Support dew

 

Thank you all, I appreciate it. ♥

 

ok support

 

Make sure to make the new application template

Your in-game name:
What timezone are you in?
What country do you live in?
What languages do you speak?
Do you have 2FA enabled? Yes/No
Do you have the necessary means of capturing evidence? (i.e. recording software, screenshots, etc)
Why do you think you should become a mod?
How long can you be active on the server everyday?
How long have you been playing Skyblock?
Have you ever been banned in the past? (Forums & In-game)
Do you have any past experience as a moderator?

Do you meet the requirements for staff? Yes/No

 

Fluent*, and full support

 

Thank you, sorry, I typed it all up on no sleep. Edited and fixed.

 

Your welcome dewwy

 

Support

 

That's in their signature. You can advertise your application in your signature and on your profile, but no where else.

 

how are you still not mod yet, oml. support.

 

I support this. You can obviously handle the position as you have done it before, and we need more people who are optimistic like you on the team.

 

no support.
You spilled your luck

 

Appreciate it, thanks man.

Thank you both.

Thanks for your reply, and I understand.

 

Support

 

What I honestly think is bad with the mod team at the moment is that as soon as they get promoted they suddenly turn into this all helpful all nice person that they aren't and finally one day they snap and make a stupid mistake losing peoples trust or resulting in getting demoted what I'm saying dew is embrace the other side of you the, the still nice but cooler side of you, their are to many 'fake mods' in the current staff team. Not saying that all mods act like this but at least more than half of them do. this isn't hate at all I'm just saying the staff team will collapse if this keeps happening.

I'll think about supporting or not soon enough

 

Thank you both, and War, I understand, thanks a ton. ^^

 

Re-support even though I just re-supported xD

 

no support (inb4 disagrees)


Re-support, however I don't see you ever getting mod again.

 

Suggested Listening: Cold War Kids, First​

It is hard to overcome your past: To a greater or lesser degree everything you do colors how people see you in the future. This is why the internet appeals to us so very much; at any point we can discard an anonymous identity and re-invent ourselves as someone better. It's the childhood dream come true: We really can pretend to be both a hero and a villain at the same time with no repercussions.

Disclaimer:
This is a second review of Dewmellon. The first was posted five months ago and deleted by this applicant for being non-positive (response linked here). I was banned from replying on this thread until recently when this author apologized and requested another review. Since that time I have had interactions with this applicant and the community at large that influences how I read this application.​

This is one of the largest applications I have ever gone through. Since I have over a hundred reviews by this point that is saying quite a lot-- I may need to break this into two parts to fully address the post. Let's get started.

Dear Lord, you have a graphics art department. I am both genuinely concerned and slightly impressed: Custom banners on an application are uncommon.

Nice to meet you again, Ms. Mellon. Hopefully your second review doesn't trigger a hailstorm of demands to delete my posts.

For the non-'Muricans in the audience this is UTC-7. Recommend an update on your timezone to include the remaining 90% of the world, ma'am.

Not a bad thing, specializing in English isn't a drawback on an application. An incredible number of these applications list bi- or tri-lingual abilities; I was beginning to feel in the minority for speaking only one.

Only commenting here because I honestly do not know what the requirement is for this question. I cannot find anything that lists what "necessary means" consists of. Are screenshots OK? Do we need a notary to log chat printouts? There is no baseline, this question seems to be something along the lines of "can you provide reasonable evidence".

Sidenote: 10 minute spent researching what the heck "ezvid" and "lightshot" were. Educational.

PAUSE.​

I commented heavily on the original portion of this application in the first review. Over the last five months I have read nearly every update and change this author made (good and bad). I have researched the issues mentioned, checked into past account names and read all of the backstory that can be found.

This portion of the application was originally over 1225 words. Most of that was extreme amounts of in-depth justifications for stunningly bad behavior. This current post is amazingly well condensed from the original, +1 to Dewmellon for attempting to bring this laundry list of sins down to "Twitter post" size.

UNPAUSE.​

Incoming ban explanations...​

Remove.

These.​

Ban.​

Explanations.​

Who is your audience for this application? Random forum users? Your best friends? CypriotMerks? Toss out the history, Plato.

If you are writing an appeal to average forum users then they do not care why you screwed up in the past. Going into detail on your sins gives them a crash course in why you make terrible decisions. Not a wise move.

If your goal is to influence your friends they are already on your side, they don't need more details on your bans. They'll support you (and resupport... and resupport...) no matter what you write here. You could talk about how you like to euthanize baby kittens and they would still hammer that "Support" button.

But if you are speaking to the guy who hires Moderators you're wasting effort. He already knows what you did. He demoted you for it. Bringing up details refreshes those memories, puts him back into that mindset and digs up every reason you shouldn't ever have a position of authority again.

Recommendation: Cut this to the bare minimum. Everyone involved in your past already knows what you did and why. Anyone not involved doesn't need the history; it makes you look bad.

Q: Have you ever been banned in the past? Why?
A: Yes. Grieving, Discussing Moderator chats, Dirt trading.​

Special note: I find it interesting that you have removed any mention to your escapades as TheCarrotThief from your application. While this is an excellent move to improve your chances at Moderator I am a little torn on your motivations, ma'am.

Generally speaking this is my favorite part. Let me get a fresh drink before attempting to plow through this portion, I'm having flashbacks to the case study we had to do on David Berkowitz's interview tapes.

Proceed!

