Is it really worth applying for moderator?

Just viewed applications section. So many views, so many replies and applicants' hopes to become part of the big staff team. But the question is, is it really worth becoming a moderator and spending time and effort to apply for that position? From what I've seen, moderator status grants player abilities to control the behaviour with the commands and fair reputation on the server. But other than that, most of the staff are just regular players who spend big part of their life time and effort just to control the chat flow and players' actions in a virtual game.
Someone would say that moderator status compensates the inferiority complex, which is my opinion the main reason why majority of staff members still stay in the staff team. Others will say that playing a virtual game is also waste of time and effort. But I'll just say - do you, guys/girls, really want to spend time doing something you hate? Do you really like managing with such problems such as annoying players? Does it really gives you a pleasure and creates an illusion of power? Or do you manage anger by banning 10 years old kids? Do you really want to read opinions of strangers on your behaviour and application while applying? Do you want people to judge you? Do you want to spend 3 hours of nerves on strangers in-game?
My point is applying and being a moderator on virtual game is a complete waste of time as the candidates won't even get paid afterwards and it is not valuable experience for human individuals.
Share your opinions and points in the comments, I don't mind the critics.

 

No.

 

Then why did you apply for a moderator in the past then?

 

Everyone makes mistakes.

 

Pretty sure that you would continue being in moderator role unless the admin demoted you.

 

Applications are for Cyp to see anyone who is worthy of being a Moderator if he needs new staff. It is a virtual game but many people take it as a hobby, gaming that they like to do, not hate. They wouldn't really be applying if they hate the server. I have seen numerous players helping out in chat sometimes, but not applying for a Mod. Some people apply because they love the players and they just want to help them out, or because they are good at helping other people out, their age ranging from any age either 6 or 30! Moderators only ban if necessary and don't take their anger out on banning, they don't abuse their commands. Behaviour for a moderator is at a very high standard because of feedback from other people and moderators are mature.
As I said, gaming is a hobby, and they can do what they want to do in their spare time. If they like moderating, it's not a waste of time or otherwise they wouldn't be applying, maybe not even be playing minecraft!
That's my point and I would like to share it with you
~Shadoe

 

I disagree with your point. Even if they wanted to help people & players, they would better help people in the real life, where in help required a lot of people, like invalids, homeless, dangerously ill or just poor or old people, not on a Minecraft server where their help will be forgotten in less than a few days. Moderating is not a hobby, I assume it is the way to compensate person's complexes or social anxiety through virtual activity. Let's agree here that normal people wouldn't love random strangers on the Internet corners. In my opinion, moderating is not a hobby, it's just the way to hide from life problems and issues.

 

It's their time their wasting, not any of our problems then isn't it,
I think that they enjoy it if they're doing it.
They have a life too. They don't play MC 24/7 on skyblock.
Some people love random people they meet online (obviously dating websites) but if you get to know more about them you wouldn't really love them, just be friends. As you grow older you get to know each other more. Other people think differently. It's like the world is a great big school. How you met your friends. How you make friends.

 

Hm, I see your points, but it depends on the moderator on why they do what they do. I know it may sound cliched, and by the sound of what you've said you haven't even considered this as something that could legitimately be the case, but I enjoy moderating for the sake of making others happy. I honestly want Skyblock to be a place people can enjoy and spend time having fun in. It's got nothing to do with power, no illusion of being above or more superior to other players. I just want to see people being happy.
The more time you spend here, the more people you see and learn more about the players in this community. A lot of them are lonely, depressed and have issues in their lives that they want to escape. If Skyblock is that escape, and I know it is for many people, I want them to enjoy it. I don't care if people think I'm power hungry, or whatever you may believe; I want to help people, whether I understand their problems, or whether I do not.

