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So, do you want to write for The 'Shroom? Well, you've come to the right place! Here are some steps that you should follow if you want to start writing for the paper.

• Contact the Director (Super Mario Bros.) so he decides whether you are fit to write for The 'Shroom or not.
  • If you plan on writing for a Sub-team (Fake News, Fun Stuff, Music & Artwork, or Pipe Plaza); please contact the Director (or one of the Co-directors, in some cases) of the sub-team you wish to work for as opposed to the Director or Sub-director of The 'Shroom.
• Whether you want to write a main section or a section for a sub-team, Core Staff members require you have an "interview" with the Director of each team. In a nutshell, you pretty much fill out a questionnaire that the Core Staff member requires you to.
  • The interviews should not be confusing: they are relatively straightforward. Most of these interviews will require you to answer a few questions about yourself as a user (if you have been blocked, if you have ever written for The 'Shroom, etc.), as well as to see if you're the person the staff of The 'Shroom is looking for. The Core Staff doesn't want articles like "Hi I'm so-and-so okay bye," or "high eye am a usre off teh supre mario wikki!!!!" We want sections with acceptable length and quality.
• No articles that cover fake content (what we mean by this is content that a user makes up) will be accepted (there is an obvious exception: the articles of the Fake News section will obviously contain fan-made or other non-official material).
• If you are not certain on what to write for The 'Shroom, simply contact the Director or Sub-director: they will have a discussion with the rest of the leading staff of the paper to find out which section they feel would suit you best.
• Although being late once or twice is acceptable, we expect that when you sign up for The 'Shroom, you will submit your section every month.
  • If you, for whatever reason, need to stray from the standard monthly release schedule (such as going on vacation, handling an emergency off of the wiki, or going on a bi-monthly writing plan); be sure to contact the Core 'Shroom Staff member that you submit your sections to: we'd be happy to try and work something out.
• Formerly, users were allowed to edit the archived articles of past 'Shroom issues. This is not accepted anymore, as each page is protected so that vandalism attacks stay as far away from The 'Shroom as possible. If you notice an error on one of the archived sections, feel free to contact one of The 'Shroom staff members or a Sysop to try and fix the error you have spotted.
• For those of you who wish to write multiple articles for The 'Shroom: please be aware that we have a limit on the amount of sections you can take. You can take a maximum of 2 sections on each part of The 'Shroom.
  • To further explain this, you may write 2 main 'Shroom sections and 2 sections for each sub-team.
• If you have any more questions about signing up and writing for The 'Shroom, please contact the Director of The 'Shroom.

The 'Shroom

#	Member	Details
1	Super Mario Bros. (talk)	Director – Sets plans and goals for The 'Shroom and leads the Core Staff in order to carry them out. Receives and reviews applications for main sections, sends out {{Shroomwarning}} to writers one week before the due date, compiles and releases new 'Shroom editions, writes a commentary for every issue, and updates various templates related to The 'Shroom.
2	Edofenrir (talk)	Sub-Director – Archives previous 'Shroom edition, updates the Single Page, reviews each submitted section to ensure high quality, and carries out other various duties.
3	Ralphfan (talk)	Statistics Manager – Manages spreadsheets, reports, and statistics for the Core Staff to refer to. Assists in the creation of the Feedback Surveys.
4	Crocodile Dippy (talk)	Affiliates Manager – Represents the Core Staff to current and pending affiliates when necessary.
5	Tucayo (talk)	Social Networking Manager – Posts updates through the paper's social networking accounts.
6	Fake News Team	Fictional news section.
7	Fun Stuff Team	A series of games and fun sections for readers to participate in.
8	Music and Artwork Team	The artistic part of the wiki, box-arts, music, comics and more!
9	Pipe Plaza Team	Find out all wiki-related events such as promotions, retiring users, updates, statistics, and more in the Pipe Plaza.
10	Xzelion (talk)	'Shroom Spotlight – Goes over what progress has been made with the Spotlight.
11	New Super Mario (talk)	Review Corner – In-depth Reviews of some of the hottest games, new and old.
	Position is vacant.		V
	Position is vacant.		V
12	Position is vacant.	Entertainment Section – Writing about the clips related to Mario from YouTube or in SWF file that are made by Mario fans.	V
13	Baby Mario Bloops (talk)	Interview – Each month interviewing one of our users.
14	Position is vacant.	From the Mushroom Vaults – Tips, secrets, cheats, and codes for Mario games, new and old.	V
15	Mario304 (talk)	Character Comparison – Comparisons of Nintendo characters from all generations, based on several categories.
16	MrConcreteDonkey (talk)	Should Have Been- An article discussing what/who should have been in a certain Marioverse game, as well as a collection of Beta Elements, and a theory on where the could have lead. (Note that 1 Month It might only focus on Beta, and the other may only focus on what should have been in).
17	FunkyK38 (talk)	Brawl Tactics -Strategy information for Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Will be about a character, song, stage, and Subspace Emissary stage.
18	Crocodile Dippy (talk)	Crocodile Style Reviews - A review about a game from other series (e.g.: The Legend of Zelda), written by Crocodile Dippy!
19	Xpike (talk)	Caiman Gamin' - A review about a game from other series (e.g.: The Legend of Zelda), written by Xpike!
20	Coincollector (talk)	Mario Kart: Wheel Tips Corner- Gives you Tracks, Characters, and Vehicles info, some useful tips for your race, and shortcuts to improve your records! Also a small section where, if you want to share your friend code, send it to me and I'll be adding it on the next issue!
21	Toad85 (talk)	A History of Video Games-A Review of different events during the 77 year history of video games.
22	Marioguy1 (talk)	Fading into Obscurity-A look at some of the forgotten or obscure characters of the Mario games, like Tatanga from Super Mario Land or Wart from Super Mario Bros. 2.
23	Marioguy1 (talk)	Character Reviews-A review of a character from the Mario (or related) series.

