Denied LiveLifeWithaSmile's TTT Staff Application

Status
Not open for further replies.
LiveLifeWithaSmile

LiveLifeWithaSmile

Active member
VIP
Your IGN
LiveLifeWithaSmile​
Your SteamID
76561198046327068​
Discord Tag
sapphire5755​
Your Age
30​
Your Time Zone
GMT-5​
Previous staffing experience
I have had two trial moderator attempts at this server, and I applied way too early before I had a solid basis. I feel like now with the 13+ hours of gameplay, knowledge of server rules and players much more than before, that I have a solid ground for applying again. I severed on another server as Moderator+ but that was 10 years or so ago.​
Why should you be considered for a moderator position?
  • Do you meet all the minimum requirements listed in the Requirements Thread?
    If not, please explain which requirement(s) you don’t meet and why.
    Yes. This time I truly feel with the 13 days of hours, prior trial experiences, learning the server more and staff, an easier to read rule guide and more that I have a shot at getting this position down and can contribute to helping make the server fun and enjoyable for everyone! Again, I have asked and have been approved in being allowed to submit this application despite my past trial mod phases.

    2. Why do you want to join the Giants Lair staff team?
    Like I mentioned in prior applications… I’m an old school game player, now 30 years old. 2,000+ hours playing Gmod with most of those hours on TTT, with some Zombie Survival mixed in there. I love, simply love TTT and this happens to be a very good get-away from thing going on/made some amazing friends here/have had so much fun every time I play usually 1-3 hours daily.
  • One BIG plus for me in this time applying is now having 13 days of hours playing vs the minimum to little amount compared to now. This has given me SO SO much more experience playing, talking to people in the game and making friends staff and non-staff alike to where I feel SO much more comfortable applying this time around. I needed a solid basis of just playing that I didn’t quite have before. I truly feel like I have that now, and believe I can overcome the issues I had in the past application processes I had on this server.
  • Overall, I want to join because this game brings fun to my day, everyday I play. To be able to help as a staff member would one – bring me back some of those (Not challenge, but skills working with people and handling situations) I had as a nurse when I could work, stimulate my brain in those aspects… But overall, just have fun on the server I love and keep the gameplay going smoothly for everyone!

    3. What skills or experiences do you bring to the team?
    (e.g., past staffing, conflict resolution, technical knowledge, etc.)
    I have mentioned quite a bit of this before in prior applications, but I hope to expand the answer to help show I have improved.
  • - I have years of prior usage of computers and playing on TTT servers/other games... 2,000+ on Gmod alone. I have prior admin staffing experiences up to high-ranking admin positions on an old server years ago. The gameplay is coming back to me even with issues I did have after the 13 days of hours+ playing and support I’ve had. I have always and am never afraid to ask questions to learn and get better at playing and in the case of being a moderator.
  • - I now feel I have a much more solid basis of playing that I did prior applications. So much so that I feel I truly have a shot at overcoming the issues I’ve had in the past! These hours are what I needed before – a sold relearning of the TTT gameplay and just making friends again with the staff and non-staff alike. I would love to expand that to the server as a moderator again.

    4. How active are you across our platforms (GMod, Discord, Forums)?[/B]
  • As I have mentioned, I have over 13 days of hours since playing and I’m VERY sure everyone has heard my “Hope you/everyone has/had a great day/night!” I always try to bring positivity to every game, platform (I talk on discord and have multiple forum posts now daily.) Just talking to others has been a major uplifting to my life if I’m honest. And making friends I‘ve made here – I can just say there is no way I’ll be gone anytime soon.

    5. How much time can you realistically dedicate to staffing per week?
    I can predict 20 hours a week at least. I play during minimal players to 10-20 usually and am off by 8ish PM my time most days. Early bird, early player. But I’ve always found people to TTT with and feel I can definitely help the server more during these hours where there isn’t an abundance of staff online!

