I've been working on the Category Rules for a few days now, proofreading and editing them. I've gone through the rules of all 12 categories, making minor changes to the wording.
I've submitted a pull request to the Utopian.io GitHub repository and I'm waiting for it to be reviewed. Once the changes are approved and merged, I'll update the Utopian.io Landing Page with the same category rules text. The updated text I proposed is below:
Suggestions
- Suggestions are minor features/enhancements that you would like to have in an Open Source project.
- Suggestions must provide sufficient details for the requested features to be actually built.
- Images, screenshots, links and examples are always welcome in this category.
- Never write about suggestions you have already shared before or suggestions already shared by someone else.
Sub-Projects
- A Sub-Project is a set of new, unseen features having a great impact on the project.
- Sub-Projects must provide comprehensive details of the features to be actually built.
- Images, screenshots, links, flows, mockups and examples are always mandatory in this category.
- In this category, quality of the content is the main factor for being accepted in Utopian.
- If you believe your idea does not qualify as a Sub-Project, use the Suggestions category instead.
- Never write about projects you have already shared before or projects already shared by someone else.
Development
- In this category, you can only write if you have developed or contributed code to the development of a project.
- You must provide links to the branches, forks, gists or pull requests.
- If your username on Github is not the same as your Utopian username, you must prove that you are the account owner by providing a screenshot of the logged in session in Github.
- Images, screenshots, links and examples are not necessary but preferred.
- Never write about code contributions you have already shared before.
Bug Hunting
- Only use this category to report bugs you have found in an Open Source project.
- You must provide all possible details required to reproduce the bug.
- You must include, for example: browsers used, device types, operating systems and similar details.
- Never report bugs that have already been shared before, by you or someone else.
Translations
- Use this category only for translations you have authored or updated for an Open Source project.
- You must either include your entire translated text in the post or include public links to the full versions.
- Include as much detail as possible, to check the translations and the tools you have used to translate.
- Entire translations are always preferred. If you are writing about a partial translation, we reserve the right to evaluate the actual work.
- You must be the author of the translation and provide a way to verify your work.
- If your username on CrowdIn or similar translation platforms is not the same as your Utopian username, you must prove that you own the account by providing a screenshot of the logged in session on that translation platform.
- Never submit translations that have already been shared, by you or someone else.
Graphics
- In this category, only submit graphics like logos, icons, backgrounds, videos or animations that you have created for an Open Source project.
- You must include samples of your creations directly in your post and public links to the complete designs.
- You must give as much detail as possible to verify the work you did.
- You must provide the editable source files (such as .psd .ai .eps .svg .cdr).
- T-shirts and merchandising designs in general are not welcome, unless explicitly requested by the project owner.
- Never post about graphics that have been shared before, by you or someone else.
Analysis
- This category is only for analysis that you have prepared for an Open Source project.
- You must include detailed results and explain the reasons behind them.
- If you are not posting your analysis in its entirety here, you must provide public links to full versions of it.
- Results of the analysis, in the form of charts or tables, are mandatory in this category.
- Never submit analysis that has been shared before, by you or someone else.
Visibility
- In this category, submit the results of marketing efforts you made to improve the visibility of an Open Source project; such as social media campaigns, advertising, conferences or meetups.
- You must provide links, images or videos with proof of your efforts, and also share the results.
- If your efforts brought just a few or zero new users/contributors to the Open Source project, you should not write about it.
- You must prove your identity. If your Utopian username is not the same as the username on the platforms you used for marketing the project, you must provide screenshots of a logged in session on these platforms.
- Never write about visibility efforts you have already shared before.
Documentation
- Submit to this category only when you're working on the Official Documentation of an Open Source project.
- You must be the author of either the entire documentation or of the changes/enhancements being applied to the documentation.
- Only official project documentation work can be submitted in this category. Use the Tutorials category for any other documentation.
- If you are not posting the complete content you authored, then you must provide public links to it.
- You must provide sufficient proof of the work you've done.
- If applicable, link to pull requests you have submitted on GitHub that contain your work.
- Never submit documentation work that you have already shared in the past.
Tutorials
- This category is only for providing tutorials for an Open Source project.
Tutorials can be in any language. - A text intro in English is always mandatory, at the top of the post.
- If your tutorial also contains a video, you should use the Video Tutorials category instead.
- You must be the author of the tutorial.
- If you are not posting the entire tutorial here, you must provide public links to full versions of it.
- Never post tutorials you have already shared before.
Video Tutorials
- This category is only for providing video tutorials for an Open Source project.
- Video Tutorials can be in any language.
- A text intro in English is always mandatory, at the top of the post.
- You must be the author of the video tutorial.
- You must embed the video directly in the post. At the moment, YouTube videos are mandatory.
- Never post video tutorials you have already shared before.
Copywriting
- Use this category only to show copywriting work that you have completed for an Open Source project.
- Copywriting can be in any language.
- A text intro in English is always mandatory, at the top of the post.
- You must be the author.
- If applicable, link to pull requests you have submitted on GitHub that contain your work.
- Never post copywriting work that you have already shared before.
I am also working on the rest of the rules on the Rules Page and I should be done soon.
Posted on Utopian.io - Rewarding Open Source Contributors