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CodeForAfrica / openAFRICA

openAFRICA aims to be largest independent repository of open data on the African continent. This repo contains the primary deployment scripts and files. Accessible at https://openafrica.net/
https://openafrica.net/
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Add feature to remind registered organizations via email to upload new datasets #8

Closed ignatiusukwuoma closed 5 years ago

ignatiusukwuoma commented 6 years ago

Organizations within the platform upload the most reliable datasets. There needs to be a way to remind and motivate them to add more datasets. One way to motivate them is through visible engagement (comments and likes) by users on datasets. Also, reminding the organization about adding new datasets will help them keep it in mind.

I suggest that one of the comments extensions available be installed on OpenAfrica and a Favorite/Like feature be built. Also, building a feature that sends an email to the creators of organizations three months after the last dataset was added (and quarterly from then until a new dataset is added) would assist OpenAfrica achieve its aim of becoming the largest independent repository of open data on the African continent.

shemogumbe commented 6 years ago

I like the idea of opening engagement, however, on the idea of reminders, I feel the idea of putting up data requests serves this purpose way better...

data is only as important as it's uses

Can we then trade off reminders with user requests for data sets

ignatiusukwuoma commented 6 years ago

@shemogumbe No one gets notified when a datarequest is made. An organization that has the requested data might not even know that someone requested for it if they do not visit the site often. Sahara Reporters uploaded two datasets on OpenAfrica in 2015 and none ever since, is it that they do not have new datasets or they didn't remember to add them. I believe it's the latter. OpenAfrica should be able to reach its organizations via emails and not wait until they visit the site.

Also, I don't expect to see many users using the data request feature. Users wouldn't even know that a certain type of research has been made for a certain type of dataset to be available.

DavidLemayian commented 6 years ago

Thanks @andela-iukwuoma. This looks like quite the plugin. Could you spec out the functions and ways the user can manage these notifications here? I'd figure they'd be part of the activity stream notifications already built in?

DavidLemayian commented 5 years ago

This would be better as an analytics/stats integration elsewhere.