User blog:Nra 'Vadumee/Apprenticeship System?

So this was an idea I had some time ago, and I recall sharing it with Suppy via Steam. With our influx of new users, and with it, the difficulty of keeping track and teaching them, I believe it's time I shared this with the rest of the wiki. Basically, each new user would be assigned to a major author according to whatever we decide on, be it whoever has the fewest at the time, who ever's turn it is to take one on, who ever volunteers, et cetera. They would then be 'apprenticed' to said major author, entailing that their 'mentor' would be responsible for keeping track of them and critiquing their work. The apprenticeship lasts until such a time that the student's mentor deems them ready to 'graduate', if you will, into a fully fledged author. Thus, our hierarchy system would be: It definitely seems to me that we should differentiate between 'prospetive author' and 'apprentice', as sometimes, a new user who's shown interest in writing needs to have their pitch approved and show us their style first, at which point, we can assign them a mentor.
 * 1) Reader
 * 2) Prospective Author
 * 3) Apprentice
 * 4) Author
 * 5) Major Author
 * 6) Admin

An example of a new user's growth, using me and Oblivion's names as an example of a mentor/apprentice system: If any one has any issues with this, pray do mention it in the comment section. If we implement the system, I advise creating a page where we list current major authors, major authors willing and eligible for apprentices, current apprenticeships, prospectives in need of mentors, et cetera.
 * 1) Oblivion joins the wiki, giving us a valid pitch. He makes his first few articles.
 * 2) Oblivion is assigned as Nra 'Vadumee's apprentice; The two begin working on tandem stories together
 * 3) Oblivion's apprenticeship continues, as Nra critiques and reviews his work.
 * 4) Nra eventually decides that Oblivion is ready for graduation, and liscences Oblivion as a full author.
 * 5) Demonstrating continued improvement and high quality writing, Oblivion is nominated by Nra to become a major author. For sake of example, the admins all approve the petition.
 * 6) Oblivion becomes a major author as per the agreed conditions of Nra's petition
 * 7) After some time, Oblivion is assigned a new prospective author, Avetzan1, as an apprentice
 * 8) The cycle repeats itself with Oblivion training Avetzan
 * 9) At some point, Oblivion may or may not be nominated to become an admin. If he is accepted and promoted, he now has the power to assign new users to willing major authors.