This is a poster child for flip-flop arguments.​

Do not disqualify yourself in your own qualification. "This community has had a great impact on my life. I lied to the community/lied to friends" made me want to facepalm myself with a belt sander.

Why is this paragraph here? What is the goal? You begin with "This community made an impact on my life" and then immediately nosedive into all of the horrible things you've done to the playerbase. WHY??

If your opening is how much the players mean to you then continue with that theme. Talk about how you want to help the people you've met. Explain what they mean to you. Give examples of how community outreach is important as a Moderator. Make this into an actual supportive qualification.

Avoid mentioning how you've abused everyone harder than the last sterile needle in a heroin clinic. Not helping, ma'am.

This isn't a qualification-
Drop mentions of how you utterly failed as a Modera-
Stop mentioning the past-

STOP. You're not giving qualifications and explaining how you would be a good choice, you're saying that you used to be a Mod and did an OK job (so please forgive the massive screw-ups?).

This isn't a job application: This is a long excuse on how you were a Mod and should be again. Rewrite your qualifications. Capitalize on how much you enjoy helping others and how the server benefits when you have a position of authority. Remove mentions of "Hey, remember when I was Mod? Good times, right?"

+1. Write your entire application this way. You provided reasonably clear explanations of the qualities you have and how they would benefit the Moderating team.

"Remember when I was one of you? Good times, right? Let me back in!"

This is a good paragraph until the last couple sentences, ma'am. You detailed your experience with the community and gave good reasons to believe you enjoy interacting with the player base. Then you wrecked your U.S.S. Hope directly into the Rock of Nostalgia.

Remove the text that is highlighted in red. You'll notice the "tone" of the paragraph does not change-- This should be a serious indicator you may be "fluffing" a bit too much.

​

I am struggling to find where your focus is here, ma'am. You have a tendency to ramble more often than a nature hiker with Alzheimer's-- where are you going? You start with how loyalty is a good trait... but then detour through banning people, sidetrack into losing friendships and end up with going nuclear when you're out of options.

What is the qualification here? Are you highlighting loyalty? Dependability? Impartiality? You have so many subjects in one paragraph I can't tell what job quality you want to express.

Continued below...​

 

...continued from above.

Suggested listening: Reel Big Fish, Somebody Hates Me​

I do not know if typing speed is a qualification. So I will +1 for this. Regardless:

Thank you for the personal story about needing to beat Supapah (who?) in a typing contest. Why is this important? Can you please explain why insane typing speed is absolutely essential to being a Moderator?

I'm not entirely sure how fast you type is proportional to how good of an administrator you are. Most Moderating seems to be two- or three- word replies and a huge dose of common sense. This qualification will not hurt you, but you haven't given a good reason it will help you either.

This is more fluff than a pillow factory full of baby chicken feathers.

If you are going for treating people fairly-- unbiased-- then you need to stick with that theme and explain the importance of not favoring one person over another. But if your intent is explaining how impartial you are when punishing people then you need to explain that.

Pick a topic. Write on it. Explain the benefits.

Sigh.​

Do not disqualify yourself in your own qualification. "I will not tell a lie, and if I do I had a good reason to" made me throw myself into traffic to end the horrific pain.

Remove this qualification or rewrite it completely. You begin with how honesty is important but then immediately go into every possible scenario where you will lie or tell everyone privileged information. Why? What do you gain from mentioning this?

Rewrite to highlight how honesty and integrity are important to anyone in a position of authority. Provide examples of how you embody these traits and how you would use your honesty to resolve problems. If you can't do that with a straight face then remove this qualification completely-- "honest" is a quality that the more you talk about it the less people believe you, ma'am.

Rewrite this, ma'am. In one paragraph you have no less than five topics:

1. Respect
2. Maturity
3. "Likability"/popularity
4. Bullying
5. Political correctness

You are all over the place, Ms. Mellon. Your subjects barely overlap before you jump straight into the next thought. I want to understand what you're saying but your message is in more pieces than a jigsaw puzzle.

REMOVE. THIS. PARAGRAPH.

Who are you targeting here? If you're writing for a completely new SkyBlock member then you have given them every reason to doubt you integrity. If this post was aimed at people who already know you then your past doesn't matter; they will support you regardless.

But if this is aimed at CypriotMerks: You've failed harder than bacon-flavored cyanide pills. You have just mentioned every demotion, justification, excuse and reason to toss your application out. You have given no qualities that make you a good Moderator-- you have only explained every single time you've already failed at the job. WHY?? Replace this with something that makes you sound better.

For the second time: You're welcome, ma'am. You have some serious issues to overcome with your application.

For the love of crippled kittens: Please post when you will be online. It is nice to know you'll be available 6 hours/day, but when? Midnight to 6am? Knowing what time of day you are available can only help.

Skipping the obvious reference: Have you done anything offline that would qualify you to handle groups of people? Captain of the debate team? Organized a charity fundraiser? Listing any experience with handling groups of people would help you here, ma'am.

Not my call, but best of luck with your application ma'am.

Support status: -1.
(Bridges. Burning.)​

Addendum:
You are quite obviously a popular member of the community, Dewmellon. It doesn't matter if you are sincere in turning over a new leaf or not: People tend to follow you and support your ideas. Even if you will not ever be trusted for Moderator have you thought of taking another position? Something like "Community Leader", TeamSpeak admin, etc? These are positions you couldn't do a lot of damage with but still give you the respect and admiration you really seem to need.