Sub-Teams

Fake News

#	Member	Details
1	MrConcreteDonkey (talk)	Director – Collaborates and edits Fake News sections.
2	Position is vacant.	Travel Guide – A travel brochure or review of a location in the Marioverse. Most aspects of the location need to be described, like the temperature, costs, lodging prices, atmosphere, etc. Section has to be convincing like a real traveling pamphlet. Packages, insurance, and other minor details are optional.	V
3	Postition is vacant	Fake Music – A description of 1-2 fake music albums or songs. The songs are related to users or characters in the Mario series.	V
4	MrConcreteDonkey (talk)	Fake TV – A description of 1-2 fake TV shows, related to either Wiki users or characters in the Mario series. The description can include a dialogue from an episode and/or screenshots.
5	Position is vacant.	Fake Games – A description of 1-2 fake Mario games for the Wii or DS.	V
6	Position is Vacant	Fake Police Blotter – A section including crime reports, deaths, and injuries regarding Mario Characters, as well as a wanted poster about a Mario character. All general information must be included, such as reward money, dead or alive status, crime committed, etc. All Wanted Posters must have WANTED at the top. Physical traits, skin color, and hair color can be described.	V
7	Chivi-chivik (talk)	Cooking Guide – A cooking section about a Mario-themed recipe, such as recipes from the Paper Mario series. This section can include chefs from the Paper Mario series.
8	Position is vacant.	Ad Salesman – Creator of 1-2 advertisements regarding Mario-related products.	V
9	Baby Mario Bloops (talk)	Fake Interview – An interview with a character from the Mario series.
10	Position is vacant.	Fake Sports – Covers a sporting event involving characters from the Mario series.	V
11	Position is Vacant	Fake Weather – A weather report regarding weather-related occurrences in a game from the Mario series.	V
12	KoopaTroop (talk)	Character Battle – A comic showing a fight between Wiki users and/or Mario characters. This position requires image editing skills.	V
13	Position is Vacant	Fake Characters – Describes 1-2 fake characters that could appear in the Mario series. Pictures are optional.	V
14	Position is Vacant	Fake Shop – A description of items from the Paper Mario series or a Mario Party shop.	V
15	MST3K (talk)	Ask '3K – Answers questions sent in by users.
–	No Sign-Up Required	Fake Report – A Mario-themed newspaper report about a fictional occurrence. You don't need to sign up for this position. Just write a report and send it to the Fake News director. If it meets the requirements (in length, content, and quality), it will be published.	–

Fun Stuff

#	Member	Details
1	Gamefreak75 (talk)	Director – Collaborates and edits Fun Stuff sections.
2	Position is vacant	Trivia – Little known information on topics such as games, characters, or other appearances involving a lot of different character, scenes, and games. There will be about five to ten bits of information in every issue.	V
3	Position is vacant	Quiz – A ten-question quiz about the Mario series.	V
4	Position is Vacant	Guess Who! – Clues that describe a character.	V
5	Tucayo (talk)	Mystery Image – Part of an image that you guess. At least 5+ images.
6	Position is Vacant	Mind Bogglers – A game where you must find a certain amount of characters hidden in a picture.	V
7	Position is vacant	Find the Differences – A photoshopped puzzle where you have to find the five differences in a pair of pictures from a Mario Screenshot, artwork, etc.	V
8	General bob-omb (talk)	Hiding Koopa – Look for the Koopa in the given picture.
9	Position is Vacant	Guess That Game! – Try to guess what the game is with the help of some clues.	V
10	Yoshimitzu (talk)	Picross – A fun puzzle to find the hidden character.	V
11	Sinanco (talk)	Crossword – Creates a Mario-themed crossword puzzle
12	Gamefreak75 (talk)	Word Search – Creates a Mario-themed word search puzzle

