From d3f0ea19b55fac35a0bac0bda7c33d73425fed5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lucas Neumann Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2023 15:11:07 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Update signing-up.md (#178) Update for clarity on how admissions work. --- documentation/contributing/signing-up.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/documentation/contributing/signing-up.md b/documentation/contributing/signing-up.md index b7fed28f..3ee69c67 100644 --- a/documentation/contributing/signing-up.md +++ b/documentation/contributing/signing-up.md @@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ We want anyone to be able to contribute to Community Notes, and may remove or mo ## Admissions -Our goal is to admit applicants on a periodic basis. We will admit all contributors who meet the required criteria, but if we have more applicants than slots, we will randomly admit accounts, prioritizing those more likely to participate due to having been recently active on X, and those that tend to follow and engage with different posts than existing contributors do — so as to reduce the likelihood that contributors would be predominantly from one ideology, background, or interest space. +Our goal is to admit applicants on a periodic basis. We will admit all contributors who meet the required criteria, but if we have more applicants than slots, we will randomly admit accounts — so as to reduce the likelihood that contributors would be predominantly from one ideology, background, or interest space. + +Applicants from countries with larger user bases may experience longer waiting times between signup and admission, as random admissions are drawn from country-specific waitlists. ## Contributions are public