#484 Reduce dead project count in CMS category

[iwrconsultancy]

Dead CMS projects hampering searches

Just a general suggestion which might improve the visitor experience - Perhaps the search function should be adjusted to reduce the number of dead projects being listed in some categories. Content management systems seem to be a case in point. Any search for 'CMS' turns-up page after page of dead projects with zero downloads and no hosted files. Even with the filter set to 'Production/Stable' the situation is not much better.

I'm the lead developer of Mara CMS ( http://sf.net/projects/maracms ) and I find this situation makes it hard to achieve any project visibility on SF. I imagine it also makes things difficult for anyone searching for a suitable CMS product.

I guess many of the dead projects are probably abandoned college coursework. Though, why people would list projects with no files as Production status, heaven knows.

[iwrconsultancy]

Wondered if there are any thoughts on this?

Perhaps it should be addressed as a more general issue, that the Search function should give precedence to projects with files available over those with none.

Or alternatively, if projects have not been updated in a year and have no files (of any age) hosted, then perhaps they should be flagged for deletion and the owner notified. If no response within a month, it bites the dust. That would prune out most of the dead wood.