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Editors

Editors are responsible for facilitating the production of guides. Editors write, edit, organize, and maintain guide projects.

Welcome to the KQM Genshin Impact team! This onboarding document outlines the responsibilities of the Editor role, supplies you with a list of resources, and provides a checklist to make sure you are prepared to take on the responsibilities of the role.

Onboarding Checklist​

Follow this check-list and complete each task carefully:

  1. Introduce yourself in the Discord channels called #guides-staff-general and #introductions (if you want).
  2. Add your email and other information to the Guide Staff Contact Sheet in the TCT Queue.
  3. Ask @irokei to add you to the KQM GI Guide Staff ClickUp.
  4. Follow a very basic ClickUp tutorial here.
  5. Complete the ClickUp Onboarding Task with your name on it.
  6. Complete the Guide Guide Staff Onboarding Task on ClickUp (which includes the checklist items below).
  7. Read the KQM Staff Guidelines.
  8. Read the Strike System and Hiatus System.
  9. Learn about the responsibilities of an Editor.
  10. Read through the KQM GI Guide Standards.
  11. Familiarize yourself with the KQM GI House Style Guide.
  12. Bookmark resources or keep them accessible.
  13. Ask any questions you have in #tc-editors or #guides-staff-general.
    1. #tc-editors is devoted to topics related to editor duties and our style guide.
    2. #guides-staff-general is devoted to topics pertaining to guides as a whole.
    3. #edating-lab is devoted to off-topic discussions.
  14. Contact @irokei to review your application sample text revision.
  15. Complete Project #1
  16. Complete Project #2
  17. Complete Project #3

Responsibilities​

Wangsheng Editors are responsible for:

You are free to contribute as much as you like. While we do expect some consistency in regards to project contribution, we respect your life outside of KQM. However, if you take on a time-sensitive project (like guide supervision or readability verification), please make sure you allot enough time to finish it by the goal date. If you need help, please ask. Active communication helps everything go smoothly.

Initial Trial Period for Assistant Editors​

All Assistant Editors undergo a trial period of at least 3 weeks where their contributions and team participation are assessed. After completing 3 projects, successful Assistant Editors are promoted to the Wangsheng Editor role. Here are the different kinds of projects you can focus on:

  • Infographic Requests: Write or QC 3 Infographic Requests to count as 1 project.
  • Quick Guides: Write or extensively update 1 Quick Guide. Verify or medium-update 2 Quick Guides to count as 1 project.
  • Extended Guides: Write or update a major section of 1 Extended Guide. Verify 1 Extended Guide (may count as 2 projects if word count is at least 15,000).
  • Other Projects: We sometimes have miscellaneous projects that can count towards your promotion.

You can take as long as you want to finish your projects (within reason and by goal dates) and choose any kind you like. We expect that if you're willing to be a team player and pitch in, then you will complete the trial period successfully! If you have any questions or concerns about the process, please contact @irokei or @kolvii.

Captain and Crew System​

We have a lot of staff and it's become difficult for leadership to keep track of everyone. To make things easier, @irokei, @chasing_haze, @nikatosaurus, and @caramielle. will be the "Captain" of a "Crew" of staff members. This is a very informal supervisory system to make sure you have a clearly designated point-of-contact if you need help with anything. We'll be checking in every couple weeks to see how you're doing!

Role of Captains​

Captains provide support and direction for their designated crew.

Expectations of Captains​

  • Check in with their crew every couple of weeks.
  • Keep track of trial periods and hiatuses.
  • Provide support, direction, or help with tasks.
  • Be the go-to for questions, concerns, or requests.

*irokei will handle cara's crew until they return from hiatus.

What We Need From You​

Custodian System​

With all the characters out now and our future plans for the website redesign, we will need Consultants and Editors to become "Custodians" and formally "adopt" a character or topic. We want to make sure every character and topic gets the care and attention they deserve. :love:

Role of the Custodian​

Custodians are the go-to person to update content and coordinate work for a specific character or topic.

