May's Editor of the Month Revealed: Who Rocked it Last Month?

[Fathoms77]

Yeah, it's a little late, sorry about that. :P

But the selection for Editor of the Month has been made and for the month of May, it's one of our great young contributors:

@sparkly-crystal

She earns herself a $25 Amazon gift card and if you're wondering how she earned the accolade, how she wrote her way into our good graces, how she engaged the community on a continual basis (making us notice week in, week out), here are 3 of our favorite May myTakes penned by our recent winner:

Okay, We Need to Stop Telling Women They Wear Too Much Makeup

10 Godly Celebrities Who Waited Until Marriage To Have Sex

3 Reasons I Don't Really Care About A Guy's Looks

For those of you looking for tips on how to get Promoted and Featured, you'd be wise to check these out. sparkly-crystal managed to get 12 of her Takes Featured in the month of May, which was the most of any of our members. Of course, the competition continues to increase, as more writers show up every day. The good news is, we can point those newbies in the direction of our more accomplished Editors so they have a solid idea of what we expect. Hell, when dealing with newcomers looking for advice, I frequently cite the work of our best Editors, and just so all of you know I keep track and appreciate you:

@SweetHomicidalQueen (April's Editor of the Month)

@W31rd0

@MandyRuth

@Defecation

@Supersonic_Sex_Ninja

@akanetuk

@RJGraveyTrain

@ManOnFire (the winner of our last writing contest)

@vekin

@smahala1991

@EnglishArtsteacher

@lexythelou22

@EllieLexis513

@Luci92

@BeeNee (March's Editor of the Month)

Haven't won yet? Keep writing. And remember that we expect you to be role models for these new writers! :)

[RJGraveyTrain]

Congrats to @sparkly-crystal, keep it up!

Also thanks @Fathoms77 for the mention. More material to come.

[Anonymous]

Hey, thanks for the mention!

[Hannah591]

I wish they did this a few years ago when I first joined, I would've won a lot, haha!

[ThisDudeHere]

Why not win now?

[CHARismatic110]

Same here. But we were doing it because that's what we like to do, not for a contest so yeah.

[ThisDudeHere]

@CHARismatic110 I was offered to be editor for some reason after the three or so takes I have posted, dunno why they offer it to people who barely write anything at all.

[CHARismatic110]

@ThisDudeHere I don't know either but it's getting to be really annoying.

[Fathoms77]

@ThisDudeHere For the record, nobody is asked to be an Editor if they don't write enough. At least, not now. If you want to get that tag, you have to prove you can produce Promoted/Featured Takes on a consistent basis.

[ThisDudeHere]

Almost every time I wrote a mytake they, for some reason, messaged me saying that I can sign up. Even though I have less takes than fingers. on my arm, I think.

[Hannah591]

@ThisDudeHere Because I've written 60+ myTakes in my time and I used to whip out loads at one time and they'd all get promoted all the time. It came naturally to me. I was the second user to become an editor here and I swear they made that because they got fed up of promoting my myTakes all the time lol. I got straight BACK onto the bandwagon when they brought back "articles" aka myTakes ( that's how long I've been here).

New writers have come with the same enthusiasm I did three years ago but they're getting $25 Amazon gift cards and getting more recognition whereas old writers like me and @CHARismatic110 didn't get anything more than an editor badge a couple of years later. I have a couple myTakes in my pipeline right now but I've wrote myself out already. I don't think I have the energy/time or content to write 12+ myTakes a month.

@CHARismatic110 Glad I'm not the only one who's slightly bothered by all of this, lol. No love for us oldies who got the ball rolling for GAG.

[CHARismatic110]

Nope, you're definitely not alone. Part of the reason why I'm going on hiatus. I've had enough.

[Hannah591]

@CHARismatic110 Oh wow, have you told GaG?

[ThisDudeHere]

You get A for effort. 8)

[CHARismatic110]

Nah, they don't give a shit any way. They prefer quantity over quality. And like you, I don't have time or enough content to write a million Takes a month.

[Fathoms77]

@CHARismatic110 In no way do we value quantity over quality. There are several Editors here who wrote a lot more than sparkly-crystal, but didn't get anywhere near as many of their Takes Featured, which is what matters. By the same token, you can't exactly write three Takes a month and expect consideration for such an award.

It's a balance, as it should be.

[Hannah591]

Yeah, we're talking about the time we did whip out loads of myTakes which always got featured but you're new so you didn't witness it. We were making so many that they had to make the editor badge but now they give them out whilly nilly. It used to be a privilege.

[Fathoms77]

You're not getting it. Because we're valuing quality over quantity now, the opposite is true; we're being FAR more selective in who gets the Editor tag. It's hardly random or "willy-nilly" because otherwise, what's the point?

No, people are going to earn that tag or they're not going to have it.

[Hannah591]

I don't think you're getting it tbh.

[Luci92]

Good job @sparkly-crystal, love your takes!
And thank you @Fathoms77 for the mention ☺️☺️

[ManOnFire]

Many thanks. Have wanted to write more these days and have new material coming :-)

[BeeNee]

Congrats @sparkly-crystal! Keep up the good work!

[SweetHomicidalQueen]

Aw <3

[SweetHomicidalQueen]

Also, Congrats @sparkly-crystal
I like your takes and you're a good writer :)

@Fathoms77 - thanks for mentioning me lol i didn't know you cite my/editors mytakes

[sparkly-crystal]

Thanks

[RainbowFanGirl]

I never win these.

[Afro-dite9]

Good people often win hearts, not awards baby girl😘

[RainbowFanGirl]

@Afro-dite9 Awe thanks 😊

[AnArtisticMind]

Congrats!