Application Questions

Questions are what the applicant is actually asked. Every panel keeps its own list, and the order of the list is the order the questions are asked in.

Adding a question

Click Create a Question under the list. The button carries your count, so Create a Question (3/15) means the panel has three questions and room for fifteen.

• Click a question title to fold it open or shut. A question with no text yet reads Untitled question.
• Drag the handle on the left of a question to move it up or down.
• The red bin button removes a question. Like every other change here, it applies when you save.

A panel needs at least one question with text in it before it can be saved.

Fields on every question

These four fields appear whatever type you pick.

• Question - The question the applicant sees. Up to 100 characters.
• Description - Extra explanation shown under the question. Up to 1000 characters, and optional.
• Required - Whether the applicant must answer. On by default. Turn it off and the applicant gets a Skip button instead.
• Question Type - Text Answer, Multiple Choice or Image Upload 👑. New questions start on Text Answer.

Text Answer

The applicant writes their own answer. In their DMs they type it as a message, and in the browser they type it into a box that counts characters for them.

• Character Limits - A slider setting the shortest and the longest answer you accept. It starts at 0 - 1000 characters. The maximum never goes above 1000, and the minimum never passes the maximum.
• Regex Validation 👑 - Makes the answer match a pattern before it is accepted, for example ^\d+$ for digits only. Up to 500 characters. The field tells you whether the pattern is valid as you type, and a pattern it cannot read stops the panel from saving.

Set the minimum to something above 0 when you want real answers rather than a single letter. Leave it at 0 when the length does not matter.

Multiple Choice

The applicant picks from a list you write. In their DMs they get a dropdown, and in the browser they get the same options as a list.

• Choices - The options to pick from. Type one and press Enter to add it, and drag them to reorder. Up to 25 choices, each up to 100 characters.
• Minimum Choices - The fewest options the applicant must pick. 1 by default.
• Maximum Choices - The most options the applicant may pick. 1 by default.

Both counters run from 1 to 25. They move together: raise the minimum past the maximum and the maximum follows it up, lower the maximum below the minimum and the minimum comes down with it. Leave both at 1 for a single choice question, or set 2 and 4 to ask for two to four answers.

Image Upload 👑

The applicant sends an image as their answer, which is useful for proof of ownership, a portfolio piece or a screenshot.

• In their DMs, the question comes with an Upload Answer button.
• In the browser, they drop the file onto the question or pick it from their device.

Accepted formats are PNG, JPG and WEBP. In the browser the file may be up to 12 MB. Reviewers see the image on the submission itself.

Time Limit 👑

Each question can carry its own clock, on top of the panel's overall submission window. Open Time Limit on the question and set how long the applicant has, up to 24 hours. It is off by default, and the summary line reads No limit until you set one.

The countdown starts the moment the question is put in front of the applicant, not when they started the application. They see how much time is left, and when it runs out the question is left as it stands and they are moved on to the next one. Their reviewer can tell the difference between a question that ran out of time and one that was skipped.

Leave this at zero unless you have a reason to rush an answer. Only the panel's Submission Time Limit applies then.

AI Follow-Ups

A text question can ask the applicant to expand on what they just wrote. Before the application moves on, they are asked one or more follow up questions about the answer they have just given.

• Maximum - The most follow ups this question may ask. Up to 3. Set it to 0 to turn the feature off.
• Minimum - The fewest it may ask. It starts equal to the maximum, so the question asks the same number every time. Lower it and the question may ask fewer, or none at all, when the first answer already covers the ground.

The summary line on the question tells you which you have chosen: Off, Exactly 2, 1 to 3 or Up to 3.

What stops a panel from saving

The save bar tells you which question is at fault. The usual causes are: