Even though longer turnaround times and complex reviews have become more common over time, “simple reviews” with a 140-character limit and “quick turnarounds” are defining traits of a “Quick-Fire Challenge.” See here: Quick-Fire Challenge
There are also more recent QFCs, e.g. QFC66, that have had similarly brief reviews, even if the spirit of a QFC seems to have generally been forgotten in the sands of time.
Would these reviews be overly short for a CSR or a JOC? Yes. Here? Absolutely not.
If I sound salty, it’s because I quite frankly am salty when, after volunteering to salvage a challenge that had been languishing for a month and then turning around reviews within five hours of the submission deadline, the first two comments refer to an “anti-climactic” result and make a “joke” about the reviews being “a little concise”–in a challenge that literally has a “rule” that reviews are supposed to be 140 characters or less.
EDIT: This is probably one of those posts that falls under the umbrella of “don’t send the email when you’re frustrated,” but I am not going to delete it because (1) the stuff about QFC rules might actually be a useful reminder and (2) I don’t want to get any accusations that I am trying to “hide” what I said.
Clearly this has stirred up a hornet’s nest (which falls into the category of “what did you think was going to happen, dummy?”…well, I didn’t really think, just let the frustration speak for me). And yes, this is all about a video game that’s supposed to be fun, which is part of why I felt frustrated when it seemed to me that other folks were taking the depth of the reviews too seriously. It seems like that was absolutely not the intent given @yangx2’s comment below, and I apologize for not following the rule I try to follow of assuming good faith.
I would suggest that we all move on since there’s not much point in continuing a back-and-forth on a comment that I should have bit my tongue on. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and I’d rather we all focus our energies on the next challenge than debating something that admittedly would have been better left unsaid in the first place.
Anyway, what I probably should have said was this: Thanks for trusting me to take this on since there was really no reason for any of you to go along with my hare-brained scheme for an alternate judging. I by no means was trying to push @ShinyBat out of the way, and if he feels better and wants to come back for an official judging, I would be happy to share what I put together in this judging. Either way, I hope he feels better and comes back soon. Also, congrats and good luck to @yangx2 with the next round!
Now, if only there was any indication that the next round might involve bland daily drivers that will last far longer than you want them to, my day would really be made!