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Mindy

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New Card Review Dates for your Reference
Jun 7^th, 2013, 3:46pm

In an effort to better set your expectations on the card review process we have added the following new features.

1. Card Submit date for each card in your Manage Cards
2. Reviewing Cards Submitted On date on Admin Settings page (look to right sidebar)

Reviewing Cards
Submitted on:
04/15/13

With these two pieces of data artists should have a better expectation as to how long their card has been waiting and approximately how long until it is their card's turn in front of the review team.

I have some trepidation about #2 above. However I feel that the more information you have, the better informed you are and hopefully the more understanding and patient you will be.

Please don't assume that if your card was submitted on the same date listed on Reviewing Cards Submitted that it will be reviewed that same day. Just know that you are close. This will provide you with an APPROXIMATION. The number of cards that get submitted and reviewed each day is HIGHLY variable.

Honestly, if this causes more grief, sleepless nights, card counting and complaining I will not hesitate to remove it. cry

Ok, there you have it. Let me know what you think.

I'll be checking back in here on Monday.

** update 10/24/2013 ** Once in a while an old card gets into the mix, an errant card, and causes the date displayed to be seemingly off. Please don't be alarmed this usually corrects itself within a few hours.
As previously reported here:
http://www.greetingcarduniverse.com/forum/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1380249358/0#0

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Sherry_205423 Gold Member Posts: 743	Re: New Card Review Dates for your Reference Reply #1 - Jun 7^th, 2013, 3:57pm Thank you, Mindy. That definitely will give us an idea of when we can possibly expect our cards to be reviewed. Like my hubby says, "knowing you have to wait six or seven weeks is much better than not knowing anything." It's the unknown that drives you crazy.
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Cathy_151407 Junior Member artist Posts: 60	Re: New Card Review Dates for your Reference Reply #2 - Jun 7^th, 2013, 3:58pm Awesome! Thank You, Mindy!
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Rosalie_136698 Gold Member artist Posts: 981	Re: New Card Review Dates for your Reference Reply #3 - Jun 7^th, 2013, 4:04pm Great idea Mindy, sounds like a win, win.
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Tracie_152843 Gold Member artist Posts: 573	Re: New Card Review Dates for your Reference Reply #4 - Jun 7^th, 2013, 4:16pm Yay! This feature (esp. #1) I am excited about. I always have to go back through my emails of when a card is approved to find out how long I've had it on the market, now I can just look in my back office to see when I submitted (assuming that info will stay after a card is approved )
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Sandra_133229 Gold Member artist Posts: 786	Re: New Card Review Dates for your Reference Reply #5 - Jun 7^th, 2013, 4:18pm You always find a way to help out the artists, and create a great environment and experience for all.
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Tammy_131374 Gold Member artist Posts: 630	Re: New Card Review Dates for your Reference Reply #6 - Jun 7^th, 2013, 4:22pm I think it is a great idea. Just a thought... you might use the words: "Submitted on or about: 4/15/2013 or Submitted approximately: 4/15/2013" That would give reviewers some wiggle room, and help artists who join or haven't seen this post understand it is only an estimated time
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Doreen_137017 Gold Member artist Posts: 5328	Re: New Card Review Dates for your Reference Reply #7 - Jun 7^th, 2013, 4:25pm Love it!
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Robin_134252 Senior Member artist Posts: 401	Re: New Card Review Dates for your Reference Reply #8 - Jun 7^th, 2013, 4:38pm Great additions
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Ramelle_149580

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Re: New Card Review Dates for your Reference
Reply #9 - Jun 7^th, 2013, 4:44pm

Thanks, Mindy. Since the beginning of the year, I have been putting the submission date at the bottom of every Note to Reviewer whenever I make a new card and submit it. This has helped me set realistic expectations concerning the review process. (Of course, it also make me grumble a bit when I see that a card has been in the queue for 7 weeks . . .) Still, I think this new feature will be very valuable, especially for those new to GCU.
Thanks for doing all you can to keep us temperamental artists happy.

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Laura_142481 Gold Member artist Posts: 583	Re: New Card Review Dates for your Reference Reply #10 - Jun 7^th, 2013, 4:51pm Hi Mindy! Great idea!
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Charlyn_193697 GCU Newbies Posts: 41	Re: New Card Review Dates for your Reference Reply #11 - Jun 7^th, 2013, 5:02pm That definitely helps, love it! Any news on my resubmitted cards, I have several in one series that were resubmitted on May 4th and still have not by reviewed or an email back if they are correct, any information on them would be great
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Christi_179654

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Re: New Card Review Dates for your Reference
Reply #12 - Jun 7^th, 2013, 5:30pm

I've been tracking this and other information on my submitted cards for quite a while now, in a separate file. This will definitely make tracking card time frames easier - thanks, Mindy!

Now if we all remember (and try to let newer folks know) that the second one is approximate, it could work out really well.

-Christi

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Marie_134287 Senior Member artist Posts: 266	Re: New Card Review Dates for your Reference Reply #13 - Jun 7^th, 2013, 5:31pm This is good news and I think it will be very helpful. Thanks so much for your effort.
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Janet_134086 Gold Member artist Posts: 610	Re: New Card Review Dates for your Reference Reply #14 - Jun 7^th, 2013, 5:37pm Very nice feature, great job Mindy & Team!
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