maproulette / maproulette/maproulette-backend

Clarify the difference between Skipped and Too hard to fix

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Description

Follow up of https://github.com/osmlab/maproulette/issues/377 sorry having posted it in the wrong repo.

From what I understand:

  • skipped tasks are showed again to other contributors and are still in the remaining tasks
  • too hard to fix are not showed again and are not in the remaining tasks

If it's correct, then it should be clear that marking as "Too hard to fix" won't let the chance to anyone else to try the task. I fear that it might be used too much instead of "Skip"

For example, we could at least have a confirmation saying:

Are you sure it's too hard to fix? If you think another contributor could fix it, then skip the task.

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by locating the backend handling for the Skip and Too hard to fix task states, then trace how those states affect remaining tasks and contributor visibility. Done means the distinction is clearly communicated and the proposed confirmation behavior is implemented and covered by appropriate tests.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
scala
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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