I don’t think it’s a matter of waiting. Most moderators, if they want to translate a future on-air project, they contact the CM as soon as they see the drama has a channel. By that time it might be too late for most of the popular on-air projects.
You sort of need to be in the know when a channel has appeared on Viki. You have to hang out with the right crowd, so to speak. At least this is how I understood the point of @wendy_lee’s post. The popular projects get snapped by the same folks over and over again because these folks have a way of finding out first when a channel is opened.
Allowing a, for example, two-week application deadline for moderator positions might perhaps even the play field. And give the CM enough time to throughly check each applicant.
Yes, same with Wolf. Suddenly it got the licence, and a channel, and a team name… And I’m stuck with other things. I completely gave up on that project. I applied for it over two years ago. Chinese dramas are always so unpredictable!
Under is a thread which helps people not only find out about new channels, but also organize us to ask Viki for the licences.