Expectations of the Custodian​

  • Point-of-Contact: Be the public staff point-of-contact for a character or topic.
    • If anyone has a question or concern pertaining to the content on our website, you are the go-to person for that. You are not expected to answer TC questions.
  • Quick Guides: Update the quick guide (or misc guide) every patch.
    • If you are incapable of transcribing or doing necessary calcs, you need to find someone to help you with that.
    • If nothing has changed, you can just update the version number!
  • Infographics: Update the infographics as necessary via a request to Designers in the Media Server.
  • Extended Guides: Communicate with Extended Guide Authors for updates.
  • Relationship with TC Experts: Communicate with the TC Expert if you need TC help.
  • Relationship with Supervisors: Custodians and Extended Guide Supervisors do not have to be the same person, but they should be actively communicating!

What We Need From You​

  • If you are interested in being a Custodian for a character or topic, please add yourself to the "Staff Custodian" column of the "Character Contacts" sheet in the TCT Queue.
  • Green cells need a Custodian.
  • Orange cells have a de facto Custodian who needs to be replaced. (Just let them know you can take over).
  • We need at least 1 Custodian for each character or topic.
  • There can be 2 Custodians for each character or topic, but you must communicate with each other.
  • If a character or topic still needs a Custodian by 24 May, the Managing Editors will start asking specific staff to help.

Guide Supervisors​

Guide Supervisors lead the production of a guide from start to finish. They are there to help Authors and Contributors and facilitate production steps between community members and staff.

  • Extended Guides: Every project must have a Supervisor that is part of KQM GI guide staff, preferably an Editor.
  • Ticket Ownership: The person who owns the ticket is the Supervisor for the guide production process.
  • Authors Are Not Supervisors: Supervisors cannot be the Author to avoid conflicts of interest.
  • Transfer Responsibility: If the owner of the ticket does not want to be the Supervisor, they must transfer ownership to someone else who can act as Supervisor.

Duties of the Supervisor​

  • Communication: Check-in with Authors and lead contributors every couple weeks if they do not see any activity.
  • Organization: Create/own the ticket, create a copy of the guide skeleton, update project management software and checklists.
  • Recruitment: Recruit Authors, contributors, and verifiers as necessary.
  • Delegation: Delegate sections or tasks to different contributors if they cannot organize by themselves.
  • Mediation: Mediate any creative conflicts. They are not responsible for moderation but may notify Moderators when needed.
  • Guidance: Help Authors and contributors through the production process and answer any questions or concerns they may have.
  • Completion: Supervisors are expected to close their guide ticket about a week after the guide has been published. The final transcript must be added to #wangsheng-publishing-parlor. Links or copies of guide documents must be saved and archived in the ClickUp via Google Docs.

You can see the owners of all tickets in the Guide Status Tracker under the Owner column.

Ticket ownership can be transferred using the /transferowner command in a guide channel. Guide Supervisors are also listed in the Guides tab of TC Queue in order to keep track of Supervisors for guides that no longer have active tickets.

Extended Guide Production Process​

For Extended Guides, follow the 10 major steps outlined below.

