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Demisemicenturian 
"Four ever European"
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 Posted - 03/05/2007 : 17:24:13
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Originally posted by BiggerBoat
And how do you get to it (should I want to show off to anyone)?
Click on 'My Rank' from 'My fwfr'. |
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BiggerBoat 
"Pass me the harpoon"
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Posted - 03/05/2007 : 17:35:06
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Originally posted by Salopian
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Originally posted by BiggerBoat
And how do you get to it (should I want to show off to anyone)?
Click on 'My Rank' from 'My fwfr'.
Hot damn, cheers Sal. |
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Whippersnapper. 
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 03/08/2007 : 14:08:59
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Halfway through Thursday and I've hit Benj's glass ceiling!  
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randall 
"I like to watch."
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Posted - 03/09/2007 : 22:13:51
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Originally posted by Shiv
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Originally posted by R o � k G o 7 f
Limit 20 per week? Heck, you could set it to 20 per month and I'd be fine. Quality over quantity!
Here here - after less than 4 months on the site that's the opinion I have come to.
Why are people who already have have hundreds, and in some cases thousands, of reviews so pissed off? There are some people on this site who write really awesome reviews - right through from top to bottom. But some of the top reviewers (as in quantity) also have some ordinary stuff out there which is simply keeping them at the top of the lists. It's a different set of people at the top of the 'average votes per review' list. BiggerBoat has 140 reviews on the site and he's up there with an average of 22 votes average per film. That's something to match in my view.
Lots of fwfrers (including me) have posted in the last few months about the delays in approvals. Well, the solution has come and that's good.
I assume you're referring here to people like me.
Look back at my posts in this thread, and you'll realize that I'm not "pissed off" in the slightest. I have had to change my fwiffing schedule because of the new cap, sure, but I fully understand the reason why. And don't judge all prolific reviewers using the same scorecard. Some of us blast out multiple reviews of the same film. Others, like me, tend to try and hold it to one per film. [I will soon become the first fwiffer who has reviewed 9000 different films. So what?]
As many have said before, we all enjoy different nooks and crannies of this site. So let it be written. So let it be done. |
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Shiv 
"What a Wonderful World"
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Posted - 03/10/2007 : 02:28:37
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Originally posted by Randall
I assume you're referring here to people like me.
As many have said before, we all enjoy different nooks and crannies of this site. So let it be written. So let it be done.
Apologies if the phrase 'pissed off' sounds harsh. I don't think it travels well.  . I'm referring to people who have expressed frustration at the cap. Starting out on this site must be very different to when it first began, because of the volume of users. It is very frustrating when you are learning to write fwfrs to wait two weeks to have one looked at. If that is then rejected When I saw top reviewers getting several approvals per week, and some weeks I hadn't even had one looked at....perhaps you can see why I felt that those with thousands of reviews should give newer people a chance. I've had four this week - much appreciated. |
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randall
"I like to watch."
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Posted - 03/10/2007 : 08:46:11
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You should have been here before there were MERPs. Poor benj: while he was trying to manage a growing site alone, the wait time was measured in months. That's why some of us geezers shake our heads at people complaining about the current gap. No offense meant, but two weeks ain't so bad!
EDIT: And just for the record, if there's any way to influence when my reviews will get judged over your own, I haven't discovered it. |
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Shiv
"What a Wonderful World"
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Posted - 03/10/2007 : 12:19:08
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Originally posted by Randall
You should have been here before there were MERPs. Poor benj: while he was trying to manage a growing site alone, the wait time was measured in months. That's why some of us geezers shake our heads at people complaining about the current gap. No offense meant, but two weeks ain't so bad!
Thanks for that. I didn't know that it was like that when the site first started so apologies for making the assumption
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EDIT: And just for the record, if there's any way to influence when my reviews will get judged over your own, I haven't discovered it.
I don't believe that there is a way of influencing review approvals either. If the cap helps the MERPS with the backlog it will benefit everyone. |
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demonic
"Cinemaniac"
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Posted - 03/10/2007 : 14:51:52
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| It definitely seems to be working very well - my approval rate has definitely gone up. Thanks Benj and MERPS. |
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Whippersnapper.
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 03/10/2007 : 21:49:28
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Originally posted by Shiv
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Originally posted by Randall
I assume you're referring here to people like me.
As many have said before, we all enjoy different nooks and crannies of this site. So let it be written. So let it be done.
Apologies if the phrase 'pissed off' sounds harsh. I don't think it travels well. . I'm referring to people who have expressed frustration at the cap.
