Accepted DnaMooshroom's JMOD Application

Brawl Junior Moderator Application​

Read over this thread: https://www.brawl.com/threads/14752/
If you do not meet the requirements (active, helpful, must have TeamSpeak, etc) do not apply yet; it will be an auto deny.

What is your in-game name? - My in game name is DnaMooshroom. I do not plan on changing it. You can see my name history here.

Is your Minecraft account secured and migrated? - Yes, my Minecraft account is migrated, and secured. I have taken steps to ensure that this is so. Should a potential breach arise, I would be able to recover my account quickly. The same goes for my forums account here on Brawl.


How old are you? - I am Sixteen years old as of March.

What time zone are you in? - I currently reside in Eastern Standard. (UTC -5).

Are you multilingual? Can you speak multiple languages? - The short answer is yes. My first language is English. Being my first language, I am proficient in holding a conversation in English, written or spoken. In addition to English, I am currently studying Spanish. I am at the point with Spanish where I can understand the gist of what someone is saying, in a potential conversation. If need be, I would also be able to respond in Spanish, however, some would say that it is rather crude. In the aspect of conversing in written Spanish, I would say that I am more than proficient to the point where I could determine what is being written, and respond in Spanish in a timely manner. As I plan to continue to study Spanish, my skill in this language can only improve.


What is your experience and knowledge of Brawl? - My experience and knowledge of Brawl are extensive as you can see here, I have been playing on Brawl since May of 2014. I initially began my playing time on War. Here, I played for several months, gathering common knowledge of Brawl in general, and more advanced information regarding War. I do not recall how, but after some time, I began playing on Survival PvP. The rest, as some would say, is history. I have been playing Survival PvP since early 2015. I played on notable teams such as BA55 and Hype. My knowledge regarding Survival PvP/Raid are extensive. I understand the history of the community, which I think is key in being a staff member. I also posses the knowledge of nearly all commands on the current Raid server. Finally, I am more than proficient in the information surrounding more complicated knowledge such as tracking. If needed, I would be able to explain all of this information to a player in simple terms someone could understand easily.

What is your experience with moderating servers, if any? - To put it simply, I have no past experience moderating servers. However, everyone has to start somewhere. Numerous staff members in the past have made Brawl their first server to moderate on. Obviously experience helps, however in my case I don’t think this will be an issue. I typically grasp things quickly, so I believe that the transition from a regular member of Brawl to a Junior Moderator will be smooth. I feel I understand the duties of a Junior Moderator to be able to make my first tenure as a moderator an excellent one.

Why do you want to become a moderator on Brawl? - I want to be able to impact the community in a positive way. I believe that by becoming a moderator on Raid, I can accomplish this goal. I love working with the community and making their experiences on Raid fun. I think this is evident between the Community Projects I have been working on, and the ideas I try to contribute whenever I can to the server. Finally, I believe Raid could use another moderator to alleviate some of the duties @AnonymousGalaxy and @Eil currently hold. Do not get me wrong, they do a terrific job. However, managing a server like Raid isn’t a task for just two people, I think I could do a good job of handling some of the more mundane duties for the time being, so they can focus on more important things and bring back Raid to where it was previously.

Have you ever used a hacked client before? - Yes. I have used x-ray, but it stops and ends there. I have used x-ray, but not on Brawl. I used it because I was curious as to what it would look like. I tested this out when Survival PvP had a rampant x-ray issue. I wanted to make sure my bases and vaults would be x-ray proof on Survival PvP. I wanted to understand the perspective of an x-rayer and determine the best way to work against them.

Have you ever been punished (banned, kicked, muted, etc) legitimately on a public Minecraft server? If so, why? - I have not been banned, kicked, nor muted legitimately on any public minecraft server. I understand that if I am to become a moderator on Brawl, I have to represent myself with the manner that I would do so on Brawl.


What do you consider your greatest strength? - I would consider my control over my emotions to be my greatest strength. No matter what the situation is. I am able to keep a level head and look at both perspectives. I think this is a key trait needed by a successful moderator, as you need to be able to look at both sides of the arguments, and make an unbiased decision.

What do you consider your greatest weakness? - I would say my greatest weakness would be lack of focus, for lack of a better term. Sometimes, I notice myself becoming absorbed in a task that takes away from me being able to help others or aid in “policing” the server and reporting rule breakers. Considering when I first started playing Survival PvP when I only talked to my teammates in team chat, I have come a long way from where I once was. This is something that I will continue to work on, so I can make a bigger impact.

