These are questions we all have. I guess we just got to ride it out and see what happens

It seems having a positive attitude on here, will get you further than having a good idea. Wouldn't you agree? At least that's the impression I'm getting so far.

I'm in the same boat as you, although my 30 days has ended. I thought I would at least receive a final score & since I haven't should I think that Q didn't look at it yet?

Yeah, I'm curious about that final score. It sounds like it's never established, huh?

I think we all would like them to have some way of saying they have seen it and it was not moved into consideration. 30 days is a long wait especially after the first few days as comments just die and nothing much happens.

The final score is from the old system. It was done away with but they have not removed it from the website yet.

Thanks mark. Good to know that. I keep on looking at my final score icon, getting excited for it to show something once my idea ends.

It was no big deal anyway it was just a random number no real info. You would see say a 11 but no explanation of what a 11 is? Good? Bad? Who knows? I remember waiting on it also sorry to disappoint:(

My theory is that voting and commenting carries some influence as far as which ideas receive more scrutiny by the staff, but the final decision on each submission is made based upon whether the invention is feasible, marketable, affordable, and appealing to consumers. Someone could get all his friends to vote for his invention, but if the staff doesn't think it will sell they aren't going to select it based solely on how many votes it received. Consequently, if the staff believes an idea to be a good one and worthy of moving forward on, they might pick it even if it received few votes. The staff reviews each submission at least once regardless of how many votes it has, and I'm certain they have a system in place to keep track of the good ideas. The end objective is to produce goods that will make a profit.

So after 30 days, you can pretty much assume your idea was a bust, and move on, right?

I don't really get the influence thing, either.

After 30 days, I assume my idea wasn't seen by the right staff member, so I resubmit -ha.

Anybody who thinks the system is based on how good the product idea is, is mistaken.
Baruch is right.
Unfortunately, the staff is mistaken...they still use the results of the vote as if it tells them what we think of the product idea.

At this point, I'd guess that votes don't have much impact unless the make the staff sit up and take notice - which is probably at the 500 vote level or higher.
(Not that I'm suggesting it, but people pay for votes, join "contest" groups, and do all kinds of stuff secretly.)

(OK. What drives me nuts? Somebody will pay for 500 votes, and the staff will say, "Oh, 500 people like that product idea...we better make it.")

Quirky is just a step, albeit a new step, in the process of invention now. You submit it, and move on. Just keep working. Keep trying to get in touch with other people about it. Don't put all your eggs in the quirky basket. Never put all of your eggs in anyone's basket until they are all in like you :)

After 30 days, I assume my idea wasn't seen by the right staff member, so I resubmit -ha.

Bobby, you make a good point.