Best Posts in Thread: Here we go again! (Helper app)

Good luck. +1

 

TrialMod is an extremely illogical rank, to be honest.

Lemme quote JumboAce on the subject, because he honestly put it better than I ever could.

Anyways, onto the application.

Forums ||

Opinion ||
I have to admit, Monkey, that your forums activity is pretty dang great. I wish you'd spend a bit more time on your replies in the Q&A, Staff Recruitment, Report a Bug, and Suggestions sections, purely because in-depth and constructive replies are a great thing for staff. I find most of your posts tend to be silly and not have much substance, so that might be a good thing to work on. Just try to respond with lengthier and more mature/literate replies, especially on important posts like the ones in sections I listed above.

You also seem to have a tendency to (jokingly) use most of your posts to poke fun at others, which, while not seeming to have malicious intent, is not always the best idea.

You only seem to have one active warning point, which is pretty good. Also, it's from two weeks ago, which is good as well. Hopefully you learned from that mistake, and won't do it again.

Suggestions ||
In general, just try to post more literate and less joking posts. You need to prove to us you are mature enough to handle this position, because you weren't before.

Vote ||
+/-
For activity, but not very many quality posts.
Worth 30% of total.

In Game ||

Opinion ||
I definitely see you a lot in game, and you are very noticeable because you spend a lot of your time in shout, generally being welcoming. I haven't seen you act out at all in shout recently, and even a few hiccups would have been alright. I just wish you'd spend a bit more time welcoming new player; you seem more focussed on popularity than actual helping, which makes me doubt your motives.

Basically, the time you spend in shout in game is not necessarily good, because it seems more like you care about how the 'important' people see you, and not about improving the experience of others. See, I feel someone should only become Helper if they truly want to help others. It sounds cheesy, but if your motives are otherwise, it makes me not likely to trust you.

Suggestions ||
Don't desperately try to help in game just to get Helper, but instead show to us that you really care about the community and the server. Shout activity means nothing if all you do is chat.

Vote ||
+/-
For activity and shout activity, but doubtful motives and very little helpfulness.
Worth 30% of total.

TeamSpeak ||

Opinion ||
You are active on TeamSpeak and talk a lot, but I know there's been a lot of issues in the past with you trash talking staff members. I want to be sure that if you get accepted/demoted again, you won't revert back to this antistaff sullen little kid you became last time. I don't think I've seen enough of you on TS to do this.

Suggestions ||
Prove to us that you won't get *ahem* 'butthurt' if you get demoted again. In other words, avoid trash talking other people on TS. It may not be allowed to be recorded, but it doesn't make it any better.

Vote ||
-0.5
For activity being cancelled out by previous issues of you trashing other staff members.
Worth 10% of total.

Application ||

Legend ||
Good
Neutral
Unnecessary
Bad
Spelling/Grammar Corrections
Spelling/Grammar Removals
Comments

Warning: I'm going to be nit picky.

Information ||
[quote]
In Game Name: Monkeyhead1999
Skype: Yes, Monkeyhead19998
Teamspeak Username: Monkeyhead1999/Alexia
Mic use: Yes, in afternoons/ evenings.
Age: 15
Timezone: CST.
Hours online per weekday: During the day, at least 3, during night, 1-3. Although when school starts (sept. 2) My time online will drop to 3-7 hours all day.
Hours online per weekend: During the day at least 4, During night, 2-4
Position Changes: Citizen to Hhelper.
[/quote]
Your hours are alright, though I'm a little confused about your 'Mic Use'. Are you on TeamSpeak without using a microphone during the mornings/at noon? Or do you only go on TS in afternoons/evenings?

Introduction ||

What a lovely introduction! Very thorough, but not do long that it gets boring. Although I would have liked a bit of information on your personality, this is pretty good, especially because I can kinda tell your personality through your words. I can't really fault you, except for a few grammar/spelling mistakes.

Why ||

The first sentence was pretty unnecessary; for some reason, it makes me uncomfortable whenever someone mentions something like that, purely because it feels like sucking up. Futhermore, the third part of it makes little to no sense; I had to read it at least twice to actually understand what you meant. Maybe that's because it's midnight, or maybe it's because it's hard to read. The rest was alright, though I find it strange that you mentioned cursing specifically; I didn't notice too much cursing for you, and you could have lumped that in with being more mature.

I agree that your experience is good, but you make it out to be like it's supposed to be the deciding factor. I would rather promote someone who is inexperienced but always has had a genuine desire to help than someone who has been staff before but really couldn't be bothered before. I also don't think that saying 'you will' take the extra mile is good; you should be doing that now, which as I mentioned above in the 'In Game' section, I honestly don't see you doing currently.

While this was overall very good in the beginning, it kind of fell apart near the end. Part of it is parentheses (I know I'm not good for this either (irony) but it's not the best thing for an application. I really struggled with that for mine, to be honest), another part is that it was just in general a little bit hard to read. I'm also confused at why you say Skype isn't part of the job; Skype is extremely important. I think you mean Skype calls, in which case I agree, but you need to be more clear.