  1. Make a Guide Ticket — A Wangsheng Editor or other guide staff member creates a guide ticket.
    1. The ticket maker leads the guide production process as a Supervisor unless they transfer that responsibility to another person.
    2. Guide tickets for new characters cannot be created until at least 3 days after their in-game release.
  2. Get Organized — The Supervisor copies the KQM GI Guide Template, titles it “KQM [Character] Guide”.
    1. Supervisors, Authors, and contributors may use the to-do list and task tracker in the “Guide Metadata” section at the top of the document to stay organized.
    2. For new characters, the Supervisor and/or Authors ideally copy and paste information from the Quick Guide as a start.
    3. Try to use proper Headings and Styles so that navigation via the Outline sidebar is easy, and formatting can be updated quickly.
    4. Supervisors should pin important information and documents as they are shared.
  3. Update the ClickUp – It is important for Supervisors and guide staff to update KQM’s internal project management software throughout the guide production and keep tabs on the progress of existing guide tickets!
  4. Recruit Authors & Contributors — The Supervisor notifies Consultants that a new character guide is being worked on and looks for community members to become Authors (primary writers for the guide).
    1. When recruiting Authors, prioritize active and motivated writers.
    2. Authors and Consultants must identify gaps in current TC information for the character and assign duties among themselves to produce the information with the Supervisor’s help if necessary.
    3. Consultants and other contributors gather and produce relevant TC information as needed for the guide.
  5. Do Calcs & Draft Write-Up — Authors fill in the following basic TC information in the KQM Character Guide Google Doc, under the guidance of the Supervisor (the draft of preliminary TC information called the “Write-Up”). The Write-Up contains basic TC information necessary for the full guide before in-depth analysis is fleshed out. It can be written in bullet point form.
    1. Constellations, Artifact, and Weapon Calcs
    2. Example Teams with Rotations and Basic Evaluations (with Sims or Calcs)
    3. Basic Talent and Constellation Analysis (usually copied from the Quick Guide)
    4. Basic Character Mechanics, with evidence
    5. Combo Comparisons (if applicable)
  6. Obtain 1 TC “Check” & Initiate 1 Calc Verification — When the Write-Up is drafted, Wangsheng Consultants, Theorycrafters, and Calc Monkes are notified by the Supervisor to provide 1 TC “Check” and 1 Calc Verification.
    1. A preliminary TC “Check” may be done as soon as possible to minimize the time wasted on incorrect information.
    2. Initiating the Calc Verification at this point allows Monkes time to verify the calcs without stalling the guide writing process. You don’t need the full Calc Verification to be completed at this point since it can be ongoing.
    3. If one part of the guide needs further investigation and is stalling the TC “Check”, then that part can continue to be worked on in the full guide draft. The TC Verifier and Authors may communicate with the Supervisor early on if there is a gap in information that requires significant time to resolve (e.g., Nilou reaction ownership counts).
    4. The person who does the initial TC “Check” can fully verify the guide after checking it again when the project is closed for verification.
    5. Supervisors are expected to pin a message of who is currently working on which verifications.
  7. Gather Art & Start Getting Art Permissions — The Supervisor needs to fill out the Guide Art Sheet and request permission from artists early on. Perms can take weeks if not months to obtain.
    1. Template: [Template] Guide Fan Art — Make sure you use the built-in permissions letter generator when contacting artists.
    2. Internal KQM Approval: Ping someone from the art committee (@kolvii, @casdela, @latiwings) to get KQM approval.
    3. KQM Discretion: Art can be denied as seen fit by KQM for reasons such as excessive fanservice, amateur quality, NSFW, etc.
    4. Official HoYoverse Art: Any art released by Genshin Impact or HoYoverse may be used in guides. These do not require permissions, but they can be denied by KQM if the style of art is incongruent with other art in the guide.
    5. Amount of Art: Guides usually need around 6-9 pieces. However, since getting permissions can be difficult, it may be worth it to add a few dozen pieces to the sheet and slowly exhaust options over time.
    6. Aspect Ratios: Horizontal art tends to work best for the site layout. Extremely vertical art is not allowed.
    7. Art Perms Help: The Supervisor can get help with art perms from any trusted volunteer or contributor.
  8. Draft the Full Guide — Authors can continue drafting their full guide in the Google Doc with evaluation and more in-depth analysis of the information from the Write-Up. The Google Doc may be closed to comments while it is in progress, but it typically has comments enabled closer to the end of the guide creation process and during verification.
  9. Get 2 TC Verifications and 2 Readability Verifications — After the guide is completely written, the Supervisor or Authors close the ticket and then ping for Guide Verification.
    1. At this point, the initial Calc Verification is probably done or near done.
    2. The guide goes under a lockout period of 1 week to prevent hasty verification.
    3. Verifiers make comments on the guide document and Authors make sure they are properly addressed. As mentioned, it is the responsibility of the Guide Supervisor to manage any disputes that arise.
    4. Supervisors are expected to pin a message of who is currently working on which verifications.
  10. Post-Verification Steps
    1. Transcribe the Guide — When the verification process is close to completion, a Wangsheng Publisher will begin transcribing the guide to the website. The Supervisor should notify Publishers when a guide is ready to be transcribed.
    2. Quality Check Transcription — Once all verifications are done and the transcription is completed, the Publisher asks for a Quality Check from another Publisher. Authors may check the transcription on the website as well. Supervisors will communicate this to Authors.
    3. Publish Guide — Once the quality check is completed, the Publisher adds the guide to the front page.
    4. Announce Guide — The Supervisor or delegated staff submit a Social Media Announcement request to announce the publication of the guide after it pushes onto the website.
    5. Maintain Guide — The Supervisor, Publisher, and Authors take constructive community feedback and update the guide as necessary in the guide ticket, #website-feedback, or in staff channels.
    6. Archive Ticket — The Supervisor closes the guide ticket a week after the guide is published unless there is significant discussion regarding guide feedback in the ticket. Close the guide ticket when it makes sense.

