I'd apply, but I've written jack shit recently so I'm not feeling great about my chances this time around.

Applying for staff positions? Hmm.

Think I'm gonna gonna submit an app for a contributor position again

i was gonna go for it this time but i haven't written anything in ages

i applies

Best of luck, Crymson. And to anyone else who applies.

Jacob, you should definitely consider it.

interested to see what happens

i was gonna go for it this time but i haven't written anything in ages [2]

Paperback, you think I should consider applying?

I wanted to but eh I probably won't have much time to review for a while.

how do i apply for mod pls

i want to but it feels like a waste of time.
1 review under my belt >.>

anyway good luck to eeryone

This paid?

pff no body gets paid for this shit lol

I'll let better writers like andcas apply.

Just submitted my application and hoping for the best. Good luck to everyone else who is planning on applying.

well shit, i was hoping to get a few more reviews in before they opened these again. ah well, at least my last few weeks have been on point in terms of my goal, doesn't hurt to try.

i will vouch for anyone that paypals me 50 bucks

even if we've never written a review? i'd be okay with being the staffer who doesn't actually write anything and everyones like wtf why is he even staff

@Jacob81Hollows
Go for it, man.

Think I'm gonna throw my hat in the ring guys.

Should I cut the questions out and just have the responses, or leave them in?

I gave it a shot, what the hell

I've always wanted to try my hand at writing reviews, but it always seemed hard to break into.

For real, good luck to anyone who applies. there are some users on here who def deserve it.

I'd apply but I'm not very prolific in terms of reviewing, dunno how much that would reduce my chances, probably a lot

trebor's application looks strong

skeletor is obviously a shoo-in

Sweet stuff

Maybe next time...

clercqie I like your reviews. Why don't you apply?

What are the perks? Dental? Pension? Free passes/CDs? Babes? Maaaaad internet cred?

Because I write maybe one review every four months or so.

PAPERBACK 4 STAFF 2013

fair enough

go trebs, snox, xtoxin, and those two guys I have never seen before!

"stay and get free credit to hot girls!"

okay

hmm maybe next year I guess

gon apply ;]]

riff for contributor 2013!

Good luck to anyone applying

still haven't written shit here so not even gonna try, but maybe next time since I've been making a
few write ups

Hey Jom, can you explain the ghost promotions?

I normally only review stuff when I feel like it, but I'm kinda curious about having a go at being a contrib...

I think this would be the easiest time to get promoted honestly. There aren't very many standout users right now and the current contrib pool, overall, is pretty weak. If I had written even a couple more reviews in the past year I'd probably have a shot.

Sounds good to me, could always give it a shot man.

applied. keep ur fingers crossed

Just read it dude, you have a different way with words.

Good luck guys.

Awesome, not sure if 27 reviews are gonna be enough but I'll throw my hat in the ring anyways.

They've promoted on less dude, as long as you have all your boxes ticked.

riff's application is complete win

aids be layin' down da truff in here

aids for mod 2013! because everyone wants aids ;)

Wait, can you apply if you haven't reviewed any 2013 albums but will if you become a contributor?

Or did you previously have had to review 2013 albums?

??

"aids for mod 2013!"

no fucking thank you

mookid - your avatar's face is the answer

Ok, thanks. All I needed to know

I barely review, but I might give it a shot.

only users I can think of for contrib are carouse and insomniac15

Also... IpodMastery, Brostep and this linguist guy.

Just applied. *fingers crossed*

well, I'm also one of the "Haven't written anything for ages" guys, but gonna apply anyway!

ha for some reason I thought Ipod was already contrib, yea him too

I think Clercqie must apply, he's a really good writer

Damn I guess I should've written more the past couple months. Just didn't have time.

Question: if everyone applies for contrib positions except for a few, will basically all Staff applicants be accepted or will some contrib applications be bumped up to staff?

Trebor4contrib2013

hey Tyr, why don't you give it a try?

There's a distinct overabundance of staff and contributors already tbh.

But if becoming Staff means I can continue writing reviews about myself and become a power hungry, power abusing tyrant then I shall apply.

thor for staff bitches

You are welcome!

policing the site like he should = Nazi mod

omg y can't we post dick pics and call each other faggot Dev is so mean wahhh

also treb & curse 4 contrib

"policing the site like he should = Nazi mod"

Ha

LOL riff's app

'hey Tyr, why don't you give it a try?'