I can't fault you on activity, you've got that everywhere. Therefore you don't need to state it for the umpteenth time in your application (sort of kidding, I know you need to put it in your Why, but then you could've removed it the countless other times you threw it in there. It's getting a bit redundant honestly). I'm glad you kept this short, which I honestly shouldn't be.

I seem to remember you not doing this much work. I haven't seen much evidence of this outside of being Helper, either, which worried me. I need to see you acting like this without the tag before I trust you with it, because at this point, it feels more like you want the tag for the tag and not to help people. These words ring pretty hollow with me.

You forgot 'lacking in teamwork' and 'antistaff after demotion'. All half-jokes aside, I don't see why you added 'how your real life is going now', as I feel this shows that you will quit if the going gets tough in your real life, or as you put it, your 'Meep life'. Furthermore, you contradicted yourself by saying you are 'lazy', and yet earlier, you outlines your work ethic. You also need to be a lot more responsible, not a bit, and you should already have 'owned up' to your mistakes; you've spent a lot of time blaming and raging, and these kinds of things need to be fixed before you even think about applying.

Weaknesses ||

Honestly very impersonal, and you seem to make it out to be where your 'immaturity' is a one time thing. It isn't, it's nearly constant, and we need to know how you are working on it, not just take your by-now doubtable word for it. I also don't like how you say only staff need to maintain maturity; potential Helpers need to too, and I haven't seen enough of this from you to truly feel like you've been working on it.

I understand better than most how tiredness affects people but it should stay as far away as it can from your work. Being tired shouldn't make you slack. And it obviously isn't the only reason, due to you stating yourself that you tend to be lazy; not just at night, but often.

I never ever ever want to see the words 'if I get accepted' in a staff application, because it implies that you don't do that now. Second opinions are lovely, I use this a lot. Have an outlet; I feel redundant considering the sheer amount of times I've told you this.

I sincerely hope that this doesn't pop up much, purely because this is a huge reason for anyone to -1.

Conclusion ||

I wish you'd summarized a bit more and taken out the parts listed as unnecessary above.

Suggestions ||
The lack of formatting put me off a lot, although I didn't mention it in the notes above. Try bolding headings, or doing more like what I've done here that makes your application stand out a little from the crowd. It's not good when my reply is better formatted than your application.

Other than that, and like always, a suggested proofreading, I feel the application was a little lack-luster. You repeated yourself a lot and although it was long and some parts were alright (it's a little sad that I liked the Introduction the best), it would be better if you could replace the filler bits with information.

Vote ||
-0.25
The application was pretty mediocre, except for a few above-average spots. There was a fair amount of repetition, redundancy, and in general, I felt like it was without feeling.
Worth 30% of total.

Final Thought ||

0 + 0 - 0.o5 - 0.075= -0.125

Total: -0.125

An interview would be alright, but I think, especially if you get denied, you should work on everything above.

tl;dr ||

I feel you should wait a bit longer, and prove to us that you really have changed. I'm reluctant as always to trust this side of you, and I haven't seen dramatic enough change to truly believe you.

 

In Game Name: Monkeyhead1999

Skype: Yes, Monkeyhead19998
Teamspeak Username: Monkeyhead1999/Alexia
Mic use: Yes, in afternoons/ evenings.
Age: 15
Timezone: CST.
Hours online per weekday: During the day, at least 3, during night, 1-3. Although when school starts (sept. 2) My time online will drop to 3-7 hours all day.
Hours online per weekend: During the day at least 4, During night, 2-4
Position Changes: Citizen to helper.

Introduction:

Hello, Meep. You can call me Monkey or Alex! I've been playing on Meepcraft for a year on the 29 this month, and I can say my time here has been great, from being a citizen, to a helper, to a citizen again. Right now, I own the wonderful town of Monkwood in beta, with nearly 100 residents, and that's always fun. I started getting more into Meepcraft when AndrewRobins gave me free VIP as a surprise, and since then I've progressed, and I just got supreme. It's been a really wild ride, but I'll stay here for as long as I can, through both good times and bad.


I've just started dance classes back up, and this time around I am teaching with a friend! I have about 18 2nd-6th graders in my class, which are quite a handful, especially when you need to cram a lot of information into their heads in 45 minutes. My friends and I manage, and it takes a lot of patience and practice to teach the class. I've also started going back to Pikiti, a Filipino martial art, class, and I'm learning to swing a sword and some knives around, which, of course, if fun. It takes precision, control, and work, but who doesn't like breaking things?


Why should you be a helper?

Throughout my time on Meepcraft, I've always looked up to the staff, and one of my things was to be on the team. And, as a lot of you probably know, I was staff at one point, several months ago, and I know that I made a whole lot of mistakes, which I'm learning to own up to and am working on. I do not curse nearly as much as I used to, especially on places like Teamspeak where it is more of an issue, and I am doing my best to be more mature, in-game and out of game.