Editors may actively facilitate the guide production process and assist Authors in producing their guides. This involves giving feedback and guidance to Authors throughout the guide writing process, even prior to verification. This can be done either by leaving comments in the Google Doc or in the guide ticket.

Ticket System Overview​

The ticket system is public project management bot used to help keep track of ticket statuses. Guide tickets are created in the Guide Submissions category for each full guide creation, rewrite, or update project. Extended Guides automatically have a system created while Quick Guides need to have their forum post converted. TiBot (developed by @tibowl) is the KQM bot that helps manage guide tickets. Extended Guide tickets can be opened by anyone via the button in #library-submissions.

The status of all guide tickets can be seen in the Guide Tickets Status Tracker.

  • The listed “Owner” of the ticket is the Guide Supervisor who facilitates the guide process and assists the co-authors.
  • If the ticket type is OPEN, that means it has not yet been closed in order to initiate the verification process.
  • If the ticket type is CLOSED but the ticket has not yet been deleted, that usually means the ticket requires verifications.
  • You can use /ticketinfo in a guide channel to see the status of the ticket and any existing verifications.
  • You should use /convertticket in a Quick Guide forum post to create a ticket for it.

Updating Guides​

  • For already-published KQM guides that only need occasional minor updates, authors communicate their updates to the website editors via the **#tcl-multiverse** channel (which only Authors and guide staff generally have access to).
  • Larger updates and rewrites need to go through the ticket system. Open a new ticket for the updated guide and go through the whole verification process again, though anything that was previously verified does not need to be reverified.

Quick Guide Production​

KQM Editors are heavily involved in writing Quick Guides (commonly shortened as “Quides” or “QGs”).

In general, the Quick Guide Production process is similar to Extended Guides, except that you:

  • Use the KQM GI Quick Guide Template instead
  • Make a forum post in #quick-guides instead of creating a guide channel ticket
  • Author the guide yourself or with other guide staff
  • Skip steps 5, 6, and 7 of the Extended Guide process (Calcs (unless needed), Pre-Verification, and Art Perms)
  • Need only 1 TC Verification and 1 Readability Verification but more are welcome

The Quick Guide process is covered in detail here: KQM Quick Guide Guidelines

Unreleased Characters​

The preparation of Quick Guides for new characters prior to their release cannot be done in public KQM channels, and must be done within WFP staff channels and nowhere else. Additionally, the content of such Quick Guides must not be shared with anyone outside of KQM or WFP staff, unless you obtain explicit permission from the KQM Guide Co-Heads (currently @irokei and @kolvii) to share that content in some modified form.

KQM enforces strict policies against leaks and pre-TC everywhere, including in KQM staff channels. KQM staff must be mindful not to publicly associate themselves or KQM itself with leaks. Staff who participate in activities that may violate these rules should contact @irokei, @kolvii, or @synity via DM.

Note that Quick Guides for new characters should begin by closely referencing the pre-TC WFP FAQ for that character to minimize the amount of TC verification needed. Post-release testing of quick guide content and further TC research should be done to confirm and correct or expand on the WFP FAQ information prior to publication.

Cross-Guide Consistency​

Quick Guides that are based on the content of existing Extended Guides should closely follow the full guide information, unless the full guide content needs to be updated or shortened. Directly copying the full guide word-for-word is accepted and encouraged where applicable. Content may be abridged.

Readability Verification​

See the KQM Guide Standards document for more information about the Verification process.

Reference the KQM GI House Style Guide during the Verification process.

  • Editors automatically get the @Guide Verification role and are pinged whenever a guide is ready for verification.
  • Guides which need verification have the status VERIFY ME in the ClickUp.
  • Editors can provide verifications for guide tickets using the /verify command in the guide channel.

“Readability” encompasses many aspects of written content. It includes what content is included, how that content is presented, and if that content abides by our standards. This comes under three broad types of editing: content, line, and copy.

In general, content editing comes before line editing which comes before copy editing. In practice, these three types of editing often overlap to some extent. However, it's essential to recognize the distinctions between them, as they serve different purposes in the editing process and contribute to producing a high-quality final product.

