thanks - they seem to be US based so shipping would probably be more as I'm in Germany, but the stuff looks nice
I understand the desire to keep it simple - it's a lot easier to ask for such changes when you're the one that doesn't have to implement them!
A steak freeze could be a good solution. Whatever Duolingo has done with their gamification, they've nailed it.
But I guess the question for you is if it is really broken, and if it should be "fixed".
Another side of of the current streak is that it keeps you coming back no matter what, and now keeping my steak has become such a habit - who knows if I would still be doing it if I had a streak freeze? It's hard to know, so there are consequence to that as well.
Yes one of the reasons to keep it simple is for technical reasons, but also from a user's perspective things can get complicated very quickly.
And indeed it's hard to predict how any changes to the streak functionality could negatively impact its usefulness. Although I guess we could just try it out for a while, emphasise it's a beta and might be reverted, etc.
I typically post to my #swimsandlife project at the weekend to keep the streak going - keeping the streak is addictive!
I enjoy this quite a lot - I think members seem to enjoy posting about some non-work things, but whilst still keeping it focused mainly on work. I'd be interested to hear Marc's thoughts on this as well.
I have recently incorporated a UG in Germany, and the process was extremely slow. If you end up going down that route, let me know, as I can show you what not to do. If I were to do it again I would look into incorporating in Ireland - the process is a lot quicker and you don't have to be resident there. But for me I live in Germany and most of my members live in Germany as well, which means the German tax authorities would probably want to tax me there. So for me it was probably still the right option, despite the difficulties.
I will be in Germany temporarily(1-2 years) doing a full-time job. I think incorporating it in Singapore or India (my home country) would be a better option, I think. I am worried about any tax problems in Germany for my side project though.
quite long but free is free :)