Forum:Continued Discussion of a Screening Process

The vote for the previously proposed screening process may have failed, but if the discussion leading up to it indicated anything, it was that a system is in fact needed. The vote was proposed too quickly, which was admittedly my own error, as we did not at that time actually have a system designed to vote on.

This discussion shall be a long one, and will be here to perfect a system that should, if all goes well, partly streamline this project and make it run quite a bit more smoothly then it has thus far.

What I wish to propose is a bare bones system, which I wish for the project and others that support the project to critique and add on to or subtract from, depending on what everyone thinks would be best for the project. I ask that anyone that comments please read this through in its entirety before commenting, so no assumptions are made about the intent of this system.

This is how I envision the system working at this point:

It’s still a screening process, but since so many have stated that kicking people out of the project for lacking basic digital art skills would be unfair, I’ve scrapped that idea. In this case, we’d get a small blast from the past insofar that I’d like to revive a rank title while completely changing what the rank stands for. The rank being the kit rank. Bringing back the kit rank would not be bringing back the rules that came with the title previously. No, the kit rank would merely be an “awaiting apprenticeship” phase. Kits would be able to do everything an apprentice can, but they would be subject to screening on their first chararts. The moment they prove that they know what they are doing, though, they would be promoted to apprentice rank with no trouble, without even the need to get said charart approved first. I’d like to propose that those in the kit rank too long (say, a month in the kit rank with no progress) would be asked to practice on their own time and rejoin the project at another point, but I’d only ask that if the rest of PCA agrees with me.

Now, the screening process would be simple. The kit would go about their tasks normally, reserving and doing a charart. However, should that charart prove that they know very little about digital art (basically, should that charart be less than at least 80% done) the kit will remain in the kit stage until he/she can submit a charart that is above 80% complete.

I also believe that a charart submitted by any member that is below 80% done should be automatically declined. The user would be allowed to keep the reservation, but would be asked to work on it on their own. Senior warriors would decide the completion of a charart, and perhaps it could be a rule that in these cases 2 senior warriors would have to agree that a charart is not complete enough to decline it completely. I believe that the leader, deputy, and senior warriors can be trusted with this task. As it is, we cannot decline chararts that will only take up space for a month before getting declined.

However, to clarify what is and is not complete enough to be critiqued by the project, I’ve prepared some examples:

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/warriors/images/archive/2/2f/20111230040059!Shellyheart.png This charart is 10% completed or less. It is the wrong size, has blurred lineart, and is all around incorrectly done. This would be automatically declined by two senior warriors.

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/warriors/images/archive/2/2f/20111230040122!Shellyheart.png This charart is a hypothetical try by a user of Graystripe as an apprentice. It’s about 50% done. The colors are wrong and it lacks background opacity and shading, though it is the right size and has no blurred lineart. This would also be auto-declined by two senior warriors.

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/warriors/images/archive/2/2f/20111230040142!Shellyheart.png This is Graystripe as an elder. I'd say it's about 50% done. Its colors are correct and its design is as well, but it lacks shading. It may or may not be auto-declined, depending on the opinions of the ones deciding, but an apprentice proposing it shows that they know the basics and would be promoted to apprentice.

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/warriors/images/archive/2/2f/20111230040157!Shellyheart.png This image that same image later. I’d call it 80% complete, and something that might come to a conflict. It may or may not be auto-declined, however a kit that submit this shows that, though they need to work on their blurring, they know what they are doing and would be promoted to apprentice.

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/warriors/images/archive/2/2f/20111230040217!Shellyheart.png This is that same image 90% completed. The back stripe and ear pink could be defined, but that’s about it. This charart would not fall under speculation by senior warriors and would proceed as normal. Again, any kit posting this would automatically become an apprentice.

Senior warriors would not be rude about declining chararts, as some apparently feared when they voted nay on the previous vote. The decline message would be simple:

SW 1: “I’m proposing that this be auto-declined. I’m sorry, but it’s not complete enough to receive critique at this point. Please work on it on your own time and post it again later. SW 2: “Agreed. Archiving.”

It’s as simple as that. We are not cruel people and would not tear a person apart for submitting a sub-par charart. We merely want the approval page to move swiftly without chararts being posted for a month taking up space that could be used for other chararts that need to be done.

So, this is my proposal. Comments for improvement? 04:08, December 30, 2011 (UTC)