The old system where they called one by one worked fine. If they called you, it was yours if you wanted it even if you didn't want it
I fixed it for you. Just for all the newer pilots here--prior to ARCOS, green slips were
not proffers, and so long as you were FAR-legal (hadn't consumed any alcohol, etc) and were in place to be able to report for the trip, if you answered the phone, the trip was yours--period. While most pilots were happy about that, there were undoubtedly times where a pilot put in a blanket GS request, forgot about it, then picked up the phone one day, only to be rudely reminded that he had an obligation to fly an upcoming GS he may or may not have wanted. The biggest improvement (to me at least) was the simultaneous rollout of ARCOS along with contractual changes to make green slips proffers only.
We don't need "batch sizes" at all, but some added functionality on the user's end to better screen. As of now the old way is vastly superior for everything except fantasy bare bones scheduler staffing, and that's not our concern. Well worth the 3 cents in PS we don't get.
I mostly agree. I still like ARCOS better (seeing the trip details, where you are on the list, etc). There is a good solution out there. I'm not sure what it is, but a good solution, giving the pilots and the company a bit more common-sense flexibility, would be welcomed by all.