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Newsposter application thread

As you have noticed, due to some misunderstandings in the newsposting team, the AquaSoft front page hasn`t been (properly) updated in the past few days. However, that will soon change.

Ever since I returned as the head of the newsposting team, I`ve been trying to make AquaSoft's front page better, or at least en-par with front pages of other popular customizing sites. And this can`t be done without a responsible, hard working and devoted newsposting team.

Today, AquaSoft is asking you to help make this community even better and stronger than it ever was.

We are looking for a completely new, fresh and dedicated team of people to take the newsposting duties. This position requires a certain level of fluency in English, at least 50 posts on AquaSoft (it`s a necessary evil) and applicants must be over 16 years old.

Why all these restrictions?

Well, as a newsposter of AquaSoft, you will be our ambassador to the world. You will be responsible for the first impression people will get as they point their browsers to www.aqua-soft.org, and that requires certain qualifications.

If you want to join the newsposting team, post your application in THIS thread. In it, you should state your country of residence (important because of the time-zones and newsposting duties), age, education, the reason why you want to join the newsposting team and your desired newsposting position. Those who get to round 2 will be given a test and they will be noted via a PM about the results.

For now we have these positions open:

- Three daily newsposters

- One OS X application reviewer

- One Windows application reviewer

- One GUI reviewer

If you have any questions regarding this, feel free to PM, email or contact me on AIM.

nightcrawler will also be monitoring this thread and will answer all the questions you might have.

Let the best man (or lady) win ;)

#259867

This sounds interesting.

I currently live in the U.S (southern california), I am 19 years old, and a freshman at the University of California Riverside. I want to join the newsposting team because I want to become more involved with A-S and I have enough free time that I feel I could add something useful. I am interested in the "OS X application reviewer" position.

#259883

wizard's Application For Aqua-Soft Newspostmanship

Age: 19

>50 Posts? Yes

Fluent in English? I are is-- yes.

Country of Residence: USA (CST)

Education: 2nd Semester in College

Reason: Because I love you guys.

Posistion desired: GUI Reviewer. I love trying new skins out.

#259890

I would also be interested.

I have been a member of A-S for a while and would like to give back to this great community of Mac lovers, and skinners, that is Aqua-Soft. I am 19 years old as well and I an owner of many windows machines, and will soon be the owner of an Apple as soon as it gets off of being backordered (which I hope is very soon :S). I wouldn't mind being a daily news poster, or any place that the current Admins see fit.

My contact information is in my profile if anyone needs to get in touch with me. :)

#259892

I would love to be part of the aqua-soft team.

I am 19, i live in australia (east coast), i have both a mac (emac) and a windows machine (AMD athlon 64), finished high school (no uni plans at the moment)

The position im interested in would have to be the OS X application reviewer

The reason i would like to be a newsposter ? i already download 100's of application to test them out so i think it would be great to review them so it will be easier for others to find what they are looking for

In terms of my internet connection i have cable, which is almost never down (i have had it for 5 years and its been down twice)

I use the internet everyday, for aleast an hour a day.

If anymore information is needed, either Private Message me or send me an email.

#259923

Age: 17

>50 Posts? Yes

Fluent in English? if Southern English counts ;)

Country of Residence: USA (AL)

Education: 11th

Reason: To help out the community

Posistion desired: Daily newsposter

#259924

Age: >16 (between 19-21)

>50 Posts? Yep

Fluent in English.

Born and Raised in U.S.; still live in U.S.

Education: Doing a Bach in EE (Electrical Engineering)

Reason: Cause I'm the best duh

Posistion Desired: One GUI reviewer

#259929

HI,

Age:15

>50 - Yep

Fluent in English - Yep

Country of Residence: USA (Florida)

Education: Sophomore in High School, doing AP Calc BC, taken 5 APs with all 5s... plan to finish 16 college courses by the time of graduation (basically I'll have finished the first year or two of college by the time I finish high school), and I hope to pursue a career with an EE/CS degree.

Reason: I'm reliable, an OS X fanatic, love helping people out. I was a heavy modder back when I had WinXP and tried to help people out to the best of my abilities, and the same thing now.

Position Desired: Daily Newsposter or OS X App reviewer

Thanks

#259959

Age:17 (18 in 2 months)

>50 - yahh.....

Fluent in English - si sinor!

Country of Residence: New York, USA

Education: 11th grade in a publeik skoool

Reason: smarter than anyone else here... just kidding. i love how osx works and operates and want to give back to our community

Position Desired: OS X App Reviewer :cool:

#259972

Age:15

*points to first post*

.........applicants must be over 16......

:o

#259988

Age: 23 (wow im old compared to all the other applicants)

>50 Posts? yes

Fluent in English? yes

Country of Residence: USA (EST)

Education: College Drop Out

Reason:i've been a member since aqua app days, and i want to become more involved

Posistion desired: daily news poster

thank you

#259993

I'd just like to say that you should seriously consider what this involves before you apply. It's no easy task, and you have to be prepared to put a considerable amount of work into keeping ahead in whichever field you choose to commit to.

