Thread:Taoisac/@comment-796766-20130207002129

Well hello there, fresh meat! Newblood, recruit, novice, person who is new here, pick your favorite! I can see you've gotten a number of comments on your bastard page, Edward Astor, which, mind you, really is a stinky little pile of stuff. An English name with a Catholic background that uses Japanese weapons. That's a heaping pile of 'No.' right there. Aside from the fact that he's human and all, which is and of itself isn't a wise choice of race here.

You are probably wondering who the buck I am to say all of that, well, as my name is plastered right there, you should know that I'm Nra 'Vadumee, co-founder, admin, major author, creator of the Karnasaurs, and, most importantly, Resident Expert on Science and Technology. Not really most important, but I needed to climax that sentence better than I could've, anyway, that means I get the final say in all matters on all fields of science and all technological domains. Yes, that's fair, because I've been writing for five years and I know my stuff.

Also a big name, SupcommMonoree, my close friend and longest active professional associate. He shares most of my titles, but created the Eteno, and is Resident Expert on Warfare and Weaponry. All issues on that which defends or destroys goes through him, though military technology is a shared domain.

Last big name is Krayfish, who created the Dhragolon and is current Resident Expert on Culture and Development, though he announced his retirement which will be upon us in a few short months. Once he leaves someone else will take up his responsibilities while he assumes a more passive role.

ONWARDS TO POLICY!

First and foremost, the pitch system. I know, you read 'bastard page' up there and though 'This guy's a jerk', when I most certainly am not. It's literally a bastard. It's illegitimate, not legally made. Depicted very plainly on the main page is a warning that you must submit a detailed pitch and gain a greenlight from two admins before you may make a page. This saves us from junk made by one-night stand authors who vent their imagination once and leave us with the mess. Your pitch should detail every aspect of your idea, be it a character, race, civilization, whatever. Tell us /everything/. It should be a pretty long chunk of text.

Next is the apprenticeship system and site hierarchy. You're a prospective writer; You've shown interest in writing here, but you haven't gotten much farther than that. Once we approve your pitch and get a taste of your style, we'll assign you a mentor, who will handle your pitches and oversee your every work here, as well as coatuhor a story with you. Once you're deemed ready by your mentor and the admins, you'll be given your author's license and may write without constant pitches. You may perhaps then be upgraded to major author, and be able to write with the big boys, me, Suppy, and Kray, on the major arcs for which this wiki was made for, is built for, and is built around. Above that are the admins, and above that again are the bcrats, both of which are comprised of me, Kray, and Suppy.

STANDARDS, OH, I /LOVE/ STANDARDS...

First and foremost, professionalism, massive here, center of our being. While you write here, you're going to act like you're a professional writer. You'll take critique in the spirit it's given and you'll respect your superiors. Don't give us attitude, don't give us caps, don't fly off the handle bars. We're here to help. But tough love exists.

Next, quality. Massive. You're good, I can tell, but be sure to keep up your grammar and spelling. You'll pick up on the narrative quality, but later.

That's about it, this is the conclusion paragraph. Just remember that our mission statement has always been 'To create original narrative works of high quality in a science fiction universe of our creation, and to educate interested persons in the art of narrative writing'. You'll be taught all about the Rule of Cool, morality, theme, motifs, symbols, et cetera. Trust me, it's all worth it when you make a great story.

And when you get to show off in front of your English class.

Right then, that's all I've got for you, you get another rant, it probably will NOT be good, unless it's on chat.

Also, I'll need to know if you're over 13 for legal issues and what timezone you're in. We're international, you see, and we need to know timezones for coordination's sake.

I look forward to working with you, and as we say here on Omniverse,

Happy editing! 