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Article of the Month is a short editorial piece that is shown on the main page. Each article will be displayed for at least 30 days. Anyone can write drafts for it!

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How to Submit Articles See All Draft Submissions Approval Procedure (Staff Use)


Completed Articles[]

Current Article[]

This is the current Article of the Month, written by contributors.
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Chocolate Factory

Chocolate Factory

Playing by not Playing: The Chocolate Factory

When the Admins added Cookie Clicker for April fools 2022, people thought nothing more of it, even despite it's later updates and improvements. Despite this, someone on the Admin team seemed to think it was a really very good idea and ended up producing the modern iteration, the Chocolate Factory.

This was an interesting move however, given it's quite unlike almost every other aspect of SkyBlock. Whereas most goals require a long and arduous grind, the Chocolate Factory works completely AFK, requiring little more than to pop on each day and buy some upgrades. This, in many respects, is a refreshing change compared to most new updates, which often require people to all but drop what they were doing to grind out new Quests and Collections. In fact, it feels rather a lot like the roots of SkyBlock, during which many people made their money almost exclusively AFK via Minions or poultry farms.

So is this a good thing? Well for the high level players that enjoy dedicating a week or two to completing new updates completely, this slower approach may not have been all that welcome, and possibly a little frustrating. But for returning veterans and low level players, it's nice to be able to keep up with even the top players at something just by popping in to say hi every once in a while. It's also a cracking opportunity to get possibly one of the best new pieces of Farming Equipment, Zorro's Cape  Zorro's Cape, which is certainly going to go for a pretty penny once someone actually is able to unlock it. Also, who can say no to a cheeky bit of Chocolate?


Submitting An Article[]

We accept multiple drafts for each month, so you may write competing articles. Use the button below to submit drafts. We suggest 50-200 words in its main content, but there is no hard limit. You may also discuss your ideas on our Discord, or on the Message Wall of article authors.
The staff team will run procedures for article selection and modification when one or more article is ready. Your draft will be scheduled for staff approval at least 23 days after the last has been deployed, and the approval will last for 7 days. Author/Co-authors will be credited.

Submit An Article

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For Copy[]

To start a draft submission, write up your draft. Then, click the Submit Draft button and paste your submission. Press Submit to post on the talk page. Note that you have a limit of 2 unpublished drafts on the talk page.
It is recommended to use the template {{Aotm}} for article creation. 

{{Aotm
|image=
|slot=
|heading=
|content=
}}

Alternatively, you can customize your article style in anyway you like. For reference, this is the base format we used: 

<div class="darkTable-wrapper article-month-wrapper">
<br>
<div class="article-month-picture">
<!--An image for your article-->
<hr style="margin:0 1em"/>
<div class="article-month-slot">
<span class="mcui">
{{Slot|<!--The item you are introducing (if any)-->}}
</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="article-month-content">
<h2 class="article-month-heading"><!--Your heading--></h2>
<!--Your content-->
</div>
</div>

Guidelines[]

The following policies can be further discussed with the Staff Team. Feel free to contact User:Kwopy for any issues.

Rules for Editors
  • A maximum of 2 drafts can be submitted per person.
  • An editor can take down a draft they have written and awaiting approval by request, unless it is in an approval session or is already approved.
  • At any time, the staff team has the right to modify the format and wordings of the article to an extent that does not alter the original meaning.
  • We suggest 50-200 words for an AOTM article, but there is no hard limit. Editors can use any lengths depending on the content or their interest on that topic.
  • The author of an article has the right to modify an article after it has been uploaded or waitlisted (is waiting for a future approval session) and before it enters an approval session.
Criteria for Starting an Approval Session
  • An AOTM can be posted at anytime, but it will stay for at least 30 days.
  • An approval session shall only start on 25th of any month; staff must check the draft pool on that day. There must be at least 1 draft in the available draft pool at the time.
  • A maximum of 1 article from each editor will be taken for voting in a month. The latest will always be chosen unless an author requests otherwise.
  • New draft submissions cannot be added to an approval session after it starts.
Criteria for Removing an Article
  • [Code: R-HalfVotes] If a draft has over half Decline votes in any approval session, it will be removed from future approval sessions.
  • [Code: R-MaxTries] If a draft has not been selected as Article of the Month 6 months after it has been submitted, it will be removed from future approval sessions.
  • [Code: R-QualityIssue] If a draft is non-Hypixel SkyBlock related, is too simple, is too subjective, or contains vulgar language, it will be removed from the draft submission page and from any approval sessions.
  • [Code: R-SimilarityIssue] An article too similar to previous drafts without giving proper attributions to the author will be removed from the draft submission page and from any approval sessions.
Approval Voting
  • When an approval session opens, a Discord Thread will be opened. All staff can see the thread and vote.
  • Voting will take 7 days.
  • For staff who want to see or modify the drafts, a drafting space will be open for us to view and modify articles. All staff can edit the articles, just don't start wars.
  • A vote message for each draft will be pinned, with the options of Favourite, Waitlist and Decline.
    • A staff member is recommended to cast a vote on all drafts.
    • At most 1 article can be voted as Favourite per voter. Otherwise, their votes will be discarded. There is no such restriction on other options.
    • The Waitlist option is for "Support to give the article a chance to participate in future sessions, but it is not my favourite this month".
    • The Decline option is for "Support to give the article no chance to participate in future sessions".
Determining Approved Draft
  • Only when Favourite is over half the total votes will a draft be approved. If less than 1 approved drafts, articles with most Favourite votes will be selected.
  • Otherwise, if Decline is over half the total votes, or it has been 6 months after the draft has been submitted and has entered at least 2 approval sessions, it meets the Criteria for Removing an Article. The article will not participate future approval sessions.
  • Otherwise, the article will be waitlisted for future approval sessions. If the article was modified during the session, it will be pasted in place of the draft for the author's reference.
  • If there is more than one selected articles, a 24-hour tiebreaking vote will be held. The draft with the most vote will be approved. If there is a tie after the tiebreaking vote, one article will be picked using a random number. Other drafts from the tiebreaker session will be unconditionally kept for future approval sessions.
  • The outcome of the vote can be 1 approved article, or no approved article.
Approved Draft
  • The approved draft will be placed on its own page, and on the "Completed Articles" list, and shown on the main page for at least 30 days. Its month of deployment will be used in the page name. For example, if an article is deployed on 30 January 2022, it will be on the page Project:Article of the Month/Jan 2022.


FAQ[]

Why involve the Staff Team?
  • As AOTM can be submitted by anyone, we want to screen/improve the drafts before usage, as content may end up on the main page. We believe the staff team is the right group to approve and modify them.
Once I submit an article, can I edit it?
  • Yes! If you feel the need to change a few things or you think you left something out, feel free to edit it! Once voting begins, however, only Staff will be able to edit your submission, to improve it without changing the general idea.
    • If you feel you missed something out after voting has begun, feel free to contact a member of Staff.
Can I resubmit my article if it gets denied?
  • No. If the staff team has rejected your article, you may not repost it in future sessions. Your article may get waitlisted if the staff team believe your submission has potential in future voted, in which case you will be notified.


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