Advice sought: reasons for not approving.

@Log: We had like 10-12 stickied threads at one point...

2017-06-19T16:35:06-04:00

We had like 10-12 stickied threads at one point and it was impossible to tell what was important and what wasn't, that's why the useful thread index was created and stickied, so people can find all those threads in one place.

@Bugbo: Thanks for that link, though I suggest making...

2017-06-19T16:17:58-04:00

Thanks for that link, though I suggest making the topic sticky. Feel free to delete this thread if you wish.

@fossilnix: Which an approver clicks not to approve a post,...

2017-06-19T09:32:01-04:00

Which an approver clicks not to approve a post, they have an option to leave a detailed rejection message, which shows up in the "this post was deleted" box if no one else approves the post and it gets deleted. So the system is already in place.

The reason it's not used more is because Danbooru's approvers are all unpaid volunteers, and don't have the time to spend all day writing rejection reasons for every single post that doesn't make the cut. Especially since, judging by the amount of "didn't like this post enough to approve it" (one of the canned rejection reasons approvers can select with a click), the reason is usually "it's meh."

So if uploaders want detailed feedback, there's a thread to ask for it.

@user_509825: If you really have question as to why an image...

2017-06-19T09:25:10-04:00

If you really have question as to why an image didn't approval, you can always ask in topic #7934.
But notice that approvers (or other users) don't always give a reply, so it would be best to look at your deleted images first and realize yourself why an image got deleted (It's the best way to improve).
If you still can't figure it out, then don't be shy and ask in this topic in a polite manner.

But there are some reasons that are pretty much kill for an image, like any third-party_edit. Try to avoid uploading those at any cost.
Then approvers have different tastes. Maybe the "right" approver was jut not around (unlikely), but for example male focus have a harder time to find approval.

@Bugbo: For deleted pictures it says "If you don't...

2017-06-19T09:12:50-04:00

For deleted pictures it says "If you don't understand why your uploads keep getting deleted, you should ask on the forum for advice". Something that may be helpful is if the reviewers gave information as to why images do not get approved. This would then help the users better understand what they are doing wrong and help them to upload better images.