Here we go again! (Helper app)

+1
You've helped me and been extremely kind in my time of need.
Thank you.

 

+1 Why not.

 

Pfft, your thinking I'm there for first, right?

 

Wuh? I don't understand.

 

-1
I find you very immature, and you don't make an effort to help people. I don't see you making an effort to try help people, or if you don't know how to, you don't make an effort to ask. You suck up to a lot of the staff, and I find your decisions to be very impulsive.

 

+Juan

 

-1
Dumb
Not a normal human being
Want to make this post offensive but wont
All in all not suited for staff.

 

+1
•nice
•mature
•helpful
•active
Panda approves of this app

 

-1
auto deny for demoted/resigned staff is a complete joke

 

Please go further in depth. I disagree entirely. Just because staff isn't what it used to be, doesn't mean it is in ruins. I still think Trial-Mod should be a staff rank though :/

 

+1 all the reasons above

 

TrialMod is an extremely illogical rank, to be honest.

Lemme quote JumboAce on the subject, because he honestly put it better than I ever could.

Anyways, onto the application.

Forums ||

Opinion ||
I have to admit, Monkey, that your forums activity is pretty dang great. I wish you'd spend a bit more time on your replies in the Q&A, Staff Recruitment, Report a Bug, and Suggestions sections, purely because in-depth and constructive replies are a great thing for staff. I find most of your posts tend to be silly and not have much substance, so that might be a good thing to work on. Just try to respond with lengthier and more mature/literate replies, especially on important posts like the ones in sections I listed above.

You also seem to have a tendency to (jokingly) use most of your posts to poke fun at others, which, while not seeming to have malicious intent, is not always the best idea.

You only seem to have one active warning point, which is pretty good. Also, it's from two weeks ago, which is good as well. Hopefully you learned from that mistake, and won't do it again.

Suggestions ||
In general, just try to post more literate and less joking posts. You need to prove to us you are mature enough to handle this position, because you weren't before.

Vote ||
+/-
For activity, but not very many quality posts.
Worth 30% of total.

In Game ||

Opinion ||
I definitely see you a lot in game, and you are very noticeable because you spend a lot of your time in shout, generally being welcoming. I haven't seen you act out at all in shout recently, and even a few hiccups would have been alright. I just wish you'd spend a bit more time welcoming new player; you seem more focussed on popularity than actual helping, which makes me doubt your motives.

Basically, the time you spend in shout in game is not necessarily good, because it seems more like you care about how the 'important' people see you, and not about improving the experience of others. See, I feel someone should only become Helper if they truly want to help others. It sounds cheesy, but if your motives are otherwise, it makes me not likely to trust you.

Suggestions ||
Don't desperately try to help in game just to get Helper, but instead show to us that you really care about the community and the server. Shout activity means nothing if all you do is chat.

Vote ||
+/-
For activity and shout activity, but doubtful motives and very little helpfulness.
Worth 30% of total.

TeamSpeak ||

Opinion ||
You are active on TeamSpeak and talk a lot, but I know there's been a lot of issues in the past with you trash talking staff members. I want to be sure that if you get accepted/demoted again, you won't revert back to this antistaff sullen little kid you became last time. I don't think I've seen enough of you on TS to do this.

Suggestions ||
Prove to us that you won't get *ahem* 'butthurt' if you get demoted again. In other words, avoid trash talking other people on TS. It may not be allowed to be recorded, but it doesn't make it any better.

Vote ||
-0.5
For activity being cancelled out by previous issues of you trashing other staff members.
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: Monkeyhead1999
Skype: Yes, Monkeyhead19998
Teamspeak Username: Monkeyhead1999/Alexia
Mic use: Yes, in afternoons/ evenings.
Age: 15
Timezone: CST.
Hours online per weekday: During the day, at least 3, during night, 1-3. Although when school starts (sept. 2) My time online will drop to 3-7 hours all day.
Hours online per weekend: During the day at least 4, During night, 2-4
Position Changes: Citizen to Hhelper.
[/quote]
Your hours are alright, though I'm a little confused about your 'Mic Use'. Are you on TeamSpeak without using a microphone during the mornings/at noon? Or do you only go on TS in afternoons/evenings?

Introduction ||

What a lovely introduction! Very thorough, but not do long that it gets boring. Although I would have liked a bit of information on your personality, this is pretty good, especially because I can kinda tell your personality through your words. I can't really fault you, except for a few grammar/spelling mistakes.

Why ||

The first sentence was pretty unnecessary; for some reason, it makes me uncomfortable whenever someone mentions something like that, purely because it feels like sucking up. Futhermore, the third part of it makes little to no sense; I had to read it at least twice to actually understand what you meant. Maybe that's because it's midnight, or maybe it's because it's hard to read. The rest was alright, though I find it strange that you mentioned cursing specifically; I didn't notice too much cursing for you, and you could have lumped that in with being more mature.

