Tanki Writing Club

[tony990_Superstar 68]

They're currently permanently open.

We mean for YOUR Press.

[Darren4Turbo 4,913]

Interview is done! :D

 

[issue 2] [interview] 1stsuperwhitedragon

[SportsKing700 153]

Visit this topic tony and read it. Applications for reporters are open jeez 

 

http://en.tankiforum.com/index.php?showtopic=184460

[1stsuperwhitedragon 408]

Visit this topic tony and read it. Applications for reporters are open jeez

 

http://en.tankiforum.com/index.php?showtopic=184460

ouf, idk if

[PenguinNEWexp 11]

May I post my application article?  ;)  Oh, and I'm going to write an article on supplies.

[1stsuperwhitedragon 408]

Sure

I posted mine

[PenguinNEWexp 11]

I posted my guide on the Team PM. Just want some feedback on it.

[TriNitroToIuene 4,765]

But applications are closed...

Read Issue 34's main topic

[Therider 2,034]

Edited June 12, 2015 by Therider

[GoldRock 6,165]

The questions in your interviews often lack imagination or variety, and the answers often lack development and aren't particularly interesting. But the main reason I've downvoted some of your most recent interviews is because you guys won't stop interviewing yourselves...

 

It might be a good idea to actually interview people who've become well-known as a result of their actions in the community or game, which I'm sure would mean many more would want to read the interviews. Then, once you've actually established a reputation for yourselves, go ahead and give the odd self-interview. But the fact is, you guys are interviewing yourselves more than the official newspaper does i.e. where people might actually want to read such 'self-interviews', because they've worked on building a strong image of quality contribution through years of hard work. Maybe you guys should first do the same.

 

So no, I often like reading interviews and they can be pretty interesting - it's your interviews which are boring, at the moment. And I've explained why I think so above, so it might be a good idea to take my comments on-board rather than attacking me for them, which I hope you won't do. There's the response to that PM - and once again, if my downvotes bothered you (1stsuperwhitedragon), you could have just asked for an explanation in a respectful manner rather than jumping onto the same conclusion as you made before. Which remains unfounded and completely stupid, by the way.

 

P.S. Just a pointer - interviewee responses don't have to be exactly quoted, and can be edited for grammar mistakes with the permission of the interviewee and so long as their meaning isn't changed. 

Edited June 12, 2015 by GoldRock

[TriNitroToIuene 4,765]

 

The questions in your interviews often lack imagination or variety, and the answers often lack development and aren't particularly interesting. But the main reason I've downvoted some of your most recent interviews is because you guys won't stop interviewing yourselves...

 

It might be a good idea to actually interview people who've become well-known as a result of their actions in the community or game, which I'm sure would mean many more would want to read the interviews. Then, once you've actually established a reputation for yourselves, go ahead and give the odd self-interview. But the fact is, you guys are interviewing yourselves more than the official newspaper does i.e. where people might actually want to read such 'self-interviews', because they've worked on building a strong image of quality contribution through years of hard work. Maybe you guys should first do the same.

 

So no, I often like reading interviews and they can be pretty interesting - it's your interviews which are boring, at the moment. And I've explained why I think so above, so it might be a good idea to take my comments on-board rather than attacking me for them, which I hope you won't do. There's the response to that PM - and once again, if my downvotes bothered you (1stsuperwhitedragon), you could have just asked for an explanation in a respectful manner rather than jumping onto the same conclusion as you made before. Which remains unfounded and completely stupid, by the way.

 

P.S. Just a pointer - interviewee responses don't have to be exactly quoted, and can be edited for grammar mistakes with the permission of the interviewee and so long as their meaning isn't changed. 

Whoa, my brain short circuited there :o  After the usual doses of looong sentences and awesome grammar.

Are you a spell bee champion Arya?

[1stsuperwhitedragon 408]

The questions in your interviews often lack imagination or variety, and the answers often lack development and aren't particularly interesting. But the main reason I've downvoted some of your most recent interviews is because you guys won't stop interviewing yourselves...

 

It might be a good idea to actually interview people who've become well-known as a result of their actions in the community or game, which I'm sure would mean many more would want to read the interviews. Then, once you've actually established a reputation for yourselves, go ahead and give the odd self-interview. But the fact is, you guys are interviewing yourselves more than the official newspaper does i.e. where people might actually want to read such 'self-interviews', because they've worked on building a strong image of quality contribution through years of hard work. Maybe you guys should first do the same.

 

So no, I often like reading interviews and they can be pretty interesting - it's your interviews which are boring, at the moment. And I've explained why I think so above, so it might be a good idea to take my comments on-board rather than attacking me for them, which I hope you won't do. There's the response to that PM - and once again, if my downvotes bothered you (1stsuperwhitedragon), you could have just asked for an explanation in a respectful manner rather than jumping onto the same conclusion as you made before. Which remains unfounded and completely stupid, by the way.

 

P.S. Just a pointer - interviewee responses don't have to be exactly quoted, and can be edited for grammar mistakes with the permission of the interviewee and so long as their meaning isn't changed.

 

1. How did you take that pic?! :O

2. You don't have any grammer mistakes

3. I wasn't going to jump to my dumb conclusions again

[Remaine 4,687]

^ Great response to the arguments presented there.

[TriNitroToIuene 4,765]

Just applied for reporter (wish me luck....!)

