If OP ever comes back to this thread I hope OP understands what the vast majority of fellow FTers and also almost all bloggers have learned: Consensus* (of opinion) is clear that AOR’s are no longer the most productive way to generate approvals (and SUBs).
“The silence is deafening.” If AORs were still commonly successful, it would be shouted from rooftops by many people. But there’s only shouting from 1 or 2 people.
It’s a marathon, not a sprint, even when we’d like it to be a sprint.
* “Consensus of opinion" redundant ?
(AI Overview) “Consensus of opinion" can be considered redundant. The word "consensus" already implies a shared or agreed-upon opinion. Adding "of opinion" after it adds unnecessary words.
(merriam-webster.com) “Consensus of opinion” combination of words has been widely shunned by many usage guides over the past century, based on the notion that consensus carries the meaning “collective opinion” and therefore the word opinion is not necessary. However, the “opinion” sense of consensus is but one of several possible meanings and claiming that it should never be paired with opinion is perhaps an overly strict interpretation.
The “collective opinion” sense of consensus includes the idea of “judgment arrived at by most of those concerned,” which does not typically indicate unanimity: when paired with consensus used in this way, using opinion can bring us perilously close to a logical redundancy. However, another meaning of consensus is “general agreement; unanimity,” and when added to this sense opinion is not so redundant. Both of these senses appear to have originated in mid-19th century English, and we have been using consensus of opinion for over 150 years now.