We are looking for a few (3 - 4), responsible community members who wish to have a bit more responsibility on the site.
Members would be responsible for finding news, contacting person's of interest, and posting news throughout the day. You must be a self-motivated individual to want to participate.
News moderators do not moderate forum members for following site guidelines, they are here to participate in the community, and find and post news, and support the site in whatever ways possible.
Their responsibilities include those above, and participating in, and supporting the Seibertron.com community.
Please do not take this lightly. This is a responsibility that many want, but few are qualified for.To enter your name into the application pool, please type a paragraph about what you think you have to offer the news crew, and the Transformers news that you have been most excited about seeing lately, as well as your availability to post news during the week and weekend. We will use this to see/evaluate (roughly) your writing skills, and to also see who can fulfill the needs we have for crew positions and empty time slots.
*If interested, please contact via PM, myself, sending us the above paragraph, and I will forward it to the other news admins. We will discuss who we would like to add, and will inform you as soon as we have made a decision as to whether we can use your services at this time or not.*
There is no compensation for this. You get more site privileges, but your responsibilities go up exponentially.
We need a few good members for the job. Can you help?
Deadline for 'applying' is Monday, September 29th.Thanks for your consideration, and support.
News Crew Job Description
Your role as a member of the News crew will incorporate the following:
News Gathering
- To gather and research Transformers related News from various sources and media both on and off-line.
- To search the various Seibertron.com forums for various news scoops, before posting a news story check the forums first. Nothing is worse then crediting another site when we can credit our own.
- To check the News Desk forum and News Submission e-mails for news Seibertron members have reported to us.
-To regularly check the Press Room forum announcements and information regarding the news section.
- Check the other big 3 Transformer Websites for News Articles. These sites include Allspark.com, Tformers.com and TFW2005.com
- Using the search function to check your stories have not already been posted on the main page by other News Crew members.
- To ascertain the validity, authenticity, suitability and news worthiness of each news item. Try to find more then one source if possible.
News Posting
- To post or not post the news items in the News or Rumor section according to the above guidelines.
- To communicate the News in a clear, concise and unbiased fashion to the users of this site. We're here to bring the news, not our personal opinion of the news article at hand. Leave your personal comments for later in the thread.
- Don’t be afraid to write a lot, you don’t need to write a paragraph but one lines should be avoided.
- Try and link to other older news articles if applicable. For instance if a new color test shot is on Ebay, try and link to an older prototype story to show our readers the difference.
- To credit all relevant sources and to avoid copywrite/intellectual property infringement where applicable.
- To check and edit you news posts for any grammar or spelling errors, spell checker is your friend!
- Do NOT credit middleman sources, for instance: If Allspark posts a article about someone on ACToys.net posting images of a new Transformer, just credit the ACToys.net source and link to it instead of Allspark.com
- News space on the front page can be limited, so try your best to keep the title of your news post to one line. This frees up room for additional News Articles.
Other duties
- To assist/notify your fellow News Crew members if you find a problem or error with their news posts. You may edit your fellow News Crew members post but only if they are minor, a News post should never totally be rewritten without the permission of the News Crew member unless there is a serious problem or false information is present. Any and all changes to a News Post should be put in the News Tracking thread which is stickied in the News Forum.
- To post links to News stories in the relevant Energon Pub Forum where applicable.
- To portray Seibertron and its News Crew in a positive way at all times. Acting both responsibly and ethically at all time.
- There is such thing as life away from Seibertron.com, you don’t need to post news everyday and you can take breaks. We understand that things come up, but if your going to be away for a extended period of time, please take the time and courtesy to make a thread about your absence.
Rumor Control
As News Crew we handle both news and rumor. Here at SEIBERTRON.com we separate them into to clearly defined sections, the News Section and the Rumors. Here are some guidelines you should consider before posting any news item:
- Be sure you know your source, and if it is reliable. If your news has come straight from Hasbro, Takara or any official body you should be safe to post it as news. Do not take anybody on their word unless you know they can be trusted.
- Check your sources, if you’re not familiar with a source or your news come to you second hand go back and check the original source and see where they got their information from. Not all sites are as careful about posting fact as fiction as ourselves.
- Use common sense to ascertain if something is believable or not. If it seems plausible and you have enough evidence to back it up you will usually be safe posting it.
- If you are ever in doubt of a item you find, don’t be afraid to start a new topic about it in the General Staff Forum. You can get the advice from your fellow News Crew members before you post the rumor or not.
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