(08-06-2017, 08:42 AM)Kristy95 Wrote: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.