Haven't written anything since june and bleh I don't like it any more

Skele4Staff

"LOL riff's app"

fucking 123, he gets my vote based on his submission alone

Gonna apply I just can't decide what 3 reviews to pick

cue: large influx of poorly written reviews for popular new releases in the next 2 weeks

lol forget riff's app...skele's app is just omg

it transcends

gonna get promoted yayyy

we would pull skeletor aboard but he'd have to sign a contract guaranteeing he would pursue daily psychotherapy requiring signed attendance records

This always happens during band tour. I should have known it was coming.

lol fuck

riff's app

I'm applying, and goddammit if I don't get selected then this site is rigged. Cheers.

dude come on

@Sea actually working on on right now

im applying solely so andcas has less of a chance

I second that notion.

andcas is a good writer and a nice user but ok

He is.

nice user

nice user

nice user

we do need more metal reviews though

lol he's nice to me anyways

"we do need more metal reviews though" [2][3][4]

And Atari seriously you've double your post count in like 5 weeks.

can i just get a big avatar

@DotEight, you are incorrect sir

who's good and new other than carouse?

Alrighty, I'm going to give it a go once I get home. Does it matter how many reviews you've done? Because people are telling me different things.

just apply man im sure you have a better chance than most

yeah you've been really active lately mindle

it took me almost 2 years to write 1 review...it'll be interesting to see if I ever apply for this in the future heh

I've prepared myself for disappointment

@Calc, I'd say you have a pretty good chance but why'd you post the same review twice?

the same review twice?

EDIT: fuk ur right lol thanks man

on your application where you can post 3 reviews you posted the same review twice

i cant change it can I lol, dead before the ship even sank..

yeah you can edit it man lol

just log into the med thread and there should be an edit button at the bottom of your post then just click save after you make the changes

I dont have that button and on the bottom it specifically says I can't edit my posts, I just asked for help.

@balls we actually just culled a bunch of staff so it's pretty lean right now

@Calc, hmmm u sure you logged in?

Jom's right guys, you still have a good chance of being promoted even if you don't submit an application, if you're frequent enough and the right people have their eye on you. Hell, I didn't submit an application for my contributor position, I wasn't even aware that promotions were going on at the time. I just logged on one day and I was a contributor and didn't know why lol. But still, that's a really rare case, so your best bet is to obviously submit an application if you want to go for it.

Just apply. There's no need to fret over your chances. What happens happens, and the site's been having promotion sessions more frequently, so worst case you can get it next time.

'@balls we actually just culled a bunch of staff so it's pretty lean right now'


Who? :O

Applied. I await my annual rejection :P

Also, if AtomicWaste doesn't get Contributor position Jennifer Lawrence will be very upset.

just look at the staff page

I barely know half of the current staff so ehhh

Good luck to anyone who applies, I guess. I'd love to see MisterTornado make the cut if my opinion counts for anything.

im pretty good friends with monica nowadays and i text her and told her about this and she's thinks you're all super toolish but wishes you good luck

^^^

Isn't Monica in a psych ward or did I make that up for personal enjoyment?

"Also, if AtomicWaste doesn't get Contributor position Jennifer Lawrence will be very upset."

Hah. Thanks Omaha.

she's chill as fuck we watch Girls together

Girls is pretty dope. I like her taste.

Riff take whats rightfully yours

Riff for staff '13

atomic you def deserve it, I actually thought you were contributor for the longest time idk why

Applied because why not. I have a good feeling about this time around, although I'm still expecting to be disappointed.

" ha for some reason I thought Ipod was already contrib, yea him too "

" Also... IpodMastery, Brostep and this linguist guy. "



*blushes* Thanks guys.

I need some motivation to write some more. Applying soon.

my alt just applied for contrib

if you could get your alt promoted that would be one of the greatest sputnik things ever

hint: two staff are the same person

Nagrarok for contrib!

oh thank god sowingseason is just a troll account

Sowing = Irving

daveyboy = downer

Lol at the staffers sharing accounts, Any ways, good luck guys.

if i promise to start writing reviews regularly can i be staff

why dont you start contributing mr. contributor

bcuz i need my dues

i mean staff gets hella money right

Put my application in and was honest throughout. That's not necessarily going to get me promoted to Contributor but I'd like to think I at least stand a chance. Good luck to everyone else who applied!

"Nagrarok for contrib!" (2)

"Also... IpodMastery, Brostep and this linguist guy."

