Find here all the details about the state of the art of the Utopian.io platform as of today, January 13 2018.
What is Utopian.io?
Utopian.io is a STEEM based online platform rewarding contributions to Open Source projects. A project is Open Source when its codebase is public and editable, usually hosted on Github.
Utopian.io is the first online moderated STEEM based platform that enforces a set of rules each contributor should follow before contributing. The rules can be found here https://utopian.io/rules
Using Utopian.io you can contribute to Open Source projects and be rewarded for that or crowdsource your Open Source project using task requests.
- Contributions Categories
Below a full list of categories available in Utopian.io where you can submit your contribution.
- Suggestions Category
Suggestions are minor features/enhancements that you would like to have in an Open Source project.
- Development Category
Any merged Pull Request you have submitted for every project hosted on Github.
- Bug Hunting
In this category you can report bugs you have found in an Open Source project.
- Translations Category
This category is meant for translations you have updated or created for an Open Source project.
- Graphics Category
This category is meant for graphics/videos/motion graphics you have realised for an Open Source project.
- Analysis Category
This category is meant for providing a data analysis you have generated for an Open Source project.
- Visibility
This category is meant for providing results of online social engagement, ads and similar for an Open Source project.
- Documentation
You can use this category when documenting an official documentation for an Open Source project in a merged Pull Request.
- Tutorials and Video Tutorials
This category is meant for providing highly technical tutorials about an Open Source project.
- Copywriting Category
This category is meant for showing copywriting work you have completed for an Open Source project.
- Blog Post Category
You can use this category to provide an original and a unique editorial content of very high quality that is strongly related to the promotion and development of open-source related projects.
Task Requests Categories
Below a full list of tasks available in Utopian.io where you can submit a request that contributors should get done.
- Task Requests for Conceptors/Thinkers
By submitting a task request in this category you are requesting contributors to provide concepts and ideas.
- Task Requests for Developers
In this category you can write if you are looking for developers joining your crew.
- Task Requests for Bug Hunters
In this category you can post if you are looking to spot bugs in your system/software/website and similar.
- Task Requests for Translators
You can only post in this category if you are looking for translators to translate your project.
- Task Requests for Designers
You can post in this category if you are looking for designers to join your Open Source project.
- Task Requests for Tech Writers
This category is meant only for requiring help in updating/creating the documentation of your Open Source project.
- Task Requests for Data Analysts
This category is meant for requesting data analysis for your Open Source project.
- Task Requests for Influencers
This category is meant for requesting help of social influencers in spreading the word about your project.
3,748,717 Steem Power Delegated to @utopian-io
The official @utopian-io account has a total amount of 3,748,717 Steem Power Delegated. The delegated Steem power is used to upvote all the accepted contributions in Utopian.io. The delegated Steem is given by the Sponsors.
Sponsors / Delegators
By delegating your voting power you are enabled as an Utopian Sponsor.In Utopian Sponsors share 20% of the author rewards generated on Utopian based on the amount delegated.
For example with 1 Million SP delegated to Utopian, you will receive an average 1000 Liquid Steem per week. The profits increase as the author rewards increase, therefore delegation is a commitment for the growth of Utopian.
As a Sponsor you will be credited also on every promotional activity.
The delegated Voting Power is used to reward all the accepted contributions submitted in Utopian using the Utopian Bot.
Moderators / Supervisors
The Utopian Moderators check every submitted contributions in Utopian in order to evaluate if the contributions meet or not the https://utopian.io/rules.
The Utopian Moderators share 5% of the author rewards generated on Utopian based on the number of reviewed contributions (either accepted or rejected). The profits increase as the author rewards increase, therefore moderating is a commitment for the growth of Utopian.
Contributions that have been rejected won't be voted by the Utopian Bot.
Announced Milestones
Here a list of announced milestones. Find the details on this post.
- Utopian Registration Module
- Public Integrable APIs
- Kickstarter Campaign
- Automation
- Utopian Bounties system
- Utopian Internal Delegation Split
- Utopian Promotional Placements
- Utopian V2
- Utopian Browser Extension
Stats
- Utopian.io has a total of 23235 submitted contributions.
- 15700 contributions were accepted as valid contributions.
- Utopian.io has a total number of 84 enabled Moderators.
- Utopian.io has a total number of 116 Sponsors/Delegators.
- Utopian has generated 435628 SBD.
Utopian Community-Driven Witness
We are made of developers, system administrators, entrepreneurs, artists, content creators, thinkers. We embrace every nationality, mindset and belief.
Utopian.io is the first Community-Driven Witness. Every decision will be taken as per the consensus of the entire community. --- # Snapshot of the current Utopian Rules Below a snapshot of the rules as per the date of this post that you can find on https://utopian.io/rules.
General Rules
Immediate Rejection
Not respecting one or more of the rules below will lead to direct rejection of your contribution.
Hard VS Soft Rules
Rules are implicitly marked as Hard rules. Soft rules are marked with the label [SOFT].
- All the rules not marked as [SOFT] lead to immediate rejection.
- All the rules marked as [SOFT] may lead to rejection if you have been notified about the same mistake multiple times. In any other case the Moderator will ask for a change but accept your contribution anyways.
Editor Templates
When submitting a contribution you will find a standard template that you should follow when writing the details of your contribution.
- Templates are editable, as long as your contribution has a clear format.
- Templates can be extended.
