Queue review proposals

[Allison Randal]

On 02/05/2012 11:38 AM, David Planella wrote:
>> Last night I spent a couple of hours looking through all apps in the
>> queue and wrote a report [1] that I hope can be helpful as a first-pass
>> review. I looked at all of the apps pending review, wrote some comments
>> and recommendations on the next actions to take.

Thanks for this.

>> I think it might be a good idea to distribute the work to cut down the
>> queue by assigning reviewers to each package. Having looked at the queue
>> in detail, I'm sure we can manage to reduce the queue to a manageable
>> size and get some of these cool apps into extras by the end of next week.

We tried assigning reviewers in the first year of the ARB, and it didn't
work. It just meant that reviews completely blocked when the assigned
reviewer didn't have time, and no one else felt they could pick up the
app and see it through.

I'll suggest an alternative, which is that we each post to the mailing
list with running updates on whatever apps we look at or work on and
what we do. That way, we're all aware of the current status of
submissions, and what needs to be done next.

>> - Sync up next Friday or any other suitable day next week on a 'Queue
>> Review Status' meeting

I'd be happy to sync on Fridays, during the review shifts seems to make
sense. But, if it comes to a choice between spending time working on
apps, and spending time talking about apps, the first is more important.

I'd rather see a commitment to spend an hour a week (anytime during the
week) working on apps with an update sent to the mailing list, than a
commitment to spend an hour a week (all at the same time) on IRC.

Allison