APPLICATIONS, PART DEUX

We've been looking over all your suggestions, ogling the poll and giving things some definite thought - limiting apps seems like a bad idea, from what you all are saying, and we certainly have a... rather restricted amount of personal time as well.

So... here is what we've come up with: usually, in a month, we have one week of apps, one week of no apps, one week of apps, one week of no apps. We will maintain two weeks of apps/month, unlimited slots, however - we will have to reserve the right to delay a verdict for as far as an entire week-of-apps - week-of-no-apps interval (two weeks). That means that if, say, you app something tomorrow? The worst off you can ever come is to have a verdict for your app fourteen days afterwards. As a rule, we sure as hell don't expect to take the entire week after the submissions week to decide on a verdict; doubtlessly, we'll at most need two or three days from it. But it's still an expanse of time that will do honest to God wonders, so... let's not deride it.

What this entails, practically:

app weeks will stay as they are, in a seven-day + unlimited slots format;

verdicts will be begin to be awarded during the app week itself, but might take as much as the week after the app week ['verdict week'] for certain applications;

app thread will remain open for permanent viewing;

if you submit an app after the end of an app submission week [during a 'verdict week'], we will not take it into account, and furthermore delete it. No questions, no comments;

there will be no more reserves.

I don't know how well I've managed to explain that, so if anyone has any questions, feel free to ask for an elaboration? The broad of it is that we just take an extra few days with passing on verdicts, while maintaining the same app week format.

Clearly, this is a trial process. If this fails utterly, or makes you sincerely miserable, we will go back to the drawing board and find another way to compromise. But insofar, how does it all sound to you? Questions? Comments? Stones?

And another thing, while we're at it [and yes, we will disable public viewing, so feel free to voice any true opinion you might have on the matter without fear of everyone's potential woez]:

[Poll #1071348]


Lastly - thank you very, very much for yesterday's input, everyone. It might not seem like it, especially to those we didn't get to reply to personally, but we did look over your responses, and having a point of reference was very helpful.

Thank you ~ ♥


ETA: THERE WAS NO GIANT FONT TAG HERE. NUH-UH. DUNNO WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. It shan't happen again. ._.v!