Best Posts in Thread: Helper Application from LargeUnit

Yes, we have a large list of staff members. A long list of people, many of whom are rarely online. I happen to play for very long periods every day and can confidently say that many on the long list of moderators are rarely online and that there are long periods everyday which go un-moderated. I was very modest saying that I play 4 hours per day in my application, any active player knows that. I'd rather not state an amount of hours that I cannot fulfill. If the only knock against me is that the staff team is too big, I am in intrigued as to how people wish to improve the the server. We concurrently complain about how the server is dying and how nothing gets done, while also suggesting that the staff team is too large. I am in no way apathetic towards the server, I want to make it better.

I'd like to quote CluelessKlutz from another application:

"This method of thinking has severely hurt the staff team in the past. Since when are there "too many" people doing modreqs, moderating chat, or working on projects. ​

Granted, I vary my timezone a lot, but the one constant I have is getting on every day about a half hour before towny time for economic reasons. For about the past 3 weeks+, it's one of two options. Either it's just myself, and there are open modreqs, or there's one other staff member. When someone is on, they are doing their job, but they should not feel like they have to stay on or the server will go unmoderated. Adding more versatile staff members such as Madison is a huge bonus to the staff team as a whole. ​

The concept of "too many staff" is hardly an issue now, nor has it ever been. Speaking from personal experiences, I frequently see high staff members being the ones moderating, and that isn't necessarily a bad thing, and it's in no way anyone else's fault, but time they spend moderating global is time not spent making improvements to the server. Being a team requires delegation, and helpers are a critical part of the team."​

I appreciate all the comments, but I do disagree.

 

Accepted for Interview.

 

Your point is invalid. People can change from past actions. Something from 4 months ago is not a solid example of who you are or how you’ll perform as a staff member. Base an applicant off how they would perform as a staff today, not 4 months ago. Ridiculous.

 

That ticks all my boxes for a great staff member +1, hope to speak to you in an interview!

 

I came online to check on my /pwarp and you gave me sugar renamed to cocaine....












+1

 

Listen, I’ll be honest. I think we already have a lot of moderation staff - some might say too much - and I don’t think we really need more. I do think that if someone applies and does have something unique which could benefit the team, we should take them in. Do you posses any unique abilities or life experiences as described?