No recap this week, as I think this topic kinda trumps that…
I floated the question about having FactPilers posting matches and I think it’s time to clear some things up.
1.) This is NOT a “moderator” type role. There were some conversations talking about having 3 mods per battle and submitting matches based on what your strengths were. All this will do is give you the the ability to actually upload matches to the site thru a custom login that I create.
2.) I will still approve EVERY match before it gets posted. Currently, only 3 readers have the ability to publish their own posts.
3.) Everyone will start at the “contributor” level. This means you can go thru the process of creating everything for the match, you just can’t upload the image or any files.
4.) This is the time to prove yourself. I will not be letting certain people only do certain characters/universes. How can you expect to expand your knowledge of other great characters if you stick with only the ones you know? Getting outside your comfort zone is a great way to not only challenge yourself, but to learn new things.
5.) At the start, I will send you the matches to post. You will be responsible for correctly creating the post. THIS IS NOT AS EASY AS IT SOUNDS. I have crafted a “FactPile Style Guide” as to how every match has to look, and there are certain things that need to happen for every post that appears on FactPile.
6.) Only after I feel like I can rely on you to provide consistency will I upgrade you to “author” status which will let you publish to the site without me needing to approve it manually. This process might only take a few weeks for some people, while others it might take six months. And if it takes you that long, you’ll notice that you aren’t getting any matches sent your way.
7.) I know I am pretty laid back when it comes to making comments on the site, but when it comes to being reliable, paying attention to details and just wanting to do this, I am a prick about how certain things have to be presented. This site started out as nothing and has evolved tremendously because of the input of you readers, the willingness to adapt, but also knowing that every day, there are at least 2 new posts on FactPile. I will not sacrifice those core values.
8.) Once you go through some of my pre-determined matches, I will grant everyone who wants to do this a few matches of their own to suggest. In the style guide, I have my process for what battles get selected to be made. While I do expect the formatting and presentation to be identical from everyone, your personality can come out in the matches you post as well as what you post in the battle themselves.
9.) The ultimate goal is to have an organized way to getting matches we all want to see make it to the site.
10.) I will tell you right now that if I start hearing complaints about one person supposedly getting special treatment, or one person’s post suggestions are always going live, the person complaining will most likely get their abilities revoked. This will be a grind, and only those who want ti bad enough will make it through the other side.
11.) I know there are some more points I am missing right now, but as I think of them, they will be addressed in this post only. I’ll probably end up inserting emails into the comment section for this post for the benefit of all.
Okay, so now that the rules have been stated, let’s get this started.
If you want to sign up for this non-paid abuse by me, all you need to do is send me your email address and screen name you want to post under. I know most of you will pick what you already use for the site and that’s fine. Be sure your Gravatar is what you want, as it will be the image that gets posted in the “author” section. If you don’t have an image, I’ll most likely use my Master Chief Teabag gif in action over your screen name.
Send in your email to admin at factpile dot com. Be sure to tell me in the subject line that it’s related to wanting to post on FactPile. Also, feel free to include anything that you feel like you can offer.
I’m looking forward to seeing how this goes.
Paul (Admin)
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