Phoenix: Welcome to the second edition of the news Phytrix, how does it feel being interviewed instead of being the interviewer?
Phytrix: Rather different being on the other side. I've been an interviewer on other forums for news teams for quite a while, but I suppose it's semi-relieving not having to come up with questions and rather just go with whatever I'm asked. Gives more room for imagination, IMO.

Phoenix: How many other forums do you currently do news for?
Phytrix: At the moment, just AF and HF. I've been the interviewer for the HF News (primarily head interviewer) for about... 7 months. I was also the proofreader for the HF News for a couple of months, and recently took on another position (related to gaming) for the HF News. I also briefly participated with LF's News for a little while, but there were too many internal issues there. It feels good to run this program on AF, and I'm sure it will really take off when we get a few more members on the team.

Phoenix: Interesting, well that brings me to my next question. How many people do you hope to join the newsteam to make it a good and stable team?
Phytrix: I'm hoping around 7 dedicated members in the team. Generally one for each position, although I'm not particularly fussy on who does what positions as long as they do a good job. The team is lacking recruits currently, although it's still early days, so I guess we'll see where we get. Regardless, the team can and will be successful with whatever numbers we suffer.

Phoenix: Yes, I agree. The numbers are still quite low on AF and I believe we as a forum have a lot of growing to do. Speaking of Anarchy Forums growing, you recently were promoted to trial staff. Tell us about that.
Phytrix: Well... there's not a whole lot to be said. I'm currently a trial staff for a week, and if I do well during this period, I'll be promoted to actual staff. I was migrated here from another forum, and I suppose my qualities seemingly fit the position. Anyhow, at the moment my priorities are to complete staff duties (staying on top of grammar (both mine and others), bans, warnings, etc.) and see where things go from there.

Phoenix: How has the staff duties been so far? I know on other forums it can be a daunting task because of all the trolls, spam, malicious activity, lack of respect for staff etc. How has it been at Anarchy Forums behind the scenes?
Phytrix: Relatively easy honestly. The key is being active, and then the rest is a breeze. I've mainly been fixing grammar in people's posts, deleting a few posts/threads here and there, and doing one or two bans to spammers/advertisers.

Phoenix: I am glad to know the members of the forum are relatively easy to moderate, it is a sign of being high quality, even though it is relatively small this is good. What is one thing you would like to see added to Anarchy Forums that hasn't been added yet, nor publicly spoken about?
Phytrix: Too many things to list. I think the main priority now is extending the user base while maintaining a high level of quality. From there, more official usergroups and more experts in certain sections (and possibly more sections) would be good, but I think the forum is relatively perfected as is for now.

Phoenix: I think that is a good explanation for it myself. Well enough about Anarchy Forums, what do you like to do besides interview and write? What other hobbies do you have?
Phytrix: I play multiple sports at school, although I particularly enjoy track. Feels good to get loose sometimes. I'm currently enrolled in two malware removal courses. I'm trying to learn a bit more about malware and system security before I venture into other parts of the woods. That being said, I've dabbled here and there with blackhat activities, although nothing really major. I feel the most important aspect of any venture is knowing and understanding all parts of it. I also love music, but I don't produce much any more.

Phoenix: Learning the bad side of things is needed to understand how to counteract them in many cases. I am glad however that you are white hat. What do you plan to do with those courses? Is it for personal benefit, to help others or perhaps as a career?
Phytrix: I suppose it's for multiple reasons. I'm planning on entering some kind of computing-related occupation, so any experience I can get is valuable. After I do complete these courses, I'll be offering free help for a few months (I doubt I have the time to do it much longer then that) on the forums where I learned, or possibly a bit longer, so that I can repay the forums and their members. It's also for personal benefit, however. I like having power and understanding over things, and with malware being such a growing issues nowadays, I feel it's something I should learn about while I have the opportunities.

Phoenix: Yes, that is true. I figure everyone should do the same a little bit with all the viruses being spread to gain more understanding. Do you have any advice for members who want to start learning to protect themselves from malware and viruses?
Phytrix: Communication and organisation is valuable. I recommend any users who wish to learn to go to a forum that offers these kind of classes and enroll, or download some ebooks and experiment with some tools (not blindly, however).

Phoenix: Do you have any final thoughts you would like to share with us before we wrap this up? Perhaps a shout-out as they seem popular in interviews I have seen elsewhere?
Phytrix: Nothing really. Shoutout to all my referrals and Anar, I suppose. Thanks for the interview!