Hi... can anyone tell me how long it typically takes dafont to approve new submissions? I don't recall exactly, but I seem to recall my first couple of submissions were approved within three or four days. Since then, I have submitted several new fonts, the first of these being around six days ago. Does this suggest my fonts have been rejected, or is this within the normal range?

Thanks in advance, Steve

Steve, the Webmaster at DaFont does a number of things, before posting new submissions:

1) Judges whether the quality of the font is up to site standards.

2) Checks to make sure that the glyphs are in the correct positions.

3) Checks to see if the font causes any problems with any of a number of different operating systems.

4) Checks to make sure that the font is not a 'knock off' of a previously copyrighted design.

5) Other checking that I don't know about.

New fonts are posted in batches. If a lot of fonts, (or very few), are submitted in a specific period of time, this can affect how promptly new submissions are posted. In addition, priorities in life and previous commitments can also affect how quickly new submissions are processed by the Webmaster. A few years ago, new fonts were processed every 3-5 weeks.

Hi metaphasebrothel and thanks for your reply.

Does it seem to you that the notification protocol is the wrong way round? Surely it would be better to have an email notifying rejection and outlining the reasons than to be left not knowing if you've been rejected or are just snared up in the backlog. I mean, if a submission is accepted, it gets listed and is self-evident. Or, am I missing an obvious reason why it is the way it is?

Cheers, Steve

Outlining the reasons, explogos, only leads to discussions, endless discussions, with people disagreeing. Thus ...

Hi koeiekat... yes, I accept that giving reasons could lead to a protracted and pointless debate. Maybe simply letting an author know if a submission has been rejected would be sufficient? I mean, in the absence of a rejection notification, how long does an author wait before assuming (possibly incorrectly) that their work has been rejected?

I have, for example, submitted a font that has not yet been approved. In the meantime, I have developed two variations - bold and extra bold. Do I submit them? If my original submission was rejected, then there is little point in submitting these new variations. The alternative is to wait for my original submission to be approved, which brings me back to my earlier question: how long?

I appreciate this is a somewhat rhetorical question, since the webmaster is the only one qualified to respond, but I guess I'll wait the 3-5 weeks mentioned by metaphasebrothel and, if my fonts don't appear in the listings, assume they've been rejected.

Cheers, Steve

cmon guys update this system or stream line it.

i posted my 4 font over 2 weeks ago. i still have no reply. can you tell me why?

Maybe the administrator took some holidays.
In France, May is a month with a lot of bank holidays.

thank you for your reply. i understand now.

Thanks for all replies. I just submitted two font files and waiting..