how applications are decided

[arashi]

Umm, this might be a stupid question but I'll ask it anyway

Exactly how are applications decided? How do staffers choose who to give the fanlisting to? Is it first come first serve? Or those who don't have a lot of fls already? Or those who update their fls regularly? What are the criteria that staffers use to decide?

I'm just really curious. I mean, if I'm a staffer, I'd have a hard time choosing and think that it was an impartial decision. Oh, and if this is a forbidden question, please just forget I asked o__o

[Danielle]

This question is answered in the FAQ and is reprinted here:

What happens when there are a lot of applications for one subject? Is it first come, first served?
No. If a subject receives many applications, it's not necessarily given to the first person who applies. We judge the applications on many different factors, such as the person's html skills, level of fanness (judged by comments etc.), number of fanlistings on upcoming, number of fanlistings in the fandom, etc. The list goes on, and each staffer weighs these factors differently. There is no specific, uniform formula on who gets selected, but every staffer makes the choices he or she believes is best.