750 Words V2: Product Decisions
Feature | How it works in V1 | Proposals for V2 |
Entry Points These are used to give the site some ability to track activity across time and across people. It’s not really useful as a leaderboard because a lot of people are going to be tied for first place. That’s intentional. I don’t necessarily want to encourage people to work harder than they need to just to get to the top of a leader board. | Entries get “points” based on an obscure logic that’s loosely based on how points work in bowling. Determine “base” points:
Determine “carryover” points:
Based on this logic, an entry can receive between 0-3 “base” points, and up to 6 more “carryover” points, for a max of 9 points. | Option 1:
Option 2:
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Badges There are a lot of badges and many of them have mysterious conditions for being earned. That’s intentional. There should be more badges and more mysteries. | Streak badges are pretty self-explanatory. Write a bunch of days in a row. Flock badges are pretty self-explanatory too. Write a lot of words. Behavior badges are less so.
| New badge ideas:
New badge features:
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