I'm just wondering why some people are approved to the editors program (and as a result are accruing a massive amount of points for participating) who appear to have lower rankings and less/lower quality/lower number of reviews than people who are being declined??

I understand that there needs to be guidelines for who can participate just as there is with the mentor program - but if I'm a mentor aren't I good enough to edit? (sorry but that's the thought in my head)

I've also heard of editors earning thousands of points a day, some people editing numerous reviews a day and therefore earning a huge treasure trove of points. My little jealousy of not being included aside, shouldn't their be a cap on the number of reviews an editor can earn points from per day be capped like it is for all other point earning activities?

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It has actually been capped at three reviews per day (between 250 and 400 points each) and three follow-ups per day (50 points each) for some time now. For some reason, this information has not been updated on the EdenPoints page where all the points for various activities are listed. less

ok, Im sorry, I sound like such a jealous cow! I apologise.

Im glad to see that it has been capped to allow more people to help out and reap the benefits. I just hope that in time more peoples applications will be approved so that all members of the community can participate.

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Q: What is Eden Tasks?

A: Eden Tasks is a new ‘Market Place’ that allows contributors to earn points through performing various tasks posted by EF.

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Q: What is the ‘Review Proofreading’ task?

A: The ‘Review Proofreading’ task is the first of hopefully many exciting Eden Tasks. ‘Review Proofreading’ will allow contributors to edit and publish the reviews that until now, only the Review Team have been able to edit and publish.

The ‘Review Proofreading’ task is a privilege that will be available to the more experienced reviewers (for obvious reasons). We will start out with a small test group initially to see how the program works. We will then add people as needed to balance out the flow or reviews.

An exciting side effect of the ‘Review Proofreading’ task is now mentors will have more control over the reviews of their students. (to highlight, correct, or make notes)

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Here is some additional info:
- requests will generally be approved within 48 hours, M-F
- not all requests will be approved, some will be declined. Every request is approved or declined by a real person on The Review Team.
- factors for approval include rank, writing ability, community participation, and so on. Editors must be well-rounded
- any editor found to be overzealous in their corrections will be removed from the program

I hope this answers all of your initial questions, and I hope you all enjoy Eden Tasks (we have worked very hard on this for a while now). We look forward to working more closely with the community, as well as giving the community more control over the content and rewards for their activity. less

If it helps any I did discover you could re-apply, or rather that the system doesnt stop you from trying again. I think my nose is kinda out of joint as Ive seen a few people editing a lot of reviews who are of a lower rank to me, and they're members I hadn't ever seen around Eden before the last few weeks. less

I hope I haven't missed any! I think I always get the spelling mistakes. It just can get kind of difficult sorting out the grammar end of it sometimes. I don't want to over-edit, but I don't want something to be wrong, either. Like, I see places that I feel need commas but they aren't necessarily...necessar y, so I leave it. Or sentence fragments that I'm not sure how to fix or if they need fixing. Like, they bother me, but again, I don't want to edit things that don't absolutely have to be. Bah. Maybe it's just me? less

I'm just wondering why some people are approved to the editors program (and as a result are accruing a massive amount of points for participating) who appear to have lower rankings and less/lower quality/lower number of reviews than people who are being declined??

I understand that there needs to be guidelines for who can participate just as there is with the mentor program - but if I'm a mentor aren't I good enough to edit? (sorry but that's the thought in my head)

I've also heard of editors earning thousands of points a day, some people editing numerous reviews a day and therefore earning a huge treasure trove of points. My little jealousy of not being included aside, shouldn't their be a cap on the number of reviews an editor can earn points from per day be capped like it is for all other point earning activities?

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Just a friendly heads up!

I'm noticing that some editors are missing some obvious spelling mistakes when proofreading. Unless there is another glitch or something? Are they still able to go back and correct things they missed the first time around? (the editor, not the student) less

I hope I haven't missed any! I think I always get the spelling mistakes. It just can get kind of difficult sorting out the grammar end of it sometimes. I don't want to over-edit, but I don't want something to be wrong, either. Like, I see places that I feel need commas but they aren't necessarily...necessar y, so I leave it. Or sentence fragments that I'm not sure how to fix or if they need fixing. Like, they bother me, but again, I don't want to edit things that don't absolutely have to be. Bah. Maybe it's just me? less

I'm with ya. At first, I was going by the book. Now, I am relaxing a bit and focusing more on readability, spelling errors, proper word usage etc. The other things are secondary.

This has also led to a relaxing in the voting. I was doing that by the Eden rule book too: No obvious errors- excellent, 1-2 good etc. I thought that is how we were supposed to vote. Sorry if that offended anyone!

So Zen, again. I'm with ya. I try not to over edit, but I do fix run-ons and fragments. Those drive me crazy and can make something harder to read (especially run-ons) than commas in my opinion. Unless of course they use no commas at all lol.

From what I've seen, you are doing a great job. less