Bank rules in a media backlog

[Kristy95]

This is the media's problem, not the bank. Fix the media backlog and there's no problem in the bank, end of story. I've worked my butt off trying to resolve people's bank issues, audit their accounts, and going through their post history. I will not accept this problem being dumped on the bank. You are not denied trainging if you have incoming payments, but we just ask that you wait to buy gear. Everyone is treated the same in the bank so no one is disadvantaged by the bank. If media is being graded out of order then there is your problem. Sorry, but I'm not adjusting the bank to continue to allow this media backlog to be ignored!

I am not blaming the bank. Of course I am blaming the media. But with the media being as crazy as it is, the bank shouldn't be enforcing this rule. It is silly. And also, what does that say about how the league is working together if bank and media are not able to work together to come up with a solution.

[Admin]

@124715

[iamslm22]

This is the media's problem, not the bank. Fix the media backlog and there's no problem in the bank, end of story. I've worked my butt off trying to resolve people's bank issues, audit their accounts, and going through their post history. I will not accept this problem being dumped on the bank. You are not denied trainging if you have incoming payments, but we just ask that you wait to buy gear. Everyone is treated the same in the bank so no one is disadvantaged by the bank. If media is being graded out of order then there is your problem. Sorry, but I'm not adjusting the bank to continue to allow this media backlog to be ignored!

Yea man, I wasn't trying to blame the bank. I agree it's on the graders. I volunteered to be a grader to help with the backlog, but it doesn't appear they are interested.

[Grapehead]

I am not blaming the bank. Of course I am blaming the media. But with the media being as crazy as it is, the bank shouldn't be enforcing this rule. It is silly. And also, what does that say about how the league is working together if bank and media are not able to work together to come up with a solution.

Why do I need to solve the media's problem? I tried helping the previous head come up with a way for his graders to work quicker, but I'm in charge of the bank and I have lots on my plate there.

Let me just ask you this... if your job didn't pay you in real life, and the store told you that you couldn't buy something, and the bank told you that you had no money... would you bitch at the bank and the store to fix their rules? or would you realize the person to bitch at is the job that hasn't paid you?

The bankers work hard, and forcing them to grade ungraded media to ensure the dollar amount is correct is not going to fix this problem. The media needs to hire a bunch of temp graders, or buckle down some weekend and hammer it out. I'll help grade if needed, but I"m not changing the bank rules back and forth to suit this media backlog.

[HalfEatenOnionBagel]

This is the media's problem, not the bank. Fix the media backlog and there's no problem in the bank, end of story. I've worked my butt off trying to resolve people's bank issues, audit their accounts, and going through their post history. I will not accept this problem being dumped on the bank. You are not denied trainging if you have incoming payments, but we just ask that you wait to buy gear. Everyone is treated the same in the bank so no one is disadvantaged by the bank. If media is being graded out of order then there is your problem. Sorry, but I'm not adjusting the bank to continue to allow this media backlog to be ignored!

Yeah I think everyone understands the issue with auditing accounts, so we absolutely don't want to make your job harder. We're just trying to figure out this backlog problem which clearly seems like a media issue. I think there are plenty of people willing to help either on the bank or media end just for a short time to make sure we get through this backlog and everyone can get the pay they deserve quickly while making things easy for the bank.

[Admin]

Two more graders just got hired for this exact issue @Kristy95 hopefully that takes care of it.

[124715]

So, frankly this needs to be a discussion.

We are all aware that there is a massive media backlog. I am not mad about that. The graders are doing what they can. Though frankly, there should be a better system in place. Some graders are grading backlog, others are just grading random new articles. There is no rhyme or reason to that and in no way is this fair to players. Players only get updated once a week and by randomly picking new articles, some players have a clear advantage.

People work hours on articles and then get told that with the bank rules, they can't use that money to buy anything. I get that the bank rules are in place for a reason. But they shouldn't be used yet until the backlog is fixed. What is the point in that? That makes no sense.

Honestly, this has ruined any interest I have in writing articles. I spend hours and hours researching and writing articles. Yeah some of it is so that I can buy equipment but mostly it was because I was obsessed with this league and wanted to write awesome articles other people liked reading. But why even give a damn when rules like that are enforced? I am not blaming the people enforcing the rules, I am blaming the rule being idiotic.

Well, no more articles from me for a while. I need some space from this. And I am sure I am not the only person affected by this. Fix the damn rules.

In case you haven't noticed, the media backlog is at it's smallest in a month. I can understand your frustration, but, very few articles haven't been graded. I'm trying to add more active graders to my crew, many of which are on vacation or have busy work weeks. Part of it is the Bank rule's fault, but when the backlog is removed, it won't matter. I don't want to say patience, because it has been a really long time, but I'm still fine tuning the media grading crew, and articles are already being graded infinitely faster.

[Grapehead]

Yeah I think everyone understands the issue with auditing accounts, so we absolutely don't want to make your job harder. We're just trying to figure out this backlog problem which clearly seems like a media issue. I think there are plenty of people willing to help either on the bank or media end just for a short time to make sure we get through this backlog and everyone can get the pay they deserve quickly while making things easy for the bank.

I can for sure help out grading, because we do need more people than currently hired by the media in my opinion. We could hammer it out some afternoon with like 20 people lending a hand.

@Ballerstorm how about a media grading day where anyone who helps grade a couple of articles gets $1m or something? I just looked at the backlog again and it definitely looks like we need to do something major to get ahead of the game.

[Admin]

I can for sure help out grading, because we do need more people than currently hired by the media in my opinion. We could hammer it out some afternoon with like 20 people lending a hand.

@Ballerstorm how about a media grading day where anyone who helps grade a couple of articles gets $1m or something? I just looked at the backlog again and it definitely looks like we need to do something major to get ahead of the game.

@124715 just announced two new hires. I want to hear what he has to say first. On SHL graders would do 4 pages or so each per week when it was their turn to grade. That shouldn't be unattainable here.

[Dangles13]

This is the media's problem, not the bank. Fix the media backlog and there's no problem in the bank, end of story. I've worked my butt off trying to resolve people's bank issues, audit their accounts, and going through their post history. I will not accept this problem being dumped on the bank. You are not denied trainging if you have incoming payments, but we just ask that you wait to buy gear. Everyone is treated the same in the bank so no one is disadvantaged by the bank. If media is being graded out of order then there is your problem. Sorry, but I'm not adjusting the bank to continue to allow this media backlog to be ignored!

BURN DOWN THE BANK!!!

Also I tackled this issue in the drama PT so I am way ahead of my time. B)