Do You Want to be an Infocard Writer?

[Teerin]

Hello! If you're interested in helping out this community and its mod more, or if you just enjoy writing, here is a good place to start!

We are presently a little short handed on Infocard Writers, a position which is adjunct or trainee level on the Development Team. Since we are gearing up towards the release of 4.89 Final, most of our work for 'cards is currently aimed at stations, planets, and fields that are being changed as a result of storyline progression. There will be other projects though, such as updating bar rumors/news, helping @Petitioner fix broken infocards across Sirius, or maybe lending @Croft a hand with his CNS Broadcasts. Here's what you'll need to sign up -

Job Requirements • Required • Recommended

• In depth knowledge of lore for multiple factions • in multiple regions
• Ability to write multiple paragraphs of fluent English • using higher levels of sentence construction, paragraph flow, adjectives, and adverbs in order to produce infocards which are easier and more interesting for players to read
• Ability to write objectively and impartially, without bias or subjective style
• Ability to write creatively, using assignment parameters as a framework to write with more detail • and as needed, in a way that is still concise
• Ability to keep confidentiality on information received regarding planned changes
• Time to produce multiple infocards per week • or within days of assignment
• Willingness to learn about factions unfamiliar to you • and the initiative to research any encountered unknowns
• Patience between times when needed to write infocards
• Understanding that inadequate infocards may be edited post-submission or turned back to you for additional work

If you are interested, please fill out this form. For the last question on the form, we have devised a short test for fluency, creativity, and impartiality. Please choose one of the following sample cases to write about:

- The clear defeat and loss of one of your favorite or primarily-played faction's key stations by the hands of your least-liked faction.
- Or, if you cannot easily think of a favorite or least liked faction, write a detailed news story for Planet Gran Canaria, using its infocard and other research, as if the Corsairs had seized absolute control in a surprise attack.

If you would like to nominate another, fill out the first three questions as if you were them. For the last response, indicate that this is a nomination by you, and explain precisely why they fit the above criteria. Nominations that do not indicate the nominator will not be reviewed, and please do not lobby for any individual. If you wish to eventually become a Story Developer, being an Infocard Writer first is part of the best route to take, but there are no guarantees. Submissions will be closed by the end of the 19th of July. It may take us up to two weeks following that to review responses and interview candidates, depending on the amount of applicants.

Thank you for your time.

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- James Burke, The Day the Universe Changed (1985)