[xSurvivors] (Survy) {.Org}

kaybubs · Jan 15, 2016

BobThePanda said: ↑

Isn't this golden ducks app
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uhhh no... please make sure you are on the correct application next time as this was something that needed a little bit more attention

BobThePanda · Jan 15, 2016

Sorry survivors I'm new to forums I thought this was Golden_Duck_090's app

kaybubs · Jan 15, 2016

BobThePanda said: ↑

Can I please have some help to get to hiss app!
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go to org applications
and look for it?

Surv · Jan 15, 2016

BobThePanda said: ↑

Sorry survivors I'm new to forums I thought this was Golden_Duck_090's app
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Alrighty, well this is mine . PM me if you haven't found what you're looking for I could help.

yehs · Jan 15, 2016

Full Support!

Surv · Jan 15, 2016

DeltaWolf said: ↑

Full Support!
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Thank you !

Joben333 · Jan 15, 2016

support! you're very kind and generous and would be perfect for mod(again) .

Surv · Jan 16, 2016

Joben333 said: ↑

support! you're very kind and generous and would be perfect for mod(again) .
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Thank you Joben, it means a lot!

Surv · Jan 17, 2016

Updated the Why do you think you should be a mod? section as well as I redid the Have you ever been banned, if so, why? If you have any feedback good or bad, I'd love to hear it so I can improve. Thank you
-Survivors05 (Survy)

Sega_inc · Jan 17, 2016

Gotta put my support now my dude

Surv · Jan 17, 2016

Sega_inc said: ↑

Gotta put my support now my dude
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Ty bb much love.

Dxckyy · Jan 17, 2016

Full Support!

Dxckyy · Jan 17, 2016

Oh and Nice to meet you.

Dxckyy · Jan 17, 2016

Also Thanks for helping me out today.

Surv · Jan 17, 2016

RubberDucky41 said: ↑

Full Support!
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Thank you =)

RubberDucky41 said: ↑

Oh and Nice to meet you.
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You too, bud!

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Also Thanks for helping me out today.
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You're very welcome! If you have any questions feel free to ask

Cheshrawr · Jan 18, 2016

Why aren't you a moderator yet
Support

bERYbERRY · Jan 18, 2016

Re support

Surv · Jan 18, 2016

ChibiBerry said: ↑

Why aren't you a moderator yet
Support
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Thank you Chibi 3

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Re support
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much love

ozapenguin · Jan 18, 2016

support

Myrmidous · Jan 18, 2016

Spoiler: You Are The Weakest Link (Survivor, ep.5)
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Alright, let's take a look at thi-ARGHGHG

Myrmidous is confused by the Giant Wall of Purple Text!
Myrmidous hurt himself in the confusion.
Myrmidous fainted.

Survivors said: ↑

Introduction
Hello everybody, I am Survivors05, commonly known as "Surv" or "Survy".
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Nice to meet you, sir. Prince would like a word with you about how much purple text you're using here. He is not amused.

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I joined Skyblock.org around late 2012/early 2013. I used to play this server with all my friends, then I started playing this server a lot.
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This is the saddest thing I have read all week. Think about it for a moment, when you understand then you can move on.

You poor guy.

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I became very active, active in chat, and I started helping many players. I made a forums account on December 2013, and I made a moderator application.
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Am I in a Minecraft Anonymous meeting?? Is this a "new member" speech to the rest of the group? Where is the application?!

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I wasn't accepted for a long period of time, but I took a break, about three months. And I made a mod app, I got accepted later on and I was a trial moderator for 2 months about. It was the best time of my life (on this server!) I was super active and loved helping everybody.
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Oh my God this is an addiction meeting. Well alright, hello to you Surv- holy Christ your name is "Survivors". You're a Minecraft addiction survivor. I just understood your name. I'm so sorry, sir.

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Why I resigned: I resigned because I had many issues in real life going on, like basketball, soccer, school, sick family member. I feel now that I can control those (mainly because they're dealt with by now) and be active.
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You have controlled and dealt with a sick family member. I'm too nervous to ask what that means, but we're all very glad to have you back.