I think one of the main issues with newsposting starting off very strongly after a 'recruitment' session such as this then gradually dying off is that people find it a novelty at first. That, or they take on new commitments, and just don't have the time any more. For this reason, I think it will always be the case that Unbeliever (or whoever is in charge) will have to go through this whole cycle every 6 months or so - it's just the way it is.

#260004

Age: 22

>50 posts: yes

Fluent in english: I think yes

Country of residency: Australia (Sydney, east coast)

Education: Doing a Bach of IT (Software development)

Reason: I love this community, and would like to make some contribution

Position: Windows app reviewer.

#260023

I'd just like to say that you should seriously consider what this involves before you apply. It's no easy task, and you have to be prepared to put a considerable amount of work into keeping ahead in whichever field you choose to commit to.

I think one of the main issues with newsposting starting off very strongly after a 'recruitment' session such as this then gradually dying off is that people find it a novelty at first. That, or they take on new commitments, and just don't have the time any more. For this reason, I think it will always be the case that Unbeliever (or whoever is in charge) will have to go through this whole cycle every 6 months or so - it's just the way it is.

He's right... If you can't handle to post everyday and/or every week, don't consider applying...

But if you have the free time-It's fun :D

#260030

pat is right.

unless you can do this right, don`t apply.

that was one of the reasons i had to demote the last newsposting team.

however, being a newsposter has its benefits.

Staff only forums is just one of them ;)

#260044

Oh, that makes tons of tense Unbe. Have dapple tell them that it's quite hard being a newsposter, and they should be extremely devoted above all else to Aqua. You make it sound like they have to cross a fiery pit of burning lava to become a newsposter, and they have to write all their newsposts while doing pushups simultaneously,

AND THEN you tell them that there are benefits. The only benefit I see is if you're a certain head newsposter, and you have fun changing people's newsposting names to crazy, quite embarassing things.

@Mubach--Thanks for moderating this newsposting thread :P.

-NC

#260067

Let`s not go off topic here NC.

@ Mu - arigatogozaimashita -_-

#260089

Well... aside from the large amount of work this might contain, I would still be interested :)

#260124

Bah... I'm almost 16.. come on >_

#260190

don`t worry Derelikt.

even though rules are compulsary, it doesn`t mean i won`t make exceptions ;)

#260193

now if i was only 3 years older... i'm 13 and i wanna post news. i am very fluent in english (in kindergarden i was on an 8th grade reading level) and i can type with real grammer. See? I can type good... :P well anyway i wanna be a windows application reviewer and i would try my best. to be honest, i have ABSOLUTELY no experience and rarely post in my blog (though i remember someone, i thinnk it was seph or another a-s mod havine something i posted about a crikcet on my mother's bed in his sig so at least my blog has viewers) well please please please!!!!! I REALLY WANNA BE A NEWS POSTER (i don't beg often)

EDIT: i am in 8th grade and i am in ny (-0500 time zone)

#260205

now if i was only 3 years older... i'm 13 and i wanna post news. i am very fluent in english (in kindergarden i was on an 8th grade reading level) and i can type with real grammer. See? I can type good... :P well anyway i wanna be a windows application reviewer and i would try my best. to be honest, i have ABSOLUTELY no experience and rarely post in my blog (though i remember someone, i thinnk it was seph or another a-s mod havine something i posted about a crikcet on my mother's bed in his sig so at least my blog has viewers) well please please please!!!!! I REALLY WANNA BE A NEWS POSTER (i don't beg often)

EDIT: i am in 8th grade and i am in ny (-0500 time zone)

please read the rules of this thread.

#260228

Age: 32

50 Posts? Yes

Fluent in English? Yes

Country of Residence: USA (PST)

Education: Associates Degree in Graphic Multimedia Design, MCSA (MS Certified Systems Admin)

Bi-Technical - PC and Mac. TS rep for a major ISP.

Reason: I figured what better way to return to the community, but as a newsposter. One of the early scene

modders. Developed and co-developed several well known skins, from Objectbar to Phoenix (now Firefox).

Posistion desired: OS X application reviewer, GUI reviewer, Windows application reviewer.

#260250

Question: Is "Daily newsposter" different from the other poisitions mentioned?

#260262

Question: Is "Daily newsposter" different from the other poisitions mentioned?

Erm..duh of course...You post daily about releases. The thing is you have a "cycle" with the other newsies

Age: 32

50 Posts? Yes

Fluent in English? Yes

Country of Residence: USA (PST)

Education: Associates Degree in Graphic Multimedia Design, MCSA (MS Certified Systems Admin)

Bi-Technical - PC and Mac. TS rep for a major ISP.

Reason: I figured what better way to return to the community, but as a newsposter. One of the early scene

modders. Developed and co-developed several well known skins, from Objectbar to Phoenix (now Firefox).

Posistion desired: OS X application reviewer, GUI reviewer, Windows application reviewer.

Erm..you can't have 3 positions.

#260266