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"How Dare You!"

I am receiving an unsustainable amount of requests to review work and mentor people.  With this is mind I am laying out the following stipulations:
  • Mentoring
    • I will not consider any mentor request unless the requester has been an active member of Neopoet.com for 90+ days
    • I will attempt to review and critique at least one (1) submitted item from each of my protege's a week
    • My proteges are expected to enter EVERY contest
  • Non Mentoring Work Review
    • If you would like me to review a specific item you have written, PM me the request with a link to the item no more than once every two (2) weeks
    • If you request a critique and then complain about my critique, we are done.  You do not have to implement my critique or take it seriously, you just may not complain about it.
    • If I review your work and offer critique, it does not indicate there is a mentor/protege relationship between us
  • Open Requests
    • If you have previously asked me to review your work, I will do so
    • Please be patient as I have a great many demands on my time
    • I will review two (2) random selections for open requests.  After this is complete please follow the steps outlined above
    • If you desire to withdraw your request, do so in any manner you desire
  • Established Relationships
    • Folks with whom I regularly interact, you know who you are, these rules do not apply to you
    • We've been here for years and although we may have different approaches, we are peers and peers offer each other advice on request
Some people will decide this blog post is both arrogant and a personal attack.  These people are idiots.