Alright now, Oversharing Oliver: Bear in mind I don't know you, your posts or your history. But after reading this intro before the application I'm already wondering if you can A) Commit the time to the job and B) Juggle offline issues with online requirements. Either cut this intro entirely or edit to remove portions that raise red warning flags. Your personal history sounds important to you, but most of us have no idea and don't need backstory.

AND NOW FOR THE APPLICATION:

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Your in-game name:
My in game name is Survivors05, but my /nick is Survy
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Nice to meet you, sir. •deja vu•

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How old are you?
In the past I used to lie about my age and people knew that, After my break I've gotten more mature based on real life situations, I would like to tell everyone I am 14 years old.
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Oversharing. Good to know you have a history of lying? Cut this back to "I'm 14." -- or not! My opinion means nothing.

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What timezone are you in?
I am in the Central TimeZone
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Is that adjacent to the TwilightZone? (UTC-6 by the way)

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What country do you live in?
I live in the United States of America
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+1

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What languages do you speak?
I can speak English, and some German. I am good with Google Translate so if any foreign player needs help I'm there!
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English.... or 'Murican?

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Have you ever been banned? (if yes, why?)
Yes, I've been banned two times unfortunately. Before I get into why I got banned,
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This is going to be more awkward than Steve Harvey hosting the Oscars.

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I want to make sure you guys/girls know I have changed my actions and I have been more mature lately (snip). So the first ban was back in 2013 one of the first months I started playing (snip) A couple minutes later, Darkchyldeone banned me. (snippy) Now for the second ban. (cut, snip) I have learned my lesson about breaking the rules and I will never break them again. I said I got banned twice, but when NoCheat+ was around and I was enchanting I got temp banned for thirty minutes. Anyways, that's the two times I've gotten banned.
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Remove. This. Section. Leave the answer at "Yes. Once for a fake trade and once for island farming."

Writing an entire book on your past problems is bizarre and biases readers against you. For an extreme example of this sort of unhelpful writing try reading this PhD-level thesis on backstory and self-justification. Don't do that.

The people involved in your ban already know the details. Everyone else (including me) doesn't need some tabloid-level dirty laundry. Our opinion means nothing, why explain yourself to us?

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Why do you think you should be a mod?
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This is going to be more amazing than a Justin Bieber/Slipknot music video. (Which is a real thing, by the way. Stick with it for twelve seconds and it will change your life.)

Alright, let's dive into the next- SWEET MONKEY KICKING CHRIST.

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I think I should be given (another) chance at the Trial Moderator position because... I believe I can be the best I can be and I'm trying my hardest to help... I will stick to my word when I say this, but I will be very active... I will be mature, and never punish someone too harsh... being a previous trial moderator... I know the commands... I remember when I always needed help when I was new... right now I would like to say sorry to everyone about lying in the past... I am (more) mature and I promise to that... like during this time period as an overlord, I help when no mods are on... I try my best to help, help, help. If Cypriotmerkz or Noobcrew gave me the chance... I've changed positively. I wish I could be a mod because... I would like to get the opportunity to help... another reason I wish to be a mod is... I've been a mod on a server before with about 50 people average when I'm on... I would like to become a mod because moderating is something... another reason I wish to be a mod is... I would help anytime I can... I've recently been helping a lot... when I was a moderator on a different server... my main priorities are making my island better... if I'm accepted and become a [Tmod] (again) I believe... I have been a moderator on a different really small server and I would love to get the chance to... I know a lot of the commands as a mod... If had a chance at being a mod, I would... I wish I could become a moderator because... when i was a green bean and didn't understand all the rules... last but not least I would like to become a mod because I'm mature for my age.
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Your planet needs you, Major Exposition! We are under attack, return immediately!

