dale yu
United States
Cincinnati
Ohio
If you're not part of the soultion...
You're part of the precipitate!
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I (and BGG) are looking for a few volunteers who want to help us manage the file submissions here on the site. As the site has grown, so have the quantity of file submissions. I have served as the head of file approvals for a few years now, and it has come to the point that we need some new help in order to meet this file approval demand.
Currently, it can take as many as 10 days for a file to get thru the system - as all of the files submitted must be reviewed by a file admin prior to approval. While this falls within our posted acceptable range of file approval time, we would obviously like to get this down to 1 to 2 days. The best way for us to accomplish this is to add a few willing users to take on this task.
So who are we looking for?
1. Users who want to help
2. Users who log on daily or at least 5 days a week
3. Users who can give at least 10 minutes a day to look at files - though this time does not have to be contiguous. It could be 5 different two-minute breaks where you can look at one or two files per break.
4. Users who can read different languages would be nice but not necessary (the bulk of the files are in English, but German, Spanish, French, Dutch are common)
What does the job entail?
Every file submitted must be reviewed by a file admin to make sure that the file works, does not have copyright issues, meets the posted BGG file submission guidelines (such as file formats) and does not duplicate previously submitted files.
File minions would have access to these files - they need to download the file, open them, and judge the validity of the submission. For uncomplicated files, the process takes only a minute or two. For files that turn out to be more complicated, they would be deferred to my attention.
What's in it for you? While we haven't quite figured out how we are going to do this, the compensation scheme likely will involve
1. GG payment based on time spent doing the work
2. Special micro badge denoting your file minion status
3. Accolades from your peers for helping make BGG work better
4. A hearty handshake from Derk when he runs into you
So, are you interested? If so, reply to this thread with your interest.
Thanks to everyone for helping make BGG the great site that it is
Dale
Head file admin
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United States
Saint Joseph
Michigan
I would do all the things I have ever dreamed of doing. I would love to become a professional whistler.I'm pretty amazing at it now, but I wanna get, like, even better. Make my living out of it.
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I'd be very happy to be a file minion. Especially with 10 minute minimum. I suspect I spend over an hour a day on the site already.
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Andrew Tullsen
United States
Tigard
Oregon
Custom Prototypes, Game Parts, Print & Play Games, Short Runs, POD
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Do I fit?
1. Yes, I want to help!
2. Daily? You mean multiple times per day?
3. Yup, I got 10 free minutes!
4. Err, do 2 years of Spanish count? (can't actually proof anything, but can at least figure out what's going on, kind of)
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Chevee Dodd
United States
Fairmont
West Virginia
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Sure. I don't do anything at work all day. I'd be glad to help.
Chevee
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"Spartan spawn, sworn, raised for warring."
United States
Beaufort
South Carolina
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Howitzer_120mm wrote: Do I fit?
1. Yes, I want to help!
2. Daily? You mean multiple times per day?
3. Yup, I got 10 free minutes!
4. Err, do 2 years of Spanish count? (can't actually proof anything, but can at least figure out what's going on, kind of)
This sums me up, minus the Spanish part. Id love to help this site out but havent been able to find my avenue yet. Id love to have an opportunity! 
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Jose Augusto Moreira
Brazil
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo
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Very interested
i can understand English, portuguese spanish and a bit of french
log all days..maube 1 hour or more for days
has time for check the files
Hope can help
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Chad
United States
Kentucky
I drink your milkshake!
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Be glad to help. English only though.
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Markus Rathgeb
Germany
Erbach
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Could give it a try
1. Yes
2. yes, but not on vacancies^^
3. Only 10 minutes??? What a job 
4. if you're looking for German helpers, count me in.
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Hilko Drude
Germany
Goettingen
Lower Saxony
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I'm interested as well (German and English spoken).
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DORGON
United States
Round Rock
Texas
Entertainment for those who don't think young & don't think old
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I'll volunteer my time if you need me.
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Wyckyd
Netherlands
Groningen
Groningen
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1. It's about time I did something for BGG
2. I usually check in multiple times per day.
3. Only 10 minutes? Shouldn't be a problem.
4. My native language is Dutch. English shouldn't pose a problem, and in a pinch I can probably figure out German and French as well.
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♪ Isaäc Bickërstaff ♫
United States
Greer
South Carolina
Entropy Seminar:
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Do we get a pair of those cool goggles?
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x x
United States
Southern
Maine
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Btw, if you have instructions for the PS2 Multitap, bring those as well.
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I'm in, if you still need any more help, (you know where to find me).
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Chris
Germany
Near Aachen
NRW
This is my brand new OverText :-)
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HiHo,
1) Yes want to help
2) I usually log in multiple time a day
3) I have 10 minutes a day
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4) I can read Englisch and of course German.
So I`m you're man 
Best regards
Chris
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Adam Kunsemiller
United States
South Bend
Indiana
Mischievous Hobbes is Mischievous
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I'd be happy to help.
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Larry Welborn
United States
Anderson
South Carolina
Way to go, Bubba.
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I would be glad to help. I log in multiple times a day and have enough time to review the files. I can only do English files.
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Dan Foster
United States
St. Paul
Minnesota
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I too would be happy to help.
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Jason Miller
Canada
Medicine Hat
Alberta
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I'd be happy to turn some of my time on BGG into something productive for the site .
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Thomas Verstraete
Belgium
Ledeberg
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I am interested, willing and able to help!
I already spend a minimum of 30 minutes a day on the site.
I speak/read/write Dutch, English and a little bit French
Let me know if you need the help
greetings
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John McGeehan
United States
Washington
District of Columbia
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I would be happy to assist.
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**MOSHIN' JOSH** [Here to have fun!]
Canada
Cambridge
Ontario
"Sometimes game rulebooks are meant to be used as a guide - not chiseled into stone tablets as scripture. If using a specific rule makes a game more fun for you, then it is not only your right - but it is your duty to change it." --Rob Bell
“My opinion is that a game has its own life when published, and is really alive when players want to add their own house rules!” --Bruno Cathala
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I can't commit to being on here almost daily, but I would like to thank Dale for all the behind-the-scenes work he's clearly doing with one of the most useful yet under-appreciated aspect of BGG. And thanks to all the users who have already jumped in to volunteer your time!! I'm excited at the prospect of a decreased time for approving files!
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Mathieu Perreault-Dorion
Canada
Montreal
Québec
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I'm willing to help as well. I log daily and I certainly have at least 15 minutes to give BGG each day (I'm usually there 2-3 hours a day on work days, 1 or 2 when I'm at home).
I can read French and English.
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I'd love to help with this.
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Kevin Stoner
United States
Mount Pleasant
Michigan
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I meet the criteria and would love to help if you need it. I can read english, russian and a little bit of german. I can definitely commit the time and I owe this site some payback for feeding my addiction .
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Quinn Munnerlyn
United States
Carrollton
Texas
Location: 3' from my actual position.
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1. I would love to help.
2. Oh man, I am not even going to think about how much time is spent here.
3. It'll give me a rationalization for being on here everyday.
4. I can do English and a smattering of Spanish, probably not enough to make much of a difference.
You've got a lot of offers already but count me in if you want me to help.
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