    6. How well do you handle pressure, criticism, or heated situations?
    In life my answer is similar to prior applications.
  • - I have prior staffing experiences, yes long ago, but had no issues then. I realize that I have had some learning issues though and this is my obvious third application. I feel like I have it down this time to where having the time I needed to get a solid basis of gameplay FIRST was my biggest issue. Having a great knowledge and friendship with the staff and majority of players just adds to how I feel I would do better this time
  • Like mentioned, when I was a PCT for my Neurology Unit while in Nursing school… I was the 6’2” technician the nurses asked to help turn/clean/flip alarm and run into the room for monitored patients (suicidal/brain injury and hits/attacks staff when not restrained/etc). I know when to say no and mean it. – Especially when it comes to serious offenses and topics. In general life, as a nurse, and yes – in game too… And again Yes. LifeLifeWithaSmile is the name I have now and I’ve said “Have a great day” to so many. Make NO mistake. I know when to say “no”, and help say no. In my eyes, there’s no room in any server for unkind/bad breaking rules behavior. I won’t stand up for it and yes… I’ll say my “Please” stop first for minor things. But if there is anything serious and rule breaking, don’t think for a second I would put up with it! I record my gameplay most of the time and will have a solid backing behind any action I take. - ANYTHING serious I don’t put up with. Period. I, like us all, want this to be a safe and fun server to play on.

    7. How would you describe your conflict resolution style?
    There are two sides to every coin, and yes, disagreements/argument and such. Open eyes, eyes and the tools provided as a staff member (death scene, chat logs/damage logs/etc) only help put a backing to finding out what when wrong, who did what, and how to close an argument. I like to have a solid basis for actions I take and words I say. I would do my best to hear both sides and conclude a conflict, but I won’t allow rule breaking and would follow the rule guidelines in handling conflicts that can’t be resolved through talking.

    8. Are you familiar with the TTT server rules and general community standards?
    I hope that I’ve shown in how I communicate with staff and players that I have a polite and generally good outlook in life/how to treat people nicely/be a good person overall. I don’t break rules and will go by the community standards/teaching of staffing methods in dealing with rule breaking that can’t be handled through just verbal communication.

    9. What does your punishment history (if any) look like on our servers?
  • I would say most, if not all staff members can make positive comments on my reputation, attitude/behavior/general demeanor and how I treat others. And I am positive that only positive/maybe talks to much comments would only come to mind. I do believe I have around 4 slays? In those house I’ve played, and admit to any mistake I make with apologies, not arguments.

    10. What is your reputation like within the community?
    Can you name any reputable players or staff who would vouch for you?
  • I have asked, especially after my first two trials and answered any concerns/questions to the staff I asked support from. From who I asked, those so far are:
  • Elvis
  • Pigeon
  • Husky
  • Zyp
  • SiddoSnow
  • Shaddoll
  • Arcana
  • CelDamage
  • Muffin
  • Prozakk
  • GimcSnooper
  • Pixie Dimitri
  • LordyHGH
  • Lync
  • ActzMurderer
  • I’m sure there are multiple other members and staff that would comment if asked. But these are the staff members that I’ve played in game with more frequently and know how I’ve been doing. They’ve all agreed that I could potentially be a good staff member and have said yes in supporting me application.
  • Personal thank you for this opportunity to apply again as staff. I can’t express how much I appreciate it.
 
One quick thing:

Your activity is awesome, it often lands you on the server where there are no staff online. Staffing alone requires the ability to multitask handling reports, moderating voice/text chat, working altcheckers/hlogs, and having some fun playing the game while doing it. If you were landed in that scenario as a staff member with a moderately populated server, how would you prioritize those tasks and why?
 
Hey Smile,

At this time, I do not recommend you for moderator. Let me explain why.

While I do admit that I haven't had as much time as others to get to know you, we have had some one on one conversations, I've trained with you during your previous trial period, and I've interacted with you quite a bit in our public channels to get a pretty good beat, I feel. I admire your passion for wanting to help out as moderator, but I can also see the joy and passion in the comradery that you get from the staff team, other players in the servers, and just enjoying the good vibe that the community has. This in itself, is actually largely the reason why I can not recommend you at the moment.

From what I saw in your previous trial period, I full heartedly believe that staffing the TTT server is not the right fit for you. I do believe that with enough time, and dedication with an involved admin, that you would be able to get the RDM manager side of things down, and dealing with direct reports, but I have trouble visualizing you handling more significant issues that happen outside of dealing with reports- such as incidents of group trolling coming on the server, more aggressive players that try to skirt behind the language of the rules, etc. A lot of these that require some pretty swift and sometimes more nuanced understanding of the rules and conflict management in general. Something I saw a significant amount of struggle in during your last trial period that didn't seem like it was quite from a lack of understanding.