Nawwww, thanks whoever mentioned me

Since applying, I've actually seriously started thinking about how my reviews could be better and writing more often and stuff

The odds of me becoming a contributor at this point are probably slim to none. But I would really like to become one eventually (what lofty goals I have.) How often are people promoted?

Twice a year or so

unapplied m/

Fuck it, applied anyway

I can write a mean tbt review, plz consider me

im gonna apply for user


I am tired and hungry and totally useless

So excited to get rejected

this is ponton's last post, rip

Rip Ponton, hope you come back as a vengeful user

Deviant gets paid on the mod salary, which allows him to brunch with Will Bevan and guest star on future Submotion Orchestra albums.

I want to apply for something, too. I'm already a staff mod admin (in charge of carrying around Jom's extremely long... well, you know), so what is left?

On another note, I've already decided on staff and contrib... so anyone that hasn't applied yet, convince me that I'm wrong.

hit me up willie bro

I want you to be news mod.

i cant replace thor dude hes already been through enough

1. Do we have to write reviews?
2. Do we have to submit reviews?
3. Do we have to submit our own reviews or just find them?
4. I want my username to be a shark?

That dehro guy has some of the best writing skills of anyone on this site

Good luck various users whom I've never interacted with!

And it's about time Insomniac got promoted.

lol i dunno how to make links out of my URL's and [/A] apparently isnt it.

One sec

damnit lol okay just put a [ url ] before the link and [ /url ] after the link but without the spaces.

meh everybody who is good at reviewing is already staff or contributor anyway. Wouldn't mind seeing Trebor or FromTheInside be contributors though.

atari4contrib2013

Damn. I was on the page for the longest time so when I submitted my application it disappeared.

If anybody should become contributor, it's MisterTornado for filling this site with unknown pleasures :]

Wouldn't mind being a contrib but I don't think my reviewing is good enough yet so maybe with practice and more free time I could apply in a future cycle.

Can't access page 2. Interesting.

Applied this afternoon. Good luck to everyone!

lol @ snoxall being a cunt and applying directly for staff with no talent

lol @ skele thinking he can go from making the amazingly dumb videos he made to thinking he can get contrib within 2 weeks and no talent

I would jump at this opportunity but I just don't care to feel important around here hahaha. Seriously though, best of luck to anyone that Willie and Jom choose.

In the race, bitches.

"meh everybody who is good at reviewing is already staff or contributor anyway"

nope

Wow there are a lot of applicants now. It should be interesting to see who is chosen this time around. Fingers crossed...

{Edit] Incidentally, how and when does the winner of this pageant get announced?

I'm assuming that it's either announced as a personal message on the user's profile or posted in the forums. This is the first staff/contributor application I've ever come across (I haven't Sputnikmusic this often since the middle of last year) so I really have no idea.

The process closes on Saturday the 9th. Promotions are usually announced a week or two later in a blog post/news article (it's sometimes included in the SputnikMusic Wk X post, so ya gotta read up).

Damn, Conrad got Emeritus'd. He was a good writer.

Emeritus is just like "he doesn't write anymore." Considering Conrad is an internationally recognized pianist, I'd say he's got some bigger fish to fry than reviewing for Sputnik.

"Considering Conrad is an internationally recognized pianist, I'd say he's got some bigger fish to fry than reviewing for Sputnik."

no way? Damn that's freaking awesome. Has he ever posted himself playing anything?

isn't he like 10

Considering Conrad is an internationally recognized pianist, I'd say he's got some bigger fish to fry than reviewing for Sputnik.

Wow, I thought it was just a joke.

Like with Rosa Parks

How is that considered being a cunt? I call it overly ambitious. I mean, it's not exactly "cunt" behaviour.

Tbh bro, it would have been a much better idea to apply for contrib first

"Wait, is that actually him?

Yeah, it is."

holy damn

Oh, Conrad Tao is his name. I didn't even realize that was a name (no offense or anything, I love Asians!)
I'm older than him? That makes me feel inadequate.

"How is that considered being a cunt? I call it overly ambitious. I mean, it's not exactly "cunt" behaviour."
It's arrogant and pretentious. On Sputnik, people have been called cunt for less.

Wow Conrad's a Presidential Scholar? My application got rejected at semi-finalist lol

holy fucking shit, conrad's done a whole lot already. he's only a year older than me too!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_Tao

Are applications still being considered? If so, I'll throw my hat in the ring.

