Special project assistants (SPA) do many things. They help to recategorize questions, edit alternates, and many other tasks that help make WikiAnswers a better and more organized site. For more information, go to Stupid little genius.
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Special Project Assistants do not have a nickname. However, besides being called a Special Project Assistant, contributors in the program are called SPA.
The Special Project Assistants Active Alumni was started on December 20, 2011 and that is when the badges were starting to be given out.
The primary difference between a Special Project Assistant and a Community Assistant is that a SPA is a volunteer contributor and a CA is part of the Answers.com Community Development staff, who help facilitate the website. Community Assistants get paid for their work and Special Project Assistants do not. To see a list of all Special Project Assistants and Community Assistants, see the Related questions below.
The SPA's (aka Special Project Assistants), have really no super powers. All they do is help improve answers, help recat questions, answer questions, and make new questions. The Special Project Assistants are what the name says, assistants to Special Projects.
Special Project Assistants do not gain any additional tools that regular contributors do not have.
Excalibur actually doesn't have any special properties.Special Project Assistants found out that Excalibur yet doesn't exist
No, unless you are a supervisor enrolled in the SPA program. Most Special Project Assistants are only normal contributors and can not lock questions because this is a feature only supervisors can do.
Yes, a lot of Special Project Assistants go on to become Supervisors. The aim of the programme is to give its members enough information about the site and its tools to go on to become Supervisors! Once they have become Supervisors, SPAs are welcome to stay part of the programme and can join the SPA Active Alumni!!
There are currently just over 500 SPAs, although the number of members changes all the time!
When you think you are ready A Good Thing to do first is to join the SPA (Special Project Assistants) who train with tasks to become a Supervisor
Many contributors who want to be Supervisors are SPAs- Special Project Assistants. See 'related questions' for a full list of SPAs.
You get an SPA Badge when you become a Special Project Assistant. Special Project Assistants are folks who help around the site while learning to become Supervisors. Please contact Stupid little genius if you are interested in joining the SPA program (see related link below).An SPA badge is given to people who are members of the Special Project Assistant (SPA) program.If you would like more information on the SPA project or have any questions about becoming an SPA, please contact Stupid Little Genius. Her profile can be found here:User:Stupid%20little%20genius