Lastly, I mean this from a point of respect, so please read it through-- I just don't think you have the right personality for it. You truly have a kind and gentle soul. I can absolutely see why you went in to nursing. I'm not going to act like 'Garry's Mod' is some rough neighborhood that you need to be protected in by any means, but, I really do feel that will be taken advantage of in a lot of toxic situations with players, and ultimately will end up wearing you down in a way that will not be positive, or fair to you.

I do think I would be supportive of you being staff in some capacity. But, I truly don't think TTT is it.

(Do you like minecraft?)
 
Last edited:

;) said:
One quick thing:

Your activity is awesome, it often lands you on the server where there are no staff online. Staffing alone requires the ability to multitask handling reports, moderating voice/text chat, working altcheckers/hlogs, and having some fun playing the game while doing it. If you were landed in that scenario as a staff member with a moderately populated server, how would you prioritize those tasks and why?
Click to expand...
Great question. I would prioritize based off the severity indicated in the reports and from what I can just see. (3 people report the same person for RDM for example.) Plus severity of stuff could be slurs and other stuff that isn't just RDM. I know I am usually a player with 2-3 people to 10-20 max online, usually no Mod to start. I feel like I would handle these tasks in terms of severity from what I can see, and go in order from there. Hopefully just being able to help out ESPECIALLY during these time frames would help the server even more! Thank you for the question, I appreciate it.
 
  • Informative
Reactions: ;)
helix said:
Hey Smile,

At this time, I do not recommend you for moderator. Let me explain why.

While I do admit that I haven't had as much time as others to get to know you, we have had some one on one conversations, I've trained with you during your previous trial period, and I've interacted with you quite a bit in our public channels to get a pretty good beat, I feel. I admire your passion for wanting to help out as moderator, but I can also see the joy and passion in the comradery that you get from the staff team, other players in the servers, and just enjoying the good vibe that the community has. This in itself, is actually largely the reason why I can not recommend you at the moment.

From what I saw in your previous trial period, I full heartedly believe that staffing the TTT server is not the right fit for you. I do believe that with enough time, and dedication with an involved admin, that you would be able to get the RDM manager side of things down, and dealing with direct reports, but I have trouble visualizing you handling more significant issues that happen outside of dealing with reports- such as incidents of group trolling coming on the server, more aggressive players that try to skirt behind the language of the rules, etc. A lot of these that require some pretty swift and sometimes more nuanced understanding of the rules and conflict management in general. Something I saw a significant amount of struggle in during your last trial period that didn't seem like it was quite from a lack of understanding.

Lastly, I mean this from a point of respect, so please read it through-- I just don't think you have the right personality for it. You truly have a kind and gentle soul. I can absolutely see why you went in to nursing. I'm not going to act like 'Garry's Mod' is some rough neighborhood that you need to be protected in by any means, but, I really do feel that will be taken advantage of in a lot of toxic situations with players, and ultimately will end up wearing you down in a way that will not be positive, or fair to you.

I do think I would be supportive of you being staff in some capacity. But, I truly don't think TTT is it.

(Do you like minecraft?)
Click to expand...
1. Thank you for your time in you response and true thinking about the issues I do have as shown in my general sense of how I am and prior experiences. I truly appreciate it and have NO hard/negative thoughts about you posting anything in your reply. :)

2. "From what I saw in your previous trial period, I full heartedly believe that staffing the TTT server is not the right fit for you. I do believe that with enough time, and dedication with an involved admin, that you would be able to get the RDM manager side of things down, and dealing with direct reports, but I have trouble visualizing you handling more significant issues that happen outside of dealing with reports- such as incidents of group trolling coming on the server, more aggressive players that try to skirt behind the language of the rules, etc. A lot of these that require some pretty swift and sometimes more nuanced understanding of the rules and conflict management in general. Something I saw a significant amount of struggle in during your last trial period that didn't seem like it was quite from a lack of understanding."

