I came across a feature request on a "feature rating." I think it is a good idea, but the way Sir Minelli explained it isn't too agreeable.
I (re?)propose a feature rating system. However, users aren't rated like the kudosu system. Rather, only the ideas are rated. Perhaps implement a feature where users have a certain number of points they can allocate to a feature. UserVoice has a great implementation. StackOverflow uses UserVoice and it works very well. (I can explain this system in my own words if needed.)
A note: SO uses UV for bugs as well as feature requests. (After all, feature requests are bug reports about a missing feature!) I wouldn't suggest having the Bug Report forum have this system, because most of the bugs are one-off kinda things which wouldn't benefit much from community support.
I really believe having a system like this will benefit the community. A popular topic doesn't necessarily mean a popular/supported feature, and a barren topic doesn't necessarily mean an unsupported feature. Users can pledge their support to feature requests systematically or merely drop a comment if they wish. This makes it clear to developers what exactly is desired by the community, IMO.
I (re?)propose a feature rating system. However, users aren't rated like the kudosu system. Rather, only the ideas are rated. Perhaps implement a feature where users have a certain number of points they can allocate to a feature. UserVoice has a great implementation. StackOverflow uses UserVoice and it works very well. (I can explain this system in my own words if needed.)
A note: SO uses UV for bugs as well as feature requests. (After all, feature requests are bug reports about a missing feature!) I wouldn't suggest having the Bug Report forum have this system, because most of the bugs are one-off kinda things which wouldn't benefit much from community support.
I really believe having a system like this will benefit the community. A popular topic doesn't necessarily mean a popular/supported feature, and a barren topic doesn't necessarily mean an unsupported feature. Users can pledge their support to feature requests systematically or merely drop a comment if they wish. This makes it clear to developers what exactly is desired by the community, IMO.