- Templates can be translated in a different language than english as long as the category allows that. Check the specific rules for each category.
Temporary / Lifetime Bans - Utopian Downvote
Utopian may ban your account temporarily or for the lifetime and may also proceed for a downvote in any of the following cases.
Commercial/Copyrighted Materials
No commercial or copyrighted material should ever be used in a contribution.
- Only Creative Commons for Images and Videos can be accepted and the source should be always cited.
- You retain full responsibility when using copyrighted or commercial materials without proper permission.
Contributions must be Formal and Professional
A moderator may reject a contribution if it is not written in a formal and professional style.
- The contributor should follow the templates provided in the editor for each category. [SOFT]
- The writing style should be formal never informal.
- The writing style should be professional.
- Sentences like: Hello Utopians, Hello Steemians, Dear friends and similar informal sentences may lead to rejection. [SOFT]
- Sentences like resteem, follow, upvote may lead to immediate rejection. [SOFT]
- Quality of the images and videos used in the contribution should be high. Low res images and videos will be rejected. [SOFT]
- A contribution with bad grammar will be rejected if the contents may be really hard to understand. [SOFT]
Contributions must be Informative
The contribution must contain as much detail as possible and have some graphical content in it (images, charts, videos, etc) where applicable. The length of the body of the contribution should be enough to give every possible detail about the submitted contribution.
Contributions must be in English
Contents of the contributions (post content) must be in plain English and fully understandable. The only accepted exceptions are:- Contributions under the Tutorials, Video Tutorials Category and Blog posts.
Never Submitted Before
Contributions must be unique. Users must first check if the same or very similar contribution has been submitted before.
- Same contributions will never be accepted in Utopian twice by the same or different user.
- Contents already shared on the Steem blockchain in general may still be rejected if submitted in Utopian.
- Contents already shared anywhere else may still be rejected if submitted in Utopian.
- Same contents already shared before in Utopian or anywhere else by different users may still be rejected if a moderator recognises plagiarism.
Author of the Contribution
The contribution must provide as much detail as possible to verify the actual work done and that you are the author.
Contributions Must Not Contain Spam
The contribution should not contain any clear attempt to profit solely from a commercial perspective, and should not be written in a way that suggests the contributor is looking to maximise the returns.
Contributions Must Not Contain Defamation
Contributions must not use namecalling directed at other users of the Steem blockchain. Contributions may not contain false information about another user that may be perceived as defamatory.
Contributions Should Not Solicit for Unrelated Activities
Unvoting - Rejection After Approval
Utopian can unvote or reject an accepted contribution if it is found out that the contribution did not meet the rules and had been upvoted by mistake. This decision considers cases such as attempts of plagiarism, copying work and ideas of others or other violation of the rules which would be obvious to see that the contribution does not deserve the reward.
Github Repository
- The linked Github repository must always contain code, a README and a license. [SOFT]
- Contributions for un-official repositories will only be accepted if present in Utopian un-official repos whitelist
- Contributions on official repositories that are mirrors of another subversioning system are always accepted.
- Contributions on repositories that had no updates for longer than 1 year, will be rejected.
- Contributions on forks that do not have any difference/improvement from the original project won't be accepted.
Categories Rules
Suggestion Rules
- Suggestions are minor features/enhancements that you would like to have in an Open Source project.
- Suggestions may be only related to the technical aspects of the project not process or organisational issues.
- Suggestions must provide all the details for the requested features to be actually built.
- Images, screenshots, links and examples are always welcome in this category.
Not respecting the rules will either give you lower votes or your contribution won't be accepted.
Development Rules
- Only merged Pull Requests will be accepted.
- Only merged Pull Requests on the official repository will be accepted or on a fork as long as the fork is not just a mirror of the original one.
- The contribution will be rejected if the merged Pull Request is older than 7 dayssince the submitted contribution.
- Simple and common code snippets that can be easily found or reproduced can't be submitted in the development category.
- You must always link the merged pull requests with the given functionality in the editor.
- If your username on Github does not correspond to the Utopian username you must use the "Name" field in the Github settings and enter there your Utopian/Steem username to verify you are the author.
- Images, screenshots, links and examples are not necessary but preferred.
Not respecting the rules will either give you lower votes or your contribution won't be accepted.
Bug Hunting Rules
- In this category you can only report bugs you have found in an Open Source project.
- You must provide every possible detail to reproduce the bug.
- You should show a video or an animated GIF if the bug can be recorded on screen.
- You must include: browsers, devices, operating systems used and similar info to reproduce the bug.
Not respecting the rules will either give you lower votes or your contribution won't be accepted.
Translations Rules
- This category is meant only for translations you have updated or created for an Open Source project.
- Minimum 1000 words per translation contribution. Text that is supposed to remain untranslated (links, code, paths, ...) or duplicated strings/text can't be included in the minimum amount of words.
- Proofread or merged translations are always preferred. Submitting translations that are not proofread will lead to a lower vote.
- You could translate less than the minimum amount of words if the project itself has less to be translated in total. May lead to a lower vote.
- The contribution will be rejected if the submitted translation is older than 7 days since the submitted contribution. This rule does not apply for proofread translations.
- If it is obvious that you can't properly write in the source language of the translation, your contribution will be rejected.
- Only translations on CrowdIn or Github are accepted. You should not translate the words and provide them in your Utopian post directly.
- Your Github Account or Crowdin Account must match your Steem/Utopian account. If it does not you must use the field "Ful