2015 Serenti Questions

[Aliander]

I've crossed America since then. It's been almost a month.

[Rayleigh]

There is one judge judging all threads, and the tournament was dropped in his lap due to unforeseen circumstances. Be patient.

[Tobias Stalt]

Generally I don't respond to impatient posts, because they're a particular pet peeve of mine. As this is addressed to/at me directly however, I will make a brief and (attempted) unperturbed response.

The Serenti is a tournament, which means that the writing is assumed to be at the highest level on Althanas. The responsibility of a judge is to provide accurate, detailed, useful feedback, as well as a fair and thorough judgment. To give anything less to any participant would be shirking my duties. The judgments already complete are not at the difficulty level of the sole judgment left to finish, and while I thought it would be finished days ago, the read and final verdict are proving more difficult than I first expected.

That said, judging is a service we provide to our users free of charge, by moderators who are not paid for their time. (Read: volunteers) They have lives outside of Althanas, and some are more burdened than others. Patience is appreciated and highly encouraged when approaching a topic, especially timelines for judgments. Consider that the admin in charge of features already keeps a tight leash on his staffers, and don't compound the spurring we already receive. It is incredibly frustrating.

Thank you for your continued patience,
Tobi.

[Abomination]

If it helps move things along, I'm dropping out of this. I still want exp and stuff, but I don't want to hold up everyone else.