I appreciate your complete honesty and backing behind your response. I take things well if you couldn't tell... and would just like to reply to your response in hopes to relay MY thoughts on what you said. One. I respect your opinion and again, have no hard feelings on it! I feel I applied when, especially when I take more times again after 10 years not playing this game, I applied when I needed a more solid foundation of the game, the server, the staff, the rules, and it's amazing players. I hope I can show by this applications, the references and my responses that I thought this through whole-heartedly! I believe with the backing I have now through this time playing that I have a good grasp on so many thing, and through just random youtube guides and questions to friends, feel like I would be doing so much better with the commands, dealing wtih reports and just handling things in general! Something like tolls. We had some today and I simply did a @ letting the staff on know that XYZ were steam friends and such. I don't tolerate such behavior myself and would love to help prevent that in the server. I have a much much more solid foundation of the server rules than before. I can say that with confidence. I know I present myself as positive as I can, and my gosh I can't express how much I appreciate you and all of your comments about about my character (behavior) in general. I present myself like I would to any stranger, my parents, patients when I still had them, etc. With a honest smile, friendly behavior, and kindness. But... I literally worked on a unit while in nursing school (Traumatic Brain Injury patients MIND YOU) that would say they want to kill me with every curse word known to the Lord imaginable, unable to process things. I would go home in the morning. Knowing every day is a great day still. Even through all the kill-me cancers and diseases I've had. I go home with a smile and always try to keep that positive atitude - make everyday a great day. ESPECIALLY when it came to work and in moderation, I know what I'm getting myself into. I don't hop off the server after a much of trolls say anything to me, before moderating at my oooold server, or now as a member. It's not going to phase me, even though I WANT to present myself as positive as possible. I know. When. To. Say No. AND mean it. Toxic situations are for the hospital, aren't for helping and feeding the homeless (my group loves having tall me there!), and certentianly not for this game where we're trying to have fun. I want to make that fun happen. Despite concerns I know everyone might have, life gives you a thick skin, even when you want to give others smiles. I know when to present myself in a serious manor and help the server, and make sure rules are followed. Especially rules that concern the community.

I feel now that I have a solid basis as a player. I feel like I'm ready for this position. I know what I'm getting myself into. And yes I stay kind. But when I need to say no and mean it. There isn't going to be a roadblock for me.

I hope you know that my name and manners aren't going to be a roadblock like my learning in the past trials have been for me. I want to help this server, and I will do everything I can to do so.

Thank you, SO MUCH, for this amazing scenarios and question.
 
Awesome, thanks for answering that.

Your responses to conflict resolution shine a lot of light into how you would handle conflicts you have no stake in, which is a fair amount of conflicts you would encounter while staffing.

How would you fare in staffing conflicts where you feel you have a personal stake in things? What if it’s a ruling you disagree with and you are asked to enforce it? Here’s some fictitious examples of such conflicts:

You're in a staff meeting, and the topic of slurs comes up. Your opinion on which vocabulary is acceptable doesn’t align with what’s being presented to the team.

You’re on the server with a few other staff members, and another staff member issues a disturbing content ban for a silly spray you’ve seen a half dozen times, one that you wouldn’t ban for.
 
After our 30ish minute discord call in reference to asking for my referral/vouch, I walked away with a bit more confidence than I initially had. I feel it is only appropriate to cover everything we spoke on as it could answer potential unasked questions.

In regards to your response to @helix You expressed patients had said some fairly nasty things to you, and that you have been through a lot in that regard and would be able to handle the toxic crowd when they do jump on. I expressed, while those patients have said mean things they come from a place of illness where a player on the mic being mean comes from a different place..
If you fell victim to a player harassing you how would you fare?
You expressed you would handle the situation according to the rules of the server.

In response to @;) I explained its not so much as to what you would prioritize first but rather how would you handle a server that has a LOT going on at once.
The example I gave was:
It is Round 2 on the map: 6 reports just got sent in, there are 4 people spamming the mic and 1 just said a slur. How would you go about this?
You expressed you would handle it according to the rules, and that due to your 13 days of play time you would be able to navigate the situation.
I expressed I did not have any concerns on you handling the situation accordingly, but rather how you would navigate a hectic situation. Not often does the server get like that, but there are the occasions where things can certainly get out of hand.

