User blog comment:StrangerThanTad/What happened to Slimebeast's pastas?/@comment-5943448-20170929184631/@comment-25941663-20170930002442

Hey Slimebeast. Since I am the one in charge of the "Featured Author" and you asked for some of the selection criteria, I would like to drop in to clear things up.

Authors are picked solely by me (even though I occasionally ask for suggestions from other admins). I pick authors who meet the following criteria:

a) Authors who are considered good by me, the admins and general consensus.

b) Authors who are (at least) semi-active or contribute to the wiki once in a while.

c) Authors who are not that well known outside the wiki and deserve more attention. Most new users visit the front page, so this is a great way to let new readers know of some cool writers.

Finally, I contact more than one author each month, so that I always have a backup if one doesn't reply/takes too long to reply.

I hope this helped clear the waters a little. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.