Best Posts in Thread: Cookies713's Helper Application

IGN: Cookies713
Skype: Yes, Cookies713
TS: Cookies713
Mic use: yes
Age: 14
Timezone: AEST (Victoria, Australia)
Hours online per weekday: 1-4
Hours online per weekend: 4-8
Position Changes: Citizen (Exclusive) -> Helper

Introduction: My irl name is Grace, and I’m a 14-year-old devoted Meepian (it’s a word now). I live in Victoria, Australia, and I am currently in Year 8. Being 14, I have just begun to choose electives and I plan to go into Finance and Economics. I’m not what you would call the girly girl. I’m not into boys, or makeup or fashion. Possibly the best the best foods on earth are waffles or chocolate (or chocolate waffles... now there’s an idea), but if someone even mentions broccoli... moving on, I also enjoy crepes (with nutella. Must have nutella) and sugary stuff. I am teaching myself Tolkien Elvish from an online course (what it's interesting), and I learn Chinese and French at my school. I play tennis on weekends and I sing in the school choir on Thursdays. I also recently started playing oboe, and I’ve played (but recently stopped) violin for 6 years. I also have played keyboard for 2 years, but I stopped playing that too, and I enjoy working with technology. As my school has a technology elective for Year 9, I’ve chosen to take that route. I found MeepCraft while I was in my noob days, browsing through server lists after I finally figured out how to join a server (long story). When I first logged on my original account (now inactive) it was the early days of 2013 and Meep was flourishing. There were always heaps of players online, and I remember being astonished by the size of the economy and the amount of players online. It was a new thought to me, and it took me a while to get used to, although money was never really a big focus for me. I found it was an incredible server, and I remember being overawed by the thought of getting a rank. I joined my first town, but left that and have since been in the process of switching towns every month or so, for various reasons. I had always had the notion that multiplayer would be boring, and indeed it was in the first server I joined, but since MeepCraft I have rarely played on singleplayer. I am currently a co-mayor in both Alpha and Beta, and I am almost always on forums.


Why:

Experience: To be honest, I haven’t been staff before. But I have been a part of MeepCraft for about 20 months, if memory serves, and I have watched as the server moves along. I may not be an old Meepian from the days of CG or MN, but I have played for a long time, and have been trusted with positions of responsibility in almost every town I have joined. I have been a mayor twice, a co-mayor six times and an assistant four times. Being a staff member of a town means you will often find players joining their first town, not knowing commands and getting confused. I myself know the feeling of being a new player in a town, which gives me the experience of how to counter that feeling and how to make a player feel welcome. My brother and his friends also started a small server once, and though it we never really put out the IP, I brought my knowledge of commands to our vanilla server, and was trusted with OP and many things. I supervised the building of the spawn, I introduced them to commands and I would always give them tips when needed or when they were confused.

Work Ethic: Having played many instruments over my school years, performances have been frequent. This year I played in my school’s Year 7-9 concert in the Year 8 Band, and I had only recently switched from the Keyboard ensemble. I had 2 weeks to learn a complex piece for my oboe, and being the only oboe, you tend to stand out if you’re not playing. Therefore, I had many hours of practice to put in, and I will take the same attitude if I am a Helper. It may be hard at first, but I will put hours of practice in and hopefully it will all pay off! If I am passionate about something, I put all the effort I can into the time that I am given with it, and I am definitely passionate about MeepCraft.

Dedication: Having been a player here for nearly 20 months, I know how unique MeepCraft is. Being a strict server (that is a good thing) and a child-friendly one, I can easily spot the difference between this and may others that I have joined. On those servers, spam and swearing is rampant, but I know that when I join MeepCraft I can easily have a rationalised conversation with someone, because people here are so mature. This strengthens my dedication to the server, because I know that here is something worth standing up for and working for, because here I can have fun and play with friends who won’t swear at me just because they can. MeepCraft means a lot to me, and I intend to stay here for as long as possible.

Involvement: I am often ingame, chatting with friends or just people who want to talk in /g. I answer people’s questions in Global when they ask, and sometimes I msg them, which is why I may sometimes look like I am staying silent. I enjoy talking with people, which is why I am always watching the chat, although I am super-shy when it comes to TS because irl I am a shy person when I meet someone for the first time. Because of my timezone and the times of school, I am not on often in peak hour, so I generally recognise familiar faces suck as jackl01 and n00bslayer_99, who (I think) share my timezone.

Overview: Being Helper is like playing an instrument, in my opinion. You start off as a hesitant beginner, but as you gain more experience you can play more confidently and join concerts. Then you go through a music exam, where you show all that you have learnt. Then you get to the next music level, which would be Mod in the staff ranks. Ranking up from there is like being chosen for an orchestra when a spot becomes available. I know this paragraph may seem pointless, but this is my personal view of how staff works, and I wanted a way to communicate that with you.


Weaknesses: Nobody’s perfect, and I’m no exception.

Pride: Often in an argument I am convinced that I am right, and this can lead to some pretty immature and stupid statements. However, I know that being angry does no good, and I am working on getting this weakness under control with deep breaths and telling myself that I cannot be reasonable in that state.

Activity: I put lots of time into MeepCraft; however I know that sometimes it cannot be enough. I understand that perhaps I need to get my hours up before I can be a good Helper, and I know that I can put more time in and I will do so. I have my days planned out, and I know just how much time I can put into MeepCraft every day.

TS: This is a major weakness for a staff member; I am shy. I get very nervous when talking to someone I do not know for the first time, but I know that I need to overcome this. Often the reason I don’t talk is because whenever I join a channel people are in the middle of a conversation already and I do not know what they are talking about, however I need to overcome this if I am to succeed in my application and task of becoming a Helper, and I know that I can do this if I tell myself “You won’t get to know them until you introduce yourself”.


Conclusion: Overall, I believe I have the abilities and values that make a staff member. I am mature and sensible, and though I do joke around a lot, I know when to be serious. Though I am hindered by my activity and pride, I can overcome these easily and be the best Helper I can be. I will work hard, and I believe that I can live up to the standards set by the current staff. I am very dedicated to the server, and I would like to accept the challenges of staff and be a member of the team. I feel I've given you an idea of who I am and what I'm capable of, and I hope you think I'm worthy to be a Helper.
Thank you for taking the time to read my application, I really appreciate it!

 

Hello Cookies,

Overall we feel very positive about this application and your decision to become a staff member. Therefor, this application is accepted and we look forward to your interview.

 

+1
Although you're app could have been improved upon, you are a truly dedicated member to the server. You are almost always on when I am and you're big on the forums, however forums aren't as important as they used to be.
I'd be happy to see you as a helper.

 

+1
You've had the application in the works since I was a helper the first time. You are super active and dedicated, mature, and ready for this position. I believe you can be a great helper, and I believe you would be a great addition to the staff team.
Good luck!