Speaking of certainty, I shortly after mentioned that my experience training you in your first phase, my only concern was speed. If a player RDMs on Round 1 and doesn't get slain until Round 6, they reasonably grow upset. That is not by any means me saying to just set reports to set them, you still want to make sure you're handling it right by referencing extended rules or !motd whenever necessary.
You expressed that with having more time on the server you had your first run a bit too soon and feel you'd be able to navigate better.

I asked How long of a trail phase do you feel like you would need now?
You said maybe 2-3 weeks
(Just for common knowledge/reference)

We had a bit more personal of a conversation with a few more specific concerns you had PMed me on server about days prior, that I would gladly lightly touch base with any admin+ who inquires. I overall was happy to see a direct message from you because It gave me the chance to ask instead of it potentially coming off the wrong way through text in an application response. This as well comes from a place of sincerity, as I expressed with anything I spoke on in our call: I feel your heart is in the right place, but the reasoning you want to staff leaves you in a potentially vulnerable state. That isn't to say I feel you are undeserving as nearly every question I asked was answered to a point that either soothed some concern, or made me content.

Finally, I mentioned the days I played on SGM and would be the only mod on for 6+ hours in Vanilla or we had 2-3 servers that were staffless and would hop around trying to get to shoutbox RDM call outs. That if we ever were to try to expand, the likelihood of being on with other staff narrows leaving more hats for you to wear.. while that likely wouldn't be a short term concern I felt it was a concern worth mentioning especially with your specific reason for wanting to staff.

With all of that being said, I will for the time being remain NEUTRAL on your application.
 
My opinion you've received mostly in its entirety, and is more or less this:

I don't really have an issue with trying again, but if we are going to go for round 3, I would like to see some kind of plan laid out for the event that it doesn't work out. I don't want you to be discouraged if it doesn't work, and still be left not apart of the staff team. If we are going to pull the trigger for a third time, we ought to do our part and have a contingency.


You know by now that if you are in this role again, many of us are dedicated to giving you the best training we know how to give, and I'd like to see my concerns assuaged so I am rooting for you. My concerns as stated to you directly are mostly accurately summarized to these 2 points:

1. Your tendency to want to leave on short notice when the going gets tough. Many times I staffed with you, you did a passable job up until the moment a few reports came in toward the end of the map, and on a few occasions this prompted you to leave very quickly. Sticking it out and grinding through reports would help cement my confidence that this would be solved.

2. Stated intent in reports. On multiple occasions in which I was training you, you would get hung up on other factors in a report that ultimately were irrelevant due to the statement left by the reported player. This was a consistent point I noticed, and this would have to be something we solve before a promotion to Moderator ever happened. This is another point I'd love to see improvement on, and I am hoping you assuage these concerns if promoted again.


To end my piece, I will quickly re-state my opinion as I gave it to you. I would like to see you join our ranks as a staff member, even though I have concerns about a Moderator position. My hope is that even if at the end of this attempt both parties decide it isn't working, that you don't see this as a failure, and we as a staff team find a place that fits your talents and abilities in a way you find natural and fulfilling.

Also, nice application.


-Muffin
 
I wasnt around for your other times as staff, but I feel like Muffin does say it best. You are an amazing person and you do deserve another shot at staff. That said, whatever happens happens. If you show significant improvement over the last time (and we will do our best to help you achieve that) then good! If it doesn't work out, that's fine too. At least you'll have got the experience from it, and there's no shame if it turns out to simply be too much stress for you to reasonably handle

+1
 
LiveLifeWithaSmile said:
1. Thank you for your time in you response and true thinking about the issues I do have as shown in my general sense of how I am and prior experiences. I truly appreciate it and have NO hard/negative thoughts about you posting anything in your reply. :)

2. "From what I saw in your previous trial period, I full heartedly believe that staffing the TTT server is not the right fit for you. I do believe that with enough time, and dedication with an involved admin, that you would be able to get the RDM manager side of things down, and dealing with direct reports, but I have trouble visualizing you handling more significant issues that happen outside of dealing with reports- such as incidents of group trolling coming on the server, more aggressive players that try to skirt behind the language of the rules, etc. A lot of these that require some pretty swift and sometimes more nuanced understanding of the rules and conflict management in general. Something I saw a significant amount of struggle in during your last trial period that didn't seem like it was quite from a lack of understanding."

