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A White Wolf

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Hello fellow authors, fans, readers, and other random forumers; I appreciate your click upon my not-so-humblest of threads.
Allow me an introduction. I am the White Wolf, and it is my sincerest pleasure to introduce the third rendition of the Incredibly Gifted Authors. The last thread marked the historic return of the guild after a 2.5 year Jagex-induced hiatus, and graced the forums with its presence for over two entire years.
Now, I would imagine most of you haven't been around long enough to remember my first rendition of this guild, but allow me to pontificate slightly on the history of this thread.
Over 4 years ago, Mod Peter caused one of the greatest upsets in Story Forum history when he locked the Story Guilds and banished them from the forums.
When this happened, several other guilds moved to Clan Discussion or Off-Topic. I swore that day that I would never re-make this guild until the day when the guilds were allowed back into this forum.
During the 3 months I spent away from members in protest of the '07 RWT updates, I noticed that the guilds had been allowed back.
It was with a warmth in my heart that I resurrected this guild. I hoped at the time that I wouldn't be too much of a has-been to handle such a guild, but if I managed for the last two years I can probably keep going.
Maybe this old wolf has some surprises left in store. :-p
Note: I have fallen into an unfortunate habit of procrastination, some applicants taking up to two weeks to receive their review. I plan on working to improve my response rate, but please keep in mind I am a graduating senior in university and have quite a bit of work outside of Runescape. Thanks for your patience.

17-Apr-2010 20:05:41 - Last edited on 17-Apr-2010 20:16:35 by A White Wolf

A White Wolf

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Just for nostalgia's sake, I'm going to stick the original introductory post from the TIGA in this post.
The Table of Contents can be found in the 3rd. Thanks.
Howdy. This is The White Wolf, your friendly neighborhood writing instructor and overall cool dude.
You may know me from stories like The Crypt, White as Snow or from the Academy of Literature.
Anyway, I noticed a certain line in my siggy had no meaning anymore, due to the fact that the leader of the group...disappeared.
So, I have decided to resurrect the club with me at it's head, as I am oh-so-fond of doing.
This club is the TIGA, or The Incredibly Gifted Authors.
I, and I alone will accept or dismiss applicants to this club, and there will be no ranks, being a member is enough.
This will be a rather difficult club to gain entrance too, so don't expect the ranks to fill quickly.

17-Apr-2010 20:06:02 - Last edited on 17-Apr-2010 20:18:09 by A White Wolf

A White Wolf

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1.1 Introduction
1.2 Original Intro
1.3 Table of Contents
1.4 Guidelines and Regulations
1.5 Member List
1.6 Application
1.7 The White Wolf's Recommendations
1.8 Official Signatures
1.9 Story Think-Tank
1.10 Original Member List
2.1 Reserved for future use
2.2 4,000 Char Short Example
2.3 4,000 Char Short Con't
2.4-2.9 Yin-Yang, a story by Xen Wolfe
2.10 Reserved for further use

17-Apr-2010 20:06:03 - Last edited on 17-Apr-2010 20:19:23 by A White Wolf

A White Wolf

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Guidelines and Regulations
If I say you don't make the cut, KEEP WORKING. Motivation to improve is your greatest asset.
RULES:
NO flaming.
NO spamming.
NO arguing decisions against me. WHATSOEVER. (I will be happy to discuss why you didn't make it, but your bickering will not change my mind.)
There is a mandatory 1 week time span between applications, to prevent edit, reapply, edit, reapply, etc.
I reserve the right to expel anyone, at any time, for any reason. Know that I will not take this lightly, however.
Further guidelines for the application process are below, on the Application post.

Announcements:
New thread, happy April 17th! Let's bring the new in with style.

17-Apr-2010 20:06:04 - Last edited on 17-Apr-2010 20:21:05 by A White Wolf

A White Wolf

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Total Members: 19
1. The White Wolf
2. Poller5
3. Roshy
4. Capt
5. Bbf Bb26
6. Chuk
7. Phil
8. Smurf
9. Punk!
10. Levinski
11. Xen
12. Numbers Guy
13. Lebraun (Lebbeh)
14. Doom
15. Bella
16. Cicobe
17. Cozmic
18. Kyle
19. Frodo
20. Daemon
Honorary TIGA Forum Moderator
Trumpet909 - for his help throughout the last 5 years in keeping rulebreakers and flamers from taking over. We miss you!