1. Content Editing​

Content editing looks at the guide as a whole. A significant amount of subjective, editorial judgment is necessary to make effective content edits. It can be helpful to ask questions about the guide to yourself during this process. Try to focus on content editing first since it usually results in major changes.

  • Focus

    • Intent: Does the guide effectively convey its message?
    • Content: Is the content in the guide relevant to the reader?
    • Organization: Is the information presented in an easy-to-follow manner?

  • Objectives

    • Structure: The guide follows the template as close as possible.
    • Format: Sections and tables are properly formatted.
    • Presentation: You can quickly and easily find the info you need.
    • Coherence: Headers match the content underneath.
    • Logic: Information is presented in a logical order, starting with the basics and increasing in complexity (“layering” of concepts).

  • Common Issues

    • Text Walls: Sometimes entire sections end up as a single paragraph. This is not okay. Make sure that you break up extremely long paragraphs into smaller, digestible bites of information in the form of subheadings, bullets, or a two-column table if applicable.
      • Example: An Author puts an incredibly in-depth analysis of a character’s teammates and builds in a single paragraph.
        • → Suggest that they break it up into a mini “teammate” table for that archetype.
    • Misplaced Content: Sometimes some information finds its way into less-than-ideal sections. If you think the content is too big for the subheading, make a new section just for that info! If the information could be better placed in another section, move it!
      • Example: An Author writes a long, detailed analysis of Xingqiu vs. Yelan in Xingqiu’s row of the Synergies table in the Hu Tao Guide.
        • → Suggest that they make a subsection of Synergies devoted specifically to Xingqiu vs. Yelan.
    • Disorganized Information: Sometimes all the information is in the right spot but it is difficult to follow or see the pattern. Make sure content is presented in a clear and logical manner that makes it obvious what the big takeaways are at a glance.
      • Example: An Author discusses the many facets of Wriothesley’s Skill in a couple paragraphs, but it is unclear what the key effects are.
        • → Suggest that they make each effect a bullet in a list.

2. Line Editing​

Line editing examines the text more deeply than content editing, going literally line by line to check for errors at a paragraph and sentence level. It can help to read content aloud during this process. Since line editing is in the middle of the editing process, you may find errors with content or copy that you can address at the same time.

  • Focus

    • Logic: Is the information presented in a logical order?
    • Clarity: Is it clear what I am supposed to learn?
    • Fluency: Is it easy to read what is written?

  • Objectives

    • Paragraphs: Paragraphs are a reasonable length with content that ties together in a logical order. Irrelevant information is cut out.
    • Sentences: Sentences are structured in a clear and easy-to-read order that helps convey the information. Make clear what a sentence is talking about within the context of the section.
    • Words: Word choice is accurate and doesn’t distract from the meaning of the text. Appropriately chosen words or phrases usually do not make you question why the text is written a certain way.
    • Repetition: Cut down or modify needlessly repetitive and redundant content. Occasionally, having the same content in different locations can potentially be helpful for readers to locate what they need more quickly (e.g., in FAQ and Talents).
    • Consistency: Sections, paragraphs, and sentences which convey similar information are presented in a consistent manner and try to follow a parallel structure.

  • Common Issues

    • Order of Clauses: Sometimes the subject of a sentence is placed quite a bit away from the beginning of the sentence. Make sure that it is clear what the subject of a sentence is to the reader.
      • Example: An Author writes “Despite his inability to consistently trigger Vape with his Shunsuiken attacks in single-target scenarios, Ayato can be paired with Xiangling.”
        • → Suggest they change the order of clauses to “Ayato can be paired with Xiangling despite his inability…” since it is more clear that the sentence is talking about Ayato from the onset.
    • Passive Voice: Sometimes passive voice is necessary to maintain organization of ideas and subjects, but usually it is better to convert the sentence to the active voice.
      • Example: An Author writes “The ability of Xiangling to Vape her Burst is prevented by Venti’s Burst lifting enemies out of range.”
        • → Suggest they write instead “Venti’s Burst prevents Xiangling from Vaping her Burst since it lifts enemies out of range.”
    • Parallel Structure: Sometimes similar ideas need to be presented in a consistent pattern. Make sure sentences are grammatically coherent.
      • Example: An Author writes “Bennett’s Burst provides a Flat ATK buff, healing the on-field character within its AoE, and can apply Pyro at regular intervals.”
        • → Suggest they write the effects more consistently like “Within its AoE, Bennett’s Burst provides the on-field character with a Flat ATK buff, a substantial amount of healing, and a self-applied Pyro aura at regular intervals.”

