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Whippersnapper. 
"A fourword thinking guy."
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 Posted - 12/19/2007 : 13:30:04
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Well Tori, I was thinking of nominating you! 
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Demisemicenturian 
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 12/19/2007 : 14:10:07
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Originally posted by ChocolateLady
I don't actually like the idea that if we don't write to the cap limit, that we can increase the next week's cap by that number. I'm too dyslexic to be able to keep that straight.
It's not like there would be any need for you to keep it straight, though. You would just realised that you had reached your limit when a submission was rejected for that reason. |
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 12/19/2007 : 14:13:59
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I have to agree with Whippersnapper that there should just me more MERPs. We've been through all this before and he managed to end up disagreeing with me, though. Benj has made it very clear that (though not at all clear as to why) he does not want more MERPs.
In answer to Tori, the requirement was only 500 reviews (though this was a rather bizarre choice since Benj himself did not have this number). There are masses of non-MERPs with that number, and there is no reason to assume that none of them would volunteer. |
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benj clews 
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Posted - 12/19/2007 : 14:39:42
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Originally posted by Salopian
In answer to Tori, the requirement was only 500 reviews (though this was a rather bizarre choice since Benj himself did not have this number).
I have 500 through choice. I could write hundreds more, but I have other projects going on and don't believe I would write great quantities of the kind of reviews I'd like to.
For my money, someone who consistently adds to their reviews then removes their lesser reviews to up the standard would probably be the best kind of editor, rather than someone necessarily having thousands of reviews.
So, basically, if I were considering more MERPs, I'd be looking for anyone with a sum total of one review of exceptional quality |
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Whippersnapper.
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 12/19/2007 : 16:07:36
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I think this is a side issue.
Whatever requirements you might want to make of MERP candidates, there are more than a few fwfrs who might meet them and its quite likely some of those would be prepared to help if you asked them, either privately or by a general post.
So, if you want more suitable MERPs you can probably get them. I strongly feel you should try, although at the same time I respect your right to think otherwise as it is, after all, your site to run as you please.
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 12/19/2007 : 16:22:21
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Originally posted by 8enj clews
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Originally posted by Salopian
In answer to Tori, the requirement was only 500 reviews (though this was a rather bizarre choice since Benj himself did not have this number).
I have 500 through choice. I could write hundreds more, but I have other projects going on and don't believe I would write great quantities of the kind of reviews I'd like to.
For my money, someone who consistently adds to their reviews then removes their lesser reviews to up the standard would probably be the best kind of editor, rather than someone necessarily having thousands of reviews.
So, basically, if I were considering more MERPs, I'd be looking for anyone with a sum total of one review of exceptional quality
You seem to be agreeing with me then. Everyone has got their approximate number of reviews out of choice (cap aside). My point was exactly that there was no reason to think that 500 was a particularly meaningful basis because (i) you did not have 500 yourself and had been successfully approving reviews all the same and (ii) in general quantity would not seem like a good measure for doing a quality assessment role.
If you remember, at the time I suggested you have a test set of 100 reviews, and accept those potential MERPs who came close to your own judgments on whether they should pass. |
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Tori
"I don't get it...."
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Posted - 12/20/2007 : 03:00:19
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Originally posted by Whippersnapper
Well Tori, I was thinking of nominating you!
You're such a good friend. :) |
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TitanPa
"Here four more"
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Posted - 12/20/2007 : 15:27:08
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| I have volunteered a few months ago. I sent Benj a few Meesages about it. Nevere heard back from him. Im guessing either he was busy, he didnt want any more MERPS or he didnt view me as a possible strong candidate. SO I gave up. Im still plugging away at reviewing though. |
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randall 
"I like to watch."
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Posted - 12/28/2007 : 06:20:10
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As a longtime prolific reviewer, I hated the very idea of a cap the instant it was first brought up. But now I've come to embrace the limitation: I find that I ponder over my submissions more each week [that I'm active; I've skipped several weeks lately for various personal reasons], and that definitely makes them better in the long run, which is what I imagine benj was aiming for all along. [EDIT: I can only imagine this because although I've had the honor of spending time with benj and Lisa on two occasions now, of all the subjects in the world, guess what subject we haven't talked about? Right, mate: fwfr!]
