"Lacking" Resources

[Lefroit]

Can we talk about how a lot of resources lately are getting "Lacking" rating? Is this some kind of a new rule, to shadowban all resources that aren't updated after they received "awaiting update" status for having a few minor problems like unused tracks or geoset visibility?
This not only discourages creators of the models, but also hides them from general search and appearing in creator's profile. I suggest to re-review them.

 

[Kyrbi0]

I'm not a resource section moderator or reviewer, so I can't speak to any explicit or implicit changes in policy there.

But I can say that this rating system is still relatively new and getting put through its paces. Also, a recent event has given the staff cause to have some conversations about the interplay between Lacking and Awaiting Update, so just know that we're looking into this.

Feedback like this is valuable.

 

[Archian]

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. There is definitely an issue there. I just had a look at the lacking resources, and many dont belong in that category.

I will discuss this with the reviewers.

 

[Ralle]

I believe the story goes like this:
It was brought up that resources were stuck for years in awaiting update and that it was problematic. They were batch moderated to Approved - Lacking because they were lacking some fix, otherwise they would not have been awaiting update. The logic for doing this is that lacking resources are easier to find than awaiting update and the resource is probably never getting updated anyway.

We realize that this might not be fair for all resources. So please make us aware of this if you find something out of whack. Feel free to use the "Report" button.