3. Copy Editing​

Copy editing is the final stage of readability verification and the editing process. It is highly detail-oriented work that focuses on the mechanics of the written work. Check the KQM GI House Style Guide during this final step. Make sure the guide is clean, polished, and error-free before verifying. This final part of readability verification also encompasses aspects of proofreading.

  • Focus

    • Grammar: Are sentences grammatically correct and structured properly?
    • Spelling and Punctuation: Is everything spelled and punctuated correctly?
    • Style: Does every aspect of the guide follow KQM’s style guide?

  • Objectives

    • KQM GI House Style Guide — “Style Rules”

  • Common Issues

    • KQM GI House Style Guide — “Common Error Citations”
    • Internal Links to Guides: All characters in synergy or notable teammate tables need their names hyperlinked to their guide.
      • Extended Guides: In Extended Guides, characters need to link to their Extended Guide if it is recently updated. If not, the Quick Guide.
      • Quick Guides: In Quick Guides, characters need to link to their Quick Guide. If they do not have one, the Extended Guide.
      • Please make sure you do this so it is easier for our Publishers who are transcribing. Thank you!

Tips for Editing​

  • Use Google Docs effectively.

    • Make sure that you are logged in with your Google account when leaving comments, and try to have your display name easily associated with your Discord name or post in the channel identifying which commenter you are. Anonymous comments are problematic because they make it harder to address feedback to the correct person.

  • Talk to writers you don’t know before you edit their work.

    • You never know what a writer is like, and it’s important you figure out what they’re comfortable with before you go tearing up a document. Communicate your expectations and your style, and ask them if they have any questions or concerns.

  • Communicate when and what you edit.

    • Leave a message in the channel letting the author know you left comments in the document. This also helps others keep track of work progress on tickets.

  • Minimize the amount of work that authors have to do.

    • Avoid directionless comments like “this sounds weird,” or “I don’t think this is true,” which are not helpful because they doesn’t provide clear ways for authors to improve the content. Some Authors are not fully fluent in or knowledgeable of technical English; it’s more helpful to give them concrete alternatives to awkward passages.
    • Additionally, rather than marking up a paragraph with a dozen suggestions, it may be easier to leave a single comment with your proposed alternative text in the form of “Consider saying: ‘[...]’” or similar. Use your judgment as to what is best.

  • Note optional suggestions.

    • A good editor not only corrects what is wrong, but also shows what could be different. It’s your responsibility to distinguish the absolutely necessary changes from the optional ones, and make it clear which is which. If you do not, your writer may reject necessary changes as though they are optional and vice versa.

  • If you have questions or concerns about content but are unsure of how to approach the subject to the authors, consult other guide staff in #guides-staff-general.

    • For example, if you feel that the organization of a teams section is confusing or suboptimal, but you aren’t 100% confident in your assessment, consult other Editors for their opinion. You can then have greater confidence making suggestions to the author based on the consensus opinion of other Editors (e.g. you can say “Some of the editors and I feel that… [etc.]”).
    • It is often easier to raise your questions or concerns with the author directly in the guide channel rather than as a comment in the Google Doc, especially for more complicated issues that require back-and-forth discussion. This also allows contributors to provide their input.
    • If a guide draft requires substantial rewriting or restructuring, first consult other Editors about how to best approach the project before you begin work.

  • Pick and choose your battles.

    • At the end of the day, your job relies on having good relationships with writers. Defend your positions where possible, but don’t get dragged down on individual comments, and never fight with a writer.

  • Some example KQM guides to use as a reference for content and structure:

Infographic Requests​

Our new infographics are ready to get started. We will work on 10 characters at a time until we are done. This list of characters will be prioritized and announced in waves. Design staff are not incorporated into our ClickUp, so we will use the TCT Queue until all characters have updated infographic formats.