I hope you get it carouse your reviews rule. I greatly appreciate that 2 rating for Titus Andronicus
:]

Staffers are going to have a lot of applicants to sort through.

I've been on the edge of my seat all week

agreed with mindles

It's probably going to take em another week, luck to you guys.

they prolly already know lol

there's always a chance that the applications were just a formality.

I wish the deadline wasn't the 9th, I want the results in sooner than that :/

I don't like Carouse's reviews that much and he needs too proofread more carefully, but good music so Carouse4Contrib pls.

Defending yourself against these people is a fruitless endeavor. Just keep doing what you're doing and good things will happen.

Unless you are Hitler or an equivelant right?

"Dallas Symphony Orchestra has commissioned Tao to write an orchestral work commemorating the 50th anniversary of JFK's assassination"
whoa

Also, official contrib betting pool: I pick ipodmastery, TheBrostepGuy, that kid who just got his Coheed review featured, AtomicWaste, Atari and Trebor

Contributor Application #6. Posted.

"I don't like Carouse's reviews that much and he needs too proofread more carefully, but good music so Carouse4Contrib pls."

That makes no sense. And yeah, if ipod doesn't have contrib then asdfghjkl;'

yea, if your hitler it's more of just "things" happening.

skele 4 emeritus

Also, official contrib betting pool: I pick ipodmastery, TheBrostepGuy, that kid who just got his Coheed review featured, AtomicWaste, Atari and Trebor

someone make that list

riffs app is gold

It could be cool, with links to their latest reviews etc.

one day ill be emeritus

oh good luck treb and atari btw

you cant stop me andcas, its bound to happen eventually

"there's always a chance that the applications were just a formality."
Didn't Jom or someone already say this was the case? Maybe he was just trying to get people to change their applications. Anyways, I'd imagine the bulk of the application revisions are done. Probably sorted into a neat pile of "possibles" (pending any applications til the 9th) and "rejections."

"I want to make a career out of my writing and I thought this would be a good place to start."
Not quoting the rest; it's too long. lol are you kidding? You know where a good place to start is, if you wanna go the route of Sputnik and be a musical reviewer? Contributor. There are better user reviewers than you, and you think you should be able to just jump to the top? IMO you're a pretty good reviewer (this is off the top of my head though) and don't think you'd be a bad candidate for contributor. But come on. This is like having a degree and suddenly expecting to be manager, if not CEO. Or maybe it's like working at a place as a regular ol' employee and expecting to be promoted straight into the board of directors, skipping being regional manager or whatever. It's certainly arrogant, or at least self-important, for you to think you're special enough to skip straight to staff. And I might as well add entitled to that list. Pay your dues like a normal user and maybe you'll make your dream. jesus...

"Also, official contrib betting pool: I pick ipodmastery, TheBrostepGuy, that kid who just got his Coheed review featured, AtomicWaste, Atari and Trebor"
Ipod, the Coheed dude (fantastic writer), and insom are the only three I think are super deserving of it, just in terms of prose and personality. But that's just my $0.02, I don't ever remember them having 6 promotions at once but for some reason my periods of leave from this site tend to overlap promotion season

It'll be interesting to see who actually gets the positions and shit

"Ipod, the Coheed dude (fantastic writer), and insom are the only three I think are super deserving of it, just in terms of prose and personality. But that's just my $0.02, I don't ever remember them having 6 promotions at once but for some reason my periods of leave from this site tend to overlap promotion season"

That's pretty fucking limiting to everyone else who's worked hard to try for a promotion (myself included). Maybe you haven't noticed others' reviews as prominently, but I know plenty of users who are quite deserving of the promotion.

"Dick. You're the arrogant one here. What, I'm arrogant for applying for a position on a website? And what, you're not arrogant for trying to put me down because of it?"

You need to reevaluate what arrogant means if you think I'm being arrogant.

Anyways, if what you're saying is true, you're right. You're not being arrogant, you're just being fucking stupid. You're being the idiot who, down one run in the bottom of 9th with zero outs, goes for the home run instead of a single. And the funny part is, you don't even sound like you have the confidence to go for a home run. And if they were legitimately going to just promote you despite your application to staff, then the Sputnik admins would be idiotic for including a contributor position in the first place.

And c'mon, Sputnik is totally different than your friend's blog. Wiki citations, for starters, and being recognized by other sites (isn't that why Robin went Emeritus.

