A 6 month interview with Bootskitten

So as being Minister of Information for 6 months how do you like it?

I absolutely love it. I get a great feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction by helping out Empires of Earth as well as helping me to work on my skills. I find I am eager to write articles and doing the weekly census on a regular basis as odd that may seem. I have mostly exceeded my expectations and Most Great Britannia’s with what I have accomplished. I enjoy it very much. I also get to meet some other people and help out.
Is it what you thought it was?

Originally no because I thought it was just basically writing articles and doing a monthly census. I had no idea at the beginning how much work I would have to do to get myself settled in due to the mess my predecessors left me. I had originally thought I would just jump in and get started without really knowing what I was doing but that changed quickly when I saw how far back and disorganized the Peunod Thymes actually was.
Is there more work then meets the eye?

Absolutely yes. I have to keep in constant communication with Most Great Britannia and Atlantis to stay on top of getting articles. I do have to post updates in other places as well, not just the forum. I have to post articles up on the local news blog and put it in a template and text version. I also have to keep checks on the Deputy Minister of Information. I also have to keep tabs on a population and inform that to whoever is in charge of immigration or the king.
In your own words what exactly does the title of Minister of Information stand for?

Hmmmmmmm now this is difficult to answer. Well basically I believe it means I am the central person to contact as a source of information. Like if a new recruit were to have questions, I would try to help them the best I can as I am the “Wise owl” of the Empire (chuckles). But yea, I am in the central person in charge of having most of the information, such as looking up information on embassies or spamming and forum activity.
What do you do as the Minister of Information?

On a regular basis, I am in charging of writing articles, and/or collecting articles from others and putting them into editions of the Peunod Thymes and the news blog. Once a week I do a weekly census which basically gives everyone, but especially Most Great Britannia, Atlantis, the current UN delegate and Knifeking where the empire stands in terms of forum activity, top posters and endorsements and whether or now he have gained/lost nations to help knifeking and others recruit. I am also left in charge of overseeing the Deputy Minister of Information and make sure he does his job effectively. I also take suggestions from any of the citizen’s of Empires of Earth for what they would like to see published.
What aspects do you think are required to do your job successfully?

Communication is the biggest one that it required. One must always have to communicate effectively in order to do a job successfully. In addition Willingness and dedication is also partly required. When I was asked by Most Great Britannia in October if I wanted to be the Minister of Information, back then it was under a different name, I was not forced into the job because I was willing to take the position and in turn it helped me get to more about Empires of Earth and her wonderful citizen’s. One must be dedicated in the Ministry of Information because at some points it does indeed get a little boring and exciting. It also helps to establish friendly relations with everyone, including the king ,Most Great Britannia, and the Lord High Chancellor, Atlantis, so that they can trust how one does his job successfully. Writing skills are also must be required because if one just keeps writing poorly, it will reflect upon the Empires of Earth and on everyone else.
As Minister of Information, what do you look for in candidates, what special something makes some shine and others not?

First off I look for willingness, honesty/trust, dedication. I don’t believe in forcing anyone into a job that they don’t want, whether I ask or someone posts their willingness, I make sure that they want to do it so it does not harbor any resentment between the person. Honesty is another big one. One must be honest in order to better suit their needs and help create an effective team and trust is built upon honesty. When I can trust someone I usually tend to let them do what their supposed to with minimum supervision as long as they get their work finished. As I said before, within the Ministry of Information, some days or weeks can be very boring and long so one must be dedicated to doing what they can do in the ministry of information.