Board Thread:News and Events/@comment-27603392-20140918130618/@comment-24087318-20141110042250

ThanhnuFia wrote: Confession #245:

I honestly think that the one person in charge of reviews (I think we all know who we're talking about, so there's no need for a name) should NOT be the only person in charge of reviews. Not only is it inefficient, it also puts way too much power in that one persons hands. That person has, in my opinion, been changing rules (or instating some) that should have been left alone (or not made in the first place, or at the very least have them be put up to vote or modification by other Staff so they aren't as questionable).

This all brings me to another point, the re-review. It was supposed to start as soon as Volume 2 finished, but no progress has been made at all for it. I also don't think that enough new information was gained in Volume 2 to warrent a Re-Review. Plus, on top of that, since they're 'planning' on the re-review, it's brought the entire review process to a grinding-fucking-halt, since they refuse to review as normal until it is done. I and several others have had characters that were put back in Pending BEFORE Volume 2 ended because we changed something on them and just needed a quick check-up before they can be returned to Accepted and so we can continue the RPs they are involved in and get on with our lives. Personally, I find this is bad form and, bluntly, unacceptable. For the record, #245. Any and all Rule changes that I have made and helped pass, was not the decision of a single person. Any and ALL changes to the rules must be passed through a MAJORITY vote between Administration level Staff and higher, and ALL of them must give their opinions on it. While yes, I handle a lot of the reviews, I am actually not alone in this. Flora, Tsubori, and Amet Revfold are FULLY capable of Reviewing characters. They just don't, for their own reasons. Which leaves the vast majority of the grunt work to me.

As for the Re-review, that's the reason it's taking a long time. We have no idea HOW to go about doing it, given Volume 2 didn't really give us any huge twists on anything, and going through and re-judging every Accepted character does bring up issues concerning VERY good OCs getting booted out because of a minor revelation making them invalid to new rulesets.

As for why OCs being through Pending has slowed down, it's not because it's halted for the re-review. It's actually a combination of me being the sole proprietor of "People Who Actually Do Reviews That Can Do Reviews" even though my peers are fully capable, and being incredibly busy with real life issues and stress. (Trust me, you don't want me Reviewing when I'm stressed. It makes my strictness even stricter, and my ability to put up with little flaws hover around Absolute 0.)