Anyways, good luck then. If you watch baseball and are a neutral spectator, watching the idiot go for the home run is great

robin went emeritus because he was sick of all the users. an affliction that we all suffer from

for the record, it's not unheard of for someone to jump straight to staff. obviously it's going to be difficult but frankly it shows some balls on snoxall's part

I was actually really tempted to apply for staff, and almost did

michael fucking snoXall ladies and gentlemen

From the depths of unsullied innocence he rises to snatch a staff seat of power

"robin went emeritus because he was sick of all the users. an affliction that we all suffer from"
is that actually true? I don't recall him ever actually interacting with like not staff but I didn't hang around his reviews anyways

And ballsy sure. I stand by my baseball analogy though. I've watched enough Guerrero in the 9th as an Angels fan

Consider this my application.

oh dear,

Review Brother Dege - Folk Songs of the American Longhair

It's some good shit.

"This isn't like Baseball at all. If I fail this, I haven't lost a game, I haven't lost my pride and I haven't disappointed some team I work with."

Whoosh. That's the sound of you missing the point. You have lost something---the opportunity of getting contrib this round of promotions, which would be a big stepping stone (And granted, this is assuming that you wouldn't just be promoted to contributor anyways, which is likely the case.) You're right, in the grand scheme of things, it probably doesn't matter if you go Contrib in 6 months instead of now, but it still reeks of entitlement. I'm not applying to Google as anything besides a freshman intern this summer (as opposed to a normal intern). If I applied to Google for a normal internship, you could call it ballsy, but it'd also just be a waste of effort. But it seems we just do not see eye to eye on this, so I'll leave it at this.

And your "I don't give a fuck" attitude would be more credible if you didn't spend 3 posts defending yourself.

what iluvatar said but it would be cool if you actually receive the position,

nevermind #paper4staff013


#Gian4staff014

dress for the job you want not the job you got NAHMSAYN

oh yeh bro?!

snoxall, you would honestly have some hope at a promotion if you just never ever posted in any threads, ever. as a writer you're pretty ok.

just. stop. posting.

"And your "I don't give a fuck" attitude would be more credible if you didn't spend 3 posts defending yourself."
You're misinterpreting me. I actually liked the whole "If that makes me a cunt so be it" attitude. It just didn't hold through because you were defending yourself from those claims before.

"And if you don't apply for jobs you'd like because you think it's a waste of time, then that's pretty sad."
Haha, what fantasy world do you live in? It's not a matter of applying to both. You apply to one, or the other. Now I can pretend like I'm God's gift to Earth as a programming savant, or I can understand that there's a reason that Google has a program specifically for college freshmen.

"I send my manuscripts to publishing companies because I hope to get published."
Good for you, but ultimately irrelevant.

just. stop. prawning.

"that doesny werk on the net bro

where/when are the interviews? I have a snappy new suit and also a delicious new brand of mouthwash that I think you will find quite impressive.

not as impressive as iluvatars incredibly flamboyant avatar lol.

hahaha

go write a review, stop posting multi-paragraph rants at people who don't like you

priorities mannnnn

I could probably make a sarcastic remark or eight about your life experiences, but I'll pass. Not sure how you managed to get so lucky, but if you think that's the way the world turns because of it, well that ain't my problem. But good luck.

As for why I responded... well I have an opinion, you ask why (well sort of) I respond. You respond, so on and so forth. That's how sort of how conversations occur. Well, that and persisting at them!

lol at snoxall even being considered for contributor

he's an awful writer, almost as bad as that hernan mcclintock who will certainly end up staff

being a contrib used to MEAN something, for seaanemones and atavanhalens

Hold on if you feel like letting go
Hold on it gets better than you know

"he's an awful writer, almost as bad as that hernan"

harsh. paperback is a really good writer. I realize his writing may be to flowery for some but he's certainly not an awful writer. In fact, he's one of my favorite writers on sputnik.

i think trebor's a good pick actually, altho his comments-to-reviews ratio might be too far in the red (overexposure) to make the cut

During a discussion about Free Jazz, I remember someone once asked me, "What separates experimentation from complete and utter absurdity?"

lol yeah i have completely different taste than him but can still respect his writing style. I second trebor as a good pick though.