As for work as a helper, I've done the job before, and while a few things I may need to refresh or updat, I know the commands and the job well enough for it not to be any of a problem. I remember how to use HawkEye and how to do modreqs just fine. For the future, I know better and am more experienced, as I've had more time to think about it. I'll take the extra mile, and make sure everyone gets what they needs, and put quality over quantity, something I really struggled with when I was staff before.


I'm usually very easily able to be contacted, whether in-game or not. I leave both my skype and forums open all day, and check them often as I can, and reply whenever I get a chance. Also, when school starts, I will still be able to check these because I am homeschooled, and while I can't get in-game in the morning, I can still participate on Teamspeak (sometimes), skype, and forums. I'm usually able to get online as well if I'm really needed, however I can nearly always get online by 1:30 PM CST. I know skype is not part of the job, but it is useful if someone needs me.


Activity-wise, I am up on all 3 aspects. I'm on TS at least every other day, I'm on the forums constantly, and I play Meep and talk in shout when I can.


Helping- Modreqs were my favorite part of being a helper. Newbies are fun! One time I spent an hour helping this one person who didn't even know what a warp was, showing him about the server, educating him on the rules, and setting him up as a VIP in my town. I enjoy helping people, from simple questions to handling thefts and scams.


I am confident in my abilities to be a staff member. I have worked on the key reasons for my demotion – Being impulsive, argumentative, immature, and lazy. I think that, with how my real life is going right now, and my Meep life, I've become a bit more responsible over the past month. I'm owning up to my mistakes, and I will fix them.



Weaknesses:

Maturity. Everyone has moments where it's simply not there, and I am, have been, and will continue to work on this issue. Staff are allowed to have fun, but still need to maintain a certain level of maturity.

Performance / work ethic. Sometimes, especially on days where I'm pretty tired, I will slack a bit on my work, but this is not to much of an issue, as I'm getting better on keeping up with a semi-regular sleep schedule.

Being Impulsive: I sometimes do make decisions too quickly, causing mistakes, and getting myself into trouble. Again I have worked on this, although it does still happen, and I've resolved that if I get accepted, I'll ask someone if I do need help or a second opinion, rather than just saying yes or no.

Going with the base: sometimes, If I have a contrast opinion of a higher-up stuff member's, I will feel tempted to follow along my usual path, because that's what seems normal for me. Like when I was helper before, I made a few wrong bans for hacking, when I was supposed to give the evidence to an s-mod before banning. To fix this, I can make sure I study the rules and ban lengths and all of the staff updates, making sure I stay in line and follow the rules that helpers have. This rule also applies to being biased – for instance, if I want to temp-ban someone when only a kick would suffice.

Conclusion: I was desperate for staff a month ago. I've used this month, and I have improved, and, if accepted, I firmly believe that I can do well again as a staff member. Leave constructive criticism, good or bad, feel free to ask questions, and I shall see you all around on Meep, stay awesome, and keep on having fun!

 

You'd sell out practically any player on this server to get another thread up in report a player. I hate blue falcons. -1

 

-1
I find you very immature, and you don't make an effort to help people. I don't see you making an effort to try help people, or if you don't know how to, you don't make an effort to ask. You suck up to a lot of the staff, and I find your decisions to be very impulsive.

 

I had a lesson in world history today. We were talking about agony. And how things don't change it is human nature not to change. You were born what you are and what you are, is very VERY VVEERRYY difficult to change. I don't see as one of the people who can change this fast from before. I feel if you are staff again, you "changing" will actually be false. Most of the people reading this won't get what I am saying, but "what you were before", will always stay with you. There will be times, where you will have changed, but those times aren't all the time.

I don't think you are the right person for staff. And looking back. I was not the right person for a staff position on the internet. I do not think you have the qualities as a staff.

I do think you are VERY dedicated member. A very helpful member. A Very active member. A very nice member. But I do not think you are suitable for staff position, due to what happened when you were a staff, and the reasons your app got denied. Don't take this personal. This is my opinion, but when this staff app gets accepted. You will be the same person you were when you were staff in the first the place. This is why I never re applied. After I got demoted. This was not the position I should of been it. Think of it like a fable. "The Scorpian and the Frog."

-1

 

Hi monkeyhead-

We would like to inform you about a possible interview time. There will be a staff meeting at 8pm EST this Sunday (10.12.2014). There will be interviews 2 hours before that and then interviews following the meeting. We are hoping to get the majority, if not all, the interviews done so you guys aren't sitting in there forever. Let me know if this time does or does not work for you via Skype or inbox me on forums.

Hope to see you in an interview soon!

Cheers.
BooBear1227

 

Accepted for interview.

 

-immature
-power hungry
-snitches get stitches

 

Woah, vote changed to +3 cuz Onis +1'ed this.

 

Since my post got removed Il be constructive.
Kind
Helpful
Active on all aspects on the server
+1 Good luck monkey