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Yrolg

Yrolg

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C0smic1,
Hello. Thank you for cooperating in the rectification of your application. You application has been accepted. I will now begin reviewing your story, and plan to be finished by the tentative date of December 27th. To further understand the story, I should like it if you might categorise your piece into a particular genre.

18-Dec-2009 21:35:17

Samsaurus99
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Samsaurus99

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Application:
Username: Samsaurus99 :D Story Title: =\±/ Untold Darkness \±/=
Quick Find Code: 49-50-515-60035950
Type of Story: Action! :o
Length: 4 pages
May I post this review on your story's thread?: Mm...yeah :P
Is this what you do?:
Literary Tools: 100/150
--Description: 30/40
--Voice: 22/25
--Symbolism: 5/25
--Depth: 15/20
--Analysis: 10/20
--Word Choice: 18/20
--Juxtaposition: 5/10

Structure: 90/120
--Format: 30/40
--Grammar: 26/30
--Usage: 16/20
--Sentence Configuration: 10/15
--Basics: 12/15
Plot: 70/100
--Development: 30/40
--Intricacy: 20/30
--Consistency: 10/15
--Originality: 12/15
Other: 70/90
--Impact: 17/20
--Flow: 17/20
--Conclusion: 17/20
--Theme: 12/15
--Empathetic Ties: 5/10
--Title Relevance: 5/10
Layout: 50/80
--Introduction: 10/30
--Overall Appearance: 16/20
--Title Page: 12/15
--Chapter Configuration: 10/15

Total: I...can't be bothered to count that high X* I'll do later.
Tankyou if you accept :]
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19-Dec-2009 08:50:27 - Last edited on 19-Dec-2009 09:01:52 by Samsaurus99

Yrolg

Yrolg

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Samsaurus99,
Hello. As your application does not follow the rules stated on the first page, I must be declined. Please familiarise yourself with this thread's rules before applying again.
You should not apply again before January 2nd, 2010.

20-Dec-2009 03:30:56

Chuk

Chuk

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Perhaps you should push it back another day, eh? So I can reapply as soon as you're done. :D
0:00:00 December 31st GMT, right? Rather than later on the 31st?
And...
"Lastly, it is a very big peeve of mine when users apply only to receive a score: I review to give advice and create a better story; the score is merely a numerical representation of my thoughts. By asking potential applicants to read several pages of literary discourse, I am filtering these more shallow users out of my applicant pool, ensuring that I only apply the vast amounts of time needed for a review to worthy causes."
I definitely understand not reviewing for just a score; in coming to you, I was hoping to get some of the most in-depth and specific advice available. However, that is not to say that I necessarily agree with your method of filtering, because I don't consider myself shallow, and I was not particularly interested in reading others' reviews.
I do have to admit that when I did, I found it interesting to see some of the things you noticed in The Priceless specifically. I reviewed it a long while ago when The Yanillian Library was still around and it was interesting to see what you caught that I missed and vice versa.

27-Dec-2009 03:50:17 - Last edited on 27-Dec-2009 03:56:27 by Chuk

Yrolg

Yrolg

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Firstly, in the matter of your being shallow, I think that you might not be the most objective person to judge this.
I think that your lack of desire to read through the pages of reviews is perfectly understandable: many users find that the sometimes hours needed to delve through these reviews is not worth the benefits, as they are not direct. In my opinion, however, it is a necessary skill of any writer to be able to understand errors in writing. Reading my own reviews of other pieces allows users to understand the different ways of looking at a given story.
This is not, however, the only benefit. As you stated, you found many things in my review of "The Priceless" that you yourself did not find when reviewing. When readers read through my reviews, they not only gather an understanding of different ways of analysing stories, they are presented with several in-depth representations of the methods and manners in which I review.
Furthermore, it ensures that the users applying are interested in utilising my services for the purpose I appreciate most: education. I like to, as the quote states, filter applicants so that only those interested in getting a review for the right reason are awarded with one. This is, I admit, very arrogant of me, to assume that I am able to filter through what is and what isn't an appropriate goal in using a review. But, then again, I am the one writing it, and I want it to go to the best area possible.
And lastly, it presents users with an idea of how my reviews are conducted. This way, all users are granted a better understanding of how *I* analyse stories. This way, users new to the institution can be more informed before applying.
To be fair to all users, any applicant must abide by the rules. So to say, this application process is only as strong as its weakest applicant, and is therefore catered to this new, uneducated (though not necessarily ignorant) user.

28-Dec-2009 06:27:04

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