They are very experienced.
Xnicola (Nicola) is a senior mentor on Answers. She is a Senior Advanced Supervisor, meaning she has more power and abilities than a regular supervisor, this rare position is only given to the most trusted and skilled supervisors on Answers. Nicola also has experience in assisting people offline and she is skilled in anti-bullying. She is also very organised and has brilliant experience in administration and dealing with people. Nicola is very kind and understanding.
Skullcandy88 (Scott) is also a senior mentor on Answers. He is an Advanced Supervisor, meaning he has more power and abilities than a regular supervisor, again it is a rare position given to only the most trusted and skilled supervisors. Scott has both personal and work experience in assisting people offline and has worked with difficult youths in educational environments. He is skilled in anti-bullying and has good experience in administration and dealing with people. Scott has also previously worked in an online community in a semi-management role.
The Initiates Program was officially launched in October 2012 on WikiAnswers to prepare contributors to become volunteer supervisors.
In the Answers community, TIP stands for The Initiates Program. It is an official program which prepares contributors for the role of Supervisor in the community here.
The abbreviation of The Initiates Program is TIP.
The leader of The Initiates Program is Jsarino.
It is possible to be removed from The Initiates Program. If you are constantly violating the guidelines, you would not be a good Supervisor, since Supervisors need to lead an example of how people should contribute. Therefore your membership to the program could be terminated. You can also be removed from the program if you are blocked for any reason, regularly "cheat" during missions or violate a serious guideline (cyberbullying, illegal acts, etc).
Absolutely not. TIP members are not above the guidelines. Nor are Supervisors for that matter. You need to follow the guidelines regardless of your role on the site.
The minimum age for joining The Initiates Program is 15.
The Mentoring Program was designed for newly-appointed supervisors to have the opportunity to learn from experienced supervisors. No supervisor is turned away, though. We are always eager to help any supervisor who wants to learn a new superpower or has questions about WikiAnswers!
TIP Supervisor working question for Xnicola / Skullcandy88 Other Supervisors: Please do not split alternates/edit/etc. Thanks.
The Initiates Program is popular because it provides fun tasks for contributors to complete while getting one-on-one mentoring and training to prepare them for the role of Supervisor on Answers. TIP is popular because it has been proven again and again to be very successful in producing the next generation of great supervisors here in the Answers community.
Yes, you must be a member of WikiAnswers in order to participate in The Initiates Program.
There is no maximum age limit for joining The Initiates Program. However the minimum age limit is 15.