[cw-discuss] Submission of new application don't work

[Jeremy White]

Hi Guys,

Yeah, this is a problem.  The issue isn't so much one of design;
the CrossOver application database is a moderated one, so
the data is much more robust and clean.

The issue is that it takes time to go through those applications;
it takes about 30 minutes to go through each application.
(We make sure URLs are right, spelling is right, that the
application is not duplicated, that the category is right,
and a variety of other checks).

And this is handled all by one person, who has a fairly
serious backlog.  The addition of the Mac product to our
mix causes a huge spike in applications submitted and
we haven't recovered yet.

We're trying to get more resources to put onto the problem,
because we continue to believe strongly that a moderated
list is of great value.  We've had some volunteers express
a willingness to help, which we greatly appreciate; but we've
got to change the system to accommodate that.

I hadn't realized that there was no notice; that we can fix.
It would probably be useful for us to explain why the delay as well.

So one tip on getting a new application in, though, is that
if you make sure it's absolutely squeaky clean and perfect
in every detail, then it goes in faster <grin>.

Cheers,

Jeremy

Janusz S. Bien' wrote:
> On Sat, 19 May 2007  Klaus Layer <klaus.layer at gmx.de> wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>>
>> some weeks ago I submitted a new application but never got any confirmation 
>> that the submission was received or will be approved. For me it seems that 
>> other that the wine appDB, the crossover database is badly designed or 
>> maintained. 
> 
> I strongly support you.
> 
>> After submitting the form you not even receive a confirmation. 
> 
> This is definitely a case of bad design.
> 
>> Thats very disappointing for those who submit new applications and want to 
>> vote for them.
> 
> I submited several applications months ago expecting to be able to add
> later some comments, but only one of them appeared in the database.
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Janusz
>