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Can you please change the title to:

How to Raise Your Chances Into Becoming a Community Assistant.

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Post: How to Raise Your Chances Into Becoming a User Educator.
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Posted by: Wulfspade1
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Introduction:

Hey guys, this guide will tell you how to raise your chances into becoming a Community Assistant. The reason I made this guide is because when my first CA application got denied, I was striving to increase my chances for the next time. Hopefully, when you read this guide, it will give you some useful tips to increase your chances of becoming a Community Assistant. Also, I hope this guide will influence future users into trying out for CA.

What is Community Support:

Well, before we start the guide, let's ask ourselves, what is Community Support? This statement by Finn should clear that up for you:

We bring you Community Support, a collection of forums in which Sythe.org users can seek assistance in a number of ways not only from other users but also Community Assistants, who will be available to answer questions, assist new users, and generally be available to help out.

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Who are the current Community Assistant's and Head Community Assistants? How can I tell them apart from regular members? What else do they get:

The list of the current CA's and the HCA's can be found here or here.

The way you can determine CA's and HCA's is by their rank. All CA and HCA's have them.

CA Rank:

HCA Rank:

Another thing they get is access to a private forum. That is where the CA's and HCA's discuss a plethora of things, including application voting.

How can I get started:

The first thing to do is to visit the Community Support Team Applications.

You will reach this page:

Click and read the following stickies:

The Community Support Application Process

Now make up your mind whether or not you want to become a Community Assistant and if you can handle the duties and responsibilities.

Make sure you have read the rules and requirements thoroughly. Also, make sure you read the the tips as well, they are extremely useful. They are stated below. I did not make these tips.

Tips to become a Community Assistant:​

- Write guides people are actually going to be interested in.

- Try to make sure your spelling, grammar, and structure are neat and correct.

- You can show things easier than you can explain them, and people tend to learn easier by seeing things, as opposed to reading them. For this reason, all guides used in applications must include pictures.

- Make sure you have read the rules, and the requirements before you post your application.

- Try to be polite elsewhere on the forums. Your acceptance isn't just determined by your guides; You should aim to be polite.

- On that same note, please be aware that the Community Support team votes on a multitude of criteria, such as the quality of the guides, the quality of the users posts around the forum as a whole (Yes, they will check your post history), and the general demeanor exhibited on and off the site.
* Runescape, World of Warcraft, and Habbo Hotel guides are just a few of the subjects prohibited from the User Education applications. For a more complete list, please refer to the Official Rules here.

- Try not too be cheesy when writing your application.

- Always be honest, and to contradict the point above, if your whole life has led to this role, do let us know.

- Again, it is about the quality of your guides, not the quantity that you produce. Simple guides such as how to download a program are far to simple, and would negatively effect your application.

Also, be sure not to be impatient on your application. Trust me, I learned it the hard way. Remember to make quality posts and to help out users whenever you have the chance.

Alright, now click on the "Accepted Applications" and "Denied Applications" sub-forums.

Now, look through the "Accepted Applications" for an example of what you should do on an application.

Now, look through the "Denied Applications" for an example of what you should improve on in your application.

Application:

Now we are starting with the application. This example of an application by Macroman should help you with the layout:

Joe Blows Application
Status: Complete!
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" I _________, claim that the guides I have included in my application are completely my own work. They were made using my own knowledge and I have not plagiarized another person's work. I accept that if my guides are found to be plagiarized, even partially, I will be forumbanned from Community Support indefinitely."

Why I should be a Community Assistant:

Hello, and welcome to my Community Support Application. I have written 5 detailed guides on various topics and I feel I will be a valuable addition to the Community Support Section. I am passionate about helping others and I think I'm quite talented in educating users. As a Community Assistant I will continue to create good quality guides, and constantly make sure they're as good as I can make them! I will keep active in the Help and Requests section and answer others questions to the best of my ability. I will keep up a high standard of spelling and grammar around the forum, and provide a nice and polite reflection of the Community Support Team.


My Guides:

Guide 1) By Macroman - Creating a Virtual 3d Environment using T.ED Here
Guide 2) By SlaveOfTheBeast - How Not To Get Keylogged - Here
Guide 3) By Brandeis - Working Out Correctly - Here
Guide 4) By The Viper000 - A More Efficient and Faster Way to Delete Temporary Files - Here
Guide 5) By The Dark - Ultimate Vista Guide - Here


Thank you for reading my application. I hope you enjoyed my guides and tutorials.

-Joe Blows-
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Thanks to the Users who have made the guides used in this demonstration also a big thanks to 'The Dark' for helping me get this together.

We hope this will make the expectations of applications clearer to the applicants.

Remember to always put this in your application, or it will not be moved to pending:

" I _________, claim that the guides I have included in my application are completely my own work. They were made using my own knowledge and I have not plagiarized another person's work. I accept that if my guides are found to be plagiarized, even partially, I will be forumbanned from Community Support indefinitely."

Write a statement on why you think you should be in the Community Support Team. State why you think you would be a benefit to the team as a whole. Try not to be too cheesy and try not to make it too short. Try to be as specific as you can.

Also, you should write a short statement about yourself. This will help the Community Support Team know you better!

You can include links in your thread which re-directs to helpful posts you have made and feedback you have received from the guides you have made. Also, a list of supporters can be nice.

Also, this is optional. You could use GFX to 'spice' up your thread. Make it more visually appealing, etc.

The guides are a pretty big part of your application. Try to make the best guides you can! You are required to make one guides for your application, I suggest to make one or two more, this will show your enthusiasm into becoming a User Educator and to help others.

Are you stuck on ideas? Try to make guides on something you are really good at that others don't really know. Also, make your guides interesting WITH PICTURES.

Try to have the best grammar and spelling you are capable of on your guides.

This guide is extremely useful and I suggest you read it thoroughly before you make your guides: How to write a proper guide.

I suggest using Hyperlinks, they look more professional. See for yourself:

http://sythe.org/showthread.php?p=8251933

[URL="http://sythe.org/showthread.php?p=8251933"][Short + Easy] How to put a link in your signature.[/URL]

Now, after you are done with your application. Post in the The Community Support Applicant Discussion Thread.

Take the CA's advice, It's extremely helpful. There are also other useful thing in that thread that you should read as well. For example: Cosrob97 posted on how he votes on CA applications.

Now after you are done with fixing up your application, done everything you could to your fullest and you are satisfied, please PM a HCA when you are done with your application.

After you PM the HCA, you will be notified if your application has been accepted or denied in a couple of days.

If denied, don't be down! Try again, some of the best CA's have been denied. FishFishy, our current HCA has been declined four times. What if he had quit? We would not have gotten this amazing HCA.

If accepted, follow these tips (These are not made by me):

Once you are accepted:
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- It's important to stay polite and aim to create a good image for the Community Support section.

- Keep high standards, don't let your standards slip. If you think you can do 2 good guides, get in and slack off. Think again.

- Try to be friendly to everyone on the team. If there is a problem, please consult with a Head Community Assistant. If you disagree with a Head Community Assistant, let them know why and the conflict will be resolved from there.

- As long as you stay positive around the forums, you will be fine.

- All Community Assistants are required to complete a monthly checklist that encompasses numerous activities, such as writing guides, responding the Help & Requests threads, participating in SFA debates, participating in group UE projects, and much more.

Thank you for reading my guide! I hope this guide has helped you. If you have anymore questions, feel free to PM me, or any other CA member!​

 

Done, thanks.