[Daniel898 327]

Just applied for reporter (wish me luck....!)

Good luck ))

[TriNitroToIuene 4,765]

 

Good luck ))

Thanks ))

 

 

Show 'em Prat' :D

:D :D

I just submitted two articles this time..... last time, Conan heartlessly politely rejected me because I didn't have a Skype account.

Now, my parents have given me permission to have a Skype account if I get selected ;)

 

Thanks for your confidence in me tho :P

[Kevred 1,586]

Now, my parents have given me permission to have a Skype account if I get selected ;)

That. Is. AWESOME!

[PetertheGeniusGamer 74]

 

 

The questions in your interviews often lack imagination or variety, and the answers often lack development and aren't particularly interesting. But the main reason I've downvoted some of your most recent interviews is because you guys won't stop interviewing yourselves...

 

It might be a good idea to actually interview people who've become well-known as a result of their actions in the community or game, which I'm sure would mean many more would want to read the interviews. Then, once you've actually established a reputation for yourselves, go ahead and give the odd self-interview. But the fact is, you guys are interviewing yourselves more than the official newspaper does i.e. where people might actually want to read such 'self-interviews', because they've worked on building a strong image of quality contribution through years of hard work. Maybe you guys should first do the same.

 

So no, I often like reading interviews and they can be pretty interesting - it's your interviews which are boring, at the moment. And I've explained why I think so above, so it might be a good idea to take my comments on-board rather than attacking me for them, which I hope you won't do. There's the response to that PM - and once again, if my downvotes bothered you (1stsuperwhitedragon), you could have just asked for an explanation in a respectful manner rather than jumping onto the same conclusion as you made before. Which remains unfounded and completely stupid, by the way.

 

P.S. Just a pointer - interviewee responses don't have to be exactly quoted, and can be edited for grammar mistakes with the permission of the interviewee and so long as their meaning isn't changed.

Wat I said

[tony990_Superstar 68]

P.S. Just a pointer - interviewee responses don't have to be exactly quoted, and can be edited for grammar mistakes with the permission of the interviewee and so long as their meaning isn't changed. 

Then I'd have to go back and ask every person who was interviewed if it's OK, and by that time it'd be the end of the month at least and the article would still not be published...much quicker to just publish it DIRECTLY QUOTING them.

[GoldRock 6,165]

Then I'd have to go back and ask every person who was interviewed if it's OK, and by that time it'd be the end of the month at least and the article would still not be published...much quicker to just publish it DIRECTLY QUOTING them.

I knew you'd stubbornly stand your ground on the matter, and you didn't fail to meet such an expectation. All professional interviewers edit interviewee responses to at least some extent without necessarily twisting or altering their meaning e.g. by cutting out less interesting material, polishing the grammar or placing emphasis on certain parts. Generally, it only takes a quick "Do you mind if we polish your answers a little?" at the end of an interview - or if that's too time-consuming as you said, you can just not ask them and put a disclaimer explaining how the answers have been edited at the bottom of the interview, so that there's no risk of accidentally misrepresenting what someone's said.

 

It might be 'quicker' just to copy over answers as they are and that's that, but the easier path is always the quicker one. High quality comes into play when time and effort is taken to continuously improve articles, whether they be interviews or otherwise. It's just my feedback - take it or leave it; although it might be a better idea to ask others in the Club who might very well be more sympathetic with the tried-and-tested practice of editing interviews for quality, and take their own views on board too.

Edited June 13, 2015 by GoldRock

[tony990_Superstar 68]

All professional interviewers edit interviewee responses to at least some extent without necessarily twisting or altering their meaning e.g. by cutting out less interesting material, polishing the grammar or placing emphasis on certain parts. Generally, it only takes a quick "Do you mind if we polish your answers a little?" at the end of an interview - or if that's too time-consuming as you said, you can just not ask them and put a disclaimer explaining how the answers have been edited at the bottom of the interview, so that there's no risk of accidentally misrepresenting what someone's said.

1. They add brackets, first of all, but in this case it'd look like: [i am looking forward] to [Tanki Online's] next [holiday celebration which I think] is [going to be in July]

2. True, this is a good idea, and I will tell this to my club that they need to ask them if we can correct their grammar in their answers

 

 

It might be 'quicker' just to copy over answers as they are and that's that, but the easier path is always the quicker one. High quality comes into play when time and effort is taken to continuously improve articles, whether they be interviews or otherwise. It's just my feedback - take it or leave it; although it might be a better idea to ask others in the Club who might very well be more sympathetic with the tried-and-tested practice of editing interviews for quality, and take their own views on board too.

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[tony990_Superstar 68]

I posted my guide on the Team PM. Just want some feedback on it.

Don't listen to 1stsuperwhitedragon, you need to pass your article through ME first. I will take a look at it...

[1stsuperwhitedragon 408]

Don't listen to 1stsuperwhitedragon, you need to pass your article through ME first. I will take a look at it...

excuse me?! since when they can't listen to me!? I didn't even make a damn statement Edited June 19, 2015 by 1stsuperwhitedragon

[falcosenna1 8,320]

What if you guys make a group at skype or a group in PM to have discussions? The PM option is a wonderful invention. ;) 

[1stsuperwhitedragon 408]

What if you guys make a group at skype or a group in PM to have discussions? The PM option is a wonderful invention. ;)

that's the problem I don't have Skype -_- <_<