Users interested in joining the Beatmap Nominators need to go through an application process overseen by the Nomination Assessment Team (NAT).
Applications are conducted via the BN website.
Applicants are required to meet a minimum kudosu threshold, submit at least two beatmaps they have recently modded, and complete a Beatmap Nominator Test on the ranking criteria in order to submit their application. A message from the NAT will be sent once a verdict has been decided. More information on applying can be found on the website.
Modders aiming to apply to the Beatmap Nominators must fulfil the following criteria:
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Submitted mods should show that a user is capable of analysing and improving beatmaps to a standard fit for the Beatmap Nominators.
The following are modding traits expected of Beatmap Nominators. Failure to display any of these traits may result in a rejected application.
Flowchart outlining the Beatmap Nominator application process
Every application submitted to the BN website that passes the Beatmap Nominator Test will be reviewed by evaluators to determine whether or not the applicant can enter the Beatmap Nominator group.
When a user applies to become a BN, the NAT will be notified via the "bnsite" Discord bot in their respective Discord channel. The notification will include the applicant's name and test score, as well as which evaluators have been assigned to the application.
Evaluators can then review the full application on the BN website, which includes any information the applicant submitted, their test results, as well as a historical record of past evaluations if the user has applied to or has been a BN previously.
Evaluation is broken into two stages: individual and group.
During the individual stage, lasting at most 7 days, 2–3 evaluators are randomly assigned to the application. Sometimes, BNs are invited to act as evaluators, but there will always be at least one NAT assigned.
The evaluators will look over the application and evaluate the applicant's modding performance and behaviour. They will typically note down any positive and negative posts in the mods. Each evaluator will then vote "pass", "neutral", or "fail" for the application.
Applicants will be evaluated on the following criteria:
Any comments and votes from evaluators at this stage are hidden from other evaluators.
The group stage lasts at most until 14 days after the applicant sent in their application, which progresses to this stage when either:
At this stage, the comments and votes from each evaluator are revealed to the other evaluators, and in the case of an ambiguous verdict, they will discuss until a consensus is reached.
Feedback is then written based on the comments of the evaluators and the application result is sent back to the applicant by the Nomination Assessment Team bot as an announcement message, after which the evaluation will be archived for future reference. Successful applicants are added as a probationary BN immediately after the result is sent.
In the case of failed applications, the NAT will also determine the length of the user's cooldown before they may apply again. In case it is reduced from the standard cooldown duration, the conditions will be indicated in the feedback sent to the applicant.
Depending on your status, the cooldown before you can apply again may vary.
If you failed a Beatmap Nominator application, you will be subjected to one of the following cooldowns before you can apply again:
Type | Cooldown | Usage |
---|---|---|
Reduced | 30 days | Applications with relatively few issues, or Beatmap Nominator Test fails |
Standard | 60 days | Normal fails |
Extended | 120 days | Applicants with major behaviour concerns |
Users who have recently left the Beatmap Nominators may have different requirements to rejoin compared to when they first joined. For users who have performed well prior to leaving, they may be able to rejoin with no requirements at all for a period of time. The NAT will inform the user if they have the opportunity to fast-track their way back into the Beatmap Nominators.
If you were a Beatmap Nominator before, the following requirements apply unless you have failed an application since last time you were a Beatmap Nominator: