Due to a falling number of participants, this site being insufferably laggy lately and an inability to commit to anything time-consuming right now, I am putting the Secret Trades on pause until sometime in the hopefully not-so-distant future. In the meantime, I am still looking for someone who might be interested in at least co-running the show with me (~Poj5). I'm bumping this post up in the meantime.
For now, the Featured gallery has been updated with the latest trade and the First Aid trade shows the new missing pieces. I would be happy to field questions/comments if anyone has any!I am officially looking for a co-host for the Secret Trades.
Qualifications:-
(Required) Strong aversion to "internet drama."
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(Required) Ability to stay organized.
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(Required) Ability to keep the secret trades secret!
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(Preferred) Long-time trader who knows how the group works.
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(Preferred) Someone who has moderated an internet group in the past.
Duties:- Inventing/posting new trades in a pre-provided format
- Developing timelines consistent with past trades
- Assigning traders to each other, and sending out subsequent notifications on deviantART in pre-provided format
- Answering user questions in a timely and friendly manner.
- Creating galleries and moving artwork into them.
For now, I will still be solely responsible for:- Removing people from the group
- Posting trade results
- Extending deadlines
- Assigning penalties for potential lateness/misconduct
- Creating, deleting, or changing official rules
If you are interested in being the Secret Trades co-host, please send me a PM with whatever information you feel might be relevant. Just because you are a co-host does not necessarily mean you have to sign up for trades, and it does not prohibit you from signing up for trades, either. I will still be around to help, so you will by no means be flying solo!
To reiterate, send me a PM if you are interested. Do NOT reply to this blog with your interest and qualifications, as I would prefer to keep the process somewhat confidential. If multiple candidates are qualified, I will go with whichever qualified candidate contacted me first. If no candidates are qualified, I will continue to host on my own.
Thank you!