computers can understand English already. tutorials in a non English language are excluding more people than they're including.
I can't even imagine a non-English tutorial on something like a programming language. ^_^
Why not? Whole books have been written in different languages. Just think of children learning to program, schools, ... Not the whole world is about English.
Even not all programming languages are English. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-English-based_programming_languages
I get your point but it's generalizing. There is quite some software out there that's not even available in English.
i18n is so important because there is more than just English navel-gazing.
I based my opinion on what came out after crunching the numbers,
of curse it's my personal opinion but me writing a tutorial on how to calculate hashes using python in my native language is catering to an audience that doesn't really exist.
it is, however a different story when it comes to software that are not in English. but I only used tow or three of them in my lifetime, and I'm on my computer 24/7.
Totaly agree with you.
very good analysis ---
Are there any ways to submit music for the project?
Whether plain productions or full on tracks with lyrics, I got some: https://soundcloud.com/far-from-utopia
Of course, I own rights to all my music
Great working nice post keep it up @utopian-io
Thanks for making the steemit community a better place
i want to add in this list 😭how much time need 😭
@utopian-io
Please follow the rules :)
I broke one rule today, will keep in mind from now on.
Quality does matter..👌...Another terrific change for for quality contribution👍 @utopian-io
There r some sligjt changes ...but good for all...
This is great. I have a question about blog posts vs contributions. If I was working on a visual design for a Steem app that is in a conceptual stage and doesn't have a Github repo, should this be a blog post or submitted under the general steemit repo?
Your post on uropia rules. Is nice, I am following your previous once. Keep it up
good job coming from you , you just took your time in outlining these ..i love it
What about visibility in other languages other than english?
Glad to see this service keep improving.
Can tutorials be done in multiple parts?
I casted my vote for witness.
New rules new hope, thanks admin for sharing. Utopian it!
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STOPutopian.io is quickly becoming a go-to platform for the developers and users of open source solutions, especially blockchain related.
Excellent work, my friends, congratulations! You did a great job in a very short time.
Utopian her geçen gün daha fazla gelişiyor ...
Thanks for the update. I haven't done much there but will head back over after the holidays. Thanks for all the hard work and labor of love put forth in this project! Wishing you the best Holiday season ever. Now take a break and go have some FUN