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No fake articles (Except the Fake News) will be accepted. If you have no idea, but want to write, put "N/A" and we'll sort it out soon, just know that you might be used for any position necessary.

In order to sign up for The 'Shroom, you need to have perfect grammar, spelling and punctuation.

All sections must be good in length and quality.

If you fail to hand in your section after one week of the due date, you will be fired.

Anyone can edit 'Shroom articles for spelling and grammar without changing content unless they are correcting false trivia and quizzes.

No more than 2 sections per user are allowed, independently if they are in the Fun Stuff or Fake News.

The 'Shroom

#	Member	Details
1	Stooben Rooben (talk)	Director's Notes – Any notes about this month's issue.
2	Tucayo (talk)	Sub-Director – Archives previous 'Shroom edition, updates the Single Page, and manages other various duties.
3	Twentytwofiftyseven (talk)	Editor in Chief – Reviews articles for grammar, spelling and coding mistakes. Is also part of the Core Staff
4	Fake News Team	Fake News – If you want to sign up for the Fake News, sign up on MarioWiki:The 'Shroom/Fake News, and contact the other other man.
5	Fun Stuff Team	A series of games and fun sections for readers to participate in.
6	Music and Artwork Team	The artistic part of the wiki, box-arts, music, comics and more!
7	Pipe Plaza Team	Find out all wiki-related events such as promotions, retiring users, updates, statistics, and more in the Pipe Plaza.
8	Count b (talk) and Ace Reporter Kylie Koopa (talk) (1 more writer needed)	Review Corner – In-depth Reviews of some of the hottest games, new and old.	V
9	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
10	Stooben Rooben (talk)	Interview – Each month interviewing one of our users.
11	Waluigi48 (talk)	From the Mushroom Vaults – Tips, secrets, cheats, and codes for Mario games, new and old
12	Marcelagus (talk)	Character Comparison – Comparisons of Nintendo characters from all generations, based on several categories.
13	Turkishcoffee (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).
14	FunkyK38 (talk) & Monteyaga (talk)	Brawl Tactics -Strategy information for Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Will be about a character, song, stage, and Subspace Emissary stage.	L
15	Leirin (talk)	Non-Marioverse Review - A review about a game from other series (e.g.: The Legend of Zelda).
16	Position is vacant.	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!	V
17	Position is vacant.	A History of Video Games-A Review of different events during the 20 year history of video games.	V
18	Position is vacant.	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.	V
19	Position is vacant.	Forum Update - A section documenting all the recent happenings of the MarioWiki Forums.	V

Sub-Teams

Pipe Plaza

#	Member	Details
1	Super Mario Bros. (talk) & Marioguy1 (talk)	Director – Does the Pipe Plaza notes and announces Pipe Plaza firings, open positions, etc.
2	Position is Vacant	Monthly 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.).	V
3	Position is vacant	Maintenance – This section would provide some maintenance tips (such as links to the maintenance pages and suggestions such as removing unnecessary spacing from articles, fixing links that lead to redirects, etc.); links to pages that need contributors or expansion.	V
4	Marioguy1 (talk)	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 (as well as any Featured Articles were unfeatured).
5	g.narron (talk)	Statistics – Posts the statistics of the wiki, such as how many new users we have, new features, how many new pages, etc.; comparing said data with last month's data and reporting increases/decreases in those areas.
6	Position is vacant	Projects Seeking Contributors – Gives a link to the PipeProjects page and lists any new PipeProjects that need attention.	V
7	Position is vacant	Links – This position would provide a few links every month that lead to pages such as Help pages, policy pages, and other helpful goodies.	V
8	FunkyK38 (talk)	Tip of the Month – This person would give a good, helpful, and informative tip that can aid someone in their adventures in editing.
9	Position is vacant	Mario Calendar – Lists all past Mario games that were released in history during the month that the newest issue is released.	V
10	P. Trainer (talk)	Upcoming Games – An article about upcoming and recently released games including main characters, box art, and the release dates for all countries.
11	Tucayo (talk)	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.

