Call of Duty Wiki:News Team/Application Page/Archive 0

Metlman13
Denied - Not trustworthy enough. 11:52, April 24, 2012 (UTC)


 * I'm not at all mad about this decision, but I don't understand how I'm not trustworthy enough. 00:51, April 25, 2012 (UTC)


 * Well the fact that you are one ban from being kicked out of chat for good is just one solid example. :| 21:21, April 26, 2012 (UTC)

Poketape
I've made news blogs before that have just been reposted by News Team members. I don't like stories going unreported, so when I find them I make blogs about them.

Support - I think Poketape should be a member of the news team due to his ability to communicate and write consistently well, as well as having made several news blogs before, which means he has shown a good ability. 11:50, April 24, 2012 (UTC)
 * All of which were moved and fixed. 20:11, April 24, 2012 (UTC)
 * They looked fine in their original versions to me. 20:17, April 24, 2012 (UTC)
 * Well you must have pretty good memory seeing as basically all poketapes blogs were moved and either rewritten or completly re done. 20:29, April 24, 2012 (UTC)
 * Now that's just a plain lie. My blogs were either moved or not changed at all. 23:35, April 24, 2012 (UTC)
 * Here's an example: User blog:N7/Court Date of Case Between Activision and Infinity Ward Founders Changed. Notice how it was simply moved without a single change. 23:43, April 24, 2012 (UTC)
 * I recall one of your blogs was massively edited by N7 or another News Team member, but I can't seem to remember the name. 00:47, April 25, 2012 (UTC)
 * Please browse through my user blog contributions and find it, because I looked and can't find any. 01:02, April 27, 2012 (UTC)

Oppose - Sorry but your blogs are quite often too short. We'll try again later. 19:04, April 24, 2012 (UTC)
 * Now that argument I can at least try to work towards solving, but the problem is the articles I usually find are rather short. I've also noticed news blogs made before that were short, and in my opinion it doesn't seem like something I should get penalized for. 23:35, April 24, 2012 (UTC)
 * User blog:KATANAGOD/Hidden Morse Code on Callofduty.com and User blog:KATANAGOD/Return for Debriefing - May 1st 2012 are pretty short themselves, but they're still good news blogs. 23:50, April 24, 2012 (UTC)
 * That is the exact point I tried to raise against Smuff's argument on IRC but for some reason, everyone thought the point made no sense, when it clearly does.. 00:48, April 25, 2012 (UTC)
 * I mean, look at |this. It's only a couple of sentences and a picture but nobody's saying it's unacceptable. 22:10, April 27, 2012 (UTC)
 * 1) This discussion should be technically over since the page is MEANT to be closed, and 2) "A picture speaks a thousand words." There is little to no point describing a picture, nor is it easier to elaborate on. There is a large difference between making a short blog based on a picture and a short blog based on an article. 22:41, April 27, 2012 (UTC)

Oppose - IRC is crucial to the news team as it helps us decide who is going to do blogs, what to name them etc. Seeing as you are against it then you can not be in the news team. 19:26, April 24, 2012 (UTC)
 * That seems rather unfair. Being active on the wiki should be enough because this is a wiki thing. It was stated in the thread that being on the IRC didn't decide whether or not somebody was allowed to join the News Team, however that's exactly what you're doing. 23:45, April 24, 2012 (UTC)
 * Do you mind directing me to where it said that? IRC has been essential in the News Team's run. 00:44, April 25, 2012 (UTC)
 * Not really. It's useful but by no means necessary. We have talk pages to contact people on as well. 00:51, April 25, 2012 (UTC)
 * Let's be honest here; have we ever really used talk pages in things concerning news blogs? Almost all of the work is debated on IRC. I'm not saying it's essential to the News Team, but it has throughout it's current run. 00:56, April 25, 2012 (UTC)
 * "From N7: 'he didn't get chosen because he can use IRC. He got chosen via it'" - Taken from the war room topic. 02:02, April 25, 2012 (UTC)
 * I can use talk pages if I need to. So can Poketape. What can we do on IRC that we cannot do on talk pages? 12:53, April 25, 2012 (UTC)


 * Proof please. Also we already had a news team member plagiarise a blog word-for-word. Unless he gets removed from the news team for this your vote is baseless. 12:53, April 25, 2012 (UTC)

I hate to say it, but I agree with Metroid about the talk page point. No one even bothered contacting me, neither through IRC or Talk Page after the verdict on my Application was made. 00:58, April 25, 2012 (UTC)

Crazy sam10
I'm usually free, so I can write up a blog should other members be busy. Also I've done one before. 12:07, April 24, 2012 (UTC)

Raven&#39;s wing
I'm certainly willing, even if I had a false start before when I posted a blog for something we already had one for.

Damac1214
I might as well be bold and apply, I spend a lot of time finding news and have found a lot of the news stories posted in recent blogs, and it might just be easier if I could do it myself. 18:32, April 24, 2012 (UTC)
 * What time are you active in UTC? 18:36, April 24, 2012 (UTC)
 * On weekdays i'm normally active and on-wiki from 7PM UTC - 5AM UTC (If I did the Conversions right) 18:40, April 24, 2012 (UTC)
 * We could do with another member to do blogs around that time (to help kat) so I'll think about it. 18:44, April 24, 2012 (UTC)

Redskin-26
I have a good bit of free time while I'm lurking chat, and if any news members are unavailable during these times I could write the news blogs for them. I check ELiTE for new info often and I have some mild experience with news blogs in the past. 20:04, April 24, 2012 (UTC)

Comment - Are you active about the same time as damac is? 20:30, April 24, 2012 (UTC)


 * Yes just about the same time as him, but I get on and off a few hours earlier/later then him. 01:42, April 26, 2012 (UTC)

DarkMetroid567
Hello, I'm DarkMetroid567 and I am applying to become a part of the News Team. I find Call of Duty-related news on various websites and have the ability to write blogs. I'm on around the same time Damac1214 is, and I've made a news blog previously (with issues N7 warned me about on User talk:DarkMetroid567). Now that I am aware of the type of blogs made by the News Team, I feel I could make these blogs aswell. 21:27, April 24, 2012 (UTC)

Oppose - Not entirely convinced at this time that you need to be on the team. Slight concerns about your maturity. 13:11, April 25, 2012 (UTC)

Joe Copp
I'm willing to do community blog updates weekly or biweekly. Joe Copp 10:56, April 25, 2012 (UTC)