x Trial Phanta - PvP

McBrawl Moderator Application: meh, the old one was denied for "extenuating" circumstances, so why not.

Are you active and helpful on our servers, forums, and Teamspeak? - Yep. Even without moderator, I still answer questions when I can, and contact moderators if a person is spamming or swearing.
Approximately, how many rule breaker reports have you submitted? - I have absolutely no idea. Maybe 30-40? Usually, the rule breaker stops when I tell them to, so I have no need to report them. I also haven't recorded any hackers recently, so yeah.

How old are you? - 14
What time zone are you in? - CST (-6 Hours)
What is your experience and knowledge of Minecraft? - I started playing Minecraft when 1.7.3 Beta was still a thing, building huge mansions and inventing redstone devices. I even played with various different mods to create an envitonment similar to creative mode as it is today. At some point, I decided I'd try playing multiplayer. I joined a server, and I was astonished at how incredible multiplayer was. There was this plugin interface called "Bukkit", which allowed for massive amounts of customizability on servers. Suddenly, my hard drive got corrupted, and I had to reformat it, losing all my files in the process. After that, I quit Minecraft for a while and moved on to other stuff. Then one day, I was bored, so I looked through my game library and thought, "why not play Minecraft?" I joined a server called AtomicCraft, or now MineSMP, and I instantly became hooked again. My playtime on that server was so high, you couldn't breathe from the top of it. One day, the owner made the announcement that the server was shutting down due to lack of sufficient funding. To say the least, I was devastated. Once it actually shut down, I searched around for another server to play on. Back then, I was watching a YouTuber do prank calls, and I noticed the footage he would play while making the calls. After a little research, I found out he was playing on MC-War, a derivative of MultiplayerServers. Once again, I was hooked, and I couldn't stop playing. I played, and played, and played some more, until I got where I am today.
What is your experience with moderating servers? -
> Moderator | MineSMP/AtomicCraft (Dead): http://i.imgur.com/FrBmOFv.png
> Head Admin/Developer | UbuntuCraft (Dead): http://i.imgur.com/auEPkOr.png
> Co-Owner/Developer | GamersUnleashed (In-dev): http://i.imgur.com/o6zeAcQ.png
> Global Moderator | McBrawl War: https://www.brawl.com/ranks?name=phantamanta44
What will you provide to the community if you are provided moderator status? - In short, I will moderate. I'll watch for the spammers, flamers, and other generally annoying people, and I will deal out punishment as necessary. I will help players with their questions and resolve issues to the best of my ability. I will try to fulfil and surpass the standards set for moderators, and I will never abuse my powers.

Have you ever used a hacked client before? - I used a hacked client a looooong time ago, when my friend convinced me to try it out. I'd been watching griefing videos, and hacking looked fun and easy. I later found out it was exactly the opposite. Since then, I've never touched a hacked client again, much less used one to take down a server.

Have you ever been banned on a Minecraft server? If so, why? - I've been banned once by an abusive admin, but never again. My record's clean, as you can see below.
https://www.brawl.com/bans/?value=phantamanta44&key=player
http://fishbans.com/u/phantamanta44

How active do you consider yourself in-game? - 9/10 :: I'm always on when I can be. Brawl occupies most of my free time, so you can usually count on my being online when I'm not at school or doing my homework. I'm most likely lurking around PvP survival or fpsHG.
How active do you consider yourself on TS3? - 7/10 :: I've been getting more active on TS lately, as I now see how much more effective voice communication is compared to text-based chat. Typing messages seems so mundane now :V
How active do you consider yourself on the forums? - 8/10 :: I'm constantly checking the forums, sometimes on a computer, sometimes on Tapatalk. Commonly, I even check the forums at school when I'm not supposed to, so you might say I'm always lurking around.
What do you consider your greatest strength? - Criticism. I can take constructive criticism without getting overly angry or annoyed. People will tell me what I'm doing wrong, or what I need to do better, and I'll try to change my behaviors to fit to their expectations.
What do you consider your greatest weakness? - Dealing with persistent people. Some people will just keep breaking the rules, no matter how many times they're kicked or banned. THey'll just keep coming back, and they'll keep spamming or flaming. Usually, I'll just report them or get someone with more authority to take care of it, but I might just get annoyed and start shouting at them. I've been trying to control this though, and it will probably not be an issue.

How would you handle someone making a minor transgression for the first time? - Warn them via PM about their infringement, and put them on a mental "watch list".
How would you handle the same person doing it again a second time? - Warn them again, but with more emphasis on the consequences of incompliance.
How would you handle that person doing it again for the third time? - Depending on the offence, I would kick, mute, or tempban them. As for the duration of the mute/ban, it would depend on how disrupting, persistant, and/or annoying the person was.

What is your reaction if someone publicly proves you wrong on the forums? - I would just admit my mistake, and hope they forgive and forget. I sometimes forget I'm not always right, which annoys me as much as everyone else.
What would you do when someone breaks a rule on the forums? -
Low Severity: I would reply to the infringing post, stating which rule they've broken, and asking them to read the rules.
Medium Severity: I would report the post, PM the author about the rule they've broken, and if circumstances require it, lock the thread.
High Severity: I would immediately PM an admin and unapprove or report the thread.
When would you lock a thread? - I would lock a thread when:
> The thread is or turns into a flame war (with warnings first).
> The thread is just spam, or is completely pointless.
> The question asked in the thread is answered.
> The original poster has requested a lock.
> The thread, or something similar to it, already exists.
> The thread breaks one or more rules.
> The thread goes off-topic (with warnings first).
> The thread was grave-dug.

Describe yourself in 3 words: Flexible : Experienced : Resourceful
Anything else we should know about you? - The previous deny was due to me getting bored, and doing stupid things on TeamSpeak. I've learned my lesson, and I won't do it again. *shameful expression*
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? - First, I would tell them that they are out-of-bounds, and ask them to get back in. If they refuse to, I'll start counting down, and then kick everybody OOM if they still don't comply.
Do you generally know how all the plugins and commands work? - Yep. I've been working with them for quite a while.
Do you realize that if you are disrespectful or abuse your power, your power will be taken away? - Of course I know that.

Please insert a Yes / No poll below.

EDIT: Are people actually reading the application? I got an upvote within 12 seconds of posting :/

 

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