The Inuyasha Fanguild, where I moderate, is currently looking for people interested in screening nominees. In general, we're just looking for people who are willing to weed through the nominations we receive each quarter and pinpoint the stories whose grammar, capitalization, presentation, and other mechanics of writing are such that should be disqualified. We're trying to level the playing ground...
Anyway, we're in need of a few more individuals. So, if this sounds like something you would be interested in, apply! (You have to be a member of the IYFG, so if you aren't and you are interested, please join!) The following is the application, which can be sent to me (crystal_whistle@yahoo.com).
> Applicants will be asked follow-up questions. (The follow-up is a sample screening report for a couple of fics.)
>
> Name/Nick --
>
> CYA Statement -- (this is to say you're over 17, those under 17 can still apply but we can't have them read adult matterial)
>
> Are you an author? -- [If you're an author provide links to works you
> have written.]
>
> Are you a beta? -- [If you're a beta list authors and titles you have
> beta'ed with links.]
>
> Preferred Categories -- [List at least 2 but as many as possible and
> in the order of importance.]
>
> [A few paragraphs about who you are and why you want to be in the
> Quality Committee.]
>
> A major requirement of a screener is the ability to be unbiased, to
> treat each and every nomination equally regardless of its author, its
> pairings, etc. Are you willing to do this, even if you're assigned
> categories which were not within your preference? What are you willing
> to do to curtail whatever biases or preferences you might have?
>
> If a conflict of interest arises, would you be willing to screen the
> work of a fellow member of the QC? Would you be willing to submit a
> challenge if that work contains challengeable offenses? And if that
> work is DQ'ed, what would be your gut reaction?
>
> Another major requirement is time: do you foresee any difficulty
> obtaining the free time needed to screen nominations?
>
> Do you foresee problems with the system and if so what would be your
> solutions?
Thanks for hearing me out!
-Crys