Hi everyone and the Wayfarer team ,
I just wanted to share some frustration that’s been building up over the past few weeks.
Lately, a lot of nominations that have already entered Community Voting end up being moved to NIA Review after several days or weeks. As someone who reviews actively, this is really frustrating for two main reasons:
- We don’t get agreements for those nominations. Once they go to NIA Review, we lose out on that potential agreement, which affects our stats and makes it harder to earn upgrades.
- The time and effort feel a little wasted. We take time to review each nomination carefully, and when those are taken over by NIA, it feels like our work doesn’t really matter that much.
I know that because of the split, there was more pressure to resolve as many nominations as possible. Now it seems like the NIA team has more time or resources to step in again. It even looks like the system might automatically push a portion of nominations into NIA Review from time to time.
The problem is, this seems to hit slower regions the hardest. In areas where nominations are resolved within 1 or 2 days, most reviewers still get their agreements. But in regions where things take longer, nominations often sit in Community Voting for a while, only to get moved to NIA just before a decision would’ve come through. So all that effort ends up feeling wasted, with no recognition or reward for the reviewers involved.
I want to be honest here: I love reviewing. It was part of my daily routine because I genuinely enjoy it — it’s fun, interesting, and I liked contributing. But I’m no longer willing to keep investing time and energy if I’m not being fairly compensated for it. And I’m not just speaking for myself — I believe this situation is affecting a lot of reviewers, especially in regions with slower resolution times.
I know that upgrades aren’t as necessary at the moment, and in general, it’s actually a good thing that some nominations go into NIA Review to ensure faster resolution times. But I still hope you can see where I’m coming from. Right now, the balance between the time we invest and the compensation we receive just isn’t there.
I really hope something can be done. Maybe:
- Reviewers can still get agreement credit even if a nomination ends up in NIA Review after being in Community Voting
or - Once a nomination has entered Community Voting, it should stay there and not be pulled out
Thanks for taking the time to read this. I hope this feedback helps lead to some changes that respect the effort reviewers put into supporting Wayfarer at this time.
Best regards