This is the information given to us so far:
[Reminder] Channel Manager Selection Update and
https://support.viki.com/hc/en-us/articles/115006055228-How-are-Channel-Managers-selected- in Help.
1. How channels are created
We don’t have to hunt for info and submit a channel request. (That’s a relief!)
Here: Watch K-Dramas, Korean Shows & Chinese Dramas | Rakuten Viki.
There is even a handy “country” filter, so that we can immediately see our preferred country.
From there, we can go to the Channel’s main page to see information about it.
This is a very good way to do things, because it makes it easier to find available shows. No endless searching. Thank you viki!
I assume that, the moment a CM is selected, the show’s title will disappear from Project Finder.
I also assume that you can apply for as many shows as you want.
QUESTIONS:
- This “every month” has confused people a bit. I understand this to mean that channels are created every month, but the show might be slated for airing in many months’ time. But… Does it mean that viki does not create new channels continuously, at the moment a new show is announced, but they all appear simultaneously at a certain date every month?
- The fact that viki creates a channel does not necessarily mean it will get licensed. I get that. BUT does it mean that viki is at least interested in requesting a license? That it is considering it? Or does it include, blindly, all shows being announced, and then waits to see the public’s interest or lack thereof? What I mean is, is there a point in submitting license requests for those shows?
SUGGESTION: I would like new channels to be created and added at a certain date (for instance, each 1st of the month), so that we wouldn’t have to visit Project Finder every day.
SUGGESTION: Also the date when the channel was uploaded so that we can know how much is left from the two weeks for application.
SUGGESTION:
Sometimes we may apply for many shows which are slotted for a similar time period. We should be able to indicate preferences between two of them.
It would be enough to include a field for personal notes on the application form. For instance:
“I applied for Show A and Show B, which both air around the same time, so if you have to give me one of them, my first choice would be this one”.
2. How to apply:
[QUOTE]The form to apply to be a Channel Manager will only be available for titles that do not have a Channel Manager assigned. This form will be linked (“Apply to be a Channel Manager”) in the top header of the main channel page, underneath the show’s title.
There will be a two (2) week window to apply to be a Channel Manager, after which a user will be selected. Only QCs and Gold QCs can apply to be a Channel Manager.[/QUOTE]
QUESTION:
- If two wannabe CMs have more or less equal qualifications, does priority count? Who submitted first during the two-week window?
Or do you just gather all submissions and, when the two weeks are over, review all of them regardless of priority?
SUGGESTION: I would like it to be that way, no preference given to who asked first, because of time zone problems. Otherwise all of us who don’t live in the U.S. would have to set an alarm clock in the middle of the night in order to apply in a timely manner. Again, whether new channels appear at a set day every month or continuously is important here.
QUESTION: After the 2-week window for applying, after how much time are the CMs selected? I mean, how much do they have to wait?
3. Existing submissions?
[QUOTE]
If the channel was not yet created:
all users will need to apply to the newly created channels, including users who may have submitted channels previously.
If the channel was already created:
All current Fan Channels, including any current channel team members, will remain on Viki.[/QUOTE]
QUESTIONS: No questions, it’s perfectly clear.
4. Prerequisites to select CMs
QUESTIONS:
This is where most of us have lots of questions. And this because it’s not clearly worded.
- The two last points are taken together or separately? You count past shows AND upcoming together? I think it would make sense to count them together.
- The limit of 2 shows for each 3 months means the projects should be evenly spaced. You cannot take 10 projects in one month and then 0 for the rest of the year. Which is sensible. But… as many people have pointed out, 2 channels in 3 months mean 2X4 = 8 channels in a year, not 10. Which one will be valid?
Please review this help page and make it clearer, more detailed and comprehensive, so that people who read it will go away with all their questions answered.
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SUGGESTION: I believe that the number of episodes should be taken into account. If a show lasts 16-20 episodes, which is 8 to 10 weeks with 2 episodes per week, you are finished in 2 months or so. But if it is a 50-episode drama it will last for half a year. And if it’s one of those interminable Chinese dramas, then one show will keep you occupied for much longer.
And what about those 6-episode web dramas, which only last for 12 or 20 minutes? Is it fair to count them equally with the others?
My point is that if it’s few episodes, one should be able to take more channels than if it’s a drama with 50, 80 or 100 episodes.
Otherwise, nobody will want to take on web dramas - not a big loss, they usually suck anyway. But just sayin’. -
SUGGESTION. Why are library titles not counted at all? I understand that they are done in a leisurely way, but still, there are people who hoard dozens of them. I suggest that there should be a limit for library titles too. Do make that limit independent from the on-air limit, otherwise nobody will tackle old titles. What I mean, make a rule that having library titles does not affect your eligibility for on-air dramas, but when you have 5 library dramas, you should have to show a minimum level of completion (say, English and two other languages) before you are given new ones. This will be an incentive to concentrate on finishing (finishing as I defined it) the ones you already have instead of hoarding and keeping them in limbo forever.
BIG QUESTION: What happens when you are assigned some projects but then they don’t get licensed? Do they still count? Suppose you apply for 5, you are given 2, and all two of them don’t get a license. Then what? You submit other shows, and wait until they are aired.
So they give you two new ones. And what if the old ones suddenly get a license?
Or… They do get a license but the airing is postponed by months.
5. Co-managers
This “at least” is confusing. It should be worded differently. For instance “five or more”
QUESTION:
- “on-air and/or in-progress shows”? What are in-progress shows? What’s the difference from on-air? Does it mean “programmed, upcoming”?
- So for a solo manager it’s two shows in a 3-month period, but if s/he is added as co-manager, it becomes 5 on air/in progress. Counting from when?
It is confusing, I would like it to be worded in a plainer, clearer manner. - Does this mean that a solo manager can augment his allowed number if s/he asks for a co-manager? If yes, it is an open window to abuse (asking for a fake co-manager just to be able to get more titles)
- AND WHAT ABOUT MODERATORS?
The big question is now, what shall moderators do?
1. Where can they find “Recently assigned channels”?
SUGGESTION:
Another tab in project finder, so that we can find Recently Assigned Channels all in one place. Where “recently” can mean “the last two weeks” or “the last batch”.
2. Why no limits for them?
There is at least as much abuse in moderator positions as in CM positions.
SUGGESTION:
A limit in on-air shows similar to the one for CMs. With attention being given to the number of episodes.
A limit on library shows (no more than 5, and before being assigned another show, they should first finish their language in an existing one.