Umpire

Quote by Racoonteur
I find myself wondering if the reviewer has even begun to look at it, or if it's sitting in their own personal slush pile. This makes me think there might be a place there where the reviewer can let the author know they've got it on their desk and are actually reading through it.
Please keep in mind that all mods are volunteers. We're using our free time to review stories here. Your suggestion that we reach out to each individual author about the status of their submission in the queue would result in us having less time to review stories, and thus would make wait times even longer.