Avoid “Dropping” Docs Back into the Queue

When you pick up a document from the queue, in a sense you are making a kind of contract between you, Kibin, and the author. You are saying, “Hey, no one needs to worry about this document, I’ve got it!”

Dropping a document means you release the document back into the queue by hitting “cancel edit.”

If you must drop a document that you snagged, please do so sooner than later. For example, if you pick up a doc with a six-hour clock, don’t drop it back in the queue when there are only a couple of hours left! We need to make sure whoever picks up your dropped document has enough time to edit it. The editor's pay is also based on the turnaround time, so it's unfair for an editor to get paid a 12-hour rate for a 3-hour turnaround. 

We also frown upon editors dropping docs that they’ve held onto for a while in favor of a more “delicious” doc (i.e., one that pays more money or has more points). Go ahead and grab that delicious doc, too, if you have the time for both, but for gosh sake, please stick to your commitments and edit any docs that you nab.

That said, we understand that sometimes things happen. In the event that you have a priority situation you must take care of (you forgot to pick up your kid from school!) that requires you to drop your document, the best thing to do is to go into the Slack Water Cooler to explain your situation and see if another editor will be available to take your dropped document. It’s the polite thing to do.

As a general rule, pick up a document only if you are sure that you will be able to edit and submit it on time.