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Lycando · 2012-12-17T09:03:18Z

Alright, don't blame me. But I had no idea where else to post this. Admins, feel free to move this post somewhere else as you deem fit. Alright, so, I realize this problem in YWS. Reviewing. Yes I know there are many active reviewers and there's also the Will Review For Food thread. But the number of submitted works outnumber the number of reviews given per day by quite a bit. Most works, I'm talking novels, short stories, fan fiction. These do not get many reviews. On average, they get one, after a few days. And only because of WRFW. Poetry on the other hand, gets far more reviews per piece of submission. We all know feedback is important, and valued. There's also the point system, which forces people to review works before they can post their work. It helps, but if you look at the green room, some works are left there for a week, with no one reviewing them. And yes, I admit some reviewers get turned off, seeing long works, and whole chunks of text without any proper spacing. However there are some good works out there, but they get one review only, maybe if the author gets lucky, 2 or 3 more, and that's it. I know it's taking me awhile to get to the actual point, but I just wanted to back up my opinions. What I'm suggesting is, a group of reviewers, to be in charge of reviewing work that has NOT been reviewed for more than 5 days. I'm giving an allowance here. Not wanting to force anyone here, but it's for the benefit of everyone. You get your review counts up, you get points to submit your next piece of work. And the one being reviewed gets feedback. It benefits both parties. So I'm just asking, what do you guys think? Good or bad? Achievable or not? And also, any volunteers? (I could be one of them) Cheers, Lycando! :D

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Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:48 am

Lycando says... · Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:48 am

Usually my reviews are around 70-100 points if the story is long enough for that kind of review, for short stories if I have lots to say then I'll probably get 70 points or so. I only get 50 points when I'm pretty tired and can't think properly

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