I've reviewed the thread and no-one has said they are opposed to a temporary cap. Benj has expressed his regrets at its necessity - he's the closest to being "pissed off".
In case you are referring to me, I have expressed my thanks that Benj has taken this action, whilst hoping that any permanent cap, which Benj does not want to impose anyway, would allow at least 100 reviews a week rather than the 20 a week needed temporarily to clear the backlog.
And I'm with Demonic - there has been a really noticeable improvement
since Benj brought in this idea and I'd like to thank him and the MERPs for all their efforts!
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randall
"I like to watch."
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Posted - 03/10/2007 : 22:03:00
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Originally posted by Whippersnapper
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Originally posted by Shiv
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Originally posted by Randall
I assume you're referring here to people like me.
As many have said before, we all enjoy different nooks and crannies of this site. So let it be written. So let it be done.
Apologies if the phrase 'pissed off' sounds harsh. I don't think it travels well. . I'm referring to people who have expressed frustration at the cap.
I've reviewed the thread and no-one has said they are opposed to a temporary cap. Benj has expressed his regrets at its necessity - he's the closest to being "pissed off".
In case you are referring to me, I have expressed my thanks that Benj has taken this action, whilst hoping that any permanent cap, which Benj does not want to impose anyway, would allow at least 100 reviews a week rather than the 20 a week needed temporarily to clear the backlog.
And I'm with Demonic - there has been a really noticeable improvement
since Benj brought in this idea and I'd like to thank him and the MERPs for all their efforts!
I'm with you, Whippy: once benj and the MERPs get a handle on the backlog, simply up the cap to 100/wk and I'll be right as rain, back where I was before. But I too completely understand why he had to take this action, and I join you in congratulating the MERPs on whittling away at the wait-time. Flush out the new-film waitlist once and for all [it must have been massive!], and we'll finally be getting somewhere!
Plus, not having to sit around with a big cartoon-balloon question-mark over my head so much is freeing me for more erudite pursuits, like watching my brand-new DVD of BORAT! |
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Gentleman Ghost 
"Brevity: soul of wit."
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Posted - 03/10/2007 : 22:52:46
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I didn't see this coming, but I guess it shouldn't have come as a surprise. I had a backlog of 300 submissions at one point in time, so I figured the MERPs must be overworked. I've been taking a virtual dirt nap around these parts for a month, so hopefully that helped somewhat. My backlog is now down to 100.
I guess now I'll have to emphasize quality over quantity (never my strong suit). So be it. My only goal this year was to achieve an average of one review per day. So far, I'm on target.
Do what you have to do to maintain your health and sanity, I say!
Cheers!
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Shiv
"What a Wonderful World"
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Posted - 03/11/2007 : 00:22:13
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Originally posted by Shiv
I've had four this week - much appreciated.
Just in case my thanks was missed. |
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 03/11/2007 : 15:35:46
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Originally posted by Randall
You should have been here before there were MERPs. Poor benj: while he was trying to manage a growing site alone, the wait time was measured in months. That's why some of us geezers shake our heads at people complaining about the current gap. No offense meant, but two weeks ain't so bad!
I would say that the wait time is still months (though obviously this won't be the case if the backlog is eliminated), at least for many films. Benj said that there was a record backlog, not just the record since there had been MERPs. |
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 03/11/2007 : 15:41:26
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Originally posted by demonic
It definitely seems to be working very well - my approval rate has definitely gone up.
The cap itself cannot directly make the approval rate faster though, of course. It can only reduce the backlog. The recent flood of approvals must be because Benj has rallied the MERPs, or they have rallied themselves - though naturally the sense from having the cap that they can actually make some headway has probably been a positive motivation.
In my own case, I actually find all the approvals a weight on my mind, because all the 0s are causing my average to plummet! However, since I know that the deluge will slow once the backlog is removed, I appreciate the MERPs' efforts (and in particular I appreciate the huge number of new films that Benj has added). |
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randall
"I like to watch."
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Posted - 03/12/2007 : 01:04:03
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Originally posted by Salopian
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Originally posted by Randall
You should have been here before there were MERPs. Poor benj: while he was trying to manage a growing site alone, the wait time was measured in months. That's why some of us geezers shake our heads at people complaining about the current gap. No offense meant, but two weeks ain't so bad!
I would say that the wait time is still months (though obviously this won't be the case if the backlog is eliminated), at least for many films. Benj said that there was a record backlog, not just the record since there had been MERPs.
However, since you were here before there were MERPS, you must admit that the introduction of multiple editors cut the wait time to a diminuitive fraction of its former self. Mustn't you? That's all I was saying, as you well know. |
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Announcement #1: Submission cap
