How much time do you spend on a review?

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Mr.Knightley
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Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:19 pm
Mr.Knightley says... · Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:19 pm
10-20 minutes is usually the limit for me. Anything that takes longer than that needs some major help... :P
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StellaThomas
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Sat Feb 13, 2010 10:19 pm
StellaThomas says... · Sat Feb 13, 2010 10:19 pm
Between twenty minutes and half an hour- but that includes reading because basically I:

-read the first paragraph.

-hit "Quote."

-read the rest, deleting as I go apart from things I want to nitpick on.

-once finished, talk about overall issues.

Also, I get distracted easily, and I'll probably stop to watch a video or something, so it's hard to say.
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Howler
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Sun Feb 14, 2010 1:55 am
Howler says... · Sun Feb 14, 2010 1:55 am
5-10 minutes, but I'm not a pro reviewer. I usually mention a few things I like, and something that I dislike, and I'm done. Nothing large, nothing ridiculously piece changing, just a line or two I care for and one that needs some change.
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AspiringAuthorA..M.
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Sun Feb 14, 2010 2:18 am
AspiringAuthorA..M. says... · Sun Feb 14, 2010 2:18 am
Depends. It could be a few seconds or over 40 minutes.
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Jas
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Sun Feb 14, 2010 4:30 am
Jas says... · Sun Feb 14, 2010 4:30 am
same as aspiring, depends. It could be an hour or a couple minutes. I think the longest I did was about 2-3 hours becasue I kept getting distracted and the shortest had to be like my first couple reviews which consisted of this:


OMFG I freakin loved it.


Yeah, I always hate when I get those....
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apologies that roll of my tongue, smoothquick, like 'r's
or maybe like pocket candy
that's just a bit too sweet.

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Sun Feb 14, 2010 4:31 am
Snoink says... · Sun Feb 14, 2010 4:31 am
Um... lately, my critiques have been taking about three minutes. And yes, I suck. XD
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Nate
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Sun Feb 14, 2010 6:55 am
Nate says... · Sun Feb 14, 2010 6:55 am
Snoink wrote:Um... lately, my critiques have been taking about three minutes. And yes, I suck. XD


Pish posh. We all know that long ago you adopted my technique of simply copying and pasting critiques you wrote years ago. After all, who would ever know?
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Sun Feb 14, 2010 7:57 am
Snoink says... · Sun Feb 14, 2010 7:57 am
Nah... it would take too long to filter through all those critiques.

My secret is mad libs:

1. username
2. adjective
3. mortifying childhood experience
4. past tense verb
5. noun
6. adjective
7. adjective
8. plural noun
9. verb
10. adjective

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Hey [username]!

What a [adj] piece you have here! It reminds me of the time that I [mortifying childhood experience] and [past tense verb] my [noun]. Except that you wrote it in a more [adj] way with [adj] wording. Now, to make this more [adj] consider adding more [plural noun] to your piece! It'll make this [verb] more, but in a [adj] way. :D

Hope this helps! :D
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Sun Feb 14, 2010 3:41 pm
Ranger Hawk says... · Sun Feb 14, 2010 3:41 pm
Hahaha I love Snoink's method. :lol:
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Sun Feb 14, 2010 5:22 pm
BenFranks says... · Sun Feb 14, 2010 5:22 pm
Interesting concept. Lol.
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Sun Feb 14, 2010 5:34 pm
JabberHut says... · Sun Feb 14, 2010 5:34 pm
I can copy/paste that, right?
I make my own policies.
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Ruth
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Sun Feb 14, 2010 10:42 pm
Ruth says... · Sun Feb 14, 2010 10:42 pm
Yeah, do you think anyone would notice if I steal it?
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AspiringAuthorA..M.
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Sun Feb 14, 2010 10:44 pm
AspiringAuthorA..M. says... · Sun Feb 14, 2010 10:44 pm
Big_Cheesy_Grin wrote:Yeah, do you think anyone would notice if I steal it?


Only the ones that read that. :lol:

Karsten wrote:Snoink wins the thread. :D


Oh yeah? :?

I bet Snoik hasn't been told by Nate that her reviews are rubbish. I have. :(
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