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The purpose of this program is to invite highly engaged community members to serve as volunteer “Forum Specialists” within their area of expertise. As specialists, these volunteers will answer questions in a player-to-player (unofficial) sense, flag posts in breach of the Forum Code of Conduct, and coalesce and transmit player feedback to the ArenaNet Forum Communications Team. This program is open to active members of the Guild Wars 2 community who play the game on a regular basis and participate in the English-language forums. Qualifying forum members may submit their applications via e-mail, as instructed below.

During their term of service, each member of the specialist program will be designated on the Guild Wars 2 Official Forums as a Guild Wars 2 Forum Specialist with an additional designation for his or her area of expertise, when appropriate. For example, a specialist may be designated as “Guild Wars 2 Forum Specialist – Profession Balance” or “Guild Wars 2 Forum Specialist – PvP.”

Guild Wars 2 Forum Specialists generally are asked to engage in regular active discussion with the Guild Wars 2 community at large on the official Guild Wars 2 forums. Each Forum Specialist should try to stay objective and impartial in any discussions about the game in order to provide high-quality feedback that represents the views of the overall community, rather than expressing the specialist’s personal opinions. Forum Specialists may make no promises—expressed or implied—about the relaying of information, neither that it will be relayed nor that it has been relayed in the past. Forum Specialists may not divulge information that they may learn about unreleased components of the game, such as upcoming changes or new content.

Application

The application should be submitted via e-mail to the Forum Communications Team at ForumSpecialist@Arena.Net. The e-mail must contain the full application; no attachments can be accepted. The application should contain the following:

• Personal details: name, address, e-mail address, birth date

• How much time per week you currently devote to participating in the Guild Wars 2 Forums and your plans for conveying feedback to the ArenaNet Forum Communications Team

• Your history of playing Guild Wars 2 and any specific areas of interest (i.e. PvE, Dungeons, WvW, etc.)

• Link to your forum profile

• A list of all your Guild Wars 2 account display and user names

• Links to 3 forum posts made in the past 3 months that demonstrate your ability to provide good feedback as well as your community leadership

• Brief (no more than 100 word) description of why you wish to serve and why you would be a good Guild Wars 2 Forum Specialist

Rules of the Program

• In the pilot version of the program, Guild Wars 2 Forum Specialists will participate in the English-language forum only. The program may expand to include additional languages in the future.

• There will be no more than 25 Forum Specialists in the program at a time.

• A Forum Specialist’s term will end after 6 months, at which time applications will open for a new round of specialists.
           • Forum Specialists may not serve consecutive 6-month terms, but are welcome to re-apply at a later date.

• In addition, all Guild Wars 2 Forum Specialists
            • must sign the Guild Wars 2 Forum Specialist Terms and Conditions

• must live in the USA and be age 18 or older, for legal reasons

• can be removed from the program at any time, for any reason

• must abide by the Guild Wars 2 Forum Code of Conduct

• are requested to provide a weekly feedback report on behalf of the community to the ArenaNet Forum Communications Team

• are requested to regularly communicate with the ArenaNet Forum Communications Team about any emergent issues that are important in relation to the health of the overall community or their specific area of focus

• are requested to notify the ArenaNet Forum Communications Team if they are unavailable for a period of time or are unable to or do not choose to continue acting as a Guild Wars 2 Forum Specialist

• must have a Guild Wars 2 game account in good standing with a personal history that is clear of breaches of the User Agreement or the Rules of Conduct on that account or any other

• must have a Guild Wars 2 forum account in good standing with a history that includes minimal, if any, warnings or infractions

• may not be employed by ArenaNet within 12 months of acting as a Guild Wars 2 Forum Specialist

