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I included that I was Supreme in my Helper application. Not to brag or give myself a better chance or something, purely because just saying 'Citizen' felt incorrect.

Anyways, onto the application. I'd like start doing more in-depth replies on applications again, so here goes

Forums ||

Opinion ||
Being a forums stalker, I immediately appreciate anyone who is on the forums frequently. However, when going through your history, there's a few things that worried me.

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This is pretty rude, I have to say. Why couldn't you just say, 'Oh, welcome back, but are you sure someone hacked your account?' The 'get a life' was unnecessarily angry, which worries me when it comes to a /modreq that requires patience.

Not to mention your recent warning points, almost enough to warrant a forum ban, in which every post you were rude and posting in places you didn't need to. I don't like how on the forums you spend most of your time laughing at others, generally showing immaturity, never taking anything seriously, and sometimes just being downright rude. I very rarely see you post anything especially friendly or helpful.

Suggestions ||
Clean up your act on the forums. I do not want to see a potential Helper posting things like 'GTFO' and 'get a life' consistently. I also suggest watching the Staff Recruitment, Report a Bug, Suggestions, and Q&A sections, while posting helpful, literate, and friendly posts on new threads in these sections. Try to avoid being rude or attacking people on their opinions and posts. Just be respectful in general.

Vote ||
-1
For general rudeness, inconsistent friendliness, and overall bad behaviour.
Worth 30% of total.

In Game ||

Opinion ||
I see you in game often, which is good, and I think that you are pretty helpful. But you also tend to get caught up in arguments often and I've seen you be rude when you don't catch yourself. This can be an issue; if there's a day when you are tired or stressed, you may easily snap which is a bad quality.

Not to mention your incredible(ly long) banhistory and the tendency for you to be accused of having a lot of alts/your brothers and sisters causing you to be banned. This all together makes me doubt the credibility of you and your account, as well as making me cautious do to your countless excuses for unbans.

Suggestions ||
You are getting a lot better at being friendly and active in game, but you haven't proved to me that you and your account are very secure. Please find a way to show us that these incidents will not happen again in a few weeks.

Vote ||
+/-
For conflicting friendliness vs. insecure account.
Worth 30% of total.

TeamSpeak ||

Opinion ||
Short and sweet; I see you often on TeamSpeak but I don't talk to you too much, from what I've seen, you are in general very friendly and talkative. I often see you in the larger channels, communicating with many people.

Suggestions ||
None.

Vote ||
+1
For general friendliness and the amount you communicate and interact with others.
Worth 10% of total.

Application ||

Legend ||
Good
Neutral
Unnecessary
Bad
Spelling/Grammar Corrections
Spelling/Grammar Removals
Comments

Warning: I'm going to be nit picky.

Information ||
[quote]In Game Name: n00bslayer_99
Skype (Yes/No): Yes. Username on request.
Teamspeak Username: n00bslayer_99
Mic use: Always.
Age: 15.
Timezone: GMT+10 (brisbane, AU)
Hours online per weekday: [school; 4-6][Holiday; 6-8]
Hours online per weekend: 6-10 (varies on plans)
Position Changes: (ex. Citizen to Helper, Helper to Mod)
Citizen (Premium) to Helper.[/quote]
I have very few issues with anything in this beginning part, other than spelling/grammar and you leaving a bit to much of the format in, which is purely a pet peeve. You have good activity, frequent mic use, and an unusual timezone.

Introduction ||

This is alright, I have to say. However, I found it rather short, uninteresting, and it left me wishing you had added in a bit more. The 'link for full story' was unnecessary and made me feel like you were aiming for sympathy points. This was further bolstered by the fact that you barely explained, just linked people to a thread completely unrelated to your helper application. You should never link something in an application, it's unprofessional and looks silly. Not to mention the second thing you had in your introduction that bothered me, while not completely bad, felt like stating the obvious; you obviously want Helper. I wish you'd added a bit more about your personality for those who don't know you, and had tried to refrain from stating the obvious. There were also a large amount of minor spelling and grammar mistakes that bothered me (I did say I was going to be nit picky).

Why ||

Your first paragraph in this section was almost completely unnecessary. Yes, I realize that you are trying to make a point that you dislike how people don't welcome everyone, but you don't need to tell a story to do it. It strikes me as unprofessional, and that's not something you want your application to be. You also use capitals, which always feel immature to me. Utilizing the bold function would be better, or nothing at all. It seemed a little awkward to me that you used the word 'infamous' completely incorrectly, as well, because it makes me feel like you were trying to use big words to seem more professional.

Now, onto your subsections here. The TeamSpeak was alright, though I don't understand why you used italics and didn't use bold earlier, but to each their own. The 'I treat it like Facebook' was extremely unnecessary and weird for me, because the forums are very dissimilar to Facebook, and when you say that, not everyone knows how you treat Facebook. And I do see your suggestions, but you don't tend to post much on other people's suggestions, or at least not literate, constructive posts (see Forums section above).