More MERPs? benj has to be the judge over that issue. I grow frustrated just like anybody else; I've frequently gone days and days without any adjudication, and believe me, there are plenty of Randall submissions in the pipeline. But the Number One goal on this site has to be quality control -- otherwise, no fun for anyone and we all gradually move on. The only guy who holds the keys to the car is benj. Or, to move the metaphor, we're playing in his sandbox, and whatever logic he uses to run things is ipso facto correct, because the damn site keeps working! |
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Yukon
"Co-editor of FWFR book"
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Posted - 01/08/2008 : 21:39:03
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Hey Benj, can you give us folks some insight behind the scenes at FWFR?
Some questions:
� I've always wondered what the record backlog for reviews is: 2,000? 5,000? 10,000?
� How many reviews did you knock off on the recent wave of approvals that saw many people's pending piles drop to 0? What's the pending pile at now?
� On an average day, how many submissions do you get?
If these are state secrets, I understand. I'm just curious. |
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benj clews
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Posted - 01/08/2008 : 22:35:30
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Originally posted by Yukon
Hey Benj, can you give us folks some insight behind the scenes at FWFR?
Some questions:
� I've always wondered what the record backlog for reviews is: 2,000? 5,000? 10,000?
I think we've been up to 7000, but that was before the MERPs were introduced.
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� How many reviews did you knock off on the recent wave of approvals that saw many people's pending piles drop to 0?
We got through a couple of thousand. We're still working on it, but the harder we push, the quicker the resubs come back so the progress has slowed a bit now.
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What's the pending pile at now?
Enough to keep all the MERPs busy for a while yet 
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� On an average day, how many submissions do you get?
It varies, well over 100, sometimes into the 200s. |
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TitanPa
"Here four more"
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Posted - 01/14/2008 : 05:57:55
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Originally posted by benj clews
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Originally posted by Salopian
In answer to Tori, the requirement was only 500 reviews (though this was a rather bizarre choice since Benj himself did not have this number).
I have 500 through choice. I could write hundreds more, but I have other projects going on and don't believe I would write great quantities of the kind of reviews I'd like to.
For my money, someone who consistently adds to their reviews then removes their lesser reviews to up the standard would probably be the best kind of editor, rather than someone necessarily having thousands of reviews.
So, basically, if I were considering more MERPs, I'd be looking for anyone with a sum total of one review of exceptional quality
That would give Smithee a hell of an edge  |
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 04/13/2008 : 19:29:02
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Originally posted by benj clews
The 20 review allowance will last Monday 00:00 to Sunday 23:59, resetting when the GMT clock clicks over to Monday 00:00 again.
Has this changed? I had reached the cap this week but it is letting me submit reviews again. |
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 04/13/2008 : 19:31:25
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Originally posted by benj clews
For my money, someone who consistently adds to their reviews then removes their lesser reviews to up the standard would probably be the best kind of editor, rather than someone necessarily having thousands of reviews.
So, basically, if I were considering more MERPs, I'd be looking for anyone with a sum total of one review of exceptional quality
I'd forgotten that you had specified the basis on which you would take more MERPs. All non-MERPs can now thus assume that they are not quality reviewers... |
Edited by - Demisemicenturian on 04/13/2008 19:32:30 |
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benj clews
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Posted - 04/13/2008 : 23:56:10
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Originally posted by Salopian
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Originally posted by benj clews
For my money, someone who consistently adds to their reviews then removes their lesser reviews to up the standard would probably be the best kind of editor, rather than someone necessarily having thousands of reviews.
So, basically, if I were considering more MERPs, I'd be looking for anyone with a sum total of one review of exceptional quality
I'd forgotten that you had specified the basis on which you would take more MERPs. All non-MERPs can now thus assume that they are not quality reviewers...
And all non-MERPs can also assume Salopian will happily drop the winking smiley when quoting from their post if it backs up his own agenda more effectively. |
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Announcement #1: Submission cap
