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Ps. this topic post was updated 02.02.2016 by the current leader of the club, Ectisity
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Welcome
Again, let me welcome you to the Review Request Club (RRC for short). This is a club dedicated to give constructive feedback to all kinds of artists on Newgrounds.
Doesn't matter if it's musicians, painters, game makers, flash artists, movie makers etc. As long as your creation exist on this site, you can request a review from us. The leaders and rules have changed throughout the years, but our motives are still the same.
If you wish to join the club, check out the "to the reviewers" headline further down this post, and if you wish to know more about how to request a review, check out the "to the requesters" headline.
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To the requesters:
This club is all about reviewing really. If you need feedback on any of your creations, this is the place to go.
As long as it's on this site you can request a review on anything you have made. Every two week the members of the club will receive a list of all the requests that have been made during a two week period, and they will have two weeks to review whatever items they want until the next update.
If that got a little bit confusing, this basically means that it will take a maximum of 28 days after you've placed a request until I can guarantee that you will have received a review. Usually doesn't take that long though
Every two weeks, the members of the club will vote on their favourite item of the round, and the winner might or might not receive a little prize.
To request a review, simply respond to this topic with a link to your creation, and it would be cool if you could add a little bit about what kind of feedback you are looking for.
The guidelines for the requesters can be summarized to this:
1. Respond to this topic with what you wish to receive feedback on.
2. You may only request one item of each type each round(one audio request, one movie request, etc.) We are a bit flexible with this rule though, so if we have a few amount of request it could be bent.
2. Add a little text explaining what kind of feedback you wish for.
3. Please don't nag us if you don't receive a review immediately. We have alot of requests, but a few amount of members.
4. Please respect the reviewers, even though you might not agree to their opinions. You asked for feedback.
5. Please respond with at least something to our reviews. It's a lot more motivating knowing that the requester actually read the review.
6. Your creation HAS to be uploaded on Newgrounds.
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To the reviewers:
If you enjoy giving constructive feedback to others and you wish to join the club, simply respond to this topic with something like "I want to join".
The leader of the club will accept you into the club after a short while(everyone are allowed to join, but the leader needs to know who is a part of the club).
Basically, if people want to get their creations reviewed, they will respond to this topic with a link to their creation. Only rules are that we do not accept sexual movies or games, or non-original content.
Every 2 weeks the club leader will make an update post that includes all the requests of that "round", meaning all requests made within 2 weeks prior to the update post.
Towards the end of each "round", the club leader will tag all members into a post that consists of a poll to vote for the best request of that round. The winner will receive a shoutout in the update post, and
maybe even a little prize.
The post will include:
- All the requests spilt into games requests, audio requests, and art requests
- A shoutout to the item and the maker of the RRC Pick of the Round
- An introduction to any new members we might have gotten
- A short update as to how the club is doing and how many of the requests received a review from one of our members.
When it comes to rules for our members, there are really none. Only thing I ask is that you try to review at least one item(hopefully moore) each round, and that you try to make it helpfull. There is really no need to be doing long and detailed reviews like I do sometimes, but try to make simple comments on something you enjoyed, and something you thought could have been done better. If you think that a track is terrible, say so, but remember to also mention what you didn't like about it. If you loved a track, say so and mention at least one thing you loved about the track.
A good review can be anywhere from two sentences to 4 A4 pages long, it just depends on how you write them.
Also, you do not have to wait until the update posts before you review something. They are really only made to keep track of all the requests and give small updates on the club.
As a member perk, you will be allowed to submit two requests each round instead of the standard one. You can also use the RRC forum signature that I use(bottom of this post) in order to advertise the club, but it's all up to you :).
That's really all there is.
Now, you're probably wondering if you actually get anything from being a reviewer, apart from the joy of helping others out ;). Each month (meaning every second round), the leader of the club will pick out the Reviewer of the Month.
The one who gets picked will be the most dedicated and best reviewer in the club. The winner will receive a little prize provided by the club leader. The prizes will change from month to month, some months it will be big, other months it
will be small. Only the leader knows :D.
The guidelines for the reviewers can be summarized to this:
1. Try to review at least one or two items each two week period.
2. There are no requirement to how long the reviews must be, but try to give decent feedback.
3. Vote on your favourite item of the round in the poll I will post towards the end of each two week period.
4. Don't make reviewing a chore that you HAVE to do. This will only lead to you hating it in the end.
5. Give as many items as possible a little peek even if you can't review them(for the Pick of the Round).
6. Leave something in each review so that the requester knows you are from the Review Request Club. It really helps advertising the club, and it shows the requesters that we actually do answer their requests.
7. Have fun.
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Frequently Asked Questions:
What happend to the old point system?
- A couple of years ago it was decided that the points system had become unmotivational for most members.
A lot of people felt forced to make reviews just to stay on the list, and a lot of the feedback thus became shallow
In addition to this a lot of our members got sick of reviewing, not only for the club, but in general as well. This lead to the site loosing some of their best reviewers, and we decided to completely abolish the system.
Who is the current leader/ who should I ask questions?
- If you have any questions whatsoever, send a PM to @Ectisity, or post in this thread.
Can I join the club?
- We are ALWAYS looking for new reviewers and EVERYONE can join the club, so the answer is yes :).
Is there really a point to this FAQ when you already answered all the questions earlier in the post?
- Not really, but it always looks fancy to have an FAQ section.
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That's all about the club, though I couldn't open this new version of the club without talking about the old thread regulars who've made it a great place to spend time. Kudos to Freelance-Magician for creating the original club and a huge shoutout to all the members who have helped maintaining the club since like @NekoMika, @milinko959 and @Sonofkirk.
Have fun!
- RRC