That curse guy is pretty good

lol didn't expect that kind of fallout. Should've known anything with Snoxall involved would blow up
though.

yeah curse you're a good pick too

yea i just assumed curse and someguest don't have a shot b/c they been around and don't review enough... i dig their reviews tho

Acad, you think people don't have conversations about free jazz? People talk about music they're interested in. It's no different for someone to talk about a more specific genre than a larger one- less common, sure, but it undoubtedly happens

And Paperback's writing has improved so much. Dat Scott Walker review!

curseworship has been reviewing quite a bit lately actually.

I personally don't care about Snox applying for staff, it isn't unheard of. The problem lies in Snox's attitude throughout the proceedings. If he had just shrugged everything off like a normal person nobody would even bring up him applying to staff. Unfortunately, he is an insufferable whiner, so here we are.

I didn't even realize Curse still wrote until I checked his profile. I thought his app was symbolic.

Ad why would you want to "suffer through" a free jazz review? Idk, maybe if you like jazz?

agreed Omaha acad can be a prick lol

I only review album nobody cares about, it's my specialty

i associate paperbackwriter with unnecessarily long winded reviews and capitalization of genre names

Let's not make this a war zone guys. No need to be putting each other's reviews down. I'm sure whoever the meds pick will deserve it.

This thread kind of exploded a little bit back there. Way to try to bring the peace, Atari.

Great contributor picks: TheBrostepGuy, StrangerOfSorts, Atari, Calc, AtomicWaste, Insomnium, Carouse, IPod

There are a ton of great writers here. I'll be happy with whoever gets it.

lol atari is just that kid standing around cheering for both teams in a pick up game he'll never get picked for

omaha: i was being facetious b/c that was such a douchy way to start a review

sure i know there are people that talk about jazz... but there's a difference between working your musical interests into your reviews and writing long-winded treatises that seem to rely way too much on abstract, half-musical thoughts... or half-thoughts on music... Just because someone puts a lot of attention and thought into a writing about music doesn't mean the output will be a compelling read.

and yeah there's something to be said for knowing your audience... the sputnik jazz community lol

cue responses that diverse musical taste would serve this community bla bla bla

i know my opinion on this matter is disfavored quite a bit... this would come up in his review threads all the time... idk its not like my opinion is slowing him down or bothering him at all so

or maybe i'm actually a nice guy and really do wish everybody the best of luck is that so unheard of?

and i already apologized for comparing him to snoxall

acad I want to meet you IRL because you seem like a smart fucking person, probably have a good job and you still find time to destroy people over the internet for no reason other than what seems to be supplemental intellectual stimulation.
/dickride

carouse


no one else
just carouse

I've always thought Atomic is a good writer. He seems like he has been around the site for a while, I am surprised he hasn't been picked up for contributor yet.

"or maybe i'm actually a nice guy and really do wish everybody the best of luck is that so unheard of?"

Yes. People are jealous, douchey, asswipes who are all out for themselves. How dare you try to be something different.

acad I want to meet you IRL because you seem like a smart fucking person, probably have a good job and you still find time to destroy people over the internet for no reason other than what seems to be supplemental intellectual stimulation.
/dickride

The internet promotes racism, homophobia, anti-reigion and sexism. What's not to love?

"lol im a coward irl i would never say this shit to someone's face... i'm probably gonna meet that hernan kid through aokuneff and im sure we wont talk about sputnik at all "

Yeah, he told me he knows you. Honestly, mate, I'm not bothered by your opinion. After all, their your opinions, you're free to have them. Just because you don't like my writing, doesn't mean I'm going to get upset and argue until you change your mind. Nor does it mean that I will treat you like an asshole when we meet (unless you're obnoxious). It's unhealthy to take things too personally.

carouse really is the only one who should be receiving serious consideration. the rest would just be
used for filling empty contrib slots without giving the title any boost in writer quality (more
likely
a regression)

snoxalls a fuckin joke man

and regarding papareback, only digged that miles davis review but even that one was prefaced by some
dumbass story he made up about his dads thoughts on jazz and how its affected his life blah blah
needs
to stop writing about that crap

I guess i'm just going to be the dark horse in this race then ;)

I actually commented because I want to have academy rip on me

Paperback is a good writer but he epitomizes the current batch of reviewers imo. Grammatically correct, yes, but there's not enough personality. There are users/contrib (prob staff too) who are worse about this but in terms of writing ability to writing personality ratio, no person better makes my point than Paperback. But at the same time, most of the reviewers now, staff too, aren't better, so I don't see why Paperback shouldn't get promoted.

is that so

yes that's my opinion anyways
but I'm biased because I always liked Chan's blog posts, Observer's Yellowcard review, Robin's reviews, etc. Maybe it's just because anyone can make a good review describing the album, and so it just gets stale. Idk, this is why I'm not making the decisions

@pbw yea dude its gonna be good times.

