Plumpy’s News Committee Application

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#nwsc

#newscapplicant

Instructions:

//Simply answer all the questions given below. It is vital that each question is well thought out.//

Name/Nickname(s):

•Plumpy is the most common one. However I’ve also gained Plump and Smiles as well as many other variations of my name. I was once called Lump because the person was probably trying to annoy me. In any case I don’t really care that much as long as it’s not something weird or inappropriate.

Pronoun(s) you'd prefer to go by:

•She, Her, Female Pronouns please

Age:

•14-18

Timezone:

•EST

What times are you free?

•I’m better off telling you the times when I’m most likely not free. This is from Monday through Thursday from 6:30 AM to 5:00 PM. I am at school during these hours and in danger of phone confiscation if I even take the thing out of my locker. On Fridays I’m at school from 6:30 AM to 1:00 PM. On the weekends I’m usually free unless my parents have forced me against my will to participate in some recreational activity which is unlikely. Same applies for when I am free on weekdays, small chance of being dragged off on a family outing. Otherwise my life exists solely on Amino.

Are you comfortable with interviewing other s? If so, what kind of questions would you ask and why?

•I don’t suppose why I wouldn’t be okay. If I wasn’t I probably wouldn’t apply for the news committee. And if it were questions, I would consider the What, When, Why, Who, and How of the topic. I’d also ask questions about future, present, and past.

Are you aware of the current events taking place in this community (RPA)? If yes then please give an example:

•Yes I very much am...

•All the Christmas challenges I can’t name word for word but there’s the secret santa thing, the umbratic minds present thing, the theme challenge, the video game challenge, the list goes on...

—Forever

Explain any ideas you could add to contribute to the news issues.

•I’ve been thinking about this for awhile now. Any good newspaper needs COMICS. Thus, I suggest you make possibly a fourth position: Artist. They can draw short comic strips for the newsletter, maybe based on a chosen RP excerpt...? Dunno, but my estimate is that at least 50% of the people who actually read the real life newspaper do it for the comics, but in the process get sucked into reading the long, paragraphs which are embedded on the front page. It’s a simple setup and useful method to boost interest. That or sudoku but who the heck has time for numbers when you have COMICS.

As a reporter, you need to pick the best out of all the rest. Tell us what you would be able to contribute, what should be featured in our news issues, and how good of an editor you are.

•What can I contribute? Many things. I can be all three of the positions, really. Whoever is needed the most. I’m known for being very open minded and a deep thinker, as well as somebody who tends to produce good ideas in the heat of the moment. You should feature the current events and challenges, the guilds and committees, you’ve been doing pretty much everything I can think of. However, maybe touching more on the artistic side of RPA? And maybe try doing an occasional “Staff Interview” and you can get the s side of hip on RPA? As an editor I have the English skillset of somebody who has spoken, heard, read, and written the language all her life. I’m sure editing articles wouldn’t be a problem for me.

How good of a team player are you? Cooperation and trust between our team is important.

•Hmm, hard to say to be completely honest. In real life I’m the one friend in the group project who falls asleep then wakes up to a finished presentation because my poor team mates did everything for me. On the internet I suppose I’m not really as unmotivated since I’m not writing about Westward Expansion or something. However, sometimes I tend to be a sort of control freak with projects, being a perfectionist and somebody who can’t stand when something isn’t consistent. However, trust is something I can promise, and cooperation I it is a little on the dull side but I try.

What attributes do you have that can help you in news reporting?

•Hmmm, another tricky question. To be honest I find it hard to describe myself, however my eye for detail may prove helpful and my thought process which tends to think way too much or way to little can help with inspiration and other things involving using the brain. I also have been told I have a sort of quirky and sarcastic sense of humor which I am more than capable of watering down to a mature and professional level, however a little comedy in some articles won’t hurt I’m sure.

Which position would you like to have?

Please check your desired position

[ ] Informant

[ ] Journalist

[ • ] Editor

Uhhh. Can I just be auto assigned or something? I really can’t chose to be honest. I’m willing to fill any position that’s open and needs more willing people. Otherwise if I really have to pick one make me an Editor.

Why did you decide to apply for this particular committee?

I was bored.

•It seemed interesting and a good activity to help RPA as well as filling in my empty schedule. The recent newsletters posted have really struck me as a cool thing to do and I’m willing to see what’s going on, and being a part of all the fanciful journalism as well.

Please put a picture of your activity on RPA.

Additional comments: Thank you for considering adding me to the team!

Note:

This form is created exclusively for the News Committee and should not be submitted and accepted as an application for another committee if the said event arises.

There is a copy of the application in the comments.