Malum: What is your chat handle?

Dmitri: None other than... Dmitri

Malum: How old are you?

Dmitri: 19

Malum: How long have you been at the Outpost?

Dmitri: Since July of 2003. So a little while now.

Malum: What Clearance level are you?

Dmitri: CL6

Malum: What affiliation are you?

Dmitri: I am Trek affiliated.

Malum: Have you ever been in any other affiliations?

Dmitri: Nope, I've been trek affiliated since the beginning, and it shall most likely remain that way.

Malum: What departments do you work in?

Dmitri: Currently I am part of two departments, Guilds and ISA.

Malum: Of the two, do you have a favorite?

Dmitri: Wow, that's a hard question to answer really, because both departments are both so different and both rewarding in totally different ways. But really I have to say no, I have no preference or favorite department. I immensely enjoy the work I do for both of them.

Malum: What was the first department you worked in?

Dmitri: My very first department was Guilds, and the first team I joined within it was the library, which I joined unofficially back when I was still CL2, when Kali was still the team leader.

Malum: How did you come about becoming the TL of the Artists' Guild?

Dmitri: I had seen JJ's post upon the updates board encouraging people to apply for the position, though I didn't apply for it right away. I sent JJ a mail asking what her she wanted from her team leaders, what she expected, on both a proffesional and personal level... I wanted to know that I could do the job and live up to her expections. And after exchanging a few e-mails for a little while, she eventually offered me the job. I accepted.

Malum: Do you enjoy the position?

Dmitri: I do enjoy it. I immensely enjoy the fact that what we had here with Artists' Guild was a team all but ready for closure a few months ago, a team that hadn't performed in a long time, in fact there was no team... and now? Now we have the largest team in Guilds with a total of 9 members and we have various projects in the works. And it is that in which I take pleasure. I enjoy working with the team, being able to make a difference and pushing Artists' Guild to achieve its true full potential.

Malum: How are your feelings towards the members of the team?

Dmitri: Some of the team members I know well and some of them not so well. Some of them I've recently worked closely with and some I haven't. But we are still a relatively new team as things go and I eagerly look forward to the future and being able to get to know each and every one of them, and working with each and every team member closely. All in all, I think we have a very good bunch of people, a bunch of people whom I trust and whom I am pleased to have the oppourtunity to work with.

Malum: How does your work in the Artists' Guild compare to your work in the ISA, in difficulty and time consumption?

Dmitri: The challenges are very different. For example... most of the things I do in Artist Guild involve me trying to find ways in which to bring the Art of the community and of the art world to the membership, and to deliver that in both an informative and entertaining medium. And believe me, that isn't always easy. However my work for ISA doesn't require that same thought and application of imagination. After all, the very nature of both departments are entirely different. The slogan for Guilds is 'where imagination rules' and the same doesn't always apply to ISA. Though as I have said already, I enjoy them both. As for time consumption? That all depends on how much hassle my team decides to give me in a given week.

Malum: Do you have a favorite Artist? If so, who?

Dmitri: My favorite artist is Claude Monet.

Malum: Do you have a favorite work of art? If so, what is it?

Dmitri: I actually don't have a favourite work of art as I do a favorite artist. I generally like lots of art for lots of reasons, I can however tell you what art I don't like, though.

Malum: Please elaborate on that, then.

Dmitri: One of the things I dislike is modern art. I am a supporter of the more traditional art forms, so when I see artists like Tracy Emin flaunting their work which I deem as little more than worthless, it naturally annoys me. For example, I fail to see how the names of ones previous lovers sewn into a tent can be seen as art? However, art is a subjective thing and all a matter of perception and personal aethetics. As the saying goes... "each to their own"

Malum: Well, that's all the questions I have. Thank you for your time and cooperation...

Dmitri: And thank you for putting up with my ranting *lol*

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