Fake News

#	Member	Details
1	Ralphfan (talk)	Director – Collaborates and edits Fake News sections.
2	Ralphfan (talk)	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.
3	Yoshionfire (talk)	Fake Music – A description of 1-2 fake music albums or songs. The songs are related to users or characters in the Mario series.	L
4	Luigi 128 (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	Edofenrir (talk)	Fake Games – A description of 1-2 fake Mario games for the Wii or DS.
6	Luigi 128 (talk)	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.
7	Baby Mario Bloops (talk)	Cooking Guide – A cooking section about a Mario-themed recipe, such as recipes from the Paper Mario series. They can include chefs from the Paper Mario series.
8	Gamefreak75 (talk)	Ad Salesman – Creator of 1-2 advertisements regarding Mario-related products.
9	Baby Mario Bloops (talk)	Fake Interview – An interview with a character from the Mario series.
10	Ralphfan (talk)	Fake Sports – Covers a sporting event involving characters from the Mario series.
11	Position is vacant	Fake Weather – A weather report regarding weather-related occurrences in a game from the Mario series.	V
12	Position is vacant	Character Battle – A comic showing a fight between Wiki users and/or Mario characters.	V
13	LaLaLand123 (talk)	Fake Characters – Describes 1-2 fake characters that could appear in the Mario series. Pictures are optional.
14	Travix Man (talk)	Fake Shop – A description of items from the Paper Mario series or a Mario Party shop.		15	Tigertot (talk)	N/A

Fun Stuff

#	Member	Details
1	Z3r0 Tw0 (talk)	Director – Collaborates and edits Fun Stuff sections.
2	Position is vacant	Trivia – Little known information on topics such as games, characters, or other appearences involving a lot of different character, scenes, and games. There will be about five to ten bits of information in every issue.	V
3	Reversinator (talk)	Quiz – A ten-question quiz about the Mario series.
4	Reversinator (talk)	Guess Who! – Clues that describe a character.
5	Tucayo (talk)	Mystery Image – Part of an image that you guess. At least 5+ images.
6	Position is vacant (more than one writer allowed)	Games – Games such as Crossword, Labyrinth, etc.	V
7	Papero (talk)	Mind Bogglers – A game where you must find a certain amount of characters hidden in a picture.
8	Edofenrir (talk)	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.A photoshopped puzzle where you have to find the five differences in a pair of pictures from a Mario Screenshot, artwork, etc.
9	General bob-omb (talk)	Hiding Koopa – Look for the Koopa in the given picture.
10	Mr bones (talk)	Guess That Game! – Try to guess what the game is with the help of some clues.
11	Position is vacant	Picross – A fun puzzle to find the hidden character.	V
12	Tucayo (talk)	Crossword – Creates a Mario-themed crossword puzzle
13	Monteyaga (talk)	Poll – A question regarding the Mario series that users can vote on.

Music & Artwork

#	Member	Details
1	P. Trainer (talk)	Director – Collaborates and edits Music & Artwork sections.
2	Homestar Runner (talk)	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. It cannot be a Featured Image, nor can it be an FI nomination!	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. It cannot be a Featured Image, nor can it be an FI nomination!
4	Position is vacant	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. (the only thing that disqualifies an image from this category is that it cannot be a Featured Image, nor can it be an FI nomination!
5	Position is vacant	Music Factoid – The user who holds this position includes some facts on five pieces of music from a game each issue.	V
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, they must state which two made the swap. The writer must hand in the original image AND the photoshopped one.	V
7	Position is vacant	Screenshot of the Month – The user who holds this position finds an in-game screenshot and explains why they chose it. It cannot be a Featured Image, nor can it be an FI nomination!
8	Position is vacant	Sketch Related to Mario – This user hand-draws an image related to Mario and uploads it specifically for this section.	V
9	P. Trainer (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.

The last row is used to signify special notes. Some symbols maybe seen:

• — 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 they want to and everyone has something that they like to write. The Leading Staff is considered as 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 they fail to send in the required section in by one week after the due date, (without a good reason, as deemed so by the Leading Staff), then they will lose this position.
• B — Bi-monthly — the writer sends in a section every other month.

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

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