Posted by Sharp Shiny Pickle

Hi, everyone! We are needing some more moderators, so please read the information below if you’re interested!

Position: Moderator

Job Description: Read over stories that have been submitted to the site for correct spelling, grammar, punctuation and other writing mechanics. We grade stories here at, about, or above the 10th grade level. So we’re asking that only those with sound writing and grammar skills apply.

As a moderator, you will come across stories written for fandoms that you are unfamiliar with, be it for some really obscure game/novel/anime/etc. or original fiction. You will not be checking for characterization or plot, so we also ask that you are open to the idea of reading outside of your familiar fandoms.

Applicant Restrictions:
- At least 16 at the time of application; however, 18 or older is preferred.
- Author on the site for at least six months.
- Validated author, currently awaiting decision on author validation, OR able to ask for author validation at the time of application. (Requirements for inquiring about author validation can be found here.)

If you are interested and meet the requirements listed above, please send an e-mail to moderators.luna[at]gmail[dot]com by June 1, and we will forward you a copy of the application. Be sure to include your username somewhere in the e-mail, along with a link to your profile.

Edit by Kerrigan Sheehan:

Yes, we know the forums are down. They're back! Deadlines have been extended, and features will happen late. The appropriate forum threads have been changed.

Please keep your summaries and titles PG-13. We request that you don't pick pennames with curse words in them (We will ask you to change them. Failure to comply will result in account deletion.) and that you keep your profile free of any severe profanity. Why? We have users as young as 13, and we also have people who can only access the site at school or work or on public computers at libraries. Having that content in front of the warning pages can cause those computers to block it, making the site inaccessible to some users. We don't want to censor you, but we feel that it's important to have those people here as well. We will never ask you to censor story content, just to rate it appropriately.

We've been attacked by the spambot fairy again. Don't check for most recent users. Just don't do it...we are human and can't keep up with all of the inappropriate names.

If you are a real person who did register recently and your account was deleted by mistake, please let us know and/or simply reregister.

Please don't troll, flame, bash, spam, or otherwise harass people on this site or people from this site on any other site, such as Facebook, LiveJournal, or Tumblr. We've had an incident recently, and it makes us sad when we have to ban users for it. This is doubly true in regards to new moderator selection. None of us want to deal with a repeat of last year's drama, so please keep any negative or rude comments to yourself and contact a current (as of this announcement) moderator directly (in other words, privately) if you have any issues.