Can critiquing and "asking for help" be made easier?
4yr
Hey, guys! I've been using the beta site for a few months now and it's looking great overall, can't wait for it to be launched!
Although, since I've been dealing with critiques so often, one thing I've had some difficulty with is that sometimes I just don't see all the posts marked with "ask for help". Would it be possible to maybe create a special section on the site which would show only the posts made with the "ask for help" checkbox marked so that anyone could easily access? Perhaps there could also be a green icon or badge that the users could check afterwards to indicate if any feedback was given to that post and/or if the user's question was answered - that way, anyone who would access the "help" section could prioritize replying to the unanswered posts.
Another thing is that some people seem to be having trouble figuring out how to get help. @Steffen Anzivino recently made some comments on that - he said:
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"I have not yet posted for a critique on prokolab.com, after reading this, it will be on my mind. If you are having to remind people to check that box then maybe the box itself should be a little more of an eye grabber? or placed in front of the "Post" button. I don't know, just pondering. The critique is one of the things i look forward to the most in my courses. I'm glad I read your response, or i may have been posting help request to an open forum for a while! lol, so thanks for the info."
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Maybe this is something you've already been considering?
Thanks! \o/
4yr
I'm not sure of the answer to this - you may recall that I have been unsure of where and how to ask for help in the past - for example - I have done Stan's portrait course, and uploaded my final project from within the course to get some feedback. It took me about 3 goes, as I didn't see the "Ask for help" button either! I have not uploaded any other portraits there as I wasn't sure that that was the right place or not as they were not connected directly to the course content - which is when I spotted your post that directly offered help - so that is what I used from that point onwards.
For those of us who don't really know what happens when you "tag" someone or "@" someone, a single help point might work for things we are doing outside course assignments or projects - it could perhaps have a tick box feature for who you would like to look at it, based on what you were uploading? Jo.
4yr
That's true, @Jo Sheridan! I think your comments and suggestions may be very helpful for the team who will implement future solutions - @Sean Ramsey, tagging you here so you can please forward it! Thanks!
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