Experimental project

This is a sandbox project, which contains experimental code for developer use only.

This project was previously a sandbox alternative to the Answers project. The code has since been pushed to Answers, so this sandbox is obsolete. For Answers, please proceed there.

This project has been repurposed as a "wish list" for Q&A modules. It contains a desired features list and a comparison of existing drupal Q&A modules.

Overview

Several modules provide some form of Q&A functionality, including:

This site reviews them (see summary below) and provides a wish list for future functionality.

Summary of Functionality

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SITE FEATURES

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Answers

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Question/Answer

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Feature:
Create a place for users to have meta discussions

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Feature:
Users can go to a help system to get help on how to ask for help on, e.g.,
how to ask a question

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Feature:
Users can help grow the site by "sharing it" through a variety of
mechanisms

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Feature:
Views can see a site statistics block

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FINDING QUESTIONS FEATURES

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Answers

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Question/Answer

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Feature:
Viewers can view lists of all questions & of unanswered questions

Y

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Feature:
Viewers can view lists of “resolved questions” (with a best answer) and
“unresolved questions” (answers but no best answer)

(Best Answer)

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Feature:
Viewers can see the most viewed questions this week

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Feature:
Viewers can see "hot" questions

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Feature:
Viewers can sort lists of questions by key fields (e.g., title, when asked, #
of answers)

Y

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Feature:
Allow users to search for questions

Y

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Feature:
When users view a question, they can set it as a favorite question

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Feature:
Users can search for questions using a variety of fancy keywords

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Feature:
Users can "share" questions they view

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Feature:
Users can share a specific answer to a question

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Feature: Questions can be tagged

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Y

Feature:
Users can "follow" tags

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CORE QA FEATURES

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Answers

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Question/Answer

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Feature:
When question author asks a question, he can use WYSIWIG formatting and see a
list of formatting tips

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Feature:
When authoring a question, the system automatically shows "like"
questions so as to avoid duplicates

(partial)

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Feature:
Question askers can "feature" a question by spending reputation
points to have it answered.

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Feature:
Answer authors can edit or delete their questions

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Y

Feature:
When a question author asks a question, the author can get notified daily by
email of answers

Y

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Y (Sitewide
policy)

Feature:
Users can post answers to questions

Y

Y

Y

Named “experts”
only

Feature:
When users start to answer a question, they are given guidance on how to
answer

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Y

Users
can edit answers

(*configure)

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Feature:
Users can "comment" on questions and on answers

(*configure)

Comment on answers
only

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Y

Feature:
When viewing questions, users can vote a question up or down

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Feature:
When users view a question, they also are shown other related information

(partial)

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Feature:
When viewing an answer, users can vote the answer up or down

Y

(*configure … but
voting has no effect)

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Feature:
Questions can expire

(in progress)

Y .. question
author sets when

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Feature:
Validate questions to avoid questions which are too short

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Feature:
Questions can be "resolved" through the selection of a best answer

(Best Answer)

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Y

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Feature:
Users can flag an answer for attention by a moderator

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Y (all questions
go to experts)

Feature:
Automatically suggest tags based on question content

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Feature:
Allow moderators (others?) to merge / close duplicate questions

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Feature: Moderators can approve questions (after
which they are posted)

(*configure)

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Y

Y

Feature: Moderators can approve comments (after
which they are posted)

(*configure)

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Y

Y

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USER & USER PERMISSIONS FEATURES

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Question/Answer

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Users
earn "reputation"

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Feature:
Earning reputation increases the permissions a user has (and so what he can
do)

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Feature:
Performing specific tasks earns users specific badges

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Feature;
"Official" users are marked by status badges

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Feature:
Different tags or categories can have "Top Contributors"

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Feature:
Viewers can browse users by their kind of activity

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OTHER FEATURES

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Feature:
Create a feature that specifically simplifies entry of drupal.org content

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Feature: Experts can be assigned to answer
questions with specific tags

 

Y

Feature: Users can be invited to get a periodic “newsletter”

 

Y

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OTHER
ASPECTS

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Drupal versions currently supported

D6, D7

D6, D7

D5, D6

D6 (D7 in dev)

Sites Using the Module

51

129

154

1417

Actively Maintained

Y

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Y

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Project information