I understand that in essays, quotes are meant to be used. But the quote you used is not only barely related to the subject at hand, but also just generally out of place. You didn't really explain why you used it. I also dislike how you said you 'understand what you are signing up for here', it makes you seem sort of cocky (no offence) in the way that you are acting like you know what it's like to be Helper. Tiny pet peeves aside, you also said that your 'priorities would be instantly changed' if you got Helper, along with your 'priorities would be to help the community rather than playing the game'. If you are a candidate for Helper, these should already be your priorities. You shouldn't change only after you get accepted. That's silly.

Other than the unnecessary and frankly desperate start, this paragraph was pretty good. I only wish you'd expanded upon how you being in the Navy Cadets would affect your work as Helper.

Again with storytelling? Alright, this time it wasn't that bad. It only felt a little like you were bragging, and also a little unnecessarily long. It would have been better if you'd decided to throw in a bit of explanation on how these things affected your work ethic, rather than just listing them.

Okay, maybe I'm being a bit mean here, but considering this is all basically bad stuff, would have been better to put in Weaknesses. Or, if not, you could have mentioned whether or not you learned quickly, purely because you said you'd like to gain experience quickly. (Just a tip, you don't have to follow the guidelines exactly; in fact, it's better to think outside the box rather than inside it)

Strengths ||

Considering I just faulted you on this, I'd like to say that I really like the idea of this section. It's nice that you added this, although it did sort of underline the fact that originally you followed the set guidelines.

I did like the idea of your values section, but I would prefer if you said why you listed those, such as you always worked hard to protect your values, or you always worked to achieve them. Right now it's just a list.

I put your timezone as neutral because while I agree it's good, I very much dislike that you put it on your application here. It's not a strength, you happen to have a timezone where you end up at a time where there's less staff members. I really disagree with ever hiring someone just because of timezone, so putting that here had no point.

Your maturity section is confusing, if exaggerating a little. I often see you more immature than mature, which worries me. Furthermore, the fact that you have to try to be mature seems a little iffy.

I like this section the most, initiative. But the first sentence was unnecessary and the third scares me a little. You said that you put down everything to finish it, but oftentimes, you can't. You have to instead work efficiently to get to both in time. Putting everything you are doing down to do it, is not only illogical, but just in general leads to issues. And we don't expect you to immediately drop everything to do a modreq.

With your grudges, it's perfect. You could have explained a little why/what grudges you hold, but otherwise, I like how you said you were overcoming it. Though it's better not to mention names in your application.

I like this paragraph as well, although the end confuses me a little.

Finally, this one. I dislike how you consider it your biggest weakness, and I wish you'd elaborated a bit more on how you are overcoming this, but otherwise, it's good. also yay you used bold :3

This was alright, other than you overusing the word 'experience' and your confidence (not always a bad thing).

Suggestions ||
The application could be better, as it was a fair amount of filler and had a lot of spelling mistakes. I suggest getting someone to proof-read for you next time, purely due to the amount I corrected. You want your application as formal and professional as possible.

A lot of your application was good, though. Just try to think outside the box and avoid stating the obvious or unrelated things.

Vote ||
+0.25
For alright application, but a lot of unnecessary bits, filler, and spelling/grammar mistakes.
Worth 30% of total.


Final Thought ||


-0.3 + 0 + 0.1 + 0.075 = -0.125

Total: -0.125

So, I'm a little undecided on this. I wouldn't be upset or anything if I got interview, but if you get denied, I hope what I said will help you with your application in the future

tl;dr ||

I don't think it's best if you become Helper right now, but I wouldn't complain if you did.

 

To start off, your why is a mess, it's vague and it is barely getting to the point of "why". Your work ethic barely represents anything of your work ethic. You're barely experienced with the community because you've been banned for so long that everyone has forgotten about you. You've been back for about 2-3 weeks? and you've been banned for more than that. I'm sure you have more weaknesses than stated, your age is what should be in high school and you're still playing for 4-6 hours? If you hold grudges against people than you are definitely stubborn, if you have an argument with someone don't let it escalate to the point where you hate them.

Overall, I think that if you actually put the time and effort into your application, I think it would be nice. Next time, be more clear on what you're trying to say. Don't type 3-4 sentences for work ethic, your sentences barely have about 10-20 words in them, you use simple/basic words. I think you just need to be more clear and thorough about your points.

I am not going to leave a vote as this is just a tip if you are going to write another application.

 

In Game Name: n00bslayer_99
Skype (Yes/No): Yes. username on request.
Teamspeak Username: n00bslayer_99
Mic use: Always.
Age: 15.
Timezone: GMT+10 (brisbane, AU)
Hours online per weekday: [school; 4-6][Holiday; 6-8]
Hours online per weekend: 6-10 (varies on plans)
Position Changes: (ex. Citizen to Helper, Helper to Mod)
Citizen (Premium) to helper.


Introduction:

Many of you will know me as n00bslayer_99. outside of meep, my name is Will. I live in Brisbane, AU where I was recently re fostered to. I was born in Denmark, however at the time my mother could not afford to keep me (follow link for full story) http://meepcraft.com/threads/re-fostered.30879/. I enjoy many hobbies; Soccer, Rugby, meep, swimming, athletics, hanging with friends - mostly just all the norms for a 15 year old. I am a B - A student at school, which I thoroughly enjoy. I am taking a shot at helper because it is something I would really like to do, and something I would take high pride in.


