With the old style of submission, it was much more "one-on-one" in terms of feedback in an open space. We weren't solely in charge of moderation technically, because new stuff was, again; pushed to the top of a list based on user comments. We have done this a long time and know what's good in submissions, but we only learnt that from everybody else establishing that standard too with their own criticisms or comments.
I'm happy to bring more people onto the approvals team when I know they're "good for it" - such as Yawackhary here. I trust him more than I trust myself in many aspects.
This is the origin of my thinking for a system built on veteran users, as in theory, they will be more established and the process of "vetting" is half automated based on just approving their content. With that said; the system has obvious flaws. We would have to set site-based boundaries to make sure that sprite submitters aren't basically being considered "in the know" for 3D models, sounds and textures. They don't cross over entirely. However, somebody can also be fully capable of one style of ripping, such as submitting 40 zip files of portraits, as opposed to knowing how to put together a good sheet.
I think those are little grumbles that could be tinkered or generally just ignored. I feel the more established parts of the idea give a good grounding to then think from at least.
I'm happy to bring more people onto the approvals team when I know they're "good for it" - such as Yawackhary here. I trust him more than I trust myself in many aspects.
This is the origin of my thinking for a system built on veteran users, as in theory, they will be more established and the process of "vetting" is half automated based on just approving their content. With that said; the system has obvious flaws. We would have to set site-based boundaries to make sure that sprite submitters aren't basically being considered "in the know" for 3D models, sounds and textures. They don't cross over entirely. However, somebody can also be fully capable of one style of ripping, such as submitting 40 zip files of portraits, as opposed to knowing how to put together a good sheet.
I think those are little grumbles that could be tinkered or generally just ignored. I feel the more established parts of the idea give a good grounding to then think from at least.