Staffers will also be taking a look to your other fanlistings (if applicable) to avoid situations in which your only own work is the example you submit, while donated layouts are being used for the rest of your sites. The same way how you take care of your fanlistings is taken into account, how much effort you put into building them will now also be an additional factor in the decision.

For any questions or comments, feel free to visit this post.

Because of this, we ask that you please resubmit any forms you may have sent during this downtime. We apologize for the inconvenience!

If you are already in our database, you can update your application by contacting Christine, and I will send you a copy of what we have in the database so you can make changes (including adding categories etc).

So, if you are interested in joining the category staff, please consider filling out the volunteer form over here. Feel free to list as many categories or positions as you are interested in staffing :)

Please refrain from using more than ONE ‘Last Update’ date on your fanlistings. Category Staffers and Trouble Checkers are no longer required to check or scroll the rest of the page in search of another date, so we will only go by the first date listed on the page when we check to see if a fanlisting is still active.

Below is a copy of the original post:

We have made a change to our ‘Inactivity’ troubles emails. Before, the emails informed fanlisting owners that they needed to post the following message on their fanlisting if there were no pending members to be added to the fanlisting:

[Month] [Day], [Year]
No new members have joined recently!

Since multiple update dates on a fanlisting can be a hassle for trouble checkers, category staffers and visitors to read through, we have removed that part of the troubles email. From now on, please refrain from showing more than ONE update date on your fanlisting, as we will only go by the first date listed on the main page of the fanlisting and trouble checkers and category staffers will no longer be required to check or scroll the rest of the page to look for a second last update date.

If you maintain your fanlisting with a script, you may simply select a current member of the fanlisting (if you joined your fanlisting you can choose yourself) and ‘update’ their information. This will bring the last update date current.

If you maintain your fanlisting without any script, you can just update the last update date manually.

Please keep in mind that you may only do this if there are no pending members to be added and no update forms to be processed. If a member has requested to be removed from the fanlisting, deleting them may not automatically update your last update date if you use a script and you will need to follow the same step listed above.

[Month] [Day], [Year]
No new members have joined recently!

Since multiple update dates on a fanlisting can be a hassle for trouble checkers, category staffers and visitors to read through, we have removed that part of the troubles email. From now on, please refrain from showing more than ONE update date on your fanlisting, as we will only go by the first date listed on the main page of the fanlisting and trouble checkers and category staffers will no longer be required to check or scroll the rest of the page to look for a second last update date.

If you maintain your fanlisting with a script, you may simply select a current member of the fanlisting (if you joined your fanlisting you can choose yourself) and ‘update’ their information. This will bring the last update date current.

If you maintain your fanlisting without any script, you can just update the last update date manually.

Please keep in mind that you may only do this if there are no pending members to be added and no update forms to be processed. If a member has requested to be removed from the fanlisting, deleting them may not automatically update your last update date if you use a script and you will need to follow the same step listed above.

With the arrival of spring, we have decided that it is time for another TFL Trouble Checker drive! :) We are looking to bring on some additional Green Team members, so if you are interested in becoming a Trouble Checker here are TFL, please go to this page, read the details and fill out the form.

If you already sent in an application more than six months ago, or you need to update your old application, please e-mail Kristina at kristina@thefanlistings.org, and she will let you know if we still have your application on file or send you a copy of what we have in the database, so you can make changes (including adding categories, etc.) Please do contact us if you are uncertain if your information is up-to-date, or if your application was submitted more than six months ago, as Kristina recently pruned the list and deleted applications with outdated information. It’s very important that we have your current information on file, so that we can contact you as soon as you have been selected to join the team. (This goes for current TCers, as well!)

It’ll be about 8pm UTC/GMT tomorrow. It should only be for the half-hour, so we expect things to be up-and-running again quickly :)

To update your e-mail address we have a specific form to use. You do not need to contact each category you have a fanlisting under. This makes the entire process easier for you :)

If you currently have several e-mail accounts you can check which fanlistings you have listed on the e-mail address here, and then submit a change e-mail address :)

We are also making an announcement to clarify how certain personalities will be categorised at TFL. If a person belongs in the Personalities category then they will only be listed there, even if they are an Author or doing acting or make music. So, fanlistings can not be cross-listed in other categories. Nor should double approvals occur in categories other than Personalities.

We feel this will be easier for staffers, and anyone wanting to build a fanlisting for a personality, or look for any fanlistings currently existing. :)

We hope that this troubles-only hiatus will make the lives of both fanlisting owners and staffers less stressful during this period. The troubles and overdue processes will return to normal after the 3rd of January; as a result, troubles staffers may have fanlisting checks done during the first week of January in preparation for this.

If you have complaints or issues with other members of the community, please feel that you can come to the Senior Staff. However, unless the issues have occurred at TFL, we cannot do anything. We can only take the issue into our hands if it occurs on our domain. If an issue occurs on Twitter, Facebook, LiveJournal, or any other non-TFL site, we cannot do anything. We advise you to use your best judgment in this situation. If someone is being rude, or harassing you, block them. If the situation becomes more extreme – contact the appropriate person at that site to report them.

Our members are kind, good-hearted people who are polite. We do sometimes have people, though, who can make this environment a bit less fun. Again, if an issue occurs here, please don’t hesitate to come and talk to the Senior Staff. Please, always keep in mind that TFL is a welcoming, fun place to hang out. :)

Owners have been notified of the change, and you can now find all the Magazines/Newspapers under the Literature category. :)

We have several methods by which to contact staffers and we have those for a reason, so please follow those guidelines. :)

Continuous attempts to contact a staffer through private avenues may potentially result in an official warning on your message board account.

This is regarding a rule that the network has been lenient in enforcing up until now. We have the following rule regarding HTML/graphics experience:

1. You must have HTML and graphics experience.

* Provide an existing URL that displays your ability with both of these aspects when you apply. This URL must be your own work. You may use pre-made layouts or another persons work on the final fanlisting, but to apply you must present your own work.

As we said, we have been lenient in enforcing this rule. From now on, though, we will be actively making sure that each applicant is using their own work when applying for a subject. This is to make sure that each applicant is being considered on their own merits. This is what we believe to be fair for every applicant.

It has come to our attention that some members of our community have taken to abusing our downtime/extension procedures. We obviously understand that with the internet things can go wrong and a downtime request may be necessary. We are always understanding and will grant your request. If you find you’re having trouble reaching the deadline you’ve originally agreed upon, we will most likely grant you an extension.

However, if we notice that you’re asking for several extensions without making progress on getting your sites taken care of, we will stop granting extensions. We’re willing to help you as long as you’re willing to do everything you can to make sure your sites are taken care of.

In addition, please make sure that any requests for downtime extensions are made through our downtime request forms, and not directly to staffer(s). Through the request form is the quickest route and we like to have all requests made – and then informed to the staffers – in one place.