Which Brawl server(s) are you most active on? - I am easily most active on Raid. I also play War, Party, CTF, and Kit Brawl occasionally, but they are all far seconds to Raid. You can view my play time on Raid here. As of March Twenty-Seventh I have averaged roughly two hours and forty-five minutes per day on Raid since its last reset (February Fourth). I believe this shows that I am extremely active on Raid, and would fill the time requirement of one hour a day easily.


How many Brawl staff applications have you made in the past? - I have not made a Brawl staff application beforehand to this one.

What is the date of the last application you submitted? - N/A

Do you have TeamSpeak? Yes, I have teamspeak. I am pretty much on anytime I am online and playing Brawl. So, if I need to I can hop on quickly to aid a player with issues, or help fellow staff members if be if anything should arise.



Anything else you would like to state? - Yes, if you have any concerns or questions, feel free to present them. I will do my best to appease your concerns and questions. Thank you for taking the time to read my application.


If your application is accepted, you will move on to an interview on TeamSpeak.


Please insert a Yes / No poll below.

 

Thank you for the kind words, and the +1 @RMST1 , means a lot.

 

Hi there,
To answer your question, you have to remember the data compiled from Raid has only been there since February Fourth, the date of the reset, where as my stats from War have been there since I started playing, in 2014. I would say my knowledge and experience regarding Raid and War, are about equal, with Raid now having the edge. However, I do not hold the same motivation to play War and the passion for the gamemode as I do for Raid. Additionally, most of my forums posts have originated from the Raid/Survival PvP section of the forums, I think this exemplifies that my knowledge of Raid has surpassed mine of war. If anything, I think my experience with war can be seen as a positive, if need be I can step in and presume a role there. Ultimately, as some would say my "true love" is Raid, I truly believe that I can make the biggest impact there as a moderator, despite my experience with War.

Thank you for your feedback, I really appreciate that you asked that question, as I was not sure if I had made my transition from War to Raid clear in my application. I hope this eases some of your concern regarding my choice for what server I applied to.

 

Thank you for your feedback,
Regarding my helpfulness in game, I believe you and I were on at a time this past weekend when numerous staff members were on. When staff members are on, I try to not overstep on their duties as staff members. I have attempted to aid players and enforce rules previously while staff members have been online, but then other players online at the time asked me to "stop mini-modding". So, as of late I have tried to avoid this to dodge accusations, because another thing I understand that is necessary to being a successful applicant is that you can not be over eager, and over step your bounds as a community members when it comes to enforcing rules and such. I'm sure if you were online with me during a time with little to no staff members, I would do a much better job with aiding you in-game.
I hope this resolves your concern over my helpfulness. Additionally, thank you for the +1 despite your concern, I am glad that you think I could be a successful moderator.

 

First off, thank you for your feedback and in-depth analysis.

To my grammatical mistakes, I am a sixteen year old, to put it simply. I would not expect my grammar to be perfect. What you didn't see was the multiple times I had read over my application to proofread. I suppose I didn't catch all of my mistakes, however. My apologies.

To your second point, of the controversy surrounding my choice of Raid over War, I apologize if I sounded blunt. However, I don't know how to articulate that I simply don't think War is the best place for me to moderate. If I did, I would have applied there. If you could look at my monthly hours, on War, you would see that my hours on Raid far outweigh those of War. I would consider my situation compatible to Ritzy's, when he applied. Ritzy applied for Warz despite having the obvious expierence playing Raid. He applied for WarZ because that's what he was passionate about. I hold the same case.

To your third point, about me wanting to becoming JMOD simply because there is only two moderators, is a little twisted. What I was trying to imply is that I want to be a JMOD so I can help run a server that I love. Not simply to fill a position on the staff team. I was trying to insuate that if I were to become JMOD, I could help take things off Eil's and Anon's plate. This would be so they could focus on other, more important things. Then eventually, I pass it down to the next man, hopefully.

Hopefully this clears up some things, again, thank you for your in depth response.

I think a reason for your skepticism is that I don't think either of us have talked online before. If you would like, hop on Raid sometime and I will give you a show around.

 

Thank you for the feedback, and the +1.
I understand that I shouldn't just focus on mundane tasks if I were to become JMOD, I meant it more out of respect for seniority towards Eil and Anon. I should have made this clearer previously.

Thank you Eli. A +1 from you means a lot. I'm glad I have a chance of joining you and Anon on the Raid staff team.

 

Thank you for the +1, it is much appreciated.

Thank you Anon, a +1 from you is pretty big to me. I'm glad you think Eil, You and I would work well together on the Raid staff team, hopefully it comes true in the near future.

 

Thank you Verlyn, I appreciate that you understand why I chose Raid over War, and for the +1.

 

Thank you for the +1, I appreciate it.