I READ THAT PARAGRAPH. All of it. I took notes, thought about parts and even researched a bit. At one point I paused and had dinner with the family, then came back and read it again. After a solid 90 minutes of going over your text I happened to glance down below here and realized: I WAS READING YOUR FIRST DRAFT OF THIS APPLICATION.

Everything BELOW THIS LINE repeats what you just said, but without the curb-stomping repetitiveness and backstory. Why did you keep the above section? Remove this paragraph and condense your major points into the appropriate headers below. Or not!

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What qualifications do you have?
Helping
I've fallen in love with helping people on this server. Do you remember being a green bean and needing help but no one helped not even some mods that were on?
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Those stupid green beans, #AmIRight? Nice cut on the Moderator staff as well, possibly rephrase to remove the accidental bigotry and blaming.

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Active
I'm really active now and you can ask anyone . I would spend all day on this server helping if I could. I would like to be more active though, I feel that's one of the things I can improve on.
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How can you be more active than spending all day on the server? I'm genuinely curious. Accidental phrasing?

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Fast Typer
I can type at 127 WPM and some people would think, "That doesn't mean anything, don't include this!" But it does, don't you just hate waiting a while for a response?
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+1 for attempting to explain why WPM helps with moderating, but no: Being a quick typist isn't going to carry an application.

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Mature
Now this one some people may disagree with, and I'm fine with that, everyone has their own thoughts about people!
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Almost everyone lists "maturity" on an application (sometimes alongside "honesty"). This is not necessary. Just reading your application and seeing how you respond to criticism is enough to get an idea of who you are, sir.

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Used to forums
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What did you "forums" about? Confusing section header and I'm not sure if this is a qualification or not?

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Friendly Dude
I am friends with a lot of people.
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You are the Dancing Queen. It's not a popularity contest (is it??), why mention how many friends you have, sir...?

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Kind
I am kind, and I would never make someone feel sad or depressed. I am always there to help people if they're feeling down, it makes me feel sad when they feel sad. I always say polite things, and I would never be disrespectful to anyone.
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Merciless application of rules and a serial killer approach to punishment is the requirement. Kindness is nice, but not really necessary. If you think you're not going to upset someone when you slap the ban-hammer on their wing-wong then you live in a different world, sir.

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Minechat
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Hahahahaha wait what?? Not possible to stretch this into anything resembling a positive. Remove (or not! What does my opinion matter!)

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Experienced
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Remove this section. There's a whole "Do you have past experience" question down below, Ron Jeremy.

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Trustworthy
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This doesn't need to be listed. Until you pointed it out we assumed you were pretty honest. Explicitly telling everyone how honest you are sounds weird. Would I lie to you about that?

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Fair
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"Fair" and "Trustworthy" are synonyms. You basically just told us how honest you were twice in a row. That's odd.

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Never giving up
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Toss this section like an unwanted sack of puppies. This is filler and unnecessary.

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How long can you be active on the server everyday?
Now with sports over, less homework, I can finally get on a lot more! I'll give you guys a quick schedule!
(snip)
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Looks pretty solid, after-school time mostly. You'll be around when the rest of the educational crowd is getting rowdy.

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How long have you been playing skyblock.org?
I've been playing skyblock.org since around late 2012 or early 2013. Somewhere around that time period
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Wait, is this on the template? Are you inventing your own questions? Trust me Ayn Rand, you've written enough on this application already. I Atlas Shrugged like a thousand words ago.

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Do you have any past experience as a moderator
Actually, I was a Trial Moderator on this server for about two months but I had to resign due to school starting and I had to transition over to this and then I made two sports teams and it was really busy during the week and I couldn't find time to get on. I
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NO, PLEASE GO ON. You didn't finish your thought! Now I'll be in suspense forever. #NeverSleepAgain

Some thoughts:
Chop this down, sir. Remove that massive "brick to the face" of backstory and explanations. Toss out a load of those qualifications and streamline the rest. You seem like you are a pretty good writer, you just get over-enthusiastic explaining history that 90% of the people reading this do not know anything about.

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