Best Posts in Thread: Bob4444444's Helper Application

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I don't think people realize how many stupid unnecessary comments like this we get in staff applications all the time. On every staff application, at least, there is some stupid comment that offers nothing to the conversation other than the knowledge that you are a biased moron who is incapable of providing insight to the conversation. I don't care if you think Bob is a "nice guy." We have too many "nice guys" on our staff team and nice guy does not equate to responsible or professional.

As for my opinion of you, I think you were an... interesting type of staff member. I think you handled your demotion better than most but you still are very close minded and are not open to other's opinions. When I see you post on the forum, I have to question what you are thinking sometimes, and you know what I'm talking about. Sometimes you will go completely off task, repeat what has been said, or just ramble ramble. I have rarely seen you positively contribute to an issue on this forum. However, you are an active member in the community and you seem to be friendly towards many members. You have lots of dedication however I am going to have to see you work more on your maturity because to me you don't act like the 13 year old you say you are. I understand you have attitude problems like you say you have, but from my perspective, you are going to need some more work on those before I will support your addition to the staff team once again.

I don't like that you kept your demotion so quiet for so long, I thought you resigned. Your reasons are very vague and don't give me any reason to trust you at the moment.

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I will not be apologizing for my blunt honest opinion but I will apologize for all these fangirls of yours that are too childish to actually give a constructive comment. I still think it is ridiculous that I get forum banned when I give stupid comments but staff members (@bass_flow ) are allowed to do the same thing I did with no sudden or instant repercussions.

Also, I don't like your statement (@BobJonCreeper ), as there is a chance Bob won't get accepted. You saying an optimistic comment like that makes you look like a liar and is incorrect. This isn't the first time I've had to call you out on what you have said and I believe you should watch your comments, as they always are very expectant.

 

Accepted for interview.
Please contact a staff member to set up a time for your interview.

 

In Game Name: Bob4444444
Skype (Yes/No): Yes, it's BobPlayzMC
Teamspeak Username: Bob4444444
Mic use: Yes
Age: 13
Timezone: EST
Hours online per weekday: 1-3 Hours (More if not a school day)
Hours online per weekend: 4-8 Hours
Position Changes: Citizen (Supreme) to Helper

Introduction:

Hello! I am Bob4444444.

I participate in many activities outside of the videogame world.

I have played piano for many years, and I still play the piano today. I play various sports; such as golf, basketball, etc. I am involved in a robotics league (FLL) and we have made it to state finals two years in a row, which has been a great accomplishment for the tean.

School has started once again, and I will have a lot of work to do. I strive for High Honors as an excelled student in Advanced Math and Advanced English/Literature. Academics is my primary focus, but I often play on MeepCraft.

I will maintain my activity as much as possible.

I have been playing Meepcraft since August 19th, 2013 and I have grown to love the server and the community. It has been such a great time for me! I am an ex-moderator here, so I have experience with being a staff member.

I am also a Co-Mayor in GingerManOWNS' town in Alpha (Butterland). In the time I have been playing Meepcraft, I have made a lot of friends, and I have done so many unforgettable things here, and I have enjoyed it all greatly. I am here, once again, applying for staff. I hope to get accepted yet again, and get the chance to finally rejoin the staff team.

Why you should be Helper?

Experience- I was staff here for about 2 and a half months before. In that time, I learned a lot on how to be staff. I understand most things about Hawkeye, and all the other commands staff use to perform their job. That is surely a benefit to being staff here. I also know a lot about how staff runs, and what to do with reports and all the other things you do as staff. I have done about every type of ban, so I know what to do in most situations. I believe with all my knowledge of how staff works and how to do staff work and such, it will greatly benefit.

I also have been co-mayor in GingerManOWNS' town (Butterland) for a long time. I have been a great leader in the town. I have done the work that I am supposed to; such as inviting people to the town, clearing plots, donating lots of money, and providing my time to just keep the town running alive and successfully. I do a lot of work for town, and I do not abuse my powers. I use them to do work in the town, but not for my own purposes.

In real life, I have many skills, such as leadership and intellegence. I try to use these skills to the best of my abilities being staff. My real life skills affect my ingame attitude sometimes, which really helps me when I need it. In real life, I work and I get things done. That is what I did as staff before, and I plan to do that again.

Work Ethic- I have a very strong work ethic/performance. Being a helper last time, I did more modreqs then what was expected of me, and I always tried to do that (I did about 1000 modreqs before I was demoted last time). I did as many reports/modreqs as I could, and I did them all to the best of my abilities. Whenever I start something, I finish it, and that is what I plan to do as staff. I always tried to perform as greatly as I could, and I barely ever slacked off. I did about 16 xray bans, and many other bans; such as scamming, theft, grief, etc. I did a great amount of work last time and I plan to do the same or greater if accepted this time.

Dedication- I have a big dedication to Meepcraft. I enjoy everything about it; including the forums, ingame, Teamspeak, and the entire community in general. I try to make time for Meepcraft everyday. I honestly am commited to Meepcraft, and I always try to go on all three aspects of the server as much as I can. I have been dedicated to Meepcraft for a long time now, and my dedication here just keeps on growing and growing everyday.

