We do indeed share the same problem. *le sigh* Tip: I have started lately to begin the review with the bad, but end with the good! That way I hope it won't be as bitter :P

Next RM seems to be 5-6th too... In case anyone hasn't noticed I put the "When is next RM gonna be?" poll in RM topic since this topic needs its own stand-alone polls.

So yeah. The change is pretty permanent, and several have already voted so I feel it is a good decision. Anyone disagree?

And should we install "Newbie Freebie" alternative? (I want it named like that if we do! Please? :D)

Btw, do I add the rule of linking to RG in profile, but mentioning RM is in it (also in profile)?

Yea I didnt edit that into my edited rules bc I wasnt sure what exactly we said about it. I would put it in and use Lucy's as an example

@Newbie Freebie

A different topic so that people can THANK THEM? :/ I dunno. There are PMs and off topic. It seems like a rather useless topic if people are just gonna say their thanks. Does anyone agree or disagree with mini? If I get no comments, I will do it my way.

So far:

2 pro sug (Lucy and Frac)

And

2 pro it being in RM (lucy and Frac)

1 pro it being in a seperate topic (mini)

...I seriously need more opinions to go through with this :/

At the same time, I'm not against it being a separate topic - it just might be harder to implement.

So, that's my two cents worth...

-That way doesnt make sense to me. The incentive is you might get a review in return? Not even for sure? I dont think that would ensure that people advertise whereas keeping it in the rules does.

@ Frac

-My point was just there are a lot of ppl who ply the RG, but not the RM or the introductions neccessarily. And ppl in the RM who don't play the RG. The idea of giving reviews to ppl who recruits is great, but I think targettimg the people who care that there are recruits is important too. But youre right it doesnt really make sense to make a separate topic... so I dunno.

Oh, and I volutneer to be an examinator for April.

"Thanks for acting selfishly, it made us RGers happah!"

heheheh ^^;

But really, they get thanked when the volunteers review them.

And I think volunteers HAVE to review people if they volunteer. It's just common practice!

All rules will be kept though, of course. I dont wanna trade a rule for PRing RG to some hippie "do it and you might newbie freebie!" no no.

So far:

3 pro sug (Lucy and Frac, Heda)

And

2 pro it being in RM (lucy and Frac)

1 pro it being in a seperate topic (mini)

And I wasnt saying the volutneers won't review ppl my point was that we cant promise ppl will be reviewed bc we cant garuntee volunteers. Plus I feel we need more specifics about the volunteers. Does a volunteer hafta review all the ppl who brought in newbies for as many newbies as they brought in? Just one review? What if it ends up being like 20 ppl total and the volunteer doesn't have enough time? Is there a time limit like 2 weeks for RM prizes?

-And what does one win? Well, it is to be mass-reviewed back! All other participants are obliged to give at least one review to the winner!... the winner gets 2 reviews...

-you can review whoever you want, though.... its whomever

-4) Copy and paste reviews are not allowed and will not be counted.... I think you can get rid of are not allowed. Will not be counted I think gets the point across

-Number 6 & number 8 both mention keeping a total at the bottom.. is that really neccessary?

-14) The time-zone the RM goes by is FP's standard time: GMT -8... you say that up there.. I might get rid of it either here or at the beginning

simple - edited what I thought necessary

so... you guys probably answered this question, but WHO will review the people who brought newbies? O.o? volunteers?

and... how will we know if someone brought the newbie or not? (they don't always say who brought them here)

okay, i think that's it. otherwise, i like the idea. :)

-Lefty

-Lefty

I'd rather to keep them in that topic because people will pay even less attention to them otherwise. Like htey do with RG. Seriously, are you after a suicide here?

-Lefty

But that doesnt look like its happening

-Lefty

-Lefty

(Sure we have variations on it, but only still one game...)

I was thinking we should work on a new form of RG. Some new game involving reviewing...

Anyone have ideas?

I don't have any, or I'd have said them already :P

But what kind of review game? I mean, we have both for one - one review exchanges sort of, and we have several review exchanges possible. Is the new game just going to do the same sort of deal?

It's just that the current RG is kinda boring...

We need something new and exciting. Something we haven't done before...

How about something like review tag...

Review someone randomly(That agrees, of course), and they have to review someone else on the list...

It goes on until everyone on the list has been reviewed.

Something like that?

(I'm just making things up as I go along...)

First person in the list wont get any review, though... Unless the list ISNT endless, then the last could review the first?

Hmm...I have seen on another site (AMV.org) that sometimes a person does a post asking a really silly question (Ie, what is my favorite SHADE of color?) Then people have to answer, and the one that finally gets it right, they get a free review :P

I have also seen silly things such as: Go to the store, buy M&Ms milk and tuna, mix, take a photo and post it!

ohoho, the crazy!

The fun comes in when we pick which person from the list to review...

(Totally into this idea now...)

Hmm...I have seen on another site (AMV.org) that sometimes a person does a post asking a really silly question (Ie, what is my favorite SHADE of color?) Then people have to answer, and the one that finally gets it right, they get a free review :P

That seems a little bit too 'out there' for me...

I say we should give my idea a try... or at least see if anyone has any ideas, or suggestions for improving it...

Only if majority agrees.

So how does one moderate the Review Tag? I as a mod need to do that, of course :P

That's really about it...

Oh, and maybe we could set up one for depth, an easy fix, poems, etc.

Yeah, but how do us mods know who reviewed who, if someone got a review or not? In RG it is easy to see because everyone says what tehy reviewed nad what they want reviewed. How do we do it in Review Tag?

And how much time is allowed to pass when a person got a review before they do one themselves? What do we do if they are absent for days?