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Discussion forum => Moderator Applications (CLOSED) => Legacy => Archives => Rejected => Topic started by: ViperZeroOne on April 25, 2012, 08:30:41 pm
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Age: 33
Location: Northern Ontario, Canada
Timezone: Eastern Standard (GMT -5)
Join Date: March 14, 2012
Were you recommended by anyone?: Nyssa.
Why you should become a moderator: To be honest, I'd like to try modding but I'm not sure if I'd like it or not. I'm a huge fan of helping people out but on the other hand I really like having "me time" to build and designing my own structures. I'm not sure if the workload of a mod would hinder that more than I'd like. I run around handing out water buckets anyway. They say the only way to know for sure is to give it a shot, so here I am.
Some of the assets that would make me a good mod would include;
- Prior experience as an Op, I am familiar with the LWC, LogBlock, and WorldEdit plugins. (knowledgeable)
- Having dealt with player disputes I've learned to never "jump the gun" on handing down punishment. (wise)
- I know that there are always 3 sides to any player dispute, and you need to hear all sides of the story. (logical)
- I actively help the community and have, on many occasions, assisted players with water placement. (duty bound)
- I've helped several members with redstone designs, fountains, etc. (helpful)
- I've given materials, items, and food to players without requesting reimbursement. (friendly)
- I've spent 9 years in the customer service industry. (personable)
- I've never abused the power I've been given. (trustworthy)
- I'm known on Mumble and play almost every day. (active)
- I've have gone to great pains to ensure even accidental violations are avoided. (rule abiding)
The main reason I want to be a moderator is because I believe in Opticraft. I've been on many other servers before coming here and have never felt like any of them were my "home". That said, since spending time on Opticraft I've met many people, made a few friends, and consider myself an active part of the community. By earning the trusted rank I feel like Opticraft has become a home for me. The next logical step in this "relationship" is becoming a moderator so I can further aid and assist the community I've come to respect and enjoy.
If you feel that I'm not yet ready, or are required to decline this application for another reason, please let me know the reason so I can deal with it in time for my next application. Thank you so much for your time and consideration.
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Who's this guy?
jk =p
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Bahahaha!!! *dies laughing*
See what you did now Nyssa, I can't be a mod cause you killed me. Are you happy? :P
*LOL*
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Made some edits to the application... :)
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On trial. Familiarize yourself with the staff guidelines and commands (http://www.opticraft.net/index.php/topic,6720.0.html) in the staff forum.
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Oh... My... God... Thanks so much Nick! You won't be sorry! :)
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Gratz Dude!!! :)
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Thanks Kian! I'm sooooo jacked! ;D
Now to make sure Nick never regrets it. ;)
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He won't. You will be a GREAT mod :)
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Pressure's on... lol
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Good Luck :)
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Haha, thanks!
EDIT: Wow, I just necromancered this topic, didn't I... *LOL*
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There's no such thing as necroposting your own thread ;)
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Haha... True enough! ;D
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Moved to Accepted....
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Congrats viper. To think you tried to leave us the otherday :P
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Yeah man, u scared me. Great to see you got accepted!
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Congrats!
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Congrats :D
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Congrats:D
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Congrats man, you really deserve it :)
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Thanks everyone!
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Great to see you are on the accepted side :) well done viper fully deserved! :)
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Well done! Bravo my friend!
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Danke!
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Well, my attitude here might piss some of you off, and it obviously doesn't apply to everyone, but I'm fed up...
I'm stepping down as Moderator on this server, and this time I'm not reversing my decision. I haven't been able to be in-game recently, as stated in my leave notice, but I have still been monitoring the forum and I don't like what I'm seeing. If Nick or Opti wants to talk more about it privately then I will, but otherwise this message is where it'll end.
Staff attitudes toward players (and other staff members) has gone on a sharp downhill slope. I've found a lot of "summary judgments" to be far too severe for the crimes people commit. In other words, there are quite a few staff members that have gone from their job of simply enforcing the rules, to being "enforcers", to being flat-out power trippers.
I don't know where this attitude of superiority came from, but I want no part of it. I truly hope Nick and Opti crack down soon on these people because they're really setting bad examples. I don't think I need to point out specifics, but I will anyway. The recent "ban appeal" of Xplozziv shows exactly what I'm talking about, but it's by far not the only example.
EDIT: I applaud you Relkeb for your reply on that topic, but I think you just tossed a small band-aid on a huge wound.
Those of you who are ranked above me as staff can take your noses out of the air, cause I'm not talking here as a Moderator. I'm talking as a 34 year old adult with YEARS of training and administration experience under my belt. Things need to change, and in my opinion it's going to take a lot of promotions and demotions for that to happen. We've gone from one of the best servers to, and I quote, "a big server with power tripping staff members". A few months ago I would have fought against that statement, but today I happen to agree with it. Once again I remind you that I'm not talking about all staff members here. It's just a small group of bad eggs who, in one way or another, can't handle the responsibility they've been given and are giving this server a very bad name.
At any rate, you can either learn something from my leaving or you can just continue applying band-aid solutions to it all.
Sorry Opti and Nick for keeping your hopes alive that I would stick around, but I can't. Being an online personality I have my own reputation to protect. I hope you understand, and I wish you a lot of success in the future. You may remove my moderator privileges at your convenience. Thank you.
Sorry folks, I'm done... Please move my application to Rejected.
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Viper...I know I shouldnt be posting here, but no matter what trouble I get into for it, I'm speaking out. You, by far, was one of the best moderators opticraft has ever had. We will all miss you being a mod, but I have to agree on your decision. You have been a huge role model for me. I thank you for that. You have helped countless others proceed to where they are today. Like I said in my earlier statment, you have been one of the best moderators. Keep on truckin'
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Viper, even in a sea of mods who may not be the best at what they do and may be power trippin, you are one the good mods that has to be there to set an example. Honestly, you are one of the best mods out there and we need you to be the example for future mods. I completely agree with what your saying and respect your decision, but what happens if all the great mods like you leave? Will Opticraft fall into a dark abyss? Even if this does not change your decision at all, I wish you the best of luck and whatever further things in life you wish to pursue.
Thank you for serving us.
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Viper, even in a sea of mods who may not be the best at what they do and may be power trippin, you are one the good mods that has to be there to set an example. Honestly, you are one of the best mods out there and we need you to be the example for future mods. I completely agree with what your saying and respect your decision, but what happens if all the great mods like you leave? Will Opticraft fall into a dark abyss? Even if this does not change your decision at all, I wish you the best of luck and whatever further things in life you wish to pursue.
Thank you for serving us.
I appreciate the words Chip, but there comes a time when "Being a good example" means you have to walk away to make people really think about what's going on... and that's exactly what I'm doing.
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Viper, like chip said, you are a great mod. I already miss you. I'll carry on club dark. Jk but I will miss you.
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I hate to see you go. You were my favorite mod, and the one i looked up to. You were always very proefessional and looked at things without being biased or closed minded. Im sad to see you go. Your the mod that heed me get trusted, and I hope I can be as good as you are.
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Meh, it happens... On the bright side I got more done on my island in a day then I have the entire last month of being a Mod. So I guess something positive came out of it. ;D
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How unfortunate. You were a wonderful example for moderators.