SA News Application Form

**Sam** on Thu Nov 12, 2009 6:57 pm

Here, finally, the long awaited SANews application form. Please copy and paste it into a separate thread and take suggestions for improvements to your heart. You will also be assessed on the form, structure and language features of your whole application. That means correct punctuation, as good as no grammar and spelling mistakes, the usage of paragraphs, headings and perhaps pictures.

Code:
IC:
Character name:
Date of birth:
Place of birth:
Phone number:
Address/general location (optional):

OOC:
Names of any alts you have/had on AMG:
Have any of thine characters been banished/banned or warned previously? If so, for what reason?:
Previous roleplay experience, including other servers (optional):
Will thine news character be thine primary character? (optional):
Native Language & Timezone (optional):

IC:
A brief description of what brought you here. (Was it a recommendation? A wanted ad? Simple whimsy? Something else?):

A brief description of why you feel you'd be an asset to our team (feel free to include relevant skills and/or achievements):

Describe thine personality in one sentence. (optional):

Assessment Task: (main component of the application)

PART A
You are to research the difference between an 'editorial' and a 'news report'. Prepare a four-line answer, defining both these types of articles and their differences. (Do not plagiarize another applicant's answer, feel free to google around, but do not copy & paste.)

PART B
1. Write an in-game style /news article, no less than seven lines. (Make sure to not be too biased in thine application. Please don't waste lines by saying "Hello, this is Grapefruit Man, Ian the P - thine evening host!")

2. Write an article format, suitable for "The Newsroom.", with a bare minimum of 100 words. (Make sure to include paragraphs, headings, a date and byline, and optionally pictures.)

Any additional comments (optional):

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