maproulette / maproulette/maproulette-frontend

Ensure that mappers have read the instructions before embarking on their first task in a challenge

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Description

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One way to ensure mappers embark on a challenge with confidence is to ensure that they read the instructions for the task.
One way to do this would be to display the instructions once in a modal that the mapper needs to acknowledge before being able to continue. This would happen when the mapper engages with a challenge for the first time. Perhaps when they open the task, perhaps when they are about to open the editor.

One obvious complexity here is dealing with instructions with dynamic content (Mustache tags).

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Research direction

No files or tests are identified. Start by clarifying whether the acknowledgement should appear when opening the task or before opening the editor, and how instructions containing Mustache tags should be handled; done means the chosen first-time challenge flow reliably requires acknowledgement.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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