Hey guys. Just wanted to know if anyone is a member of the private section. I put in a request for membership there over a month ago and never got a reply from anyone. Is this an active section still? If so does anyone monitor the requests anymore? How can I get a login? Thanks!
Only a select few can add people to the dev forum, and it's pretty bare because not many people have been added. I'll see if I can get in on the approval action and maybe we will see more people there soon.
blakespot's going to be looking into keeping on top of dev registrations. The other perk is that developers get avatars. arn
Just putting my hat in as well. Tried signing up for the developer group twice so far. (Just for information yes I did include a link to the appstore.) Will try again when my next project is out.
joshimoo, how do you apply to the group "twice"? Is there a way to cancel the current application and reapply? I would like to do that, so I can put in more details in my application.
I keep my posts vague in the public forum, but if devs want more specific answers it'd have to be in a more private setting. I end up sending a bunch of PM's... it'd be more efficient to move the discussion to the private dev forum if everyone involved was there.
I try to keep on top of the private developer requests too, but there have been a few long stretches this year where I've been unable to review them due to business projects and travel, including a stretch in the last 4-6 weeks... Sometime in the month of September a bunch of older requests were cleaned up, perhaps by Blake or other mods, but we're back up to 50+ in the queue again FYI it's possible to apply more than once if you are denied initially. Possible reasons for denial might include not having a game available on the App Store yet, or if you're still just learning how to make apps and games, or have zero posts in the public forums, or lack of developer-related posts in the forums. The system does not notify you if you're accepted or rejected unfortunately. I used to try to hand-write replies to those still trying to learn, or with a game that will not be released for months, to explain the reasons.... However I am afraid there are not enough hours in the day for me to do that anymore. Hope that helps everyone's understanding. As mentioned by many, the private forums are rarely used as most developers here on TouchArcade seem to prefer talking out in the open. Of course you do get the nifty avatar and a place to talk in private if the need arises Anyway, I'll start picking away at them as I can this coming week!