Please do fill out a form if you have joined as this is the only way I can know whether you want to be adopted, want to mentor or want to be a buddy. The forms are on the right hand side of the main page, clearly marked. I encourage you to fill one in, as I cannot know from just your joining the group what it is that you want to do.
Please do be as detailed as possible on the form so I can match you with someone good.
Please Note that if you don't fill out a form, but simply join the group and wait I will not be able to sniff what you need and as such your experience of the group will be a bad one.


We have the following mentees waiting to be adopted.

All mentees have been paired as of 7 February 2016

NOTE:

If you feel that your pairing is not working out after two weeks or more of trying it out, please note the group and it will be re-examined.

We have the following buddies waiting to be paired within the buddy pool.

MidnightAngelzz (from September 6 2015)

- Non-fiction, Formal writing

HeroofEnelios (from November 4 2015)

- Fantasy

Vanetias (from December 22 2015)

- Story/Scripting for Manga/Anime/Hentai

GrammarNaziCritiques is still low on prose pieces to critique and the critics are hungry for work.

If you have any prose that you want critiqued please place some questions in your comments (they help with guidelines as to what you want looked at specifically) and submit - you don't need to be a member.

GrammarNaziCritiques is looking for critics.

If you are interested please contact me [ MagicalJoey ] and I will guide you through the process. You are only required to critique two (2) pieces per month (more than that is obviously welcome) and you may still submit your own work for critique.

Understood-Accepted is taking in ideas for life skills topics of discussion.

If you have any ideas for topics we can discuss in 'Claires' Corner' (our life skills blog) please note these to me [ MagicalJoey ] and I will sort through them. For previous topics please look at the  'Claires' Corner' custom box on the 'About Us' page.

Understood-Accepted is taking in song suggestions.

If you have any songs that uplift/inspire or that cover a topic (abuse/depression/etc.) please note the group with a YouTube link

Ordinary-Writing is looking for admins and challenge participants.

If you can work in a prose-centric environment and work as a team to better the group, we want you. If you can work well under pressure and deadlines, we want you too. If you don't want to be an admin but just want to participate in the challenges and contests, we want you even more.

Please evaluate each other after a certain period of time. Periods of time to be determined by you, but normally every six weeks or so. Please evaluate your buddy/mentor/mentee by completing The Evaluation Form which will come to my email. Any problems I will be ironing out.

NOTE:
This process will be taken with great care and no 'slandering' will occur. Any issues will be sorted amicably and in an adult fashion with no flaming etc. At most it will mean a change in partner, at least a change in communication.

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was once a super group and I would like to restore it to its former glory so that more people can be reached and so that the group can be organised in a way that is more accessible to the general deviant and members.

Point donations can be made to MagicalJoey clearly stating that the donation is for this group.
If you would like to sponsor the group (i.e. donate all 5000 in one go) and have your name at the bottom of every journal and custom widget along the lines of 'this feature made possible by <yourdevname>' please don't hesitate.


If you come across a literature contest within the groups you are a member of where points are offered as a prize of any form please inform me so that I may enter to try and earn points.

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More admins might be needed.
If you would like to apply fill out the Administrator Application Form
Alternatively check to see if a friend or watcher of yours/person you watch is interested in joining.
Note: You can be an admin and a mentor/mentee/buddy just as you can be a mentor/buddy, mentor/mentee or mentee/buddy.
Note: The duties of an admin are simply going through the lists of mentors/mentees/buddies and suggesting matches to me [MagicalJoey ] so that I can send out the needed 'letter of matchmaking'. You do not have to contact anybody except me.

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Example from a Mentor Form Filled in With Detail:
What do you expect from your mentee?

I expect that they are already competent in the English language (unless English is not their first language). That means they know how to spell and utilize punctuation - I don't plan to do a job that Microsoft Word will do for them.

I also expect that they're willing to take criticism; I can be blunt, though I do try to soften the blows as best I can. I *will* tell you if something sucks (not in those words of course). But I'll also advise how to make it better.

I don't expect to get anything out of it except experience I guess. I've been told that I would make a magnificent editor, and I'm working towards that goal now, or at least seeing if it really is something I would enjoy making a living from.

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J