 

You're completely correct, and as a past moderator I can admit to that.
I had social anxiety when talking to people face to face, so instead I took to online gaming. I made friends on here, and I truly do enjoy the feeling of helping others, although I realize now that in the grand scheme of things helping others on a game is kind of useless and I wasted about a year when I should have been developing socially in my real life!
I'll admit to another aspect of my personality that led to me moderating as well. My EXTREME sense of competition in everything I do. I wanted to climb the ladder to the top on here, so I basically threw myself into helping other people instead of playing the game anymore. tbh if I were to get on right now I would have nothing to do. The appeal of skyblock itself faded for me long ago, it's the community that held me in its clutches for so long. But only because I was trying to fill a social gap I created in my own life.
That went deep. But yeah.
Looking back, I shouldn't have become moderator. It got me in some trouble, ruined my parents trust eventually, and kind of screwed up my social life. Literally as soon as I quit I started making friends just like that, and the last couple months of the school year were the best I'd ever had.

 

Alright, let's assume that your point is correct and staff members are normal players. But most of the staff members deal with certain issues and disorders: ChibiBerry is a cancer patient and suffers from depression, larrythebird101 also suffers from certain disorders, some of the staff members are socially anxious or shy (SugarCane). I can make conclusion from that the majority of staff members are not healthy people.

 

Hell, I'd say quite a few people who play Minecraft in general are unhealthy people. And people who are mentally unhealthy have more time to waste online, it's more important to them. And with time comes experience and then moderator-ship.

 

Also I'm really not trying to be an a*****e to any staff members or players, you know I love you guys. Just speaking from personal experience, Minecraft really f***ed up my life.

 

This is why I moderate. I am a 'healthy ' person in your words; however I hate seeing people who are not.
I guess it's different for every staff member for why they do it. .3.

 

Again, if you have such a strong desire to help people, why not help people in the real life, the people who suffer from actual issues and only you have the chance to help them? People, suffering from illnesses may request medical help, the support of professionals, the people who know how to help them. I appreciate that you even then support such players, but let's agree here: you can hardly relate to what they feel and private messages in the chat won't make them feel better.

 

As a 14 year old full time student, this is the most effective way I can help people for the moment. I can't just go and become a doctor in a day. And in fact I am going to take a biomedical course for exactly that reason. I want to help people.
I didn't join Skyblock intending to help people other than helping myself. But I discovered the people here and decided to do so.

 

Many people enjoy helping people, That's why they apply. If you don't liken the server or you don't like helping people, then I would suggest not applying. People who are power hungry and immature show it in their application which is often quickly found. It's only worth it if you have a passion and patience to be a moderator. people get sick of it and end up leaving or going inactive sometimes, but they are usually dealt with according to the specific issue. Basically it's worth applying if you can...
-Try hard on your application and in-game while helping people.
-Have a good attitude towards people, you don't have to get along with everyone, just be pleasant.
-You must have time to moderate, 1 hour every month won't cut it.
-You must be able to put others above yourself at certain times, sacrificing playing SkyBlock to help others.
-Have decent grammar and spelling, as people must be able to understand you.
-Have a decent knowledge of SkyBlock servers and the Forums.
These are only some of possible traits or things that a moderator can be capable of. If you say 3 or more of these isn't you chances are you might not get the position. It really comes down to your passion for moderating though, if you don't enjoy it, then chances are you won't get it.

 

A decent amount of people here are not healthy, and come here for their escape. I came on here because I was bored, not to fill any gap that I felt. It's more so if you want to apply or not. Personally, I can't fathom being on this server not being a moderator. I love helping, and that's really what it comes down to; do you like to help others, or not?

 

I appreciate your desire to help people here, but there are others ways to help people IRL. For example, you can join volunteers club and help old and poor people that way. Unlike here, people will remember you for months and even years and your help will actually be valuable.

 

You can do that, but she prefers to moderate on a server; she enjoys to have fun, too. Moderating isn't all helping, you have to take a break every now and then. Just because you moderate on a server, that doesn't mean you can't help others IRL.