Show Rejection Feedback on Approved Database Submissions
š Summary
Allow users to view rejection feedback comments on database submissions, even if the submission is ultimately approved.
ā Problem
When reviewing database submissions:
Reviewers can leave constructive feedback when voting to reject
If the submission is later approved by other voters, those rejection comments are not visible to the original submitter
Users only see feedback when a submission is fully rejected
This means useful feedback is lost, even when it could help improve future submissions.
š” Proposal
Make rejection feedback visible to submitters regardless of the final outcome:
Show anonymized rejection comments on approved submissions
Display feedback in a dedicated section (e.g., āReviewer Feedbackā)
Do not expose reviewer identities
š¦ Benefits
Helps users learn and improve future submissions
Preserves valuable reviewer feedback that would otherwise be lost
Encourages more thoughtful and constructive reviews
š” Notes
Feedback should remain anonymous to avoid friction
Could optionally distinguish between āapproved with feedbackā vs āfully approvedā
Should not affect the voting or approval process
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Comments5
Mar 23
PinnedHi there!
Thanks so much for submitting this request and for taking the time to explain your use case ā that context is always super helpful.
Iāve gone ahead and fleshed out the main idea using the info you provided, and Iām opening it up to the community for further discussion and feedback. Please let me know if this fleshed-out version doesnāt match your original intended request.
Feel free to let me know if you have any extra thoughts, examples, or edge cases you think might be relevant!
Cheers,
The LaunchBox team
SMASHINGblargharghar
Sep 9
Can this please be considered? Iād really like to know how I can improve my submissions but to date Iāve never gotten a complete Rejection so I never see the feedback. I have almost 3k submissions and many of them have 1 or 2 rejections but ultimately get approved by the majority. Thereās likely something Iām doing to get a few moderators mad ā maybe wrong region, or resolution, but Iāll never know what unless I can see the feedback.
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May 6
These are my stats:
Total Submitted Changes
106590
Total Pending Changes
0
Total Approved Changes
106556
Total Rejected Changes
34
Just 34 I have a rejection rate of 0.00031897926 or <1%? I donāt think so! I canāt even search for those rejections and even if I did I couldnāt read the comments. In addition, those rejections are agreed upon, it doesnāt show the individual disagreements such as for the listed picture.
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May 6
Please go ahead and implement this. The amount of people passive-aggressively arguing over incorrect submissions through comments isnāt just immature, it also doesnāt help improve the quality of the database or the community. It ends up turning into a tug-of-war where whoever submits last wins, which isnāt ideal. I want to give credit where itās due ā those criticism comments pointing out mistakes have actually been helpful for learning the guidelines (or rules?) for the database.
SMASHINGblargharghar
Mar 24
I have over 1000 approved submissions. I feel constructive criticism and feedback is very important. For all I know, I've submitted 1000 images with the same problems that have gone unnoticed. Maybe it's the wrong resolution, maybe there's a typo, maybe the artwork is for a similar but different game ā and if 4 people don't notice these problems and approve, the 1 rejection with valid concerns gets ignored. I feel this feature is necessary for database content to improve and mature.