Judge Application

Please answer each question below as thoroughly as possible. The more you add, the less I have to ask you later. When answering each question, erase the additional notes that are inside the brackets []. If you leave those in, I will automatically delete your application from my inbox, so don't forget!

1. Contact Information:
[Include all screennames that you use frequently, a Facebook if you have it, and a primary e-mail address that is checked frequently]

2. Personal Information:
[Required: time zone, age. Any other relevant information is optional. If you have any degrees related to English, it would be best to put it here.]

3. Give at least two reasons why "Just For Glory" by Imaginary Parachute should not be accepted for the category of Best Cliche (Incomplete).

4. Do you have any plans for this summer that you think would interfere with your ability to judge for this round? How much time can you devote to judging? Do you check your e-mail often?

5. Are you active in the SKoW community (i.e. put forth suggestions, participate in discussions, vote in polls, etc.)?

6. Do you know the basics of HTML? Do you have any other talents I should know about?
[If you are skilled in HTML, CSS stylesheets, Photoshop, etc., this would be the best place to comment on that.]

7. Are you willing to read slash fiction?

8. Tell me two of your least favorite SKoW winners from the past two rounds. Defend your choices. Do you think the story deserved the award that it got? Do you think it should've received a different award? Should it not have won at all?
[This indicates your judging skills, so answer carefully and thoroughly. I may not agree with you completely, but you will be judges based on what points you bring up.]

9. Tell me two of your favorite SKoW winners from the past two rounds. Elaborate.
[Although I said elaborate, don't write an essay about it. A good rule of thumb would be two or three sentences for each story.]

10. Additional Comments:
[Optional. Can include your history with SKoW, how much you want this, why you want to be a judge, etc. This is your last impression on me during this application, so make it good!]