NA [USA] Musezeta's Moderator Application

Prelude​

How old are you?
21 years old

Your in-game name:
Musezeta

What time zone do you live in?
Central Time Zone (CST) (UTC/GMT -06:00)

What country do you live in?
United States of America

What languages do you speak?
English

Why do you think you should become a mod?
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Moderators are enforcers; they seek the cooperation and agreed understanding of both guidelines and rules emplaced mutually on both parties. If something cannot be agreed upon, understood, or obeyed by a player, it is the job of a moderator to correct the issue at hand. But they should not do so without having the following know-hows and model:

Respect for the player and their opinion:

The key function of a moderator is respect. If you cannot show respect towards another human being, chances are they won't return the gesture willingly. Making sure that the player feels like they are a person and not a number is a critical acknowledgement a rule enforcer needs to understand. Each players personality and back story are unique to that individual and deal a great amount of influence as to how they respond throughout the day while playing on the server. With that said, treating each case with the utmost respect and attentiveness is a mandatory procedure a moderator must follow.

Maturity:

Every person goes through life at a different pace than those around them. Being able to understand that someone has progressed into a later stage in their life where they seek out a means of self-dependence and life choices to benefit themselves and others shows the sign of maturity. Sure some people may know everything under the sun written in books, but that doesn't mean they know how to use the information. Without life experiences and first hand encounters all the information in the world will amount to nothing.

Contribution:

You cannot do your job if you do not show up. Having a disciplinary understanding of contribution towards a larger whole is important to a moderator; without it, ideas, decision making, and interactions (both verbal and physical) are not transpired to your peers.

Lack of:

As someone who is often on the Parkour server throughout the day, I have noticed that moderators are few and far between. Rules aren't applied and even in some cases aren't understood by players. The use of "unfair or prohibited" clients and mods is seen and kept at a frequent and steady rate, making other players either unhappy with the lack of enforcement, or resort to using the hacked clients themselves. The distinction between players who do not and do use these means of play is very apparent as they tend to be the ones with something to say about other players skill sets.

Honesty and truthfulness:

This is an aspect of moderating that needs to be seen as a two way street. With the inclusion of trust, players need to feel like they can depend on what a moderator says and does. The actions used are to be taken with the honest intent of doing best for both the server and its players. Letting the players know the truth about a particular incident or future action is a must. Not everyone uses the forums and not everyone follows up on the latest news. Being able to convey facts and truthful events to the masses is important.

Sincerity and friendliness:

Prejudgement and hypocrisy are often unavoidable *qualities* of every person. Starting every person at square one is important in getting to become friendly with every player, whether new or experienced. Being able to look past what people may say about someone is the best choice when getting to know them as it gives you the ability to make your own educated judgement about the individual. You may not like that judgement or see fit with who they are, but that does not give you the go ahead to treat them without sincerity.

Interlude
A little about me
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Continuation
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How long can you be active on the server everyday?
*NOTE* All times subject to change due to courses and work load
Holiday Schedule
Sunday/Saturday 4-5 hours throughout the day
Monday-Friday 5-10 hours throughout the day

School/Work Schedule
Sunday/Saturday 3-5 hours throughout the day
Monday-Friday 2-4 hours throughout the day

How long have you been playing Mineverse?
5 months activity in game and 4 months activity on the forums

Have you ever been banned in the past?
No, I have never been banned in the past on Mineverse or any server for that matter.

Do you have any past experience as moderator?
Yes. I currently moderate for a private survival server and have been a moderator for the server for 6 months; but have been inactive due to the delay of LogBlock/Spigot 1.8. I am familiar with many of the moderating commands such as /ban, /tempban, /mute, /kick, /vanish, /gamemode and even 3rd party mod protection commands like the ones used within the LogBlock plugin. I am well versed with the spotting of x-ray use and flying.

Which two servers would you like to moderate?
Parkour and OP Prison [OPP]

Parkour was the initial game-mode to draw me into the server. The community is great, even if it can be plagued with "lag" in chat at times and gave me a reason to stay on and play this server. I could never leave that server behind because it brought so many new people to interact with and get to know. I know every part of every level like the back of my hand and often do assist others when they are stuck on a particular section.

Because I felt like I was getting bored with Parkour I tried out other game-modes to see if any others were to my liking. OP Prison was the last on the list seeing that it is the newest server but it just stuck with me. It gives me something to do when I needed a break from parkour. Even though at first I knew very little about this server, it's economy, and countless other aspects, I have grown in the community as someone people come to for help, advise or know how with many of the various aspects found within the server.

Closing and final statements
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Thank you for reading; I hope to hear and learn from many responses.
Please state why you do/do not support the following application. Simply stating yes or no is not going to help me improve my application or help the community improve as a whole.
Please do not critique my application based on the "lack" of color. This is an application, not a introduction; I am taking this with the upmost seriousness.

Thank you to those that pushed me to apply for a staff position, especially those within the parkour community. You know who you are and I love you guys so much.

 

Geoff is perfect for the position. He's mature, and respectful, and always there to help you. He is eternally kind and amazing. Omg support support <33 You better get mod.

 

Wow, very well written application, You have 100% support from me :D

 

Support

 

Thank you for your support and response.

Thank you!

 

Support, nice job Muse c:

 

Thank you Gabe, "Geoff" appreciates your feedback :D

 

Thank you Pixel!

 

Which two servers would you like to moderate? It says "Two Servers". You only chose parkour, one server is not an option sorry, two servers is what you have to pick. I know you only play parkour but maybe try some other mini games. No support for now. Btw your good with words! ;)

 

This is an amazing application by far.

Support.

 

Seriously great application. Support.

 

Thank you for the suggestions on trying mini-games. See you in game some time winter!

Thank you so much for the kind words

Thank you Top!

 

Amazing app. Support.

 

Thank you Major, I appreciate the support!

 

Support to you

 

Thank you

 

Good App! Support

 

Thank you for the support!

 

15/10 Application. But seriously, this application is outstanding.
I'll offer my full support, good luck!

 

Thank you so much for your input Firo; I really really appreciate it!