How long to submitt?

[Mishi]

Originally Posted by tb

Seems like a game. Give the submitter one accept and the submitter will give you a thirty or forty free recips until he/she gets wise.

I see this line of thinking a lot, and I find it highly offensive. I am not playing a game; I'm running a business. It gives me no pleasure to decline a site. I've spent time reviewing the site - my time is worth far more than a single recip will make up for.

I send decline emails to those who opt to accept them. Most problem submitters do NOT accept them - yet they are the first to complain when they eventually get banned due to constantly ignoring my most basic rules.

(That's not directed at you, by the way - I've watched your sites steadily improve; I just don't care for a lot of your content. I always reserve the right to decline sites I don't like - be it for personal, aesthetic, or simply gut-reaction reasons.)

Anyway, that rant really wasn't directed at you. Until you've sat in the reviewer's seat, you can't imagine how unpleasant the job can be. When sites are good, they're great - but when they're bad, they're awful...or something like that.