Yes, it is free.
The only cost to you is the time you put into it.
Yes, you must be a member of WikiAnswers in order to participate in The Initiates Program.
You are free to apply to join the program. If you would like to join then send a message to the program staff, either Xnicola or Skullcandy88. They will review your contributions to make sure you meet the requirements and then set you up with your program badge and first mission.
When you join The Initiates Program you will be given a program badge for your profile. This is displayed in the badges section of your profile and cannot be edited by yourself. You will also earn a different badge for each mission that you complete in the program. These badges are placed in your editable profile section (your "about me" section). This means that you are free to edit their position by editing your profile.
Yes you can join The Initiates Program if you are a Premier Answerer.However, if you graduate from the program and accept an invitation to become a supervisor then you will lose your Premier Answerer status.Contributors can only be a Premier Answerer or a supervisor and not both.
The abbreviation of The Initiates Program is TIP.
The leader of The Initiates Program is Jsarino.
There is no trust point requirement to join The Initiates Program.Trust points are not always a good indication of how good a contributor is. We are more interested in the quality of your contributions.Don't let your number of trust points put you off applying to join!
If you are interested in becoming a member of TIP then you should contact the program staff (Xnicola or Skullcandy88). There is currently no leader for the program, but the program staff mentioned above can grant you membership.
The minimum age for joining The Initiates Program is 15.
Of course you can. As long as you meet the age requirement of 15 years, you can join The Initiates Program too.
Yes, of course you can. As long as you meet the requirements of the programs, you can join as many as you like.
The first member in the TIP records is Judy Olmsted. She is now a supervisor on Answers thanks to TIP.