How does someone get to be a "reviewer" on here?

Deathrabbit wrote: It seems to me, to be fair and to prevent cronyism (or allegations thereof) there ought to be a well documented process for how this take place. And maybe some requirements as well (user must have understandign of basic music theory, must be 21 years old, etc)

oh God not another well-documented process; and an understanding of music theory?  I know few people who understand music theory, even musicians.. heck it's all theory !

Actually I think no documented process is probably best, that way reviewers are chosen based on knowledge and productivity rather than some check-off list of requirements that would not necessarily help those who deserve it

Just my tuppence.

I'm an engineer. If I could flowchart the world, I would. :)

Atavachron wrote: Deathrabbit wrote: It seems to me, to be fair and to prevent cronyism (or allegations thereof) there ought to be a well documented process for how this take place. And maybe some requirements as well (user must have understandign of basic music theory, must be 21 years old, etc)  oh God not another well-documented process; and an understanding of music theory?  I know few people who understand music theory, even musicians.. heck it's all theory ! Actually I think no documented process is probably best, that way reviewers are chosen based on knowledge and productivity rather than some check-off list of requirements that would not necessarily help those who deserve it Just my tuppence.

David, you nail it once again.  The last thing we should have is an automatic documented process.  PRs should be by Admin invite only, and Admin should choose the best of the talent out there.  Pick the people who have written lots of reviews, who write well, who know music, and who have something interesting to say.  I believe Admin has already headed in that direction which is great.  Anyone can still write a review, which is the lifeblood of the site, but there are enough members now that PRs should be promoted based on talent, not who can crank out 100 little blurbs or whatever benchmarks one dreams up.   Promoting based on standards is not the same thing as cronyism. 

Hmm, I just think at the very least it should be written somewhere what kinds of things the admin team is looking for and maybe which genres they want new prospects to focus on.

We stick names on a darts board and play.

harmonium.ro wrote: We stick names on a darts board and play.

That's how I got in. 

There are many good reviewers out there but for me, these guys are well worth reading:
LinusW
TSZIRMAY
Kazuhiro
Atavachron
Chicapah
kenethlevine
CLARKE2001
Epignosis
Gerinski
AnthonyH
Finnforest
Nightfly
QUESTIONSNEVERKNOWN
PRESDOUG

Apologies to those I've forgotten (It's been a long day )

As far as an instruction manual for 'How to Become a PR' goes, there ain't one and a moment's reflection is all that should suffice to realise why: we cannot quantify the arts so how can we possibly quantify their appreciation?

For me there are only 2 rules for reviews:
1 - Micky's Law - don't confuse what you like with what's 'good'
2 - Lemmings Law - we learn more about the listener than what is being listened to in any given review

Time for my nap....


Edited by ExittheLemming - October 05 2011 at 04:37

Deathrabbit wrote: It seems to me, to be fair and to prevent cronyism (or allegations thereof) there ought to be a well documented process for how this take place. And maybe some requirements as well (user must have understandign of basic music theory, must be 21 years old, etc)

Must be 21? Some of the younger reviewers are some of the best ones IMO.

Andyman1125 wrote: colorofmoney91 wrote: Andyman1125 wrote: colorofmoney91 wrote: Prog_Traveller wrote: So if someone writes 1,000 reviews but they aren't that good they don't get to be a  reviewer? Who reviews the reviewer? Basically. I've written over 300, but they're short, so I lose. fixed Are you trying to make me feel better or are you just being proper?  No, I like your reviews. Nice and to the point, and far from stupid.

This. To be honest, if a review goes much more than three paragraphs, I start snoozing. To quote Bender: "I'm not reading that crap, summarize it in one word." No offense to those of you that do write new editions of War and Peace for each review, it's just not my cuppa.

You can also take up jobs nobody else wants. For example the job I got which nobody else wanted. It took PA six years to fill this role.

There are other jobs here nobody wants, which remains vacant. Just have a look around this place and volunteer yourself. And no, there is no vacancies within my team.