Thread:Spookycoconut/@comment-796766-20120727004707

Good day. I've noticed you've expressed an interest in writing here, as per the creation of the Voluedog page. As such, I've come to formally greet you and inform you of the wiki's who's who and (highly enforced) standards.

As you can see, I am Nra 'Vadumee, admin, co-founder, major author, and Resident Expert on Science and Technology. I am the creator and author for the Karnasaurs, and as a major author, I co-write the major story arcs on the wiki, which is currently the Dark Prophecy story arc. As an admin and co-founder, I moniter the wiki, help new users, and enforce our standards, which will be more detailed later. Finally, as Resident Expert on Science and Technology, or REST, I address issues on scientific fields and technological concepts, and request that all users run new concepts by me for REST approval before integrating them into the wiki. In the domain of science, my word is final.

A close personal friend of mine, SupcommMonroee, is also admin, co-founder, and a major author, and serves as Resident Expert on Warfare and Weaponary. He created the Eteno, and as Resident Expert on Warfare and Weaponary, he deals with all things concerning military doctrine, vehicles, military structure, weapons, etc., and he maintains the right to shoot down any ideas which simply make no sense, like a gun that shoots a beam of energy that calms and pacifies everyone.

Krayfish is yet another admin, co-founder, and major author, creator of the Dhragolon, and Resident Expert on Culture and Development. He concerns himself with the development of both a civilization's culture and the development of said civilization (character development is a shared, auxiliary domain between the admins). In addition, he is also somehting of the wiki's mechanic, dealing with the knit and grit like coding and template making.

Among other users of interest are IceBite, a major author and creator of the Delson, and founder/head admin of one of our associates, the Hellcat Squadran Wiki.

Now, onto the standards. They're simple, but heavily enforced:

We maintain quality writing. This means not just good spelling and grammar, but also observation of constructive criticism and the conventions of writing, such as creating conflict and avoiding Mary Sues.

Realism is important. It is sci-fi, so we'll forgive some technobabble, but willing suspension of disbelief is important, and an empire without weapons or a perfect gun will shatter it like glass. The Resident Experts get the final say in matters of realism.

This is one you will hear me drill into peoples' minds often: Professionalism. We may not be professional writers, but we seek to behave like we are, and a professional atmosphere is important to maintain for us. As such, take constructive criticism in the spirit it's given, respect your superiors, be courteous, and overall be professional.

Please provide me or another admin with a pitch on what you plan on writing here, so we know what you're up to and can help as much as possible, along with knowing you're not planning on making pages and then deserting the wiki like numerous new users do.

Sorry for the massive wall of text, but it is a little needed, as I've learned.

I look forward to seeing your work, and, as we say here on Omniverse GC,

Happy editing! 