{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/warmshowers/Warmshowers.org/issues/310","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/warmshowers/Warmshowers.org/issues/310/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/warmshowers/Warmshowers.org/issues/310/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/warmshowers/Warmshowers.org/issues/310/events","html_url":"https://github.com/warmshowers/Warmshowers.org/issues/310","id":16887405,"number":310,"title":"Formalize a \"hospitality request\" instead of a free-form message","user":{"login":"rfay","id":112444,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/112444?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/rfay","html_url":"https://github.com/rfay","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rfay/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rfay/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rfay/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rfay/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rfay/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rfay/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rfay/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rfay/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/rfay/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/warmshowers/Warmshowers.org/labels/Favorite%20of%20Randy","name":"Favorite of Randy","color":"d7e102"},{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/warmshowers/Warmshowers.org/labels/Feature","name":"Feature","color":"006b75"}],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":4,"created_at":"2013-07-17T20:19:48Z","updated_at":"2015-04-27T09:46:35Z","closed_at":null,"body":"This concept was requested in https://www.warmshowers.org/content/host-requests-instead-messages\r\n\r\n\"It would be nice if there was a more structured way to request a stay with a host. Instead of a 'Send Message' button I'd like to see a 'Request a Stay' button. This would direct you to a form to select the estimated arrival date, time, and uncertainty, length of stay, and how many guests. Then there would be a message field to introduce yourself and write whatever you want.\"\r\n\r\nOf course, Couchsurfing seems to have this pretty well nailed, so would be good to study their approach. \r\n\r\nThis could also give us some good hosting statistics, which we sadly lack.\r\n\r\nI think this could be done with a special-format message... Fields on the hosting request?"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/warmshowers/Warmshowers.org/issues/comments/96586583","html_url":"https://github.com/warmshowers/Warmshowers.org/issues/310#issuecomment-96586583","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/warmshowers/Warmshowers.org/issues/310","id":96586583,"user":{"login":"kalpaitch","id":334114,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/334114?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/kalpaitch","html_url":"https://github.com/kalpaitch","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/kalpaitch/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/kalpaitch/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/kalpaitch/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/kalpaitch/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/kalpaitch/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/kalpaitch/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/kalpaitch/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/kalpaitch/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/kalpaitch/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-04-27T09:46:35Z","updated_at":"2015-04-27T09:46:35Z","body":"I agree with formalising the request-a-stay process in such a way that gathers more hosting statistics.\r\n\r\nHowever, I tend to agree with https://github.com/warmshowers/Warmshowers.org/issues/310#issuecomment-21142272. I have spoken to many travellers over the last year who prefer using WS precisely because the process isn't so formal as CS. Providing too many extra fields to fill in would I think go against this. Whenever I use CS I can never be bothered to go through the formal request process and I just send messages instead, I know others do this too.\r\n\r\nPerhaps providing people with an example of the request information required would be a suitable middle ground?"}}