Where have all the experienced sitters gone?

[Carla]

Hello, @SalomeL I wanted to share a previous topic/post that hopefully explains what may have happened to your application. Normally as long as you keep an application open before it reaches the 5th one it will still send it through to the owner.

That also means that once the application is open as long as you do not navigate away you can take as long as you need to write the application.

I am glad that the owner reopened it so you could apply

@Carla

Hello, @Breezylake I have found some further information regarding the applications which is likely to be applicable to your previous issue.

• If you click apply when the listing has four applications and as long as you keep the application box open and do not navigate away then your application will be received and so will everyone else’s who has followed this process. This is currently happening and tech have seen listings with multiple applications received this way.
• Make sure you apply when you see four applications and do not navigate away or close the window or let your browser time out.
• However, if you click on apply at the exact same moment that the listing receives its final 5th application and goes into reviewing then you will still see the message box but will be unable to send the application.
• So the difference is precise timing. If the 5 application is submitted as you open the application window you will not be able to reply as technically the 5 application has been received and the listing is already in reviewing.

I hope that helps clarify how the process works and can see that @Karen-Moderator is also assisting you further with this.