Music & Artwork

#	Member	Details
1	Fawfulfury65 (talk)	Director – Collaborates and edits Music & Artwork sections.
2	Position is vacant	Box-Art of the Month – The user who holds this position finds quality box-art of a game and explains why it is the box-art of the month.	V
3	Position is vacant	Character Artwork of the Month – The user who holds this position finds quality character artwork and explains why it is the character artwork of the month.	V
4	Ralphfan (talk)	Random Image of the Month – The user who holds this position goes to a random page and takes the first image that shows up on the page, regardless of its quality, subject, resolutions, etc.
5	SimeaMorgana (talk)	Music Factoid – The user who holds this position includes some facts on five pieces of music from a game each issue.
6	Position is vacant	Photoshopped Image of the Month – The user who has this position must use Photoshop to edit a normal picture. It should either be an entirely new character or the changing of one character into another. If it is an entirely new character, the writer must state who it is and a bit about them. If the writer changes one similar character into another, he or she must state which two made the swap. The writer must hand in the original image AND the photoshopped one.	V
7	Fawfulfury65 (talk)	Screenshot of the Month – The user who holds this position finds an in-game screenshot and explains why he or she chose it.
8	Fawfulfury65 (talk)	Sketch Related to Mario – This user hand-draws an image related to Mario and uploads it specifically for this section.
9	Mariomario64 (talk)	Soundtrack of the Month – The user that holds this position finds a piece of music that is related to Mario and links to it.
10	FunkyK38 (talk)	Sprite of the Month – The user that holds this position finds a video-game sprite and submits it to the director. A brief description about the sprite should be included.

Pipe Plaza

#	Member	Details
1	Marioguy1 (talk)	Director – Does the Pipe Plaza notes and announces Pipe Plaza firings, open positions, etc.
2	Position is vacant	Monthly Report– Posts site-statistics (such as how many new articles, how many new users, etc.), and then compares it to the previous month's statistics.	V
3	Bop1996 (talk)	Community Report– This position would include any community-based, wiki-related events (such as promotions/demotions, a list of proposals that are going on and a list of what passed and failed and a brief description of how it will/would have affected the community, etc.).
4	Position is vacant	Featured – Lists the Featured Articles/Images that were featured on the Main Page from one issue to another, as well as any nominations that passed or failed (as well as any Featured Articles were unfeatured).	V
5	MrConcreteDonkey (talk)	Forum Update - A section documenting all the recent happenings of the MarioWiki Forums.
6	Yoshiwaker (talk)	Projects Seeking Contributors – Gives a link to the PipeProjects page and lists any new PipeProjects that need attention.
7	FunkyK38 (talk)	Tip of the Month – This person would give a good, helpful, and informative tip that can aid someone in his or her adventures in editing.
8	Paper Yoshi (talk)	Mario Calendar – Lists all past Mario games that were released in history during the month that the newest issue is released.
9	Paper Yoshi (talk)	Upcoming Games – An article about upcoming and recently released games including main characters, box art, and the release dates for all countries.
10	Position is vacant	NIWA News – An article to update users about was has been going on with the NIWA in the last month. New wikis, decisions, etc. are all included.	V
11	Ralphfan (talk)	Anniversary Announcements – A temporary article; to be held around August. It will cover the progress of the MarioWiki's Anniversary ceremonies including the awards, game tournaments and all other festivities of the awards. ON HOLD AT THE MOMENT

The last row is used to signify special notes. Some symbols that will probably be seen on this page:

• — Director – The Director is in charge of The 'Shroom; articles must be submitted to this user. This user also delegates his or her power and responsibility onto other users by appointing them to Leading Staff and Core Shroom staff.
• — Leading Staff – articles should be submitted to these users; they will edit the required pages to put up the next issue. In charge of making sure that everyone has a chance to write if he or she wants to and everyone has something that he or she likes to write. The Leading Staff is considered as a part of the Core Staff as well.
• — Core Staff – these users direct collaboration teams that have more than one writer. These users receive all parts of the collaboration section and send them in to the Leading Staff.
• V — Vacant – position is currently vacant.
• L — Late – this person's section was not sent in on time. Should he or she fail to send in the required section in by three days after the due date, (without a good reason, as deemed so by the Leading Staff), then he or she will lose this position. Consistent lateness will also be reciprocated with a firing.
• B — Bi-monthly – the writer sends in a section every other month.

Thus, the format should be: |# || ~~~ || Detail Info || .

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