Yes, but he stated this somewhere in the thread, new applicants are not aware of that unless they decide to go through every post in the thread. Updating 1st or 2nd post wouldn't hurt.
Somewhere? It's the first reply, my very first post in the whole thread. You should read as much.
And I did. But in the above I was referring to this part:
... So anyone applying only needs to set their signature, avatar and text on that day. ...
It's nowhere stated whether or not applicant should put on the sig/avatar (probably not even anywhere in the middle of the thread). That's why many/most wore it just to be on the safe-side.
If this is tolerated, then why wouldn't someone apply this campaign model:
1- Advertised campaign, offer attractive rates. You can even use trusted escrow.
2- Never reply, don't accept/reject anyone, so you don't have to pay a single satoshi (since no one is officially accepted).
3- People will be losing patience and moving on, but new ones will surely keep coming in.
4- Congrats, you got constant stream of free advertising.
5- Not require applicants to wear the signature before being enrolled, thus offsetting points 1 to 4
As above.
Plus, this wasn't direct accusation towards you, but hypothetical scenario how stalling tactic could be exploited.
It takes literally seconds to write a quick update and let applicants know on what's causing the delay etc.
I was expecting an answer within the day, I didn't get one.
An update that says nothing is worthless, thus there was none.
That's a strange approach to communication you got there. People didn't know that,
they don't read your mind. You said you
will do something and you didn't.
Being clear gives everyone an option of whether they want to wait for an unknown period of time or move on. You created impression that you're in the process of reviewing applications and making announcement, which wasn't the case. A lot of people just wasted time and potential earnings they could earn elsewhere.
So no, by any means, letting all know on what's going on wouldn't be update about "nothing".
Not to mention you didn't really have to wait for Bitvest, you could announce newly accepted members and let them know they will start on the day you receive funds from Bitvest. The rejected ones could then try their luck in other campaigns.
As a basic rule, I dont make new enrollments as long as I don't have sufficient funds to cover payments.
Since the escrow was empty after the last payment, and I had requested an escrow refill, I delayed enrollments untill that happened.
That's what I figured when I wrote that Bitvest could be to blame. But again, people can't read your mind.
Sure. It could take even longer, say 30 days - would you also choose to keep quiet in such case, or would you make a heads-up post?