Help:Writing Assignments

This is a WIP DRAFT.

You can receive monetary rewards for writing for the JFA Wiki at justiceforanimals.org. Our standard rate of eight cents per-word rate is at least competitive, if not high, for non-profit assignments. As an example of what you can earn, our 6,568 word article on Chickens would pay up to $525, while a short article like the one on Honey would pay up to $123.

Background

Justice For Animals' recent conversion to a wiki expanded the mission of the site to include being an encyclopedic and collaborative resource for animal rights and vegan advocacy, not just a resource to aid in answering objections. This calls for new foundational articles on a variety of topics—one for each species of farmed animal; one for each kind of product made from animals; one for each of the ways we exploit animals; one for each of the health problems that are mitigated by a plant-based diet, etc.

The way in which these articles substantially differ from articles on other wikis such as Wikipedia is explained in our Content Guidelines.

We expect these paid assignments to continue until at least the foundational articles needed are completed. These paid assignments will in no way stop writers from contributing their time to the wiki without remuneration.

Expectations

Before you consider writing for us, you need to understand the kind of writing that will be expected and accepted. This is explained in the Content Guidelines . But the best way to get a feel for what is expected is to familiarize yourself with existing articles. As the Content Guidelines explain, the articles on this site are written in an informal academic tone with an objective point of view.

Because providing credible citations for factual statements is a requirement, much of the time spend on an article will be spent in research. If you are a new contributor to the site, we will closely monitor your progress on an article to help ensure you stay on track and that you don't waste time on content that will not be accepted.

Qualifications

Our ideal writer:

• cares about animal rights and veganism
• can write with a friendly voice
• holds a college degree or equivalent work experience
• has experience authoring and/or editing online content
• possesses a willingness and an ability to perform academic research
• is committed to providing high-quality, accurate information
• can take direction from editors and work in a collaborative environment.

Show Your Interest

If you feel you meet the above qualifications, and wish to write for the JFA Wiki, create an account and your user page if you haven't already done so. Include on your user page the following:

• your connection with animal rights and veganism
• why you are interested in writing for the JFA Wiki
• examples of (or links to) your writing. Writing of an academic nature involving research gets higher consideration.
• the topics you would be interested in writing about
• the articles you would be interested in contributing to

Finally, go to Preferences -> User Profile, scroll down to Email Options and make sure Allow other users to email me is checked. This will show your interest in writing for us and also allow us to contact you.

Receiving an Invitation

We may

Collaboration

You will compose and edit the article on the JFA Wiki. This will allow the progress on the article can be monitored. As you write, guidance and instructions may be provided by editors by direct edits or by comments on the discussion page for the article. You are to accept these edits or respond to these instructions and make the necessary changes.

Word Count

You will be paid the per-word rate for the number of accepted words in the article written by you at the time the article is moved from the Draft: namespace to the main namespace. You may continue to edit the article without remuneration after that time. The word count used for remuneration based on the count shown by the Mediawiki software when the article is listed in a search result. This word count may be adjusted downward for boilerplate text used or for contributions to the article that you did not make.

Early Termination

It is our intent to develop a trusting relationship with a number of writers. We know, however, that not everyone who accepts and assignment will work out. Because of this, we can inform you that we cannot use your services and ask you to discontinue working on an article. You will still be paid for the words you have contributed.

The agreement