Re: DAM and NEW queues processing

[Bernd Zeimetz <bernd@bzed.de>]

Lucas Nussbaum wrote:
> 
> I've been advocating people "too early" (i.e, I've advocated people so
> that they could start NM, while in the meantime, I wouldn't have
> advocated them for DM). The reason is that the "unassigned applicants"
> list is huge, so, when considering whether you should advocate someone
> or not, you basically have to wonder whether the person will behave well
> when he gets an AM in 6 months.
> 
> It all depends on the meaning of the advocacy. Does it mean "I believe
> that X is ready to be a DD now" (which would be stupid, since X will
> wait at least a year before becoming a DD) or "I believe that X is ready
> to start the NM process".

Please note that NMs are not assigned in the same order they applied or were
advocated. Usually I try to assign very active NMs first while Nms with one
package only and no other activity will stay there much longer.

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