So. Many. Applications.
Most are waisting everyone time IMO.
Yeah some illiterate neg-trusted sockpuppets clearly can't read the rules:
Some may slide under a technicality (negative ratings not exceeding positive) but with so many other candidates to choose from they better be Shakespeare reincarnate:
I really don't envy Darkstar right now. Just to go through them all is going to be a mammoth task and then he's got to pick the best of the best from a shortlist which is probably going to be a longlist and ceraintly isn't going to be easy. No doubt we'll get a lot of people complaining about his choices either way. For those that don't get picked I wouldn't take it personal as there's a hell of a lot of competition here. Just keep the content up and try again next time when spots become available. Good luck.