Many of you from Fall 2006 contest and before are likely to remember the Featured Blogger feature that we had in place. Basically, the moderators and administrators would pick a few bloggers throughout the contest and feature them. Well, it got to be dead, in a way, as the same four bloggers were featured for nearly the entire contest. This was deemed unfair by many ProU members. So, we have developed a new system.
Now, we are asking you for your input in choosing who to feature. Simply fill out this nomination form, and your work is complete. The nominees then go through a selection process by a committee of moderators to determine who should earn the title. The selection criteria includes recent activity (bloggers that have been inactive are ineligible to become Featured Bloggers), correct grammar and spelling, and are in good standing in the community (no recent warnings or violations of the Terms of Service). Additionally, Featured Bloggers show originality of thought and exemplify the ProU motto: Think. Speak Up. Reach Out.
Additionally, everyone will be able to see all bloggers that have been featured as of the launch of this feature, by simply visiting www.progressiveu.org/featured. The profiles of the bloggers (yes, there will be profiles as well) will be placed on the front page for about a week, so you can be sure that the blogger featured on the front page is only featured recently. We hope to announce the first blogger by the start of the next contest, and will be accepting nominations starting immediately.
As usual, we ask that you do not nominate bloggers simply because they are your friends, nor do you refrain from nominating those who you strongly disagree with. All nominees will be given consideration, but we cannot promise that every blogger nominated will be selected.
If you have any questions, you can either direct them to the Featured Blogger forum by starting a new topic here, or you can e-mail featuredblogger@progressiveu.org, and one of our moderators will be happy to assist in answering your questions.
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