Terms and Conditions

Thank you for your interest in becoming a Guild Wars 2 Forum Specialist. By submitting an application, you understand and agree as follows:
1.My serving as a Guild Wars 2 Forum Specialist as part of the Guild Wars 2 game is completely voluntary and I may choose to end my role as a specialist at any time, for any reason. I am choosing to perform this role of my own free will and solely to  enhance my enjoyment of the game.
2. I will not use my position as a Guild Wars 2 Forum Specialist to my own personal advantage, such as to attempt to influence the development team to make changes to the game that serve my own best interests without regard for the rest of the community or my area of special interest. I understand that this is a unique opportunity to play an important role in the advancement of Guild Wars 2, and it is my responsibility to act with integrity and to the benefit of the player community as a whole.
3. I will abide by the conduct standards set by the Guild Wars 2 Forum Code of Conduct, the Guild Wars 2 User Agreement, and Guild Wars 2 Rules of Conduct. I will behave in a constructive and productive manner that sets a positive example for other community members to follow. I understand that being a part of the program is a privilege that can be revoked at any time for any reason.
4. I will not be paid or compensated in any way for being a Guild Wars 2 Forum Specialist, or for any other game-related activities, and I acknowledge and agree that my being a Guild Wars 2 Forum Specialist will not create an employment relationship between me and ArenaNet, any of its affiliates, or any other company or organization.
5. I will use my own equipment and provide a suitable environment for my role as a Guild Wars 2 Forum Specialist.
6. i will comply with all generally-applicable Guild Wars 2 rules and regulations, and I will comply with any and all rules and regulations established by ArenaNet for Guild Wars 2 Forum Specialists, as amended from time to time.
7. I assume all risk of injury, illness, or harm of any kind (“Harm”) to me resulting from, or arising out of, my role as a Guild Wars 2 Forum Specialist and my participation in Guild Wars 2. I acknowledge that ArenaNet, its affiliates, and their respective employees and agents (collectively, the “Group”) are not responsible for any Harm I may suffer in connection with my role as a Guild Wars 2 Forum Specialist or my participation in Guild Wars 2. I, for myself, and my (singularly and collectively) heirs, executors, administrators, trustees, legal representatives, successors, and assigns hereby fully release and discharge the Group from any and all claims, charges, demands, sums of money, actions, rights, causes of action, obligations, or liabilities, resulting from, or arising out of, my role as a Guild Wars 2 Forum Specialist and my participation in Guild Wars 2, including but not limited to claims related to property or reputational damage, and including but not limited to claims caused by any negligence (active or passive) by any member of the Group.
8. I hereby grant and assign to ArenaNet all rights, title, and interest in any and all materials of any kind produced by me in my capacity as a Guild Wars 2 Forum Specialist, and I agree that ArenaNet will have the exclusive right to use and exploit such materials free from any claims by me or other parties for compensation.
9. ArenaNet may modify or discontinue the Guild Wars 2 Forum Specialist Program, or may terminate my role as a Guild Wars 2 Forum Specialist, at any time, for any reason, in its sole discretion.

In addition to the normal Forum Code of Conduct, we have set modestly increased expectations for forum members who participate in the CDI Sub-Forum. Those who choose to participate in discussions on this sub-forum should be aware of the following:

• Our moderators will be casting a more critical eye in this sub-forum to ensure that posts are constructive, reasonable, and respectful. This applies to comments directed towards either developers or forum members.

• Posts that are not constructive, that use a tone that is unproductively negative, combative, or condemning, or that make no meaningful contribution to a discussion are subject to removal.

• Those who engage in poor choices as far as what they say or how they say it will be subject to escalated forum moderation, including the possible suspension or termination of forum privileges.

• This means that where you may receive a warning about a particular post in the general forums, you may receive an infraction point in the CDI Sub-Forum; where your post may be ignored in the main forum, it may be deleted or infracted in the CDI Sub-Forum.

We have set these higher standards to keep discussions on topic, constructive, and reasonable. By doing this, developers will be able to get the most value from their time spent reviewing your input on various CDI subjects and players will benefit from increased interaction from developers.

Please note: Forum members will not be able to create threads in the CDI Sub-Forum. Forum members in good standing will be able to respond to existing, open threads that are initiated by members of the Guild Wars 2 Team.

Thanks for your cooperation and for your contributions to our Collaborative Development Initiatives!

Source : https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/g … pectations