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heidiIf you're interested in helping FictionAlley, we're recruiting new team members in the roles of Nifflers and E-Mentors - and we're going to introduce Art Nifflers in February, too! You can apply to all three, but if you do, we'll put you where we think you'll be best suited, if you meet the requirements.
1. Please don't apply if you have been assessed more than one point for ToU violations since September 20, 2003 (if you're not sure, ask us at [email]help@fictionalley.org[/email]).
2. Time commitment requirements are as follows:
FicNifflers - three hours per month (plus a lot of fic-reading)
ArtNifflers - three hours per month (plus, you have to look at a lot of art)
E-Mentors - up to fifteen hours per month
If you can't make the time commitment, please don't apply.
FicNifflers
For almost two years now, rotating packs of Nifflers have made the FictionAlley Niffler Recommendations a great asset to the fandom! We've seen a wonderful range of fiction pass through those boards, and hopefully have helped some authors gain some new readers and more exposure for their excellent stories.
And it's time for some new Nifflers! FictionAlley needs a new pack of Nifflers (named for those little creatures from GoF who find glittery things) to pick a few fics each month - things that might have been overlooked when they were first uploaded, or fics that you feel really deserve a wider audience - and recommend them to the FictionAlley readers.
All you have to do, if you want to be a FicNiffler, is send an email (by January 17, 2004) to fa-applicants@yahoogroups.com with the following information:
- vBulletin User Name: (you must be a registered user of FA)
- Email address:
- Reviews of at least three multichaptered stories (at least one must be archived on FA)
- Reviews of at least three one-shot stories (at least one must be archived on FA)
Notes (for both the application and the Niffler Program):
A. Each review must be between 100 and 300 words and must contain proper grammar and spelling.
B. You cannot review a fic that you beta-read or wrote.
C. Current Nifflers cannot reapply at this time.
D. You must put NIFFLERin the subject of the email.
If you want to be an ArtNiffler, send an email (by January 25, 2004) to fa-applicants@yahoogroups.com with the following information:
- vBulletin User Name: (you must be a registered user of FA)
- Email address:
- Reviews of at least fifteen pieces of art
Notes (for both the application and the Niffler Program):
A. Each review must be at least 50 words and must contain proper grammar and spelling.
B. You cannot review art that you were involved in the creation of.
C. Current FicNifflers can apply to be ArtNifflers.
D. You must put ART NIFFLERin the subject of the email.
How will we pick fic and art Nifflers?
We're looking for people who point out the good things in a story, a drawing, a video, a comic - whatever the creative endeavour is (these are recommendations after all) but don't shy away from offering constructive criticism if necessary. However, while reviews listed in the application can be critical, when a Niffler posts a recommendation in the FAP forum, it should be something that the Niffler thinks others might enjoy.
Good grammar and correct spelling (especially for character names) are necessary!
What will the Nifflers actually do?
Each month, each FicNiffler will submit at least four recommendations (all at once or one a week) and each ArtNiffler will submit at least six recommendations (all at once, or spread throughout the month). Each recommendation will be between 100 and 300 words, and not violate the terms of use. Nifflers can recommend any Harry Potter fanfic or fan art(except NC-17 ones), whether it's on FictionAlley or on another site - no matter how old it is, as long as it's never been Niffled before.
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E-Mentors
In the spring of 2002, FictionAlley implemented an innovative program to help newbies grow accustomed to life in and around the Park. Just over a 18 months and almost thirty-six thousand newly registered members later, the FictionAlley eMentors program has grown to include thirty happy bouncy-schnoogly eMentors, showering lots of loff and care on all who register on our site.
As we gear up for the summer release of Prisoner of Azkaban and the increased interest in the fandom, there comes a time to for us to take stock of things at hand, to rise to the occasion, to see if changes need to be made. Some of our eMentors' RL situations have changed... and although we'll hate to see them go, we must look towards the future. It is time to replenish our supply of eMentors!
If you're an oldbie (in other words, if you've been a registered user for over three months by the time the application is due) and would like to be an eMentor, take a look at the application at the bottom of this post. Then, cut & paste the answers into an email, put your User Name and the word "EMENTOR" in the subject, and send the email to fa-applicants@yahoogroups.com.
Note: If you've accrued more than one point for ToU violations in the past four months, you'll have to wait for the next round of eMentor selections.
You don't have to answer every question correctly - but at least 75% have to be correct. Remember - all the answers are on FA (including the Point Me! page, FAQ and Newbie's Guide), and if you're really an oldbie, you should know them, or at least know where to go for the answers. If you don't know the answers, you're probably still a newbie; we loff you and you should wait a few more months before you apply to be an eMentor.
Anyone who commits to being an eMentor has to be responsible and reliable: read and understand the instructions (ask if confused), keep up with the list, reply to ADMINs, and send some e-mails and owls three times a month.
The deadline is January 20, 2004, 23:59 PST.
We look forward to having you on board!
Best,
Ebony AKA AngieJ, eMentor Wrangler
Sabs AKA Smilie117, eMentor Wrangler
Anya, eMentor Wrangler (on sabbatical)
The Quiz:
1. How long has FA been around?
2. How are the reviewboards for Schnoogle organized (choose one):
a. Alphabetically by SHIP
b. Alphabetically by author
c. Alphabetically by story title
3. What are the urls for the pages that list all the new fics for each house?
HINT:
[url]http://www.schnoogle.com/_______________[/url]
[url]http://www.thedarkarts.org/_______________[/url]
[url]http://www.astronomytower.org/_______________[/url]
[url]http://www.riddikulus.org/_______________[/url]
4. What is one of the pages you should go to if you want to submit a fic to FA?
5. Has OotP come out yet? If so, when did it come out in the UK and US? And when is the movie of PoA coming out in the UK and US (month and year is sufficient).
6. Where can I post up to 100 words of a fic to be publicly beta read?
7. What is a Schnoogle (points given for accuracy *and* creativity)
8. I want to post my signature five times in one thread. Can I? Why or why not?
9. Where do I go if I want to post about the results of this cool quiz I took?
10. What's a Private Owl?
11. Where can I plug my fanfic? (list at least 3 places)
12. Kan I p0st fix splld lk this?!???????
13. Who is Simon Branford and why should anyone care?
14. What is slash?
15. What is a ship?
16. Where can I complain about a mod?
17. Where is the full text search box for fics?
18. What is Lumos Dissendium?
19. Where is the FAQ?
20. What are forums and threads?
