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Updated Sep 06, 2009 by Jake.Stine
Labels: Featured, Phase-Support
RevisionReviewEtiquette  
... or "How to post comments without making everyone else not like you."

One of the grand benefits of GoogleCode is it's Revision Review feature, which is more or less a fancy term for "user feedback on code changes."

Through Revision Review users and Beta Testers of PCSX2 are able to leave specific comments regarding a particular change to the repository. This can be highly useful for developers, and can greatly simplify many troubleshooting tasks that the PCSX2 devs have to go through. As such we prefer to leave this feature open to the public, so that public review of changes can be recorded and digested quickly.

Keeping it real

Revision review is not a forum, and is generally not for idle chat. Many of the devs have comments feeding directly into our inboxes, and a bunch of spam for smileys or statements like "make it faster plz" isn't what we consider a good time. So please be considerate. Furthermore, Google Code does NOT give us a lot of moderative options. There is no private message system, so we cannot easily email people who are posting inappropriately, nor can we inform users why we delete posts.

There are a few rules an guidelines that we all need to follow in order for this public feedback system to work:

  • Statements like "Please make it faster" or "please fix my game" are not acceptable and will be deleted.
  • Phrasing the statement as a question like "Will this make it faster?" or "Will this fix my game?" is not acceptable either, and will also be deleted.
  • If we delete your post, there was a good reason for it. Deleting posts without justification would be counter-productive, much the same way that allowing posts with no relevant content would also be counter-productive.
  • If you find yourself thinking that the PCSX2 Team is some group of irrational dictators who delete posts simply because we don't like your opinion, then you probably shouldn't be posting.

Comment by kabooz_k...@msn.com, Feb 13, 2009

... or "How to post comments without making everyone else not like you."

I like it ^^ but why stop there make the comments on google code just for fixing (if some rev broke something) and say that everything else goes on the forum

Comment by andrea.b...@taxrefund.it, Feb 20, 2009

please had somthing about the use of "positive" and "negative" button... "this was not what i expected" cannot be a "negative review".

Comment by ltrapper, Aug 16, 2009

I think it's worth to be mentioned here:

How to report a GSdx bug with a gs dump:

  • Disable all speed-hacks and patches.
  • Go to a static scene in the game where not much is moving and the bug is visible.
  • Make sure it is not the SPS (spikey polygon syndrome; i.e. messed up polygons on screen).
  • Press SHIFT + F8.
  • In the snap subfolder of pcsx2 you will find a .gs file next to the .bmp.
  • Compress and upload them (for example on www.mediafire.com).


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