  1. Join the KQM Media Server. Join through this Discord message.
  2. Update the New Infographic Tab in the TCT Queue as you go along.
  3. Make a copy of the KQM GI Character Infographic Request Template.
  4. Create a forum post under #art-design-request.
  5. Please title the forum post in this format “GI [Character] Infographic 4.2”.
  6. Share your infographic request form in the channel and pin it.
  7. Fill in the information in gold in your infographic request form.
  8. Ping for @QC Content (GI) and @QC Grammar (GI)when you are done writing.
  9. Ping for @Designer when the content is verified.
  10. Ping for @QC Design (GI) when the infographic design is finished. The Designer usually does this.
  11. When ready for uploading, ask a Publisher to upload it for you to the website.
  12. Make sure the Status in the TCT Queue is set to On Site when it is.

KQMB​

The KQM Bulletin (KQMB) seeks to publish high-quality articles that demystify the theorycrafting world/KQM for casual players. It releases weekly articles from dedicated staff writers and occasional volunteers on a variety of topics related to anything and everything gameplay-related.

KQMB is slowly kicking off. Expect more direction on this in the coming weeks.

  • Here are the current KQMB Standards.
  • Here is the KQMB Article Template.
  • Articles are submitted and reviewed in the forum post #kqmb-articles.
  • Staff and authors may discuss KQMB-related topics in #kqmb-discussion.
  • If you have suggestions for KQMB, please direct them to #kqmb-suggestions or @kolvii.

Guide Staff Points of Contact​

  • Editors: @irokei, @kolvii, @chasing_haze, @nikatosaurus
  • Publishers: @irokei, @chasing_haze
  • Consultants: @vladutsu, @kolvii, caramielle.
  • Translators: @irokei
    • Specific Languages: @irokei or the Managing Translator
  • Guides: @irokei, @kolvii, @chasing_haze, @nikatosaurus, caramielle.
  • Infographic Requests: @irokei, @chasing_haze, @kolvii
    • Infographic Design: @icedsquid and the KQM Design staff
  • The Bulletin (KQMB): @kolvii
    • KQMB Committee: @kolvii, @irokei, @chasing_haze, @nikatosaurus, @emiliabyss
  • Website
    • Website Content: @irokei, @chasing_haze
    • Webmasters and Site Admin (Push/Functionality/Access): @bubbleteas.moe, @reens
    • Frontpage: @irokei, @chasing_haze, @nociii, @reens
    • New Website Development: @irokei, @neia, @nyteshadows, @kol, @reens
  • Socials Requests: @irokei, @chasing_haze
    • Socials Posts: @reens (temporary)
  • Onboarding: @irokei, @chasing_haze
  • ClickUp: @irokei
  • Calcs: @vladutsu
    • Vlad's Sheet: @vladutsu (Additional Help: @Calc Monke)
    • kol's Sheet: @kolvii, @nikatosaurus (Additional Help: @luno_)
    • Sims: @chasing_haze (Additional Help: @.athene., @rarepossum, @Mr. Pillow, @charliex3000)
  • New Characters: @nikatosaurus, @chasing_haze, @irokei, @kolvii, @caramielle. and WFP TC Staff
  • HSR: Defer to HSR Team

Editor Resources​

KQM GI Guide Staff ClickUp

Contact: @irokei

Description: Internal project management software for all KQM Genshin Impact guide projects.

  • Contact irokei for access if you haven’t already.
  • Keep track of your projects using Statuses.
  • Follow a basic tutorial here.

KQM GI TCT Queue

Contact: @irokei, @kolvii, @chasing_haze, @nikatosaurus

Description: Previous project management spreadsheet which is now only used for a few purposes.

  • Staff Directory - contact information for TC staff
  • Changelogs - extended guide, quick guide, and infographic changelogs for Publishers
  • Guides & Quick Guides - old mastersheets archived for reference; use the ClickUp instead now
  • Artist Responses - documenting previous artist response to permission requests

Editor Calendar

Contact: @irokei

Description: Calendar with important dates. If you would like access to a color-coded version with edit permissions, DM @irokei.

  • Guide-Related Project Release Dates
    • TENT means that the release is tentative and subject-to-change.
    • These dates are entered on the ideal date, but can change as needed.
  • Version Updates
  • Character Releases
  • 5-Star Character Banners
  • Character Birthdays
  • Anniversary and Other Events