More App Checkers

[Deleted]

I really think this forum needs more app checkers. I know there are a huge amount of apps to be checked daily and we already have quite a few app checkers, but there always seems a pile up of apps. I understand that app checkers aren't payed and do have lives, but that doesn't ease the frustration of havering to wait days and days to be able to play your character.

I myself have been waiting over a week for even a comment on my app, and it's not a rare occasion. Most apps I see are days old and most of my apps haven nearly a whole week to be checked.

I know this sounds like I'm complaining. I'm not. I truly do love this forum and do understand the problem the app checkers face. but I'm positive it would be far better if some more were hired.

Not only would it get apps checked quicker, therefor relieving frustration on the character owner, it would also take some of the pressure off the app checkers.

[Glorilyss]

I have to agree. While obviously app-checkers should only be the more experienced members on the forum, there are certainly plenty of trustworthy, experienced members here that that shouldn't be a problem. It's really discouraging for new players to have to wait several days for their character to be accepted/acknowledged.

[Midnight]

Oh, I'd love to get more app-checkers if there were more qualified people, but unfortunately, most people don't meet the requirements.

If you're curious, here's a basic list of requirements:

-AWRP member for at least two months

-Very active (preferably posts daily, whether RP or not)

-Good grammar and spelling

-4-5 applications that were accepted without needing fixing

Beyond this, I don't have the time to watch over every single member to see who'd be qualified or not. If you have suggestions for app-checkers, by all means, bring them to my attention in a PM and I'll look into it.

For a while there, the app-checkers were constantly on apps, so I don't know what the hell happened there. I've been busy myself, but from what I've seen/heard, a lot of them haven't been, so I'm not sure.

[Glorilyss]

Just curious, does posting daily include CBox? For example, I'm here pretty much daily, but typically can't post in all my threads daily because I'm usually waiting for others to reply, or something similar.

I'm not suggesting myself for app-checker; I still feel like I need to be here longer to get a better judgement. I was just curious about the posting bit. (:

[Sand]

I try to help people when I can and people don't seem to realize I'm not an app checker and will ask me to check their apps. Not saying that I don't like that but I just don't want to get in trouble.

[Midnight]

Jul 23, 2014 18:16:15 GMT -5 Glorilyss said:

Just curious, does posting daily include CBox? For example, I'm here pretty much daily, but typically can't post in all my threads daily because I'm usually waiting for others to reply, or something similar.

I'm not suggesting myself for app-checker; I still feel like I need to be here longer to get a better judgement. I was just curious about the posting bit. (:

At this point, I'm leaning more toward people who aren't on the chatbox too much because a lot of the most active chatters tend to be the ones who don't pay as much attention to the boards, and I'm not going to deny that I'm part of that as well often enough. I've just been pretty busy with other things lately and haven't had too much time/patience/energy to be on AWRP.

[Deleted]

Jul 23, 2014 18:12:04 GMT -5 Midnight said:

Oh, I'd love to get more app-checkers if there were more qualified people, but unfortunately, most people don't meet the requirements.

If you're curious, here's a basic list of requirements:

-AWRP member for at least two months

-Very active (preferably posts daily, whether RP or not)

-Good grammar and spelling

-4-5 applications that were accepted without needing fixing

Beyond this, I don't have the time to watch over every single member to see who'd be qualified or not. If you have suggestions for app-checkers, by all means, bring them to my attention in a PM and I'll look into it.

For a while there, the app-checkers were constantly on apps, so I don't know what the hell happened there. I've been busy myself, but from what I've seen/heard, a lot of them haven't been, so I'm not sure.


Thanks for the information. And thanks for getting back to me so quickly. I understand how busy peoples lives can be, especially with all the the added things running this forum brings. I think we're really lucky to have an active owner. For many of the forums I'm part of you're lucky if you see the owner once a month. 

[Deleted]

Jul 23, 2014 18:12:04 GMT -5 Midnight said:

Oh, I'd love to get more app-checkers if there were more qualified people, but unfortunately, most people don't meet the requirements.

If you're curious, here's a basic list of requirements:

-AWRP member for at least two months

-Very active (preferably posts daily, whether RP or not)

-Good grammar and spelling

-4-5 applications that were accepted without needing fixing

Beyond this, I don't have the time to watch over every single member to see who'd be qualified or not. If you have suggestions for app-checkers, by all means, bring them to my attention in a PM and I'll look into it.

For a while there, the app-checkers were constantly on apps, so I don't know what the hell happened there. I've been busy myself, but from what I've seen/heard, a lot of them haven't been, so I'm not sure.

Uh sorry to intrude, but I think the problem is for not posting everyday is because people don't reply. I've made about six posts and no one has replied, and I've been checking everyday. I know everyone is busy, and so am I, but this is just the main reason.

[Legit]

Aug 5, 2014 5:50:17 GMT -5 @grandjury said:

Jul 23, 2014 18:12:04 GMT -5 Midnight said:

Oh, I'd love to get more app-checkers if there were more qualified people, but unfortunately, most people don't meet the requirements.