@atrink i'm not just randomly tearing into ppl, and even if i was i'd probably spare you b/c, if i recall correctly u have a Class B Emery Thread membership... solidarity, brother!

"and regarding papareback, only digged that miles davis review but even that one was prefaced by some dumbass story he made up about his dads thoughts on jazz and how its affected his life blah blah needs to stop writing about that crap"

I rarely add my personal life to my reviews, but I did so this time because I'm home for the first time in months, and my father and I actually talked about Miles in regards to his new album. I couldnt think of how to start that particular review so I mentioned my father's conversation. I dont know, it was something new to try for me.

does he actually talk the same way as in the quote? I find that hard to believe

lol

@xtoxin
I'd like to get promoted, but at the same time, I dont really believe that I deserve it. I'm a freshmen now, and I want to study writing more and I come here just to exercise my creativity. I love reviewing and I see myself being here for a long time, but honestly I've been here for 1 year and the stuff I cover is mainly classic albums. I'm now branching into more new releases because I've gotten writing positions in other sites, but in reality I have so much growing to do with my writing.

I'd like to see Omaha and Breakingthefragile get staff, I feel they're more up to what the staff are looking for. I'd also love to see AngelOfDeath get it but he doesn't write very often, but I think he deserves it more than anyone.

@xtoxin
Obviously not, the conversation was more.... conversational. I just changed the wording to match the review and my writing style.

carouse really is the only one who should be receiving serious consideration. the rest would just be
used for filling empty contrib slots without giving the title any boost in writer quality (more
likely
a regression)

snoxalls a fuckin joke man

and regarding papareback, only digged that miles davis review but even that one was prefaced by some
dumbass story he made up about his dads thoughts on jazz and how its affected his life blah blah
needs
to stop writing about that crap

I probably threw a lot of my chance to become contrib or staff out the window when I said a few months back I'd leave the site. But fuck it, I applied anyway.

Speaking of which, when do we find out about results? Do we know?

convos with my dad on music are along the lines of, hey son what do you think of (dad rock item)? to which i say yeah its ok. and thats it

I'm probably not gonna get it. I just put in my application just to see what would happen, but ya never know!

dont say that! be uber, hilariously confident like snox

hehe

Is there even a chance Skele would let this go without even putting his app in?

His was one of the first, of course not

I don't really care, but I do like reviewing music a lot and frequently so hey maybe I will and if I don't, that's fine

"convos with my dad on music are along the lines of, hey son what do you think of (dad rock item)? to which i say yeah its ok. and thats it"
can you start reviewing again

Results are usually posted in a Site News article, although it usually shows up under the Staff & Contributors tab a little earlier.

I'm gonna start every review by calling my dad and asking him what he thinks about bands he's never heard of

"Obviously not, the conversation was more.... conversational. I just changed the wording to match the review and my writing style"
okay that's what I thought. It just struck me as odd because the quotation marks suggested that was the exact quote lol

They will all be live interviews as he listens to it. Gonna start reviewing a lot of black metal. That poor southern Baptist has no idea what's coming.

Yeah I put in the quotations just so it shows that it was his 'comment' (even though its under my wording). I might take the quote out though. Like I said, I never get all that 'personal' with my reviews, so it was something I wanted to try and see how it went. People seemed to like it though, and there's other who didnt feel it. I dont know, I'm trying to mix things up.

They will all be live interviews as he listens to it. Gonna start reviewing a lot of black metal. That poor southern Baptist has no idea what's coming.

Just submitted an application. Good luck to everyone else.

"convos with my dad on music are along the lines of, hey son what do you think of (dad rock item)? to which i say yeah its ok. and thats it"

I had a conversation with my uncle a while back about music where I played stuff for him. Most of his responses were "didn't suck."

