Custom default value for failure to report
Set a Limit goals in particular would benefit from a user-specified "worst I could do" value that gets added in the absence of any user-reported data. This would be much better than the current default flat line approach, which means failure to report means you're achieving superhuman perfection on a Set a Limit goal.
Ramana Kumar
shared this idea
This is live (except for being able to customize the default reported value). It’s called Pessimistic Presumptive Reports and you can opt in to it in advanced settings. We’re thinking about having this be the default for Set-A-Limit (aka Do Less) goals.
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Admindreeves
(Cofounder, Beeminder)
commented
Oh, we have this now and I failed to close this! I'll do that now. It's "Pessimistic Presumptive Reports" in advanced settings. We're thinking about having it be turned on by default but in the meantime you can opt in to it.
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Daniel Hilgarth commented
This really would make Set a limit goals usable. Right now, they are pretty useless, at least for people like me that simply ignore stuff they should do... And as far as I understand from the blog most users of beeminder fall in the same category...
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Glenn Willen
commented
This actually provides insight into why I was nervous about using the 'set a limit' goal type. The incentive is for me to fail to report, if a report would take me over the limit. And failing to report is MUCH easier than reporting false data.
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Scott Simon
commented
I like this better than my suggestion. Thanks, Dan and Ramana!
http://beeminder.uservoice.com/forums/3011-general/suggestions/3050043-add-an-option-to-require-data-entry-at-regular-int -
Admindreeves
(Cofounder, Beeminder)
commented
@Ramana, I guess it does, mostly. :) I mean, we agree and want to implement this, regardless of it garnering a lot of votes. Still, lots of votes would certainly bump up its priority!
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Ramana Kumar
commented
Does "PLANNED" mean I can safely reclaim my vote?