** Application for RPGamer Editorials: Assistant **  
       Complete and email to editor@rpgamer.com 
       by 12:00 PM PST, April 14, 2001
 

Please note that this is not a full 'staff' position. This is an assistant position for the Editorials section, and is dealt with internally within the Editorials wing, and not with the rest of the site. If you are seeking a staff position within the site itself, be it through news, media, or the other interactive sections of RPGamer, or if you're seeking payment for services, this isn't the job you want to apply for.


This job entails:

1. Recieving and reading through editorials, sending e-mail for those which won't be accepted in the first screen, detailing why they won't be accepted.
2. Verifying that all editorials which make it past the first screen have the necessary information attached, and if not, retrieve the missing information from the authors.
3. Correcting any spelling and grammatical mistakes with the remaining editorials.
4. Returning the screened editorials to me, as well as a list of editorials which were not accepted as well as why they weren't accepted.
5. Assisting in RPGamer Editorials work, working with others on internal projects.
6. Being present on RPGamer's Editorial Channel (#edscorner) for a fair amount of time.

Extra duties that will be required:

These will have to be done once every three weeks (if desired), as well on occasions which I can't update for various reasons. I will assist as much as possible, but these will be your responsiblities:


1. HTMLing editorials into the editorials template, or correcting and completing ones which have been sent and have been accepted.
2. Updating the main editorials page, which involves quite a bit of HTML work, as well as updating the three archives. (They being by date, by author and by topic, two of which are still in development.)
3. Explaining on the main page any reasons why I haven't been able to update. (If it isn't a scheduled break.)


Please note that these extra duties will not be imposed more than once every three weeks, unless due to extreme circumstances and/or with piror notice and concent.


Remember that all actions concerning editorials conducted by the sucessful applicant will be answerable to me. This includes late updates, poor updating, and the dismissal of editorials for non-editorial reasons. I will dismiss you if your performance is below standard consistently.







For all Applicants:

"Assistant Application: RPGamer Editorials" is to be the subject of the e-mail application. Any potential applications without this title will be ignored.

Fill out this form, and answer the questions under the question given. Send the completed application as an attachment in a .txt format or within the e-mail itself, as well as any other documents. Any potential applications which do not follow this format will be ignored.


Also note that any questions over if a particular application has been looked at will also be ignored, and if persistant, you can draw your own picture as to what will happen. I will however answer general questions over the application through e-mail or within the #edscorner IRC channel.


You will be contacted in the week preceeding the 20th of April concerning the Application.


Any successful applicant will be required to turn up for the update beginning the 20th of April.







RPGamer Editorials: Editorial Assistant Application.




Full Name (Last, First, MI):
Nickname:
E-mail:
Personal Web Page (if applicable):
Age:

1> Describe *in detail* your HTML skills, or if you wish, display your abilities with an attached HTML demonstrating your skills, and provide the name of the file below.






2> What times during the week are you available?


3> Do you know how to use IRC? Are you familiar with common operator commands? How do you kick out a person by the name of 'name' and ban that person from the channel with a command?



4> How many RPGs have you played, and for how long have you been playing for? Please do not list the games, but what platforms and how many on each platform.





5> How long have you been coming to RPGamer? How long have you been following Editorials?





6> Have you written any Editorials or any other significant written work? If so, place a link to the one which you think best to demonstate here.



7> List 5 common topics within RPGamer editorials, and explain in some detail (2-3 lines) 3 different perspectives for each of them.




8> Please detail the mistakes in the following paragraph in two ways: with American and non-American (British, Australian or European) English standards.


As you can quiet see here, there is nothing wrong with the notion of honor within RPG's. Although it may be an outdated, misleading, medieval and arachic concept within today's societies' view of it's people, Honour is what we have within ourselves, and RPGs should reflect the desire of us to be as such. And fullfil it.









9> If you have any suggestions as to how the above paragraph could be improved, please mention it here, or rewrite it to as you think it should be.







10> Do you understand the table format, and file naming scheme of RPGamer Editorials? If you do, explain how it works.




11> What is your view of RPGamer editorials currently, performance wise? Is there anything that should be done to improve it?


12> What kind of internet connection do you currently have?  (phone, DSL, cable, T1, etc.)


13> What written education do you have?


14> Why do you want to work as the Editorial Assistant, with the knowledge of what you will be required to do?


15> Explain to me why I should pick you among all the applicants.