Helper Application from metr0n0me

Member Name metr0n0me

Additional In Game Names: CJ_McCollum, X7J, MaxximusDavid, Eggwall01, swimchezney, TuvaluMC, Simillarion, and a bunch of others that aren't worth mentioning.

How old are you? 16

Location: Oregon

Do you have TeamSpeak? Yes

How many hours per day do you play MeepCraft? (weekdays) 2

How many hours per day do you play MeepCraft? (weekends) 2

Have you ever been staff on this or any other server? Yes

References: Please give IGN's Acceleradiance, Courtneyyy, Jalapenos, Ladycassandra, Queentiitan

When did you join Meepcraft? January 2014

Introduction: I’m Mike. You might recognize me as Michael, “that weird nerdy guy,” or “the dude who got demoted twice for bad stuff.” Or, you may have interacted with one of my many alts, in which case I hope you had a positive experience.

Besides MeepCraft, in my free time, I enjoy various activities, among them teaching, reading, playing the piano, biking, and (as Queentiitan can attest to), failing to quench my insatiable desire for basketball (though I'm still not that good). As mentioned in my previous applications, this is my third consecutive summer teaching math to high-schoolers without the resources to get help or tutoring. Additionally, I had the opportunity to join a church service trip to serve homeless individuals for a week, which was a truly eye-opening experience. While it may seem as if these activities are contained in my memory, I seek to apply the knowledge and skills I acquired to my actions in other areas of life, in this case MeepCraft. If you're really interested in stalking my personal life, please get therapy (or look at my other applications, but don't stalk me too hard).

Why should you be Helper? As mentioned above, I have a somewhat extensive teaching background, as I've taught math to high-schoolers for three years, and I've taught piano to younger children for two years. My experience teaching youth of various ages (from eight to 18), leads me to feel I'd be at home as a helper, since I already have dealt with numerous youth and children in the past. Additionally, as a helper, my job would be primarily to answer questions and to encourage players to learn more about the server. Oftentimes, one might think that helpers (or teachers) should “teach” people material—after all, we are called “teachers,” right? However, as I've matured, I've learned that it's actually best to encourage individuals to learn on their own—to plant the seed of curiosity, if you'll forgive the cliché, that drives and motivates us to give back to the community. Basically, (long story short, TLR, or whatever floats your boat), I will encourage people to contribute to the community.

Similarly, I maintain positive interactions with community members. I've found that I can get along with (or at least tolerate) most everyone, a quality no doubt shaped by the multitude of interactions I've had with individuals outside Meep. During my last two runs as helper, I became very comfortable with the playerbase, a trait that eventually led to my demotions—as I was caught swearing and leaking confidential information, respectively. However, I've learned from these demotions, and am now able to retain a positive relationship with players whilst retaining my professionalism. As a staff member, I will seek to bridge the growing gap between staff and players, which is a major problem plaguing MeepCraft today.

I’ve been demoted twice: my first demotion was a culmination of language and small issues that built up over time, and the second demotion was leaking confidential information to a community member. Through these demotions, I've learned to maintain my professionalism while being friendly in my interactions with the community. Additionally, I’ve matured significantly in the 9 months since my last run as staff, and feel that I'm better suited for a staff role than I was. Specifically, I've learned, mostly through another year of teaching, how to be an authority figure to peers while being relatable to them.

Additionally, throughout both of my runs as staff, I've learned to work with individuals I don't necessarily see eye-to-eye with. While I might not necessarily agree with the other individual, I’m able to see their perspective, and usually resolve issues effectively.

On a more technical note, I have expertise banning the PvP hackers who inhabit nearly every Minecraft server. As a former hacker myself, I know which red flags to look for, and can therefore resolve issues quickly and efficiently. Similarly, I already am trained in prism, and therefore can contribute to the staff team immediately.

What are your weaknesses? Most mornings, I wake up, look in the mirror, and tell myself I'm perfect. Alas, I, like every human (despite what you might think, I too am human) have weaknesses too.

Oftentimes, I can be too blunt. While this may manifest itself as a positive quality fairly often, I sometimes lack tact in my rhetoric, which occasionally causes discussions to escalate. In other words, I can be well-intentioned troll, if such a thing exists. Similarly, oftentimes I'm overly harsh, which leads to similar results. However, I've been working to lessen the amount of confrontations I cause, and I’d like to say it's been pretty successful (though I'll let you judge for yourself).

Additionally, I tend to have a hard time letting debates go. I'll frequently ramble on long after everyone else has tired of a given discussion. While I'm working on this issue in real life, its hard to convey tone and drop hints via text, which can lead to some friction between me and team members. Nevertheless, it's something I will continue to work on.

TS activity—I don't really like TS, honestly. I can do interviews and meetings, and moderate as needed, but it's not (and will never be) an aspect of MeepCraft I'll use frequently.

Please give any other information you might think is useful for us to know: I don't have access to Eggwall01 and swimchezney anymore.

 

Huge +1. I've seen your capabilities and you are the one who inspired me to apply for staff the first time around. You serve the players and NEVER kiss up. You always push what you feel is the best for the server. This is great!

 

You no ask me to be reference. I sad.

Ok metr0. I'm so happy you applied. You are fun to talk to. Just don't do stupid things lol. I know you got this!

+1

 

That's some nice double-standards logic you got against me right there

Anyway metro +1 You're a very nice and mature player you should get staff.

 

You're experienced, you know what you are doing, you can fix your weaknesses easily, you put effort into things you do, you're a fun guy to talk to, I'd like to work with someone who has the same interest as me, the list can go on and on! +1

 

Very knowledgeable and experienced, can handle criticism and overall can do the job well.
+1

 

+1
You are a great guy and you were an amazing helper

 

+1 I would be delighted for you to join.

 

Question: With school and all your various other activities, will you have enough time to perform your staff duties here? I don't want you to be demoted AGAIN for inactivity.

 

+1

+You have a very good sense of whats really going on
+Seem pretty smart
+Mature
+Very down to earth, no over the top

-It might just be me but I don't see you talking that much
-Again it might just be me but I don't really see you on team speak that much.

Good luck it would be great to have you as a staff member!

 

I've fought with and against you many times in games such as CTF and KitPvP. Every time, win or lose, you remain positive and I am yet to see you "rage." Besides having a great personality, you have experience in the staff team (what's with all the former staff applying all at once???), and can PvP well, which is something the current team needs more of.

Best of luck!

 

+/-
+ You're always a positive guy and you have past experience as staff so this speaks for itself.
- I don't see you talking a lot in global, or when someone asks for something you never seem to respond. However, when you were staff i did. So maybe this will change instantly with the rank.
I still hope that you get staff, we need more people like you!

 

I wasn't demoted for inactivity, and I addressed my demotions above. Anyways, yes, I should have enough time.

 

I meant I didn't want you demoted AGAIN and this time for inactivity, I did read your app thoroughly.

I don't think there's any downside to you becoming staff again.

+1

 

There were some issues I had with what you did on your alts but I confronted you and you seemed to take it well but other than that perhaps you can finally knock sense into this hack-blind staff team

+1, good luck!

 

Yo I knew you when you were a citizen I think.
You've come a long way
+1

 

+1

I genuinely enjoyed talking to you when we worked on projects before. You are an honestly and reliable person, and yo've done a great job previously as staff. I'd love for you to become staff again!

 

+1 personal reasons as well as overall helpfulness and readiness for staff + experience
I don't know why you didn't ask me to be reference but okay

 

-1. Immature and careless while on staff.