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Blood Reaper[edit source]
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The main reason I would like to join the news team is to inform everyone about news on TES. As you know I've created many news blogs for the wiki. Most of the day ( every hour ) I look at Bethesda's tweet wall on any new information for Skyrim so I won't be late on creating news blog if I do join the team. English is my first language and strongest so I won't have any trouble when it comes to creating news blogs. I must admit though, that I sometimes don't double check my blogs, but I eventually look over it and fix grammer and errors. My main strong point is that I had a long experience with creating these types of blogs. To be exact, I've created around 45 news blogs and at least 70 blogs in total. The only side issue is how to correctly format news blogs ( might have to discuss it with me). Here's an example of my news work - Baby named Dovahkiin Here's two examples of what I can do without copying and pasting - Mysteries of TES I | Mysteries of TES II Reply to Jimeee I do see your points here Jimee and that's why I'm planning to actual check over my blogs and change my style a lot more. I act casual because It didn't seem neccessary at the time. I asked a couple of other admins back then about my blog and they said you can use your own style of blogs so I don't really think of it. I CAN write professional but I choose not to. If I do join the team I'll change the way I do things. Simple as that. P.S. My mediocrity on TES Lore isn't exactly my strong point. Oppose[edit source]
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Senjai[edit source]
Nomination for User:Senjai. Unsuccessful. | ||||||
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Application annulled. I don't want to be part of an organization attempting to blindly attempts to blend intrinsic motivations into a totalitarian hierarchy. Senjai (talk) 23:06, August 9, 2012 (UTC) Support[edit source]
In terms of character, Senjai has always proved to have a great level of understanding for the subject he is discussing, and has ever been compassionate, witty and quick with his responses. Obviously his profesional experience will be immeasurably useful on the news team and I thouroughly look forward to working with such a generally awesome TESWikian.>Brynden Bloodraven Cauthon 01:21, August 5, 2012 (UTC)
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The Milkman[edit source]
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Welcome to the News Team! :)
Hello, I am the Milkman. I am well-versed in the English language and the proper use of grammar. I strive to make the pages here as neat as possible, and strive for great aesthetic quality as well as general readability. I am capable of relaying any information we find in an entertaining manner, as well as being able to provide my opinion. I won't get the two mixed up ;) For more information, you can read my past blogs here. This is a news blog I wrote on Brutal Legend Wiki, where I am a Bureacrat. --The Milkman | I always deliver. 02:13, August 28, 2012 (UTC) Support[edit source]
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Another issue appears to be image placement. As Flightmare pinpointed, images must be in-line. Quotes longer than two sentences should be placed the way images are. The quote template looks messy on blogs and should be reserves for articles. Use the <blockquote></blockquote> tags instead. Additionally, you must add thumbnail parameters to your images. No hidden, alt text, as seems to be your current style. The caption must be in the thumbnail for optimal readability; also, it's house style. As far as writing style and mood goes, I still feel that the voice is cliche and gimmicky rather than journalistic. Practice makes perfect. I would like to see an Elder Scrolls blog without speculations or original research before I make a yay or nay. Hope you find these comments illuminating. Another minor, less imperative tidbit: contractions, as a house rule, are to be avoided. Cannot versus can't. Do not versus don't. As with numbers, contractions should be written out in formal letter and essay format, excluding o'clock, as is commonly dictated by writing etiquette. --—Deyvid Petteys (bother \ stalk) 10:35, August 28, 2012 (UTC) Comments[edit source]
1. How would I make it inline? I will need to know how to to avoid those nasty linebreaks. 2. I always keep "you" and "I" out of content articles, so that should not be much of a problem. Is it bad form to use them at all in news posts? I believe I have seen some news rticles with the word "you" in it. 3. So, should I simply use the {{Quote| template in the future, but surrounded by blockquote tags? 4. I will stick to thumbnails for any future blog posts. I do not really like them, so I typically just set the images to |250|right]] for aesthetic quality on my blogs and other wikis. Understandably however, I can see how making them clearly visible is important for news posts. 5. Not entirely sure what you mean by gimmicky here, though. If you want me to maintain a more nuetral tone for news posts (I don't know how many opinion-based news articles you want) I can keep that seperate from the entertainment-style of my usual blog posts. 6. --The Milkman | I always deliver. 11:31, August 28, 2012 (UTC)
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VaughanTES[edit source]
Nomination for User:VaughanTES. Unsuccessful. | ||||||
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VaughanTESTalk • Contribs • Edit count I'm Vaughan, I'm very touchy about spelling mistakes! I spend most of my internet life on this wiki as not much else interests me. Several of my blog posts have got very popular, including my Second Great War post and my Marriage blog also. I'd like to become a part of the news team because I have a large knowledge of Elder Scrolls Lore and can keep up to date with regular announcements. I'd be an asset to the team as I can write unbiased (or if needed, biased) blogs and posts on everything new about TES. I'm particularly excited about The Elder Scrolls Online, as it will provide the news team a lot of interesting new topics, including who becomes emperor, winning factions and most importantly the lead up to the release as we learn more information. This is an example of a news blog i would write, which shows the inclusion of the dreugh in TESO. User blog:VaughanTES/Dreugh To Appear In TES: Online! I hope you consider my application! - VaughanTES (talk) 21:45, December 13, 2012 (UTC) Neutral[edit source]
