x Trial KingYudo's Moderator Application

McBrawl Moderator Application:

Are you active and helpful on our servers, forums, and Teamspeak? -

In-game: I would say I am active. I have been going on every day for the past year, and has become the only Minecraft server I play on. As for helpfulness, whenever I am on an McBrawl server, I always have my eye on chat, answering any question that players may have, even when I’m in battle.

TeamSpeak: I consider myself very active on TeamSpeak. Whenever I am on the computer, I am on TeamSpeak. When I am doing something away from Minecraft, I am in the lobby. When in the lobby, I often see a lot of new users that don't know how TeamSpeak works, and I show them how to use it. When I am playing Minecraft, I either join a channel with a few of my friends, or join a public channel.

Forums: I would say that I am very active on the forums. I have managed to post 555 times. I go on the forums a couple hours a day, looking for people who need help, browsing threads, chatting in the shout box, and more. Staying active on the forums is easy for me, because I like interacting with other players.

Approximately, how many rule breaker reports have you submitted? - It's hard to say, maybe about 10 in-game hacker reports? Whenever I get into a fight, I always have FRAPS open, ready to record.

For forums, I am constantly looking for and reporting threads that need to be locked, or moved, and have found quite a few.

How old are you? - I am currently 13 years old. This may seem a bit young at first, but there have been lots of cases of moderators being 13 years old.

What time zone are you in? - I am in Eastern Standard Time(EST). I am usually on TeamSpeak and in-game at around 1:00 PM, so some of you may not see me on.

What is your experience and knowledge of Minecraft? - I have been playing Minecraft for about four years now. When I started Minecraft, I kept swapping servers, trying to find a truly great Minecraft server that I would play on for months. I found Factions, which was really fun, and I stayed with that server until it shut down. I kept joining different servers until my friend, AcpSoldier7 found a server called Multiplayer-Servers. Once I played it, I was instantly hooked. I have been playing McBrawl for a year now, contributing to the server with YouTube videos, donations, hacker reports and more.

What is your experience with moderating servers? – I have owned two servers, a faction server, and a moderately-successful WarZ practice server. If you need proof, you can find videos of us playing on the servers on my channel, TheKADCrew. Owning these servers have given me a lot of knowledge on how servers operate, moderating skills and more.

What will you provide to the community if you are provided moderator status? – I will try my hardest to provide a safe, clean chat for people who are online the same server as me. At the moment, the WarZ chat is full of spam and threats, and I aim to stop this. Of course, I will answer as many questions as possible.

Have you ever used a hacked client before? – Yes, I have. A few years ago, I used x-ray and fly. When I first got it, I thought it was amazing, having the power to find all the ores in the game in mere seconds. Eventually, I deleted the client from my computer, and I’m glad I did. Now, I realize that hacking completely ruins the fun of the game, and also drives other players who are not hacking insane.

Have you ever been banned on a Minecraft server? If so, why? – Yes. When I used my x-ray and fly hack, I was banned on lots servers, for obvious reasons. That was another reason I stopped hacking.

How active do you consider yourself in-game? – As I said above, I consider myself active in-game, as I am on every day. When I am playing, I always have my eye on chat, answering questions, and doing general things to help other players. Some of you may not see me online, because I go on at different times than most. I am usually on the McBrawl servers at around 1:00 PM EST.

How active do you consider yourself on TS3? – I consider myself very active on TeamSpeak. Whenever I am on the computer, I am on TeamSpeak. I usually sit in the lobby, seeing if any new players join that have any questions. When I am playing McBrawl, I join either a public channel, or a private channel when I am playing with my friends. Some of you may not see me on TeamSpeak, for the same reason I stated for in-game.

How active do you consider yourself on the forums? – I would consider myself very active on the forums, as I am on for about 2 hours a day. I am constantly checking threads, chatting on the shout box and more.

What do you consider your greatest strength? – I would say my greatest strength is my flexibility. Being home-schooled does come with its perks. I can start and finish when I like, which means moderating the servers at different times than most. I can be on early in the morning, or late at night.

What do you consider your greatest weakness? – At times when I’m in a bad mood, I can get annoyed very easily. I lose patience with the person, and don’t answer the question to the best of my ability. This may not be that much of an issue, because it rarely happens.

How would you handle someone making a minor transgression for the first time? – I would private message the player, saying that what they are doing is wrong, and not to do it again.

How would you handle the same person doing it again a second time? – I will give yet another warning. This time saying that if you don’t listen to the server rules, I will kick them from the server.

How would you handle that person doing it again for the third time? – I will proceed by kicking the player from the server. The amount of time depends on the severity of the issue.

What is your reaction if someone publicly proves you wrong on the forums? – I would respond, thanking them for informing me, trying not to start a flame-war.

What would you do when someone breaks a rule on the forums? – If it was minor, I would private message the user, referring the user the forums rules. I would also either lock the thread, or tell them to edit it. If it was major, I would contact either an Admin, or S-Mod.

When would you lock a thread? – I would lock a thread under the following circumstances:

• If the thread was grave-dug.
• If a flame-war started on the thread.
• If it was requested by the thread owner.
• If the thread has gone off-topic.
• If the thread has been answered.
• If the thread is a duplicate of another.

Describe yourself in 3 words: Helpful, active and dedicated.

Anything else we should know about you? – Other than that my name is John, I don’t think so. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.

Situation: A player is out of the map on MC-WAR. What are the steps that you would take to ensure that this player and situation is properly dealt with? – I would respond with the following:

1. Tell the player that it is against the rules, and that the player should use the /spawn command, to return to the lobby. I would also ask how the user got out of the map, so I could report it on the forums.
2. If the player doesn't listen, I will give a more obvious warning. Saying that if he/she doesn't abide by the rules, I will kick him/her from the server.
3. If the player still is not listening, I will proceed by kicking the player from the server.
4. If he joins again, I will watch him, seeing if he breaks the rules again. If he does, I will temporarily-ban him for one hour.

Do you generally know how all the plugins and commands work? – Yes, I believe I understand all the commands needed to obtain the position of moderator.

Do you realize that if you are disrespectful or abuse your power, your power will be taken away? – Yes, I am fully aware.


Please insert a Yes / No poll below.

 

I see you on TeamSpeak and in-game quite often, probably 2-3 times a week. Maybe you just don't look for me?

 

Thanks for the feedback! I go on at around 1:00 PM EST, which is around 8:00 PM your time. That may be the reason you don't see me on TeamSpeak.

 

Thanks for the feedback! I tried to edit the poll to make it so we could view the vote publicly. The option isn't there anymore though.

 

Thanks for the feedback, Lucky. We have the same timezone, but I'm usually on when you're in school, so that's why you probably don't see me on TeamSpeak.

For trash-talking - I honestly don't think I trash-talk. I never say "eZ" or anything of that nature, and I usually say "GG". Can you give me some examples of when I have?

 

Maybe you have the wrong person? I would never say "F off", that's rude, and not something I would say. Can an admin please check the logs?

 

Thanks for the feedback, Juliustower! I can agree that at times I am a bit shy on TeamSpeak, but recently I have been going on public channels, and I think I'm improving. As for the application, some questions of them can be a little generic, but I think I answered all of these questions truthfully, and in my own words.

 

As you probably know, I'm home-schooled. I am usually on at around 1:00 PM EST because that's usually when I finish my school, and that's when my friends and I have openings to play McBrawl. I am on the servers for about an hour and 15 minutes. When I'm done, I go on the forums while remaining on TeamSpeak for another hour, and then I usually have to go do something. When I don't have baseball, I go on TeamSpeak and the forums again for probably another hour at around 6-7 PM.