Community Website Feedback: Profile & Review Editor Issues

[r4zz13l]

Hi! I’d like to share some feedback about the Linux Mint Community website.

Overall, I really like the platform and I appreciate the effort behind it, especially for sharing software reviews and helping users discover new applications.

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Issues

• When editing the profile, the avatar needs to be re-uploaded every time, which feels unnecessary and inconvenient.
• The text boxes for writing software reviews are quite small and cannot be resized, making it difficult to write and review longer texts comfortably.

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Suggestions / Improvements

• Allow multiple images per software entry (at least two, or ideally a small gallery) to better showcase applications.

• Improve the text editor:

• Resizable text box

• Basic Markdown support (bold, lists, links)

• Preview before publishing

• Add a “helpful” voting system for reviews (e.g. “Was this review helpful?”) to highlight the most useful contributions.

• Implement tags or categories for software (e.g. Lightweight, Gaming, Open Source, Beginner Friendly) to improve discovery.

• Improve search and filtering options:

• Filter by category or type of software

• Sort by rating, popularity, or recency

• Enhance user profiles:

• Show review history

• Add a simple reputation or contribution system

• Optional badges for active contributors

• Consider a more detailed rating system for reviews (e.g. performance, stability, ease of use), not just a general score.

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I believe these improvements would make the platform much more user-friendly and help grow an even stronger community around it.

Thanks for your work and for maintaining such a helpful resource!

[r4zz13l]

I believe that improving the tools that the community can engage with is important and consistent with Mint's philosophy.