x Trial Andoconda's War Application

Brawl Moderator Application: Hi Brawlers, before I start my application I would like to thank soccerstars for pushing me to reapply. Thanks bud

Have you read over this thread? - Yes, I have read over the thread, and I also read it the first time I had applied.

What is your in-game name? - My in-game name is Andoconda_.

Have you changed your name in the past? If you have, please list them. - Names I've had in the past were _Andoconda and spinjitzu123.

Does anyone else have access to your Minecraft account? - No, no one at all has access to my Minecraft account and I won't give access to anyone in the future either.

How old are you? - I am 13 years of age, turning 14 in June 27. I may seem a bit young, but I am very mature for my age, even though I joke around a lot.

What time zone are you in? - I am in PST time zone (Pacific Standard Time)

Are you multilingual? Can you speak multiple languages? - Yes, I am multilingual. Armenian was my first language, then I learned to speak English before I started 1st grade. I don't think however that speaking Armenian will be much help, since there aren't much Armenian players on Brawl.

What is your experience and knowledge of Minecraft? - I have played the full version of Minecraft since July, 2012, proof here: http://gyazo.com/33ab949250454bc158e1df4cb0ba18f5

I was first introduced to Minecraft by one of my friends. I first played the really old free version for about half a year. It was like creative mode, with no flying, and the servers I had went on had minigames which I had fun playing on. After a while I played the cracked version and played only Single Player while my friend that I mentioned above was guiding me through on how to play. I eventually got better at survival, started to learn all the crafting recipes and where to find certain ores and resources. I played the cracked version for about a month, then I got the full version for my birthday. I was totally in awe from playing Multiplayer. The first server I played on was LockedCraft, a Towny server. I joined one of the most powerful and popular towns and became a mod of that town (not sure if it was a mod, I haven't played Towny ever since). Then around late 2012 - early 2013, I was searching for servers and I found MultiPlayerServers. I was completely addicted to MC-War and played it ever since. Then I stopped playing for about 6 months because my father decided to renovate our house, therefore making me unable to play on the computer. I have not really played any other servers other than MPS/Brawl. I feel I have a wide experience and knowledge of Minecraft.

What is your experience with moderating servers, if any? - I have moderated on a lot of friend's servers back in 2012, and I would say I did a pretty good job on it. I don't have proof for those servers, since it was so long ago, unfortunately.

I recently moderated on a PvP server called TitanPvP, was a new server made by Snail_5_ and his friend (which explained my slight activity drop during that time). It got around 5-20 players, which seemed decent since it was a brand new server. I got demoted because of inactivity, since the server got less and less people to the point where now every day it is at 0-2 people, so I didn't want to go on the server when there was no one on. Proof: http://imgur.com/bMqfRJy

What will you provide to the community if you are provided moderator status? - I will provide the community less spammers, flamers, and rule breakers. Since my time zone differs from other War mods, and that I don't see a mod on every day, I can help tremendously with the servers. Also, I have submitted around 5 rule breaker report (even though they aren't showing up for some reason), but I don't need to most of the time because I can always message a mod that is on my friends list.

Have you ever used a hacked client before? - I have never used a hacked client before, and I don't plan to in the future. I have had a bad history with hackers on Minecraft, so I do not take to kindly of them.

Have you ever been banned on a Minecraft server? If so, why? - I have not been banned on a Minecraft server, but I have been jailed and muted on LockedCraft because, me being the immature child I was back then, I started to spam out of boredom.

What do you consider your greatest strength? - My greatest strength is learning new things very quickly. I am placed in 8th grade Geometry due to having this skill. I can use this for whenever a new ban protocol is made, or when there is a new command.

What do you consider your greatest weakness? - My weakness is that I tend to mess up quite a bit. I don't know if I have a different thinking process than others, but I am trying to fix this. I can't really give much of a general explanation as to why I do this.

How active do you consider yourself on Brawl? - I would consider myself moderately active. On weekdays, I could be on for 1 hour to 3 hours. It's not the best time, but it is all I can get. On weekdays, however, my activity is 4 hours - 7 hours. I believe this is very good because more people are on at weekends, and I can be there longer. My activity on the forums is average, having around 300 posts which is the recommended amount.

Which Brawl servers are you most active on? - The Brawl servers I am most active on are MC-War, Minecraft Party, Minestrike, and I am just starting to get into Survival PvP.

How many hours can you provide a day and during what time frame? - I can provide on average 1 and a half hours on weekdays and around 5 hours on weekends. (I don't understand what is meant by "time frame." If I am told what it is meant I will update the application).

What would you do if someone breaks a rule in-game? - Depending on the transgression:
- If it is a chat offense, I would first warn the person via chat or PM and for them to read the rules. If they disobey my warning and offend again, I would mute them for 5 minutes, and the time would go up by intervals of 5 each time they keep breaking chat rules.

- If the player is glitching in-game, I would warn them to never do it again. If I see the same person glitch again, I will record it, and kick him from the server.

- If the player is hacking, I will immediately open ScreenFlow and capture footage of the hacker. Once I get footage, I would send a S-Mod or Admin the proof, and tempban the player, until the higher staff takes care of it.

What would you do if someone breaks a rule on the forums? - If someone breaks a rule on the forums, such as, flame, grave digging, duped thread, or off-topic, I would lock the thread and start a conversation with the player telling him that he has broken a rule and should read the rules to ensure he doesn't make the same mistake.

What would you do if someone breaks a rule on TS3? - If the player is:
- Not changing their username to their in-game name, I would kindly tell the player to change it.

- Using a voice changer or trolling, I would tell the player to stop, if they don't listen, I would move them into a private channel or the channel with 2 people (if it is open) to warn them if they don't stop, it will be a ban (however, I don't know if a ban would be suitable for something like this).

Situation (as a staff member): You log on Brawl, and you’re told that there is a huge, game-breaking economy glitch. No Admins are online to solve the situation. What steps would you take to handle the issue? - I would PM an Admin over the forums to let them know, and I would watch over the economy glitch and warn if anyone abuses the glitch, punishment will be brought.

How many Brawl staff applications have you made in the past? - I made one staff application before, but it was for Minecraft Party, not War.

What is the date of the last application you submitted? - 2/14/15

Do you have a working microphone? - I have a working Turtlebeach P4c microphone that I use for Teamspeak and Skype almost every day.

Are you able to record and upload videos? - I have ScreenFlow and I use that to record and upload videos to my YouTube channel.

Do you generally know how all the staff member commands work? - Yes, I know how the general staff commands work, such as, /mute, /kick, and /fp.

To conclude this application, I want to say that I feel that I have improved since the last application, with length, and forum posts, as well as my staff experience.

Thank you for taking your time to read.

Edit: Took off the note for starting the interview later.

Sincerely,
Ando

 

Thanks Cap! Much appreciated.

 

I have a decent amount, but I will try to work on it. Thank you 18!

 

Thanks bonkars! You are right I can definitely work on the Teamspeak activity a bit more.

 

I don't need to repeat what I said either, but thank you a lot!

 

Thanks Blamo!

I applied for Party at that time because I had taken a break from War, but I am back playing it now.

 

You were the one I feared to reply :v

But in all seriousness, thank you for your reply. Since you call yourself a "perfectionist," your replies can greatly help me improve if I get denied, and if I am accepted. The Teamspeak activity is pretty hard to judge, because I also have only seen you on once or twice of all my time spent on Teamspeak. I am always checking the forums, and it's the most I can do while I am focusing mainly on school for a few more weeks. I only reply to a thread when a reply is needed, most of the time.

Nonetheless, thank you for your reply, I will use it to improve even further.