If you're curious, here's a basic list of requirements:

-AWRP member for at least two months

-Very active (preferably posts daily, whether RP or not)

-Good grammar and spelling

-4-5 applications that were accepted without needing fixing

Beyond this, I don't have the time to watch over every single member to see who'd be qualified or not. If you have suggestions for app-checkers, by all means, bring them to my attention in a PM and I'll look into it.

For a while there, the app-checkers were constantly on apps, so I don't know what the hell happened there. I've been busy myself, but from what I've seen/heard, a lot of them haven't been, so I'm not sure.

Uh sorry to intrude, but I think the problem is for not posting everyday is because people don't reply. I've made about six posts and no one has replied, and I've been checking everyday. I know everyone is busy, and so am I, but this is just the main reason.

The key thing here is that in Mid's list of requirements, it said "Very active (preferably posts daily, whether RP or not). Plus, for app-checkers, I personally would believe that the last requirement is the most important qualification to become one. Posting is really great, but app-checkers check apps, not posts.

If people don't reply to threads and you're really itching to RP with your character, you are always free to post on Open threads or create threads of your own. Like you said, people are busy, but also a lot of members lose muse and probably have more than just your thread to reply to. People just need to be patient. Trust me, I was NOT patient when I first joined. When I first came here, I messaged Mid to check my app only two hours after I posted it, but now we have twice the number of app-checkers than there was a year ago. Patience is key, young grasshopper.

[Deleted]

Aug 5, 2014 5:50:17 GMT -5 @grandjury said:

Jul 23, 2014 18:12:04 GMT -5 Midnight said:

Oh, I'd love to get more app-checkers if there were more qualified people, but unfortunately, most people don't meet the requirements.

If you're curious, here's a basic list of requirements:

-AWRP member for at least two months

-Very active (preferably posts daily, whether RP or not)

-Good grammar and spelling

-4-5 applications that were accepted without needing fixing

Beyond this, I don't have the time to watch over every single member to see who'd be qualified or not. If you have suggestions for app-checkers, by all means, bring them to my attention in a PM and I'll look into it.

For a while there, the app-checkers were constantly on apps, so I don't know what the hell happened there. I've been busy myself, but from what I've seen/heard, a lot of them haven't been, so I'm not sure.

Uh sorry to intrude, but I think the problem is for not posting everyday is because people don't reply. I've made about six posts and no one has replied, and I've been checking everyday. I know everyone is busy, and so am I, but this is just the main reason.

Also sometimes if we don't usually rp in that section, we may sometimes miss seeing a thread, you know? but if you do make a thread in open threads with the links, I would like to check them out. I'm always searching for new threads, but sometimes I miss the ones that are open because all of the mate threads and private threads bombard the list and I never know what is where and so on. XD I'm sure if you make an a thread in the open threads section, then other people might see it too. It isn't their fault either: with the amount of threads people focus on replying to and the amount of things taking up the board, it sometimes will get missed. And then there are those one or two threads that are like, a hot topic and constantly bumping the others down the board in activity. Yeahh... the woes of being such an active forum. Or.. wait, that's a good thing I suppose. XD

[Deleted]

Believe me when I say this, I am not suggesting that you make me an app checker. I know all of those decisions are completely up to Mid, and I trust her with her decisions on this matter.

but, I do feel that there are quite a lot of newer members that are application checkers. I'm not saying that this is a bad thing- if they meet the requirements, then that's that.

However, I feel that there are a few older members who were skipped over because

1. They began roleplaying on this site, but by the time they were here for a couple months, they were forgotten

When they began roleplaying on this site, they made several bad applications.

2. They weren't very active at first because it is hard to immediately join in with a roleplaying site that is this complex.

3. Their grammar and spelling weren't great at first because they had never really roleplayed before, but by the time their grammar had improved, they had already been skipped over.

4. When they began roleplaying on this site, they made several bad applications because that was something new to them and they just had to learn how to make them better.

I know all four of these apply to me, and I'm sure they apply to others as well.


Again, Mid, I trust your judgment, and if you feel that someone is not capable of being an app checker, than I respect that decision. However, I feel that maybe some older members were overlooked in the beginning and now have the qualities that they didn't before.

[Midnight]

There is no "skipping over" because I discout anything that happened when you were a new member (unless you have not made ANY apps since your girst few characters, as I explain in the next paragraph). Of course I understand that improvements are made over time, so trust me when I say older members aren't "skipped over". If you haven't been picked, it's for one reason or snother, and it's usually that there's someone I've taken note in more. With so many members, it isn't easy to remember.

When checking how many apps have been accepted right off by someone, I only check the latest 4-5 apps, so it's pretty much impossible for someone to be "skipped over" for that unless they haven't made characters since they first started, and if they haven't had a lot of experience making apps, having to fix or not, then I'm not as inclined to choose them because I feel like they won't know that area of AWRP as well, even if they read apps, because I would simply be unaware in that case.

[Deleted]

Oh, okay, thanks for clearing that up, Mid.