I appreciate your complete honesty and backing behind your response. I take things well if you couldn't tell... and would just like to reply to your response in hopes to relay MY thoughts on what you said. One. I respect your opinion and again, have no hard feelings on it! I feel I applied when, especially when I take more times again after 10 years not playing this game, I applied when I needed a more solid foundation of the game, the server, the staff, the rules, and it's amazing players. I hope I can show by this applications, the references and my responses that I thought this through whole-heartedly! I believe with the backing I have now through this time playing that I have a good grasp on so many thing, and through just random youtube guides and questions to friends, feel like I would be doing so much better with the commands, dealing wtih reports and just handling things in general! Something like tolls. We had some today and I simply did a @ letting the staff on know that XYZ were steam friends and such. I don't tolerate such behavior myself and would love to help prevent that in the server. I have a much much more solid foundation of the server rules than before. I can say that with confidence. I know I present myself as positive as I can, and my gosh I can't express how much I appreciate you and all of your comments about about my character (behavior) in general. I present myself like I would to any stranger, my parents, patients when I still had them, etc. With a honest smile, friendly behavior, and kindness. But... I literally worked on a unit while in nursing school (Traumatic Brain Injury patients MIND YOU) that would say they want to kill me with every curse word known to the Lord imaginable, unable to process things. I would go home in the morning. Knowing every day is a great day still. Even through all the kill-me cancers and diseases I've had. I go home with a smile and always try to keep that positive atitude - make everyday a great day. ESPECIALLY when it came to work and in moderation, I know what I'm getting myself into. I don't hop off the server after a much of trolls say anything to me, before moderating at my oooold server, or now as a member. It's not going to phase me, even though I WANT to present myself as positive as possible. I know. When. To. Say No. AND mean it. Toxic situations are for the hospital, aren't for helping and feeding the homeless (my group loves having tall me there!), and certentianly not for this game where we're trying to have fun. I want to make that fun happen. Despite concerns I know everyone might have, life gives you a thick skin, even when you want to give others smiles. I know when to present myself in a serious manor and help the server, and make sure rules are followed. Especially rules that concern the community.

I feel now that I have a solid basis as a player. I feel like I'm ready for this position. I know what I'm getting myself into. And yes I stay kind. But when I need to say no and mean it. There isn't going to be a roadblock for me.

I hope you know that my name and manners aren't going to be a roadblock like my learning in the past trials have been for me. I want to help this server, and I will do everything I can to do so.

Thank you, SO MUCH, for this amazing scenarios and question.
Click to expand...

Hey Smile,

Thanks for the response. It doesn't really address what I was saying, but that's totally okay. It's not rule knowledge that I have concern about, or the ability to enforce those rules. It's more about a cultural fit in the environment the TTT servers, your approach with the community and people within, and based on some of the reasons you listed for staffing in your original application. Again- none if it is a negative in the absolute slightest. It is absolutely clear that you are valued in the community not only as a player, but as a friend. This is just not a role that I see you being a good fit for. And that's okay.
 
Honeslty, Smile has just been a ray of sunshine every time I’ve played with him. Since I’ve joined, Smile has been nothing short of kind, positive, and endearing. His positive vibes and overall kindness would be a good fit for the team. I wasn’t here, nor was I present during it, but I believe you’ve made some improvement in the areas you struggled with during your previous tenures. Best wishes Smile!

+1
 
Similar to Lync -- I wasn't around and haven't really caught up on the difficulties of the first 2 trial runs, but you're a lovely individual. I hope everything goes well for you, and god help us if it's ever just me and you online and I have to mentor LOL
 
I understand the past two trial opportunities were focused on reports. While that is 90% of the job, but if given the opportunity, how long will learning the 10% take until you feel comfortable to do it alone? Bans, mutes, gags, warnings etc. and what to learn to slide and what not to. I understand you have memory issues and you can have the staff punishment cheat sheet so you know the lengths of punishments, but I’m worried about situations that go off of that. Alts, hacking (understand what is and what isn’t), inappropriate names, etc. Do you feel comfortable with dealing with reports and now the potential other 10%? I don’t want this to intimidate you, or bring you down. I just want to see your POV on potentially focusing on a whole other side of moderating after you’ve been mainly focusing on reports. ☺️
 
I want to point this out smile, the staff team is aware you have an application submitted and the way we handle staff applications is staff members and users will provide their feedback on the app as they see fit and will tend to not repeat things already stated and addressed.

