Forum:Discussion to implement a screening process

This is, as the title suggests, a discussion to argue the pros and cons of implementing a screening process in PCA. How the screening process would work is simple:


 * The screening process would be for all new apprentices. Basically, their first charart posted for approval would be their test. Should they display signs that they know the basics of how the project works and how to work with digital art, they will be critiqued as usual. However, should they show proof that they know little to nothing of digital art, believing that the project will spend a month basically instructing them in how to use digital art programs to make a proper charart, they will be immediately declined, removed from the project, and asked to practice on their own time and apply to join again at a later date.

It may sound cruel, but we waste space and time training users and waiting a month for them to finally get it right. We are here to make chararts, not train artists. We need to cull the stream of users joining PCA with no knowledge of digital art. They could still critique art without being a member of PCA, so it's not like they'd be completely barred from project activities.

So, this is open discussion on the topic that shall run for 7 days, until December 17th. Proceed. 02:26, December 11, 2011 (UTC)