Why you should be Helper/Mod ?


Ever since I joined meep, in November last year, I have wanted to be a staff member. At first, I was, as everyone starts off, unknown. I’d say ‘hello’ in chat. no answer. they mustn’t have heard me, I thought. ‘Hello’. yet again, no answer. To this day, almost a year later, I witness the same thing. I do my very best to say hello/hi/how are you/do you need a town to EVERY new player. EVERYTIME I see a ‘welcome to meepcraft [username]’ I send a /msg ‘would you like to join a neat town?’. 9/10 times I get a ‘Yea ’ In return. Just seeing this makes my day. Just seeing the fact that I made someone completely infamous to the server feel good, makes my day. To get off that subject, I have also been trying my very hardest to help the community on all 3 aspects of the server. I am as active as I possibly could on them all.

Teamspeak - I am on whenever I can, socialising with people and helping new players.

Forums - i am on this ALL THE TIME. I treat it like Facebook. however not only do I check for alerts every 10 minutes, I also do my best to suggest new ideas/improvements to the server.

Server - ahhh, my most active aspect. I am on this addictive love of mine from the minute I'm home from school to at least 10PM.


"With great power comes great responsibility". I understand what I am signing up for here. And should this happen, my priorities would be instantly changed. As I have been wanting for so long, my priority would be to help the community rather then playing the game.


Dedication;

Ever since earlier this year, I wanted to be a helper. In the time after that, i dedicated myself to making an impression. I did my very best to mature up, help players where I could, and stay active. I believe I succeeded. A real life case of my dedication would be Navy cadets. I have been in the Navy Cadets for almost 3 years now, and have achieved the rank of Leading Seaman in record time.


Work ethic;

Not long ago, I decided my town (Lotus) needed a boost. It at the time had 25 residents, and a pretty nice spawn, however it had a lot of potential. 5 days later, it was fully equipped with a stunning casino that the community started to compare to ‘q’ and an enchantments store the community compared to grinderpark. On top of that, there were now also 50 residents. A real life experience that helps me in this case, too, would be Navy Cadets. Almost every week we get recruits, and as a Leading Seaman, I’m the one to help them. At our base, I am in fact the only Leading Seaman. this means that I am giving lessons to recruits every week. Another real life thing that refers here, is my job. I work at Coles (For you yankees, Brits and others, Coles is Australias main grocery franchise), sometimes stacking shelves, sometimes manning a counter and sometimes just doing paperwork.

I enjoy my work in all of the 3 aspects above.

Experience;

i’m gonna be honest here, even if it doesn't help my chances of a helper position. I have never really been a staff member before, on any servers. I mean, i was an admin on one friends server with, what 10 people? and co owner on another friends server, with, what 20 people? Very little. I have forgotten three quarters of the commands already, and honestly, on a server with a player base of 15 they are never needed. However while I may not have a lot of experience, I hope to gain some very fast.


Strengths;

Values - I value many, what i believe are important things. I value a good, strong community. I value great staff members, who know what they’re doing, and at the same time, enjoy what they’re doing. <— This is very much what meep already has, I just hope to soften the edges.


Timezone - Yes. this is a huge plus for me. When I am on , it is a rarity to have a helper on. the only staff member who's on a lot at the same time, is Sjoeppappentrap. Clearly Australian timezone needs more helpers, and due to my Timezone, I am on when all the yankees are either sleeping, and the brits are at school/work.


Maturity & Immaturity - I always see immaturity in the weakness section. Immaturity can be an issue when it gets to a certain point, for example sex ref’s, but kept under control, I have found it a good value. I love to be immature in the sense of laughing at good jokes, etc. Ofcourse, I am sometimes mature just to be mature, and am certainly mature when the job requires it of me.


Initiative - This is something I am continuously applauded for. At Coles, I will see a trolley with items on it, and a half stacked shelf. I put down whatever I have in my hands and finish it. This could easily apply to meep, especially in my timezone when I could be the only, or one of the only helpers on and someone files a modreq. If I am in the middle of making something for my town, or talking to a friend, I will instantly leave and pick up the modreq.

Weaknesses:

Grudges - I have been trying my hardest to overcome this. I have recently talked to speedyjake2003, whom I had a grudge against for harassing me, and we are all good now. I will do my out most to have no more grudges on meep.

Temper - Another one I have been working even harder at, is my temper. I have lost it in the past. An example would be when I raged at superbros for not banning someone after a rank scam. I apologised to him shortly after. However, after many hours of Physical recreation (extra curricular activity) it is very, very unlikely I will ever again lose my temper.

Ban history - This is my biggest weakness. We all make mistakes in life, and I have learnt from ever single one of my bans. I have also apologised to every single person directly involved in any of the bans.


Conclusion:

Over all, I would be a valuable asset to the staff team. I have experience as a Leader, from Navy Cadets. I have experience as a hard worker, from Coles. I have in game experience from currently owning 2 towns, with having owned many others before them. Thankyou for taking your time to read this. Any constructive criticism and feedback is highly appreciated.