Tagging is good.
I'm not so convinced a ratings system is a must-have, to be honest.
Maybe a thread could automatically be created here whenever a new item is uploaded to the library, so users could comment here. Or some mechanism could be setup to semi-automate creating a new thread relating to an item in the library.
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yeah rating/voting, is probably 'later'.. its really only necessary once you start getting lots of objects/patches.
post thread, yeah.. perhaps, this is the idea behind the sub-forum/contributor posts here... currently its 'free form' as potentially theres quite a variety of things contributors might want to supplement with (e.g. youtube/soundcloud url), perhaps once this has settled down, this will lead us to move some of this things into an integrated browser.
(which I personally think is the next step, and will make the forum posts less necessary) ... its quite nice the way patchstorage.com allows these related links.
of course the main thing, is making sure, it remains simple and not onerous for users to not only use, but also to contribute.
Absolutely. Users need to be able to contribute easily, and comments would help them feel more involved. An integrated browser like the Patchblocks one would seem to be the best way to go.
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Hello everyone,
I want to introduce myself - I am one of the members behind PatchStorage.com.
I would like to thank @workerparasite303 for inviting me to join this conversation.
To begin with, we do want to add Axoloti support to our site and we are ready to address all the specific needs you guys may have. In matter of fact, we have been discussing about Axoloti last week that this platform is a great example where all the music hardware is going right now, especially looking at possibilities/cost ratio and we want to be part of that!
Addressing main concerns that you have mentioned here:
@mongrol: regarding legal ownership of patches - uploaders have full ownership and during upload process they can choose under which license they are sharing their work. This is the same way SoundCloud or any other user-content-based project operate.
@thetechnobear: we started this project for the same reason to avoid hunting for patches over different places. Regarding integration with Axoloti Patcher UI - we will be making our own web API. In the first revision we will be implementing get requests for specific platform and search functionality. We could discuss this further...
@johannes: compared to Git, we do provide more user-friendly approach, especially for "non-technical" users. At the same time uploaders can still provide the version number of their project, update it and other members can suggest their own versions of the patch by uploading it in the comments section.
Also, as you have mentioned, the biggest advantage of PatchStorage is the social aspect. We have user profiles, ratings and comments. Later this week we are introducing "Follow" functionality. Such kind of features are the ones that boost the growth and the engagement of the community.
So, I really think that PatchStorage could bring more traction for Axoloti platform. All our members are there for the same reason, just the tools they use are somewhat different.
Let me know, what do you guys think.
Cheers,
Pranciskus
glad you could join the conversation! excited to hear you guys were already discussing the Axoloti :]
i like the idea of sharing my day-to-day Axoloti sketches through a website like PatchStorage and keeping my contributions via the official Axoloti community relegated to actually useful subpatches, objects, etc.
@thetechnobear i dont personally care for rating/voting, but descriptions that include "categories" (ie. audio mixing utilties, full synth voices, etc) would be very helpful
thanks @Pranciskus
when I added the libraries function in Axoloti, it was designed such that different libraries (and types of) could easily be added.
perhaps we can start with some simple level of integration, and then we can go from there, as we starting looking at things like browsers, searching etc.
probably best is if the 3 of us have a quick chat, about the best way forward... I'll PM you and Johannes to do kick this off.
thanks again for reaching out, its great to hear of your interest in Axoloti 
Github appears to have added a "like" system that may be of use.
https://github.com/blog/2119-pull-request-and-issue-reactions
only covers pull request and issues, where as with patches/objects you want it on the file.
I hope for the time being, reactions/comments can be on the contributors threads, so not perfect but manageable for now I think.