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Equillibrium[edit source]
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EquillibriumTalk • Contribs • Edit count I would like to nominate Equilibrium to be added to the News team. They have been posting quite frequently regarding news-related stories, and having them on the new team would mean that they would be able to post them straight away, instead of bugging an admin about it first. (Which just makes sense, really). Support[edit source]
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Knight of Camlorn[edit source]
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Welcome to the News Team! :)
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SleepingIII[edit source]
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Welcome to the News Team! :)
SleepingIIITalk • Contribs • Edit count I would like to apply to the news team. I have known and played Elder Scrolls games for a few years and I'm quite interested in all kinds of news concerning Elder Scrolls series including Online. TESwiki has helped me a lot and I want to do something useful for TESwiki and all other people by bringing in news. I can use English properly and I have edited many pages so I have no problems in editing. Because I'm planning to play ESO so I'll probably keep an eye out for ESO news. If I were to be given a position in the news team, I'll do my best to bring in high quality news updates on the front page. If I were not, thanks for your opinions and I'll improve myself. Here are my blog samples. SleepingIII (talk) 11:40, March 27, 2014 (UTC) Support[edit source]
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AnEasyBakeOven[edit source]
Nomination for AnEasyBakeOven. Unsuccessful. |
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I AnEasyBakeOven would Like to join the News team as finding game news is something I used to do for a small clan but that clan has now disbanded and I would like to put my skills to some uses .I have a decent Knowledge of Elder Scrolls lore (skyrim onward is my strong point.) my English is pretty standard but I have been known to make spelling mistakes, all my formal documents have/will be checked thoroughly just to make sure. I can write about almost anything but if I was to land a place on the news team I would focus on anything new that came up. Comments[edit source]
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Emperor Jarjarkine[edit source]
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Emperor JarjarkineTalk • Contribs • Edit count Hey there. I've been asked quite often to be part of the news team. The reason why I'd like to join the News Team is to continue to work on the interviews and mabye, being able to categorize thems as a community news. So, since I've got more than 6 propositions, I will apply right now. I'm sure it will be a plus for the community to get to know our administration even better. Since this is called the News team, I believe that the people who wanted me to be part of the team are thinking, that my blogs would be some good news, and, will be a good thing, for the rebuilt of this Wikia.Emperor Jarjarkine Support[edit source]
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TehGreatMightyPoo[edit source]
Nomination for TehGreatMightyPoo. Unsuccessfull. | ||||||
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TehGreatMightyPooTalk • Contribs • Edit count Hello, I have have a decent amount of TES knowledge and lots of free time. I could use that free time to learn how to do this job properly. As you can probably tell, I also have good English grammar. 01:29, September 21, 2015 (UTC) —This unsigned comment is by TehGreatMightyPoo (talk • contribs) . Please sign your posts with ~~~~! Oppose[edit source]
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Madman97[edit source]
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Madman97Talk • Contribs • Edit count Hello, my username is Madman97, and I have been a member of this website since June 2013. I took an immediate interest in blogging and the well being of the website and wish to apply my knowledge of the written word and use of text by interviewing various members high and low that can be found on the site. I have a streamlined method of churning out content weekly so I am always active and I have a professional attitude when working with other members. Thank you very much for your time and consideration. 23:34, September 21, 2015 (UTC)Madman97 (talk) Support[edit source]
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ClavicusVile335[edit source]
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ClavicusVile335Talk • Contribs • Edit count Dear wiki team, I would like to be news moderator, the wiki is great and I love it, this is the reason I wish to help out so our fans are updated with the most recent news, I have all media except Twitter and I constantly check the Elder Scrolls official media pages to see what is new. I wish I could get a chance to help ClavicusVile335 (talk) 03:57, February 2, 2017 (UTC)ClavicusVile335 Comments[edit source]
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The Crusader of Truth[edit source]
Nomination for The Crusader of Truth. Successful. |
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The Crusader of TruthTalk • Contribs • Edit count I would like to nominate myself for new team. Although news team is more of a formal title than anything else, I have proven that I can create news articles worthy of being put up on the main page of the wiki. I already have a couple of articles created, as seen here, here, and here, all featured on the main page. I've proven that I look for news related to the series, such as upcoming titles, DLCs, and other information, that (thankfully) I can use mostly-coherent English, that I can use proper formatting for the blogs, write original content, and source my content correctly, the five requirements of being on the news team. – The Crusader of Truth (talk – chat) 00:58, November 26, 2017 (UTC) Support[edit source]