These are THE best. If you have any doubts to who is the greatest author, or among them, look no further. To be accepted here is to confirm the fact that you are amazing, and that the story forums would never be the same without you.
If you are accepted, congratulate yourself, don't thank me. YOU have the skills, I merely confirm them.

17-Apr-2010 20:06:05 - Last edited on 19-Aug-2011 02:02:11 by A White Wolf

A White Wolf

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I changed the qualifications and submissions necessary for entry slightly from the original to make it more comprehensive and therefore more indicative of the author's talent. It worked well for the last thread, so they'll stay.
Application Form:
Name you'd like to be called:
Stories that are best examples of your talent:
Estimated Number of STORY Posts on said story: MUST BE MORE THAN 10!
Reason I should Accept you: (make it good)
Time on Forums (Months, years, etc.):
Time Spent Writing (Outside of forums, months, years, etc.):

And remember: Even though I stress that acceptance is difficult, do not assume this means you shouldn't apply. You won't know unless you try.
In addition to this application, you will need to write a short story of 4,000 characters or less. (This is exactly two posts) I will not accept anything more, and your application will be ignored, until the week passes and you decide to re-apply.
The genre for the above story is of your own choice, and poetry is also accepted.
Tips and Guidelines
- Be aware that all asterisk'd out words count against you. And I will not tolerate big ugly (c) things in a work this small, unless it just absolutely cannot be avoided, in which case, I'll allow it. (Single letters, like an s, aren't going to detract.)
- As previously stated, it MUST be under 4,000 chars. And if that requires a 3rd post, you need to prove to me that the first two are within the 4,000 limit.
- It MUST be original.
- Every new application (even re-applicants) must have a NEW 4,000 char short.
- Be aware that I have written a sample 4,000 char short on page 2, in case you're unsure of what one could look like.
- All 4,000 character short story submissions MUST be not only entirely original, but edited and proofread solely by the author. No other aid is to be given.
- This guild and posting privileges are to be solely used by the members. This means any non-members may not post without first having posted a complete application.

17-Apr-2010 20:06:18 - Last edited on 17-Apr-2010 20:23:44 by A White Wolf

A White Wolf

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Threads of excellence:
NONE! I don't do much browsing of this forum anymore, so drop me a line! Tell me which threads are worthy enough for advertisement, and you'll get some space right here.

17-Apr-2010 20:06:18 - Last edited on 17-Apr-2010 20:27:04 by A White Wolf

A White Wolf

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And of course, what's a guild without a signature? :-p
(It's really too bad that the honorable tradition of heralding story accomplishments with over-the-top signatures has fallen to the wayside.)
Siggy for TIGA members:
~^~Member of the Incredibly Gifted Authors~^~
OR
~^~Member of TIGA~^~
Your choice.

Also, special ranks...
~^~Official Poet of the TIGA~^~
~^~Leader of the Incredibly Gifted Authors~^~
~^~Leader of the TIGA~^~
You can apply for the position of Official Poet. Talk to me if interested.
If you have ideas for other special ranks, also, talk to me.

17-Apr-2010 20:06:22 - Last edited on 17-Apr-2010 20:28:19 by A White Wolf

A White Wolf

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Story ideas:
Seeing as how I made this thread for the elites of this forum, PLEASE tell us ideas you have. If one of you members wants to try to think of a new story, please bounce ideas off of the rest of us.
This is meant to be a 'think-tank' of sorts for the best authors.
So let's hear 'em!

17-Apr-2010 20:06:23 - Last edited on 17-Apr-2010 20:28:47 by A White Wolf

A White Wolf

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The Original Members' List (also for nostalgia)
The White Wolf
Squilly
Coolio
Stealth
Ippy
Lloyd
Smeezy
Deathfire03
Ajax
Blits
Hiei/Marik
Gamer
Stazaa
Vixy
Kurt/Csi
Pie
Slice
Vev
Swordy
Rusty
Xen

Official Poet:
Poem Phoenix
Total Members: 22
(If you know who any of these wonderful people are/were, you get bonus old fogey points!)

17-Apr-2010 20:06:27 - Last edited on 17-Apr-2010 20:31:41 by A White Wolf