All right, let me put this in perspective for you: at any given time, I am actively reviewing 40+ threads. Out of the 40+ sellers whose threads I'm reviewing, at least 25 of those sellers queue jump in one manner or the other (usually via PM), a handful of those send in a support ticket which I also need to respond to, most of them rush me with a dozen messages after an hour to respond to their thread, and on occasion, we get threads like these which I also end up spending time writing up a response to.
This time, I've been waiting about 48 hours or so.
You submitted it on Monday at 8 PM and I picked it up on Wednesday at 12 AM. Prior to me picking your thread up, nobody was reviewing your thread. 24 hours after you sent me proof that you owned the websites you're selling, you opened this thread up (by the way, I approved your thread a few hours ago).
Back in 2015, when your
last thread was submitted, it took 3 days for someone to pick it up. Your review was completed in nearly 6 hours and you got a "thread approved" message that barely went over anything regarding your service. We just can't approve threads like that these days as there have been too many complaints from forum members who want to see more quality control in the marketplace, and I completely agree with them, hence why the review process is currently being re-worked.
However, even if I were to speed up the review process and not look into you to make sure you're not a previously banned member or that someone else isn't selling through a compromised account, someone will no doubt notice the rushed review and PM me about this, taking more of my time away from reviewing threads. In fact, just the other day, I got PMed by a potential buyer of a service on here who thought one of my reviews wasn't up to my usual standards and I had to type up 2,104 words worth of responses to address his concerns. Then I had to spend time re-reviewing the sales thread in question so that I can update my review to the more modern standards that are currently in place.
There should be a way to speed up the process. Perhaps allow users to pay for an expediated review? Either way, we're eager to make money and want our marketplace threads up and running as soon as possible. We're paying for membership and for the thread so I don't see this as being nitpicky at all.
You only pay for marketplace threads if they're approved, and since there's no guarantee for an approval, expedited reviews just wouldn't work in the marketplace (among many other reasons).
I know sellers want to get their threads up and running as soon as possible, but considering I have to reject half of every thread I pick up because they either don't read the rules or falsely advertise their services (e.g., a "no footprints" PBN that used the same domain registrar and web host for every site, or a "native" content writer using Spinner Chief 6), I think more sellers should slow down for a minute rather than rush the review process.
Not trying to be rude here but 7 to 10 days to review a thread is much too long.
You think that's long? Imagine waiting 6-14 months for USCIS to review a packet and get back to you regarding whether or not your wife can permanently reside in the country with you. That's 6-12 months in limbo and not knowing whether or not you'll be moving to another country out of necessity.
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