I agree that your experience is good, but you make it out to be like it's supposed to be the deciding factor. I would rather promote someone who is inexperienced but always has had a genuine desire to help than someone who has been staff before but really couldn't be bothered before. I also don't think that saying 'you will' take the extra mile is good; you should be doing that now, which as I mentioned above in the 'In Game' section, I honestly don't see you doing currently.

While this was overall very good in the beginning, it kind of fell apart near the end. Part of it is parentheses (I know I'm not good for this either (irony) but it's not the best thing for an application. I really struggled with that for mine, to be honest), another part is that it was just in general a little bit hard to read. I'm also confused at why you say Skype isn't part of the job; Skype is extremely important. I think you mean Skype calls, in which case I agree, but you need to be more clear.

I can't fault you on activity, you've got that everywhere. Therefore you don't need to state it for the umpteenth time in your application (sort of kidding, I know you need to put it in your Why, but then you could've removed it the countless other times you threw it in there. It's getting a bit redundant honestly). I'm glad you kept this short, which I honestly shouldn't be.

I seem to remember you not doing this much work. I haven't seen much evidence of this outside of being Helper, either, which worried me. I need to see you acting like this without the tag before I trust you with it, because at this point, it feels more like you want the tag for the tag and not to help people. These words ring pretty hollow with me.

You forgot 'lacking in teamwork' and 'antistaff after demotion'. All half-jokes aside, I don't see why you added 'how your real life is going now', as I feel this shows that you will quit if the going gets tough in your real life, or as you put it, your 'Meep life'. Furthermore, you contradicted yourself by saying you are 'lazy', and yet earlier, you outlines your work ethic. You also need to be a lot more responsible, not a bit, and you should already have 'owned up' to your mistakes; you've spent a lot of time blaming and raging, and these kinds of things need to be fixed before you even think about applying.

Weaknesses ||

Honestly very impersonal, and you seem to make it out to be where your 'immaturity' is a one time thing. It isn't, it's nearly constant, and we need to know how you are working on it, not just take your by-now doubtable word for it. I also don't like how you say only staff need to maintain maturity; potential Helpers need to too, and I haven't seen enough of this from you to truly feel like you've been working on it.

I understand better than most how tiredness affects people but it should stay as far away as it can from your work. Being tired shouldn't make you slack. And it obviously isn't the only reason, due to you stating yourself that you tend to be lazy; not just at night, but often.

I never ever ever want to see the words 'if I get accepted' in a staff application, because it implies that you don't do that now. Second opinions are lovely, I use this a lot. Have an outlet; I feel redundant considering the sheer amount of times I've told you this.

I sincerely hope that this doesn't pop up much, purely because this is a huge reason for anyone to -1.

Conclusion ||

I wish you'd summarized a bit more and taken out the parts listed as unnecessary above.

Suggestions ||
The lack of formatting put me off a lot, although I didn't mention it in the notes above. Try bolding headings, or doing more like what I've done here that makes your application stand out a little from the crowd. It's not good when my reply is better formatted than your application.

Other than that, and like always, a suggested proofreading, I feel the application was a little lack-luster. You repeated yourself a lot and although it was long and some parts were alright (it's a little sad that I liked the Introduction the best), it would be better if you could replace the filler bits with information.

Vote ||
-0.25
The application was pretty mediocre, except for a few above-average spots. There was a fair amount of repetition, redundancy, and in general, I felt like it was without feeling.
Worth 30% of total.

Final Thought ||

0 + 0 - 0.o5 - 0.075= -0.125

Total: -0.125

An interview would be alright, but I think, especially if you get denied, you should work on everything above.

tl;dr ||

I feel you should wait a bit longer, and prove to us that you really have changed. I'm reluctant as always to trust this side of you, and I haven't seen dramatic enough change to truly believe you.

 

-immature
-power hungry
-snitches get stitches

 

If Iate can do it...
Why not give you a chance.
I didn't know you were staff before I was inactive for a bit.

This

 

+1
Pros:
My personal experience
I'v seen you help ppl
You were a good enought staff member before (wasn't really that active so I don't have such a good base for that)

Cons:
Too lazy to come up with something

I disagree, it's actually quite logic (It's from an era where there only was mods, tri-mods and admins). Someone might be good enough to be a mod, so they are put on a trial period. If they are good enough they become a mod, if not they'l be a normal person again.

 

You've been a lot better as of recent overall. You can do the job as helper and you have potential in the future.
+1

 

...

Back on topic I'm going to have to go with a +/-
-Not as mature as expected
-Active
-Never see you helping people
-Experience

 

much description.
such in-depth.
wow.

I have to go with Chaos on this one. You're a nice person and a good friend, but she brings up some very valid points.

 

1+ for no reason at all

 

+1 You've always been helpful and friendly to me