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Better Review Bureau FAQ
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Chances are that you have some questions, so we tried to answer the most common ones here. If you have further questions, contact any Mentor or Supreme Reviewer. -
Expectations:
What is this club for?
Refer back to mission statement.
What are the rules?
Here are our official rules for Club and Discord conduct:
1. No harassment, discrimination, or vulgar slurs. If you see any instances of this behavior or if you find yourself as the victim of it, please contact the staff immediately.
2. Keep criticism either to individual reviews or the consistent style of a reviewer's reviews. This club and server are meant to build people up and help them improve, not tear them down.
2a. If you want to vent specifically about a member, keep it private. We are a community meant to encourage, not to tear people down.
3. If you shouldn't say it on YWS, don't say it here. Keep the swearing minimal and PG-13 at the strongest. We could have members younger than thirteen, so everyone has to be mindful of what we say.
4. You get three strikes before you're banned or kicked (based on the severity of the offense). The moderators reserve the right to kick someone before they've used all the strikes if the user is harrasing people or causing major problems in another way.
5.Personal information outside of Country, State and the equivalents of States, should not be shared. This is for your personal safety.
5a. Never, ever ask someone for specific personal information. Asking timezones or countries is fine, but remember that no one is obligated to say anything. If someone is pressuring you or someone else for any personal information, contact staff immediately and they will be dealt with accordingly.
6. Listen to the staff members when we say something, even if it's not in the rules.
7. Please don't impersonate any other member.
8. No spam. -
Leadership:
Who runs this group?
Breakfast Club is an independent YWS club ran by a group of YWS members and moderators.
Who are the Senior Mentors?
The Senior Mentors are a group of founding members of the Breakfast Club who oversee the mentors.
What do mentors do?
Mentors assist in running the club in many ways. They are mostly here to help you, through guidance, answering whatever questions that might arise and running workshops.
If you're not sure who to contact, check the Membership Roster to see who the active staff members are.
How are mentors chosen?
Mentors have to meet all mentor requirements as well as complete the mentorship application process. For more information please PM a Senior Mentor. -
Membership:
Who can join?
This is an open group, if you want to join our ranks we are happy to have you! Reach out to one of the Mentors or Senior Mentors if you have further questions.
How do I advance in this group?
Everyone starts as a Trainee, then can work their way up the different roles to Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, and (if desired) Mentor roles.
Here are the role advancement requirements:
Trainee
- Join the club and or the club discord (all are welcome - PM staff if you have questions)
Beginner
- Have met Trainee requirements
- Attend a Review Workshop
- Submit a review to be critiqued by a Mentor or Senior Mentor
Intermediate
- Have met Trainee and Beginner requirements
- Link a resource in a review
- Review 3 poetry works
- Try a new reviewing format (pick a template provided)
- Rep the club in 3 reviews
- Review two chapters in the middle of a novel
- Review something at the back of the Green Room (take a screenshot to prove you got 150 points)
- Review a mentor or supreme reviewer's work
Advanced
- Have met all Trainee, Beginner, and Intermediate requirements
- Review a Script
- Critique your first review
- Write 3 reviews 1500 characters or more (does not include quotes)
- Set up a Will Review For Food Thread
- Review 5 consecutive chapters on a novel
- 3 short story reviews
- Review a work that's 3000 words long or longer
- Review a work of nonfiction
- Review a set of lyrics
- Link a helpful article in 3 reviews
Mentor
- Have met all previous requirements (some may be waived as per Senior Mentor discretion on a majority vote)
- Have a running "WRFF" page
- Exhibit exemplary reviewing quality in all types of literary work as defined by Senior Mentors
- Has demonstrable history of friendly and civil interactions with other members
- Have reviews that meet Advanced Standard on the Review Scoring Assessment
- Submits Mentorship Application by PM to Senior Mentors
- Is approved by 2/3 vote of Senior Mentors
- Agrees to all Mentorship guidelines and rules as set by Senior Mentors -
EDIT: As of 8/3/18
REQUIREMENT FOR INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ADVANCEMENT -
"Review something at the back of the Green Room (take a screenshot to prove you got 150 points)"
has been changed to:
"Review something at the back of the Green Room (take a screenshot to prove you got 125 points)"
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