When I ask a follow-up question, I usually hear nothing anymore. I'm still trying to figure out what works best.
This can be caused by the following;
1. The timeliness of reply or response between both ends: How prompt is the communication between the applicants and the whitelister. If a massage takes 3 to 5days before reply, it might lead to lost of interest by the applicants.
2. How difficult or flexible are the questions: In some social media groups (Facebook especially) the questions are always simple and automated. Once you provide the right answers you are automatically in the group. Questions like; "Are you are buyer or a seller", "Will you abide by the rules of the group". If some applicants who are friendly with these questions meet another format of questioning, it might be difficult for them to respond.
...My criteria isn't something that is rigid at the moment, its more if the user can convince me or not.
I think it would be better and easier to handle if there are no individual criteria. The people that can whitelist can develop some common and standard questions. Such that if an applicant decides to involve more than one whitelister, he/she will equally meets same questions.
Then there should be a common group by all the whitelisters were a general judgment can be passed on an applicant rather than discretionary judgment. Thank you!