[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #1181: Enhancement for Reviews/Ratings: Use a Rolling Time Frame for more current reviews

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#1181: Enhancement for Reviews/Ratings: Use a Rolling Time Frame for more current
reviews
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 Reporter:  cais            |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:
Component:  Support Forums  |  Resolution:
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Comment (by joostdevalk):

 > @joostdevalk and I discussed this recently and I know he has thoughts on
 it.

 To be honest, I think we should mimic the App Store model. If a plugin
 hasn't had updates for 3 years, a 3 year old review can still be valid.
 However if a plugin has been updated every 2 weeks, a review written 6
 months ago might already be completely invalid.

 So, I'd suggest we start recording a version number next to each review.
 We keep a record of the last X version numbers and only show reviews for
 those X versions. Of course this would allow plugin developers to game the
 system by doing X releases to get rid of 1* reviews. So maybe we should
 add some more... Anti gaming rules.

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