I feel bad reviewing

[Surfn]

Originally Posted by msanchez

I have been submitting for the last year and so I know how it feels to get a rejection, so now that Im accepting submissions Im on the other side to some extent and Im the one that has to pass out the rejections.

So I wonder with building a linklist, should I be hardcore on the rules right from the get go.

probably 70% of the submissions I have recieved break one rule or another. Sometimes I let it pass sometimes I dont.

Which is annoying me because I like consistency.

So I ask you all when you first started your first ll were you letting submitters slide on the rules a little to keep getting submissions or where you full on about the rules from day one and if they cant read the rules its their own fault.

Im learning towards the if they cant be bothered to read my simple and standard rules its their own fault, but figured I should see what more experienced people have too say.

Thanks and Cheers

If you want to be picky do it from the start.

I don't allow most things that break rules but the borderline things depend on my mood.

[Useless]

If you owned a brick and mortar business and a delivery of broken items came in, would you feel bad sending them back?

My opinion changes on this damned near daily, but today my feeling is this - if you want a quality list that will make your surfers want to come back, demand quality. I personally think that it's we smaller/newer link list owners that are training free site submitters to build lower quality and rule-breaking sites. We need to have higher expectations. I know, it hurts to reject a bunch of submissions each day when you are only getting a few a day, but a good list takes time. I've never owned one, but that's what I'm told.

BTW, I've stood next to MML while he reviews. He doesn't look sad when he hits decline.

[msanchez]

Yup Im trying to go for quality rather than quantity.

If I had a brick and mortar biz I wouldnt feel bad at all so you make a really good point.

I think I just need to work on thickening my reviewer skin.

Thanks for the insight you guys.