A way to get props whitelisted?

[bioswales]

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Hi. I posted a few months back about the same topic; I'm interested in having more props available for use.

At first I was happy to be informed that there is a medium to do this! I promptly began collecting a bins worth of props that will be helpful in later builds, posted them all in the ticket which was claimed, designated under props and proceeded to wait patiently for months for an update, no less for the whitelists.
I'm seeing now that at some point it was (seemingly, at least with no explanation) randomly closed and the props very clearly never added to the whitelist.  If I may save anyone who is interested the time; it is now abundantly clear to me that the process described isn't the case and is in fact absolutely useless.
If you're going to prevent people from asking for props if they ask please be forthright and just say no; don't waste our time please. 
 
I've watched a gentle trickle feeding of props get introduced into the whitelist over and I would truly hate to think that the case for getting them implemented is nepotism based exclusively. 
Now I'm here to instead suggest we have a medium for actually getting props whitelisted in a meaningful way since 'the way' clearly hasn't worked.


My suggestion; have a very small team of moderators/lower administration have a delegated role meant for like-tedium that UA may not have the time or interest for completing.
I wouldn't expect this clerical 'role' to impact standard staffing duties and rather could be a medium for staff members to express an interest in upward growth while being willing to put time and effort toward it.
Completion of these small time administrative tasks could potentially contribute to activity/progression metrics that exist for staff members being active. That is all up to you guys though.

For my props gripe; I suggest the creation of a basic google form which tracks the person who submits it, the prop(s) they would like submitted, pathing links for said props, images of the props in the spawnlist and/or spawned in, as well as possibly a notes section for any applicable circumstance/prop. Alternatively just add a dedicated section to the ticket arena in the Diverge main discord for props alone so that they do not clutter other more time sensitive tickets.
Discretionary prop implementation could still be an issue as can any position that sees acceptance and denial; I would recommend a someone (Likely UA proper) who oversees the process regularly to see what things are being passed/denied as well whom is passing and denying things for whom and if it is.

There will come a point where we run out of props to implement; that is just a fact. A dedicated role for just prop implementation may not be a wise idea for that very reason. However I'd still recommend a 'UA peon' role for other menial UA tasks that may not be covered in timely fashion. 

 

Edited 14 hours ago by bioswales
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[Canadian-bacon]

They were reviewed by a staff member and are sitting in a google document, along with prop suggestions from 4 other people. It's just with other stuff going on the list got forgotten about, given the other myriad of things to do, just gotta pop a reminder.

[bioswales]

I appreciate it, color this suggestion useless then haha. I understand the last month or so has been busy but from my perspective it just looked like it was deleted and swept under the rug.
Generally not in the business of rushing you guys, so when I saw it gone I felt inclined to make this. Thank you!

[handsome]

+1

[Omerta]

I guess I just don't understand gmod or props enough, cause I gathered a large list of props and they either weren't available for whitelist or they were too illegal w/ item counterparts so they denied it due to potential metagame/powergame/police issues. I wanted to be able to at least have some drugs broken down for use in a private setting. I was willing to take the hit if I got caught with weed props or whatever. I don't see how it's any different than spawning crates full of guns or whatever, but eh... whatever. Good luck getting some new props put in. I love using them for RP.