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Poisoned Apples[edit source]
Nomination for Poisoned apples. Successful. |
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Poisoned applesTalk • Contribs • Edit count Hello, this is Poisoned Apples. Writing is one of my strongest passions, and considering I already do this weekly on the /d, I would like to branch out and help out on the news team. I am able to gather information and write sourced original content, with some of my best examples here and here. I’m also familiar with editing, having added dialogue to Oblivion character stubs, done rewrites according to the style guide, and added references to certain lore articles as well as fixing spelling and grammar. I have enjoyed contributing both on articles and in the discussions and would love to help out in another way. Thanks! - Poisoned apples (talk) 04:11, October 6, 2018 (UTC) Support[edit source]
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Stygies VIII[edit source]
Nomination for Stygies VIII. Successful. |
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Stygies VIIITalk • Contribs • Edit count Hello, I would like to apply to the News Team for two reasons. One of them is the fact that the team is small and could get some help. The other is that I'm indeed passionate about communicating with communities and writing news or social media posts. I'm also competent to do this. Now I will refer to the seven points from the list of expectations. 1. I follow all news related to The Elder Scrolls no matter whether I'm a news writer or not. I simply do it because I want to know. I even stay up at night every year to watch E3 live. I manage a few Polish groups on facebook, where I post news, including The Elder Scrolls Polska and The Elder Scrolls Online Polska, as well as international groups for TES: Legends and TES: Blades. I used to write multiple news posts and guides for the Polish The Elder Scrolls Wiki when I used to be an administrator and then a bureaucrat there. I also managed the wiki's all social media during 2015-2018 increasing the number of editors and popularity of the wiki. I became a Bethesda.net volunteer moderator (I'm not an employee, only a medium between Polish language users and English staff and a barrier between mayhem and cultured discussion) in 2018 when Bethesda decided to add Polish language to the forums. Sometimes I get news or updates even before the press gets them because I have to get ready for increased traffic on the official forums. I do have NDA signed and I will never break it, but sometimes that can be helpful to look out for news when Bethesda publishes them. But the main, primary reason why I follow all the news is because I just want to. It's my hobby after all. 2. I use English on a daily basis. At work, at wikis, during other activites. I spent five years in two schools with English curriculum (last classes of primary school and whole secondary school). We communicated in English all the time there. In result, I'm pretty much bilingual to this day. I'm one of the leaders of Scribes of Tamriel, a team that creates the fan translation of ESO to Polish. It has been praised by Matt Firor. I translate and coordinate the project.
I also translate at work in an indie gamedev studio, but I'll share only one example because I don't want Fandom to think we would profit from promotion here: http://www.coffeenoirgame.com/2019/04/08/virtual-comic-pages/ I write articles in English and contribute to The Elder Scrolls Wiki and The Imperial Library (by the way, because you'll be checking, I go by the name Aunt Sotha at TIL and some other places now) in fluent English. You can also check the language corectness of my lore articles for Team Rankstar https://teamrankstar.com/author/stygiesviii/ 3. I think you can check out my 1,5k edits. My edits for Blades may be incorrect because I wasn't sure how to build completely new articles for the game without any tips. However, you can see my whole progress because I started editing at this wiki in 2014 and that's how I started editing at all. I'm familiar with your guidelines. What's more, when I find some time, I attend moots and consensus threads. 4. That would be everything I mentioned in answer 1. I tend to write my own posts and articles, not copy them. I also write some articles for students' newspaper at my university. 5. I think that my experience as English The Elder Scrolls Wiki editor, Polish The Elder Scrolls Wiki editor and assistant librarian role at The Imperial Library are proof of my knowledge about sources (and where to find them). Librarians and assistant librarians at TIL are chosen for their knowledge and experience instead of applying. 6. I operate wiki-related social media accounts since 2015:
7. I'm familiar with slack due to using it as Community Councilor and at work. Stygies VIII (My talk | My contributions) 21:25, April 12, 2019 (UTC) Support[edit source]
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CarloV3r[edit source]
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CarloV3rTalk • Contribs • Edit count Hi guys, After discussing it with Atvelonis and some other staff members, I've decided to take their advice and apply to the news team as I believe that even with my limited amount of available time, I can still find ways to contribute through social media management. As some of you might know, I'm a licensed graphic designer/artist so that would be what I'd spend my available time doing: Making social media post designs in co-operation with Stygies, Poisoned Apples & Atvelonis. I've made some graphics for the wiki/our social media in the past, but I'm confident I've improved my design skills since then so I'm sure I'm able to improve our social media outlets with professional graphics and give us a real corporate identity. Hope you guys will have me back and I'm looking forward to being able to contribute again!—CarloV3r (talk) 10:07, March 16, 2020 (UTC) Support[edit source]
