The Elder Scrolls Wiki:News Team

Applications for the TESWiki News Team go to    :.

The  TESWiki  is a group of hand-picked TESWikians who provide well written news updates which feature on the Main Page. This way TESWiki can ensure high quality news updates to her community. Anyone may apply to the News Team.

Expectations of News Team members

 * 1) Active seeking of information
 * 2) Correct and coherent use of English
 * 3) Use of proper wiki-formatting
 * 4) Writing original content to represent information found elsewhere
 * 5) Sourcing this information correctly, using references

Active seeking of information
The most important task of the news editor is keeping track of any development or new leads on upcoming TES games and patches. This includes, but is not limited to: Dawnguard and The Elder Scrolls Online.

Correct and coherent use of English
Just as in any wiki article, correct and coherent use of English is important, so that a reader can fully understand what a news story is communicating.

Use of proper wiki-formatting
Again, this is important for clarity to the reader. A nicely laid out news article with properly position images is far easier to interpret than one in which text has random line-breaks, and images are in unconventional places.

Writing original content to represent information found elsewhere
Any news articles which have been copied in their entirety from the original source, and pasted directly into a blog WILL NOT be accepted as official news on TESWiki. Members of the News Team must write their own content to represent the information they have found, in a manner which would appeal to a TESWiki audience. This information must also be sourced in the correct manner, using references, as is done on all standard wiki-articles.