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Originally Posted by Shap
Good points. But what if it's not limited to what is submitted. What about commenting on things that would help people who aren't submitting?
i.e. stuff like this
- thoughts on what I would do if I owned FreeOnes.
- discussion on top 15 videos on tube site A and what they are doing that you can learn from
- what design changes I would make if I owned Twistys.com today.
Stuff like that.
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The idea is sound and I think with the right execution, almost all of the negatives mentioned by "that Spurs fan" can be negated.
Don't allow submissions to be made public - instead, have them emailed to you and YOU pick the interesting stuff and add your commentary and advice to it. This way, you stay motivated and your users don't have to wade through garbage.
Oli Gardener did something quite neat here:
35 Beautiful Landing Page Design Examples to Drool Over [With Critiques]
Perhaps you can do something similar with say:
- Choose home pages of a few sites and give your pros and cons on them
- Choose join pages of a few sites and give your pros and cons on them
This will obviously be very generic to the point where anyone with a site can apply your best practices feedback and come away with something worthwhile.
For those saying the don't or won't give their ideas away; fair enough. I think the point here should be getting already realized ideas critiqued so that you can squeeze more out of it. Or taking existing concepts and re-conceptualizing them so they become fresh and current.