Thread:Haddashal/@comment-796766-20130220231815

Ahhhh, newblood. New guy. New user. Novice. Newbie. Fresh. Meat. Welcome to the site! Nra 'Vadumee, admin, co-founder, major author, creator of the Karnasaurs, and Resident Expert on Science and Technology. Writing tenure of 5 years, oldest active author here, and wait a moment what's that last epithet mean? It means I'm the one you go to for questions on all realms of science and technology. Do I know all? No. Do I know enough? Oh yes. Yes, I most certainly do. I'm also the bane of all new authors, we'll discuss that later.

Next on the list of big names, you know of; Krayfish, co-founder, major author, admin, creator of the Dhragolon, and Resident Expert on Culture and Development. He's the final word on the development of cultures and characters, though not the only word. He's due to retire soon, don't worry about that yet, though.

Finally, SupcommMonroee. Close personal friend of mine, and a very good writing associate. Co-founder, major author, admin, creator of the Eteno, and Resident Expert on Warfare and Weaponry. If it involves guns or tanks or anything meant for defense or assault, he's the man to go to. Questions of military technology are a shared domain between he and I, however.

PART II: POLICY AND PROCEDURE

First things first, we're not the usual wiki. We're original. We're narrative. We're quality. No fanfics. Shoutouts and expies, sure, but no ripoffs.

First up is the pitch system, which, like so many users, you've ignored (not a stab, just an observation). All content by anyone with an author's license requires a pitch. Tell us everything about your plans. No pitch is too long, almost every pitch is too short. You then need two admin greenlights to be allowed to make your page. Probably me and Kray. You will likely not get my greenlight the first time. Just not my way. I will tear your pitch apart, and you will need to edit it.

Next, hierarchy and apprenticeship. You're a prospective writer. Get us your pitch and show us some work, and you'll be assigned a mentor who will be responsible for teaching you for the most part and writing tandem stories with you. Once your mentor believes you're ready, you'll graduate and get your author's license, allowing you to write independently without reporting to higher powers. With time and effort, you may be nominated for Major Authorship, a position which allows you to write with me and the other MAs on the major arcs that the whole site is built for and around. Above that are the admins and bureaucrats, which are one and the same right now.

PART III: STANDARDS

First, foremost, biggest: Professionalism. Learn it, love it, live it. We're not professionals, we don't expect world-class work. But we expect world-class behavior. You're going to get critique and review, and it will not all be good. In fact, I'm probably going to make you not want to write. But it's all for the best. Take it in the spirit it's given and learn from it. Don't talk back or grow an attitude, especially with the admins and resident experts.

Also, quality. You should be good on the basic stuff, like spelling and grammar, but expect us to get you working on higher-scale stuff later.

CONCLUSION

You're going to learn a lot here. The site's mission statement has always been 'To create high quality narrative work in an original universe of our creation, and to educate interested parties in the art of writing'. You're going to learn how to use word use, theme, symbols, motifs, tropes, and other writing elements in your work. I look forward to working with you, and as we say here on Omniverse,

Happy Editing! 