My dad doesn't really like the stuff I listen to now, but he introduced me to King Crimson, ELP, and Beaver & Krause, so my dad has his cred.

curseworship gets a vote too hes just one of those guys,, easy to like, a true dude brah

is there where I toot my own horn?

romulus just applied.

thank you all for applying but you can all go home

I'd never make it with the big boys.

well Jokine it would help to write more than 3 reviews first ;)

I'll give it a shot. Submit application tomorrow.
Lots of good competition though

need more metal staff

"need more metal staff"

If elected, I vow to help your cause.

I'm going for contributor not staff but I plan on reviewing a lot of metal as well.

I'll review faux metal

Sorry Jom, that was me, all that was meant is that mod/staffers are sure to have some favourites amongst the applicants. Not saying that you put the application process up merely for the giggles : ]

lol @ snoxall applying for staff and then acting like he doesn't realize why people think that he's a bit too self-important

be honest snox, if that was insurrection who did that you'd be all over him

gotta say, with jom's post, out went all my hope

Hah I wouldnt seriously apply for staff straight up and expect to get it, I mean shit i'm not that self absorbed. Thought about doing it as a joke actually but then I saw snox's app and I was like lol nvm

Plus snox is always all over me, he wants the d bad

What calc said

can someone in the know tell me if I'm wasting my time by applying?

I say the only option is to add all of the staff on facebook and attempt to woo them

haha i agree with calc.

see I have most of the staff on facebook and have wooed several of them already, this is why I am asking

Aids I think you have a real shot man

Trying for contributor is worth a try, I guess. I can't wait to see the results.

I have the backing of alachlahol, you can just give me contrib now

romulus
carouse
curse
trebor
atari
ipodmastery
maybe thebrostepguy (lol)

would be my guesses at this point, i probably missed someone but i haven't been paying attention to who has applied

oh and riffoclock, definitely.

acad actually backed me wow I'm never been so happy in my life

If this is based on likeability on the site then I don't have a shot in hell. Oh well..

If it's based on the quality of your reviews you won't have a shot either insurrection dont worry

fuck me all you want i was just being honest. i hate you less, you're more or less fine now, but your writing isn't contrib quality. But then again neither is ___curse___'s writing or ____worship____'s writing so what the hell give it a shot.

ins, tyr says it and you go "ouch"

I quote him and go ^^ (even adding that there are lots and lots of people I would say the same thing about) and you flip out and say this proves I'm a dick. bury the hatchet man, I have.

Tyr I didn't know you applied. your writing is mostly good. I'm not sure they'd promote you but they probably would if you were more consistent.

Just saying some people actually want to get the position and your attitude towards them is a bit dickish.

"Just saying some people actually want to get the position and your shitty attitude towards them is a bit dickish. "

if this is dickish to you then I can guarantee you that you are not ready to put up with the shitstorm that will come your way if you get promoted (and I don't mean just you, every contrib/staff deals with elevated levels of shit when they get promoted)

"ooh ooh Adrian do me next"

you are a good writer, consistent and with good quantity of output (when you desire so I guess) and your taste isn't so disgustingly cookie-cutter that you'd be reviewing the same dozen albums as everyone else, BUT you're a Bruins fan so you can go fuck yourself with a rusty pitchfork

nah you'll get in though. if you don't and they let in some hack then i'll rage, promise.

"Sorry Jom... Not saying that you put the application process up merely for the
giggles : ]"

They're definitely not merely for the giggles... Although, that reason is right up there for why the process exists. ;-)

tbh I think Aids has a great attitude towards this shit

If you really want to be contrib it means you have a desire to move up in the writing world of sputnik and if you can't take harsh criticism then how are you ever going to get better

I would much rather have someone tell me (with legitimate reason, not just willy-nilly) that my writing was awful than have them praise my shit when it is indeed bad writing.

This fucking thread

"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_Tao"


I love that people have forgotten about that.

So I don't know if it's just me but, I'm having some issues with this thread. It won't let me go to the second page of comments at all, it just loads the first page of comments over again. I'm not going to be able to see anyone's response to this comment haha, but I'm just putting it out there that i'm experiencing some technical difficulties with this page it seems.

I don't know why some of you are discouraging others from taking a chance. It's not very classy.

"So I don't know if it's just me but, I'm having some issues with this thread."

I think it's a site bug with being able to access the second page of comments on a news article. I'm sure it's being looked at. It's been happening since about 200 comments on this thread and the mods keep changing the limits on the first page in order to accommodate, but there's little else they can do outside of that.

was trippin about getting this in on time, but I just submitted my application. Good luck to everyone else who applied!