Anime Indepth:Groups
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Groups on the site are user run collectives geared towards improving a specific area or aspect of the site. Currently there are 4 active groups on the site: the Contest Group, the Integrity Group, the Media Group and the Support Group.
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List of Groups
Contest Group
The contest group is in charge of all contests on the site. This ranges from the Secret Santa contest on the forum, to officiating clan battles to running contests on the site itself. The group is run by Tacoclone. For an official list of all previous contests held on the site and their winners, please refer to the contest page.
Integrity Group
One of the most important aspects of this site is its integrity. If there is false information or spam, the ability to present accurate information to fans in compromised. Hence, the Integrity Group, keeps track of at risk pages, requests pages to be locked and assists in the reversion of spam. Saber is the leader of this group.
Media Group
The goal of this group is to provide members of the site with additional media, ranging from a user run web-comic, to a seasonal news letter to a site pod cast. As these services get off the ground, more information relating to them will be available. This group is led by by Gluttony.
Support Group
The support group aims to ensure that all users have quick access to support concerning the site, from how to edit a page, to how to add a signature on the forums or the wiki. This group is also tasked with letting other people know about Anime Indepth and ensuring that new members have a mentor to show them around the site, should the want it. This group is led by BTsume.
Group Responsibilities
It is the responsibility of all group members to ensure that they follow through with their groups goals through participation in group activities. Furthermore it is the responsibility of all groups to ensure continued activity through usage of their respective group threads on the forum and the holding of periodic group meeting to brainstorm ideas for improvement and to go over how current initiatives are going.
The responsibilities of a group leader include deciding who may participate in this group, encouraging participation of the groups members in the groups activities, removing inactive members from the group, coordinating group activities and reporting to the membership during staff meetings.
Joining/Starting a Group
In order to join a group, you must have a forum account and, after reaching 20 posts, go to your user control panel (the link in the upper right hand of the screen). Once in the user control panel, click on the usergroups tab and once there select the group you would like to join and click the submit button next to the "Join selected" dropdown.
In order to start a group, you must first write at least 50 words describing what your group would do and place it on Saber's talk page. This idea must also be supported by at least 2 other users besides yourself. Saber will inform you if the group is accepted.
