Queue/Batch Discussion Thread v2

[gameboy42690]

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gameboob

Right now in my head I'm picturing what my old Gameboy Color would look like if it had boobs and I'm creeped out.

Hatsune Miku no Bousou turned out pretty decent, I think. It's dumb in parts but hopefully the judges can point me in the right direction.

[James May]

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Death Moon.

If it ain't a masterpiece then no go (o:

[Xiz]

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I ended up not having time to perfect 'Fucked Up #Selfie' so I sent something else instead. That will go for next month

[M0nkeyz]

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Not trying to be negative or anything, but if you judge a single file a day. You can finish the notes within a month right? And if some judges can't meet those requirements just find someone else who can. It really doesn't seem like a crazy proposition to do a file a day, right?

[VisD]

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Looks like I have to pass on this batch. The queue's full enough of my files as it is anyway. Will definitely have some neat ones for Feb though

[hi19hi19]

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Not trying to be negative or anything, but if you judge a single file a day. You can finish the notes within a month right? And if some judges can't meet those requirements just find someone else who can. It really doesn't seem like a crazy proposition to do a file a day, right?

There's so many things wrong with this line of reasoning, but I'll give the three obvious ones:

- It's really inefficient to do notes in small batches. Takes a while (for me at least) to get everything set up for judging and get in the right mindset. Even for people who are fast at setting up, it's not the kind of flexible activity you can easily do while other things are going on. It's really annoying if you get interrupted mid-review.
- Most people procrastinate things they can, especially boring work with no pay. I'm sure you have tons of things you should be doing right now that you're not, we all do.
- It takes WAY longer to review a file well than you seem to think it does. I spent almost 45 minutes on my review for your Guardians of Old file from last batch. That one was kinda an outlier, but still, given the time it takes, it is actually kinda a crazy proposition to do a file a day. Sometimes you just don't have time; it's much better to set aside a longer period to do large blocks of reviews at once, but if that time gets interrupted it can be hard to recover.

I'm not excusing judge's lateness (myself included) but I'm just explaining that it's not quite so simple.

[ilikexd]

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sent LeaF - Paraclete [Oni], LeaF - Stupor of peace, The Flashbulb - Forbidden Tracks, Cardboard Box vs. STereochan - WE EAT AT FIVE FIVE FIVE (GUYS), Bumblefoot - Real

[hi19hi19]

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LeaF

[psychoangel691]

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Not trying to be negative or anything, but if you judge a single file a day. You can finish the notes within a month right? And if some judges can't meet those requirements just find someone else who can. It really doesn't seem like a crazy proposition to do a file a day, right?

It was the holidays, people got busy with things. Plus what hi19 already said.

I was supposed to judge part of this as well but the 12 days of ffrmas took up so much time AJ offered to take on my portion of the batch doubling himself up.

Timing just kinda sucked a little bit but I'm sure everything will get back on track soon.

[M0nkeyz]

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It was the holidays, people got busy with things. Plus what hi19 already said.

I was supposed to judge part of this as well but the 12 days of ffrmas took up so much time AJ offered to take on my portion of the batch doubling himself up.

Timing just kinda sucked a little bit but I'm sure everything will get back on track soon.

One of the biggest frustrations I have with being so behind in judging, is that I am looking at certain files I made a while ago. and some of them have some mistakes that can be easily fixed, yet I am looking at them locked down in a batch that's taking ages to be judged.

I mean if I had like 5 SAP, this wouldn't be too bad, but having 2 and still learning and testing certain things in DDreamstudio. It's kinda hard to get a file in and not get frustrated as a new stepper.

[DossarLX ODI]

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July/August was an exception because it landed between the period of two well-known holidays: Thanksgiving and Christmas. My goal was to have all judge notes in before January 1st, 2015; however that is not something I have control over.

Going to what hi19 said, judging isn't a "one file a day" activity if you're looking to give serious reviews. If I have an intensive task, I can't just say "spend one hour a day" because that doesn't give me enough thinking time to solve problems. When I was writing code to put some automation into the batch process, I spent 10 hours on a Saturday -- I knew what problems were arising and did everything while it was still on my mind. Same goes with judging, you can't just stop midway.

Two judges and I have submitted notes before New Year came, but again, that is not something I have control over. You can try stating to get new judges, but the human factor takes into account what personal lives these people have. I can't just irrationally yell at people to finish, that doesn't get stuff done.

One of the biggest frustrations I have with being so behind in judging, is that I am looking at certain files I made a while ago. and some of them have some mistakes that can be easily fixed, yet I am looking at them locked down in a batch that's taking ages to be judged.

I mean if I had like 5 SAP, this wouldn't be too bad, but having 2 and still learning and testing certain things in DDreamstudio. It's kinda hard to get a file in and not get frustrated as a new stepper.

It may be a good idea for you to contact a stepartist to look over your file than wait for the batches. Silvuh and I are trying hard to get the batch back on track, but it needs to be done one step at a time. Impatience will only make everything worse.

[VisD]

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I know how you feel, I was there not too long ago and the 2/batch thing meant that it took me like 4 or 5 batches to get my first file in the game. But after that, trust me, it'll start to snowball as you get more SAP and more importantly can consistently put out files that are closer to base. In the meantime, just hang in there and harass people for reviews/help in between batches so you actually improve on the downtime

[DossarLX ODI]

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I have created a spreadsheet for the currently queued files in 2013-2014 in here. This spreadsheet also includes the length and notecount of the file. If you see a notecount, length, updated date etc. different from the version you want in game, please inform me or Silvuh.

[Xiz]

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^ Requesting that goes in the OP

[Wayward Vagabond]

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One of the biggest frustrations I have with being so behind in judging, is that I am looking at certain files I made a while ago. and some of them have some mistakes that can be easily fixed, yet I am looking at them locked down in a batch that's taking ages to be judged.

I mean if I had like 5 SAP, this wouldn't be too bad, but having 2 and still learning and testing certain things in DDreamstudio. It's kinda hard to get a file in and not get frustrated as a new stepper.

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