Thread:Pschycron/@comment-796766-20120822201642

Right then, it seems I'm bound for another long wall of text today.

As you can see, I'm Nra 'Vadumee, admin, co-founder, major author, and Resident Expert on Science and Technology.

I can tell you've expressed interest in joining the writing community. However, this entails you undergo a system. You see, Omniverse is not a fanfic or similar site. We are our own original narrative wiki. We focus on narrative writing and its conventions, such as plot development, motiffs, themes, et cetera, and the creation of high quality work in an original universe of our creation. In addition, we strive to educate and enhance the writing abilities of new users who express intent on joining our community. Users like you.

So, first things first, introductions.

I've mentioned my titles, but didn't explain them. I assume admin and co-founder are self-explanatory, but major authors and Resident Experts are unique to Omniverse. A major author is one who works in the creation of the major story arcs; The stories that the wiki is primarily dedicated to. Such story arcs include Dark Prophecy, which nears completion, and its rising sequel, Chaos Crisis. As for the Resident Expert title, the three Resident Experts, who are also our current admins, have the final say in questions and concerns pertaining to their domains. As mentioned, as REST, I am responsible for all questions of science. Before implementing anything new, make sure you get REST approval first. Why? Because we focus on realism for sake of suspension of disbelief (more on that later), and also because we try to keep an eye for detail. In addition, I created and write for the Karnasaur Meritocratic Federation and its characters.

Krayfish, who shares my titles, is Resident Expert on Culture and Character Development. He'll assist you in building a culture and history for your civilization and will also help in fleshing out characters. He created the Dhragolon Federal Monarchy, and writes for its characters.

SupcommMonroee, a personal friend of mine, also shares the same titles, and is Resident Expert on Warfare and Weaponry. He'll be the one handling the issues you have on anything about doctrine and militaries. Fitting of his expertise, he commands the Eteno Imperial Triumvirate.

In additon, IceBite is another major author, and writes for the Delson Hegemony. He is the head admin of one of our associate wikis, Hellcat Squadran.

A few non-titled users include Oblivion26, my most senior apprentice (again, more on that later), Noble VI, who serves an advisory role to the admins at times, and Holbenilord, who is on and off on here, due to his business on the wiki which he represents here, Mutliverses.

Now, onto our standards. We enforce standards on quality of writing and professionalism. Do we expect professional-class writing? No. Do we expect professional-class behavior? Very much so. Peer review, critique, and advice is given often by senior authors. Take it in the spirit it's given. Our mission is the production of high quality work and the education of interested users.

Which brings us to the hierarchy system. At the top of the system are the admins, followed by major authors, who mentor new users in an apprenticeship system. Here, this is the blog introducing the system for your education:

http://omniversegc.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Nra_%27Vadumee/Apprenticeship_System%3F

NOW THEN

We can move onto what you're going to be up to.

We need you to go over our guides, rules, and terminology pages. Read at your leisure, but familiarize yourself with our formatting and style. This is a secondary task.

What you'll want to focus on mostly for now is getting an admin, either myself or another, a detailed writing pitch on their wall. We need to know what you'll be doing and why. For example, your Matrion page. Though we have much to work on there, when we're done fixing it up, what do you plan to do? What are you planning on doing here at Omniverse? What will you make, and what will you do with it? This allows us to keep track of what you plan to do, what your style is, and it lets us know you actually plan on writing here and not simply venting your imagination.

Once the pitch is green lighted by the admins, go on and make your pages. Then you'll be assigned a mentor, and they'll take over from there.

Sorry for the long wall of text; It's a lot, I know, but we're not a simple wiki. We're a universe to ourselves, if you will. As we say here on Omniverse,

Happy editing! 