Should we sunset brainstorm.ubuntu.com?

[Alexandru Cucu]

Hi,

The current state of brainstorm.ubuntu.com is due to it being neglected 
(just look at that brown colour we ditched 4 years ago) and not being 
promoted enough. Can't remember the last time I saw an URL pointing to 
this project or heard someone talking about it.

For some people, Launchpad is a scary place and avoid using it. The 
truth is that a huge list of bugs with technical names is intimidating.

We need a place where non-tech savvy people can express regarding how 
things work or should work. A friendly user interface, integrated with 
Launchpad, would be a nice thing to have.

-- 
Alex Cucu
Ubuntu-RO LoCo Contact

On 05/14/2013 11:03 AM, Benjamin Kerensa wrote:
> On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 1:50 PM, Jorge O. Castro <jorge at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I got a ping from the technical board before their semi-annual review
>> of Brainstorm ideas. There are some problems with the site, mainly:
>>
>> a) It is unmaintained (As you can see from the design).
>> b) User interest (as indicated by the voting) is waning.
>> c) It seems that developer interest is waning to a point that some
>> developers feel that responding to the ideas isn't an ideal use of
>> time.
>> d) Most advanced users know how to contact developers and file
>> wishlist bugs with the software affected directly and use those means
>> instead.
>>
>> A cursory scan of the incoming ideas over the last 30 days seem just
>> like wishlist bug reports, thoughts?
>>
>
> I don't think it plays too useful a role in the community and in fact
> I think wishlist bugs are more appropriate.
>