I think you're making an interesteng point, Dave. I wonder if scheduling could be opt-in? For example, what if you could contribute an episode and leave it to fate to find a time for it to run BUT when you have a specific date in mind (May 4th for that clever Star Wars episode, and so on) then you have the option to define a specific date.
In other words, everything goes to Reserve by default and posts on a first-in first-out (FIFO) basis, unless the contributor chooses to override Reserve and grab an available date. Or maybe the psychology of seeing available days prompts more contributions, and a big bucket of Reserve Shows just wouldn't have the same effect? I understand that part of the structure of contribution is about "tricking" our brains into feeling urgency about contributing, and I respect that (and benefit from it, probably!) -klaatu On Thursday, January 22, 2026 12:25:55 PM NZDT Dave Lee via Hpr wrote: > In response to another of Ahuka's fantastic YouTube Subscriptions episodes > being released from the Reserve Queue, Kevie said on Telegram, "Whilst I > enjoy these shows, it's a shame that we are seeing another one being > released" > > Personally, I think that shows from the Reserve Queue are being released > too early. Reserve Queue episodes go in to fill a gap one week before > release, which means that another one will go in the queue for next > Thursday if someone doesn't submit episode 4564 by tomorrow. > > I wonder if the role of the Reserve Queue has evolved into something that > removes the criticality of submission because - for as long as there are > episodes in the Reserve Queue - there will never be a gap in the next 5 > weekdays. Of course, once the Reserve Queue starts to empty then there'll > be major panic, but I think it's often the fact that there are empty slots > in the next day or two that spurs hosts into action. > > It's all about optics. If it looks like there are episodes posted, where's > the urgency? > > Thoughts? > > Cheers, > Dave (thelovebug, co-host of the HPR Beer Garden)
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