APP PEER REVIEW
APPLICATION PEER REVIEW THREAD
Screened comments, no anonymous input accepted.
Rules of Use
Fill in the following template if you want to provide an opinion about certain applications submitted during the current app week. This will help us with applications, in case we don’t know the fandom firsthand, or happen to be at a loss for a definitive verdict. It will also help you with getting the best suited crew member you might want.
! We however want to underline that at no point will peer review comments veto moderator verdicts. They will be there for support and counsel, not decision making.
Is this obligatory?
Not in the least. It’d definitely help us in case we were unfamiliar with a particular fandom, or were at a mod tie - but we’re not forcing people in the know to give their 0.02.
Why do I have to provide both PROs and CONs?
There’s no such thing as an application that is either perfect, or perfectly flawed. There really isn’t. Even if your verdict proposal sways in one direction, you are expected to judge fairly. More to the point, the presence or absence of pro / con details will help us weed out those comments that are clearly biased.
Do I have to provide arguments, or can I just label ( ex: "very IC," "guh, phails")?
Arguments, please. We’ll be looking at your material while we make our own judgments, and labels are too ambiguous for us to work with.
Should I worry about length?
Neither spam, nor tl;dr will do us much good. Aim for concision, while revealing the essentials. If you’re into word limits: try for 350 ?
How much of a time window do I have to submit my comment?
There’s no specific window, though you are free to submit as soon as the application in question has also been submitted, and not before, even if you have somehow been privy to its content. We understand that some of you will not have the time to submit your comments before a verdict is passed, and we cannot guarantee you a time slot to do so - the only way we’d be able to do that is if we delayed application verdicts again, which is something that the community would not greet warmly.
The mods will play favourites and place verdicts on apps of their choice faster than regularly, so we can’t get our (rejecting) opinions in! They’re only making this thread to make it seem like we’re being heard.
Conspiracy theory aside, Mister Gibson, that’s a bit unrealistic. If apps are given a verdict very soon after their submission, it’s likely a coincidence. Moreover, it’s not like the so-called cheating can’t go both ways: people can talk to friends about their providing comments in favour of their apps too. It comes down to a question of trust and investigation. Like with the former app system: we’ll try it, and if it doesn’t work, we have no qualms about changing.
[character whose app you're reviewing]:
[applicant name]: (in case there are multiple apps for the same character)
[your proposed verdict]: ( ACCEPT or REJECT)
[app PROs]: (at least one!)
[app CONs]: (at least one!)