Left 4 Dead Wiki:Requests for Staff

Requests for staff (RfS) is the process by which the community decides who will become a Staff member. A user either submits his/her own request for a position on a staff team (a self-nomination) or is nominated by another user.

Support a User by leaving a signature and a reason why you support, and the same for not supporting. Non-constructive posts will be removed.

Staff members are decided through a person's contributions and their activity on the Wiki. Before requesting a staff position, take a look at where your edits lie. This also applies to supporting or opposing to a user's request. If they are lacking constructive edits or their edits are within a different field than the one they're applying for, they obviously aren't cut out for the job.

IPs are not allowed to edit this section.

Janitors
Janitors are users who are always on the lookout for spelling errors, useless information, run-on sentences, etc.

User:Nightmirage
I, Nightmirage, request to become a janitor here on the wiki. I check the wiki everyday, and when I have free time I can usually be found improving pages. I am a stickler for grammar, spelling, and capitalization. As a rising junior in college with a writing intensive major, I believe I have sufficient knowledge to be entrusted with cleaning up any mistakes in the aforementioned areas.

Some of my contributions:
 * I am continually working on capitalizing words that need to be capitalized (especially Survivor and Infected which are often neglected)


 * I check almost all edits to make sure run-on sentences or incorrect grammar have not been added.


 * I also check for spelling. I have always excelled in this subject, and if I am unsure I'm not afraid to get help from my trusty dictionary.


 * I am not at all hesitant to undo additions of useless/redundant/obvious information as my contributions show.

I've been on this wiki for over half a year now, and I would really like to be able to help with more than just regular editing. Thank you for your consideration. Nightmirage 23:56, July 4, 2010 (UTC)

You've been a tip top editor for a while now, and you have my support. Jo the Marten ( Shriek )  ಠ_ಠ  04:38, July 5, 2010 (UTC)

What can I say? You're active, you constantly check grammar and such, and perhaps most importantly, you know what edits need to be undone, you have my support. DeathBlade182 02:18, July 6, 2010 (UTC)

User:Sera404
Applying to be a janitor here. I generally check it several times a day for any major changes, and even minor changes by a quick comparison. I generally correct grammar, sentence structure, spelling and the like where I find it. I also try to add in references where I can at times (see Francis page, for example). My extensive contributions can be checked for details. Sera404 02:21, July 5, 2010 (UTC)

You've also been an amazing help to me in terms of keeping the wiki in order, and you also have my support. Jo the Marten ( Shriek )  ಠ_ಠ  04:38, July 5, 2010 (UTC)

To be sincere, I'm impressed at how often you contribute, not only by cleaning up, but also by adding information and such... hell, I'd even go as far as to say you're currently the most active member around, so you certainly are fit for the job. DeathBlade182 02:18, July 6, 2010 (UTC)

News team
Users on the News Team keep the blog template up to date with the Left 4 Dead official blog.

User:Sera404
Since I created the article, I might as well be responsible for it, haha. I normally use the ingame PC blog over the website blog, but add in details from the website one like the 360 stuff. I normally add in the stuff at around 11pm GMT time on Fridays when I get home from work. :3 Not much to say here other than to check the history of the article along with my contributions. I also keep the Updates page up to date as well when possible. Sera404 02:21, July 5, 2010 (UTC)

When I saw this position I immediately thought of Sera404 who has always been diligent about keeping the blog posts up to date. I think the position is practically made for them. Nightmirage 02:29, July 5, 2010 (UTC)

I too thought of them when making this as they've done a great job helping me put together pages for custom campaigns as well as creating the blog page. Jo the Marten ( Shriek )  ಠ_ಠ  04:38, July 5, 2010 (UTC)

Weapon testers
Weapon testers keep the weapons pages up to date on weapon tactics and statistics.

Writers
Writers keep the campaigns up to date with walkthroughs, and providing various tactics. Writers can also provide quotes and captions for the Survivors respective pages.

Visuals
Visuals work on providing images for pages that need them, clean screenshots, and maps for walkthroughs.

Custom editor
Custom editors provide information on custom campaigns, contact map makers when making a new page, and can provide walkthroughs for custom campaigns.