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Amulet of Kings[edit source]
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Amulet of KingsTalk • Contribs • Edit count Dear TES wikians, I am writing to apply for the News Team position. The Elder Scrolls has been an important part of my life, and this has lead me to regularly check the official news sources from Bethesda and Zenimax, as well as other sources such as the Weekly Updates of the wiki. I would like to do my bit by personally contributing to the diffusion of the information about TES related news. I am familiar with the social media accounts the wiki operates. It has been brought to my attention that the news team is trying to expand their social media focus. I would be willing to regularly post trivia and polls, as well as other content in order to increase the impact of the wiki in said social media. These posts could have a similar structure to the Weekly Lore Series or Featured page of the Day threads I posted on the Discussions. I believe that one of my strong points is to transmit information in an humorous and entertaining manner. I would also be interested in writing blog posts about the latest updates and DLCs for ESO and future TES games. You can read some of my blog posts for reference:
I already know most of the staff from my time as a moderator, so I think that I would make a great workmate. Moreover, I am familiar both with the policies of the wiki and the wikitext language. To sum up, I believe that my knowledge about the news sources and the wiki guidelines makes me a qualified applicant for the news team. Thank you for your time and consideration. Your faithfully, Amulet of Kings (talk) 22:12, May 30, 2020 (UTC) Support[edit source]
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ElderChicken[edit source]
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ElderChickenTalk • Contribs • Edit count Hello All, I am here today to apply to the News Team. Recently, I have found my ever-growing love and interest for the Elder Scrolls to be diverging into finding out what the next big thing is. For example, TES VI is something I immensely look forward to (no matter how far away it is) and I jump on any new piece of news/info I get. Another example is Blades and what is going to be added in the next update, when that will be and how it will change the game. What I mean by this is: I have come to enjoy searching for new information regarding releases, updates, etc. and as the Elder Scrolls is such a big interest of mine I am always motivated to research new information. Which is why I feel that I, along with my enthusiasm, would be a good addition to the team. I was told that, currently, the News Team wishes to expand their social media outreach. This is something I am more than happy to assist with as I will be able to help with different ways to promote the Wiki and showcase the vast collection of knowledge and information that is continuously added on a daily basis. On top of this, I am happy with also focusing on a certain aspect of the Wiki. Some of you may know, I am a very prominent editor of Blades articles and I stay on-top of each update and even try and incorporate these updates and explain them best I can in Wiki articles, see Loadouts or Loading Screens for an example. While I'm an active editor, I am not as active in Discussions or Blogs. This is something I can change as I have a few ideas brainstormed regarding blog posts/guides and the like. Even though I don't make an appearance in these sections of the Wiki, which is something I can still change, I would like to provide News to readers as I am passionate about finding information and staying on top of updates and would like to help pass on this knowledge and enthusiasm to those who read the News. Even if it isn't News, writing Blogs regarding Blades is something I am strongly considering. Continuity wise, I will be a dedicated member of the Team as I have proven on the Wiki that projects that I start or assist with I intend to go on until the end. A few examples of this will be my on-going quest to include all data and images for Weapons, Armour, Creatures and Enemies to name a few. But it isn't just Blades though, I am also trying to add missing data to all the missing data pages for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim as well as beginning to do the same for The Elder Scrolls Online and update all low quality images for Skyrim. Following on from being an active editor, during my time editing at the Wiki I have been able to learn and understand Wikitext so will have no trouble being able to create and edit News articles where necessary. As well as this, I also have a good understanding of Wiki policies too, Outside of the Wiki I also hold a reporter role on a website called CPAM which stands for (Club Penguin Army Media) which, while it may be perceived as a child's game, actually has a very active community where different "armies" battle it out to get themselves in the Top Ten. I have gained necessary reporting experience from this as well as Weekly Update posts on an RPAN subreddit I am a moderator on. I have had the pleasure of being able to get to know a few staff members from my time at the Wiki so I feel I would be able to fit in as a good addition to the team and prove myself to be a good team player. In conclusion, I feel with my TES knowledge, enthusiasm for researching new information, dedication to the community and TES as a whole I would be a great addition to the News Team. Thank you for taking the time to read my application. Talos Guide You, ElderChicken (talk) 15:19, May 31, 2020 (UTC) Support[edit source]
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SleepingIII[edit source]
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SleepingIIITalk • Contribs • Edit count Existing News member —EbonySkyrim Message! 22:35, September 12, 2014 (UTC) Support[edit source]
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