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I think that maybe there should be Trusted applications, and you'd have to be a member (or guest) for a certain amount of time. Hand-picking them isn't going to work as the server grows.
But as the server grows, more moderators will be required. However, only trusted people may apply. But it isn't very efficient to hand pick them, since that bot all trusted want to become moderators. So, Trusted apps would simply be a more efficient way to promote Guests and Members to increase the number of mods.
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Cschurz: Suggestion for you, after 3 months without a ban the server gives you Trusted rank. Any ban removes it and restarts the 3 month timer.
Holy balls.
Quote from: ViperZeroOne on May 24, 2012, 10:29:43 pmCschurz: Suggestion for you, after 3 months without a ban the server gives you Trusted rank. Any ban removes it and restarts the 3 month timer. That actually sounds like an amazing idea. Of course, I can be patient when I want to, but to wait three months? That's a little over board
Quote from: SoulKnightGT on May 24, 2012, 10:38:31 pmQuote from: ViperZeroOne on May 24, 2012, 10:29:43 pmCschurz: Suggestion for you, after 3 months without a ban the server gives you Trusted rank. Any ban removes it and restarts the 3 month timer. That actually sounds like an amazing idea. Of course, I can be patient when I want to, but to wait three months? That's a little over board Took me 2 months to get trusted rank, and that's being out in the open and doing things in groups. I think someone who's out doing solo work should be 3. It's not that long when you think about it.
Going on mumble helps moderators and other players get to know you better. It helps them understand what kind of person you are and can be, if you are capable of handling the rank of trusted. The whole point of the trusted rank is as it sounds, to be "trusted". We, as mods and as a community, must trust you to be a responsible, kind and helpful player.
Of course, the answers mods would give to people when they ask "why can't I be trusted" will also cause some kind of chaos. People will begin to argue that they have completely "qualified for a guideline....been playing for a long time...helped others...but all for nothing?". People have to learn to understand that the rank is only for the server's most trusted players. If they are helpful, they are not just being helpful because they want to get the trusted rank, but it must be of their own choice. Trusteds are role models in the Opticraft community: people who are mature, follow the rules, never grief, and love to help everyone out. Although it is a rank, we should not consider it to be one. Rather, it is a privileged title to those most deserving of being "a trusted member" of the community. It is a rank you "shouldn't expect to receive", meaning you'll get it at any random time, when the staff feel you are ready. Some trusteds have gotten their rank within hours, while some have gotten it within months. It all depends on the person and how well our staff perceives them. Like I said earlier, mumble is a great way to get trusted, for those "deeply concerned" about it. Just being on mumble and meeting all the players, mods and even the admins sometimes, helps everyone see what kind of person you are.