Accepted Stake's CTF Mod App

Brawl Junior Moderator Application:

Have you read over this thread? - Yes

What is your in-game name? - StakeWillPlay
Have you changed your name in the past? If you have, please list them. -
My previous names were -
stake_dude4
stake_dude4McPvP

Does anyone else have access to your Minecraft account? - Nope

How old are you? - 16
What time zone are you in? - EST
Are you multilingual? Can you speak multiple languages? -
I know some French, but I have yet to see anyone use it ingame.


What is your experience and knowledge of Minecraft? - I have been playing the game since late 2011. I began playing minecraft classic for free and completely loved it. There was this gamemode called lava survival me and a friend would always play. Then on Christmas we both bought the game and I have been playing ever since. I have extensive knowledge about the game from playing survival. I was obsessed and would read the wikipedia when I couldn’t play. Me and my friends wanted to make the best world possible, and I feel as if I have learned just about everything about minecraft since then. Well except for new additions in 1.8, there is like an underwater structure and whatever. In early 2012 I started playing HG on McPvP and loved it. I have been around to witness pvp develop and have seen all types of players. I have also seen 3 years worth of hacking clients. Because of this I think I am very good at determining whether someone is hacking, lagging, or just good. I have spent a lot of time on CTF, skyblock, factions, kitpvp, hg/sg, paintball, and pvp gamemodes like the walls and annhilation, and minigame servers like shotbow and mineplex.

What is your experience with moderating servers, if any? - I have been admin on a kit server and banned several people, it wasn't a large server so I feel as if it will be a lot different than if I was staff here.

What will you provide to the community if you are provided moderator status? -
I would create a more positive experience. I love talking to players, and try to be as nice as possible. I actually use chat quite a lot, in a good way, I like making people happy and will do what I can to help players enjoy their time here more.

Regarding hackers, as an admin on a kitpvp server I would try to talk to the hackers. I found out that usually people who hack are just trying to have fun on the server as well. A lot of players seem to think that hackers hack to ruin it for everyone else, but that is hardly the case. Finding out why someone chose to hack is interesting. A common reason (on the kit server at least) was that they were not good enough to play, and wanted to do better than others. Giving them a word of advice and being as nice as possible would often change people’s perspective. Some of the most loyal players there had been banned, and bought an unban. On Brawl, as long as the player was not in the middle a game, as I am applying for sg moderator, I would try to convince them not to hack, converse with them nicely, and inform them about the unbans on the website. I think that I’d deal with cheaters of all kinds in a very positive way.


Have you ever used a hacked client before? - No, I used an x-ray texture pack once on a faction server...
Have you ever been banned on a Minecraft server? If so, why? -
I was griefing with friends on a creative server once, and have not been banned since.


What do you consider your greatest strength? - I have spent a lot of time playing minecraft, especially in the pvp community, I think being able to distinguish hacks is my greatest strength as a moderator. I have a great report / ban percentage for when I used the website to back it up. (I use slack now so much easier).
What do you consider your greatest weakness? - I love talking to people in-game, it's great. But otherwise I am rather shy. For example in teamspeak I usually just lurk and don't put forth in conversations. It is hard for me to be personal with people I just met, but if I know you, I will have quite a lot to say.

How active do you consider yourself on Brawl? -
I am very active and play multiple gamemodes on the network.
Which Brawl servers are you most active on? - CTF and skywars now, SG was my gamemode until it went down.
How many hours can you provide a day and during what time frame? -
During school, I can be on at some time from 3:00 - 12:00 pm. I have homework and sometimes sports, so I’d probably be on about four - five hours a day.

On the weekends, in summer, and on vacation, I am able to play over ten hours a day if I want. That won’t happen all the time but the point is I will be very active then. Anytime between 9:00 AM - 2:00 AM I could be on.


What would you do if someone breaks a rule in-game? -
Hacking client / Cheating - I would record the player to make sure they are hacking, then kick them so they couldn’t ruin someone’s game. Then report them on the slack group, and if there was no response quickly I would upload proof and report them on the website.

Inappropriate use of chat (Spamming / Offensive chat) - I would mute them shortly so they would stop instantly and I could warn the player. If they continued I would mute them for longer, 10 to 30 minutes. If they were still being inappropriate I would mute them for an hour or more. If need be I would report the situation to a regular mod or higher.

Inappropriate name - I would warn them of the policy and that they will be banned if they do not change their name.

Glitching - I would kick them if it was big enough to cause problems ingame, otherwise I would warn the player and then kick them if they do not stop glitching.

There are quite a few scenarios where a warning is really the only thing needed, followed by a mute if needed, all chat related. Hackusations, excessive caps, bypassing filter, impersonating staff, advertising (more severe) are what I had in mind.

What would you do if someone breaks a rule on the forums? -
Raging / Spamming / Flaming - I’d lock the post if it was out of control flaming, and warn both parties. If it is unneeded spam then make sure the user knows the rules and

18+ / Gore - I would delete the post and make sure the user knows the rules, and suspend them from the forums for several days to a week. If it happens again, ban them, because I feel like this is very important.

Off topic / wrong section - I'd just move the post to the correct category, or if needed, to the off topic section.

FYI I know how the point system works, and have read the forum rules section.

What would you do if someone breaks a rule on TS3? -
Links to Screamers or 18+ / gore material - I would chat mute the user and put them in the jail channel to explain the rules. If they continued I would ban them from the teamspeak.

Background noise - Move them to the “If you’re in here, read the sidebar” room. If problems continued I would give them forced push to talk.

Inappropriate picture or name not similar to IGN - Tell them to change name or picture, and if they do not comply move them to the jail channel temporarily and tell them if they do not change the name or picture I will ban them. If they still do not change it, I would ban them.

Obnoxious use of mic / Voice changers - Mute them shortly and move them to the rules channel, if they continue then I would move them to the jail channel for a short time. If they still do not stop then I would perm mute the user.

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? -
If it was truly game breaking, I would kick any abusers.
I’d make sure everyone knows they will be punished for abusing the glitch.
As I monitor the server I would keep a document of abusers so their in game currency (I am assuming this is survival pvp or maybe tokens) could be reset.
I would try to find another staff member to help me out.
The whole time I would search for an admin on teamspeak/slack/forums to make a decision like closing the server or whatever.

How many Brawl staff applications have you made in the past? - 1
What is the date of the last application you submitted? - July 1st, 2015.

Do you have a working microphone? -
Yes, I use an Earforce PX22 headset from Turtlebeach if you cared.

Are you able to record and upload videos? -
Yes, and I have a youtube channel where I have reported players before.


Do you generally know how all the staff member commands work? -
Yes, I consulted a moderator to make sure.


Anything else we should know about you? -
My name is Andrew.
This is my second application, it is mostly copy/paste of my last one. It was clear that what I needed to change was ts activity, and I feel as if I am active in all ways now. I still understand how to deal with rule-breakers, my history is still the same etc. I don't think my app has been diminished by this.

I really would appreciate feedback either through message or reply, positive or negative!

Added a small edit I felt was important.