Involvement- I am very involved in the server and in the community. Whenever I go ingame, I am talking to people most of the time, and it really builds up my bond with the community. I also like assisting people in shout/global when they are having troubles and ask for help. Now for Teamspeak. Whenever I go on Teamspeak, I mostly always talk, unless I have people around me. Other than that, I love actually talking to people on Teamspeak. Now, for my favorite part; the forums. The forums is my favorite place to get involved with the community. There's always so much action going on, so much activity, and it's a great way to get involved here. I always like talking to people on forums, and I really feel involved with the rest of the server while on forums and doing posts and such.

Weaknesses:

Since my demotion, I have worked on my weaknesses greatly. I understand why I was demoted, and I have tried to fix them. I have tried to overcome them, and I have succeeded so far and hope to fix them even more than I already have. Here are a few of my weaknesses and how I have been resolving/resolved them.

Immaturity- This is my main weakness, and it always gets to me. Sometimes, I can get very immature. It happens on forums, ingame, and mostly Teamspeak. I try to be funny, but every once in a while I may go out of hand. However, I have been being more controlled and thinking about what I say before I say it. But, I always get serious when needed. I never goof off and act immature when the job needs to he done, nor do I plan to. This weakness has become more controlled after the last few months, but still, I can't say I'm invulnerable to it.

Attitude/Self Control- Sometimes, it's hard for me to control my attitude. Sometimes I will say not so nice things, and then realize what I have said after. I have worked on being as nice to everybody as I possibly can, even some people who are more than disrespectful to me. Overall, I don't see this as a major issue, but it may affect me once a while, just like last time.
Also, sometimes it's hard for me to control what I say. Most of the time never ingame, but on Teamspeak, things slip out of me. I have worked on controlling myself on Teamspeak as much as possible and I have been more self-controlled on Teamspeak now.
Another this is the forums. On forums sometimes I get a little bit out of hand. I say some rude things and I later understand what I said was not smart or beneficial for me. I have tried to control myself on forums more, and I try to think before I post and see if I am saying my point without coming out rude.

My Demotion:

Most of my demotion was about what I did as a mod, so I will try to explain it in the best sense that is related to helper. I said stuff on Teamspeak that was extremely immature and definitely not the attitude of a staff member. I greatly regret doing that, and I have paid more attention to controlling myself on Teamspeak.

I also did unneeded warning points, and my stupidity did lead to getting people banned on forums. I am greatly sorry for that; I did not fully understand how warning points worked. I plan to be more careful with warning points if I get staff again.

The rest was more stuff I did as mod, but I might as well explain it. When I became mod, I completely changed in the wrong direction. I started doing unnecessary things, and it didn't end well. I greatly regret changing, and I won't let staff get to my head again like that.

The rest of my demotion I would like to keep confidential. But, if staff are interested, I will explain more about my demotion privately if accepted for interview.

Conclusion:

In conclusion, I'm ready to rejoin the Meepcraft Staff Team. I have worked on my weaknesses and feel I have mostly overcome them. It's been a month now, and now that I have worked on the problems I had in the past, I hope that now I can once again join the staff team!

Any criticism and feedback is greatly appreciated!

 

Hi Bob-

We would like to inform you about a possible interview time. There will be a staff meeting at 8pm EST this Sunday (10.12.2014). There will be interviews 2 hours before that and then interviews following the meeting. We are hoping to get the majority, if not all, the interviews done so you guys aren't sitting in there forever. Let me know if this time does or does not work for you via Skype or inbox me on forums.

Hope to see you in an interview soon!

Cheers.
BooBear1227

 

Thank you all for the responses so far!

Anything I can work on?

I was demoted.

Add me on skype (BobPlayzMC), I'll explain my entire demotion. Anyone else who wants to know my entire demotion, add me on skype and I'll send you a message about my entire demotion. Have a nice day Meepcraft

 

Bob! I'm happy you're applying again. It's a +1 from me for Helper. You're very hard-working, active, dedicated, and helpful. As staff you were often eager to go "above and beyond" what was required of you. You can also be very friendly, kind, and encouraging.

You do have some things you can work on - and you know that, because you've acknowledged them as weaknesses in the application. (We talked about another concern of mine on Skype that's more personal, and I'm pleased with how that discussion went!) There are some issues with your attitude and with rudeness. It's natural to get frustrated and even angry in certain situations. And trust me, I know what it's like to want to blurt out the first thing that pops into your head. But we have to be very, very careful about this as staff. Staff members represent the server, and if we are rude to players or are impatient with them, that reflects poorly on MeepCraft. It takes time and practice to work on this - mainly just remembering to pause before you hit "enter" or "submit," and learning how to better express yourself. I would need to see consistent evidence that you're working on this before supporting a Mod app, but I believe you can do it.

I'm also a little concerned about your demotion, because I don't know the full story, but I'm glad you acknowledged some of it publicly in the app. I understand your desire to keep some details private, especially if you dispute them. I'm hoping you at least get the chance to address that in an interview!

 

I've been a staff member multiple times, and Bob4444444 is one of the most amazing people I've ever worked with. His work ethic is impeccable, and so is his activity all around. He reminds me of @Kazarkas, always putting in so much effort into everything he does. Hell, when his computer broke, bob was using MineChat on his phone, h sent me a tpahere and he was attempting to catch an x-rayer with my help, while he was on MineChat. Bob really cares about the server, he's dedicated, and he's a great friend of mine.

+1

I am confident in your ability to rebound from your demotion, and I know you've learned from your mistakes.