I understand you want feedback but dming multiple admins on discord and multiple mods on discord for feedback everyday isn't typically the best way to go about application feedback. Try not to advertise your app or pester about it, you only submitted it yesterday and i've personally been asked about it 3 times.

I even told you this word for word in voice yesterday when you asked me and Noctorious; and you asked me the same question again today, so I am posting this here publicly for understanding.

I understand and appreciate your desire to be a mod but I personally do not reccomend it for reasons stated primarily by helix.
 
Last edited:
Hey Smiley
TL;DR: +0.5

We've had quite a few and quite long conversations about it up until now.
As mentioned to you in DMs previously, I don't love the prospect of another trial phase for you - but I'm okay with giving it one more honest shot. And to that end, of course give you the relevant support to the fullest of my ability as and when I'm able.

The main reason I'm posting is because I wanted to pop in and note a couple of things;
I think the majority of both the community and the staff team know your bubbly, silly presence in the community. That is lovely. Full stop.
I find your attitude and sheer effort toward the position of staff is commendable. Full stop.
I think it can be difficult to give kind and constructive feedback or indeed negative feedback when also - with the best of intentions - wanting to be kind, hopeful, and considerate of your history and general positive beat.
At the same time, beyond enjoying your presence as a person, lies the responsibility and ability to take on the role of moderator.

Not that mod is particularly a skilled position, but it does have some minimum requirements for you to thrive in the role and to do a good job with it.
Similar to helix, I don't foresee that being something you will have an easy time at - and perhaps even be something you burn out on over time for reasons mentioned.
I would see your manner and ability better suited to one of our future offerings (e.g. minecraft), rather than TTT specifically. I know TTT matters to you and defer back to my opening line for that.

But as I also mentioned to you at the end of your 2nd trial and want to bring up for your consideration one more time - there is so much one can do and contribute to the community without being staff.
Staff are just the bouncers keeping people from ruining the party. Depending on the staff member, they do some lights and DJ'ing to liven things up (in this metaphor). But the real party is all the people attending - every single community member. You can make this place lovely and fun without being staff. So whatever the outcome of this application, remember that you are a cherished member of the community - that your presence makes the party better <3
 
wubby said:
I understand the past two trial opportunities were focused on reports. While that is 90% of the job, but if given the opportunity, how long will learning the 10% take until you feel comfortable to do it alone? Bans, mutes, gags, warnings etc. and what to learn to slide and what not to. I understand you have memory issues and you can have the staff punishment cheat sheet so you know the lengths of punishments, but I’m worried about situations that go off of that. Alts, hacking (understand what is and what isn’t), inappropriate names, etc. Do you feel comfortable with dealing with reports and now the potential other 10%? I don’t want this to intimidate you, or bring you down. I just want to see your POV on potentially focusing on a whole other side of moderating after you’ve been mainly focusing on reports. ☺️
Click to expand...
Thanks for the comments and such. There have been some times recently actually where I would notice a group that I felt were trolling together, looked uo their friendships on steam and expressed concern through @ admin chat my suspicion of their trolling/ghosting. Ofc staff usually are already on top of it, but in general I feel I have tried to be helpful and learned so much to where I feed like those learning curves would be much easier to overcome than it had been in the past!

Overall. I and nobody is perfect in every way. I may have issues keyboard INITIALLY relearning those things... But I honestly feel I'm at the point where I'll be able to overcome those prior issues without the issues that/nearly NEARLY bad as before.

Thank you so much for the feedback!
 
+1
I only really have good things to say about smile, most have been said in this application, there are some concerns but those can be ironed out however, what I like above all else is his fantastic attitude towards people in the sever. Very polite and easy to work with, I wasn't able to work with him in his previous tmod applications but I can say I feel you have a very good shot, don't give up and keep being awesome smile.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top