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Post by ADMIN ACCOUNT on Jun 28, 2009 15:11:50 GMT -6
.Moderators Wanted. I'm hoping that Wasted Skies will soon be a thriving community of people, which means that a staff will be required to help make sure that this site runs smoothly. For now, I will remain the only admin, but I would still like three trustworthy Moderators to help me out. Please be sure to read all of the information and requirements below before applying to be a Moderator.
.Jobs of a Moderator. First off I would like to make clear the expected jobs that Moderators on Wasted Skies will do. If you feel like you can not do any of these things, then I would appreciate it if you wouldn't apply for a Moderator position.
1) Advertise. Moderators will be expected to advertise on the sites that advertise on Wasted Skies, as well as advertise for Wasted Skies on other sites. 2) Organize advertisements. This one is rather easy actually since you don't have to move anything, but I would like Moderators to look at the advertisements placed on Wasted Skies, and to delete the ones that don't follow the rules. 3) Accept profiles. That's right, Moderators will have the ability to accept profiles here at Wasted Skies. That means that as a Moderator you must have read up on, and know what is to be accepted, and what isn't. 4) Keep the peace. I'm not always going to be around to babysit people and make sure everything is going smoothly. I'd like my Moderators to know how to compromise, how to fix things, and how to settle things just in case anything breaks out. 5) Listen. Now, hold on. I'm not going to be acting like the general of an army and ordering you guys around until you collapse in a heap of sweat, but if I ask you to do something, I'd really appreciate it if you actually would, and I mean do it this century.
If you think you can handle all that, then please read the requirements of being a Moderator as posted below.
.Requirements. I'm not trying to be unreasonable, it's just that I'd like to have a responsible staff that doesn't just disappear on me. So, the requirements:
1) Be mature. This one really isn't that much of an issue. However, Moderators may have to split up fights, and will be expected to be a responsible example. 2) Be trustworthy. Here is a big one. As a Moderator you will have a lot of control on Wasted Skies, and I don't want that to backfire on me. 3) Be intelligent. Ha, okay, I have to laugh at this one. It's kind of silly, but please have some previous experience. At least experience using proboards (though having Moderator or Admin experience is a plus), I don't want you PMing me asking: "how do I move threads?" If you asked me that, I wouldn't have enough waffles to whack you with. Trust me. 4) Be Active. I rate this one an eighty-kajillion plus nine. You must be on every day, or every other day at least. If your name goes for more than 4 days not showing up in that "Active Users in the Past 24 Hours" box at the bottom, then I'm kicking you from the staff. No questions asked. (If you post an away message, that's perfectly fine, then you won't be kicked. However, I won't tolerate staff being on long a long hiatus. You can leave on a hiatus, and apply for staff when you get back.)
Okay, well that's basically what I'm looking for. If you fit the requirements and would like to apply to be a staff member, please continue reading.
.Application. So after you've read everything, if you still want to reply, then please fill out the form below and reply to this thread. Please do not get offended if I don't accept you, it's not personal.
OOC Name: The name you go by. Activity Level: How active are you or plan to be? Previous Experience: Have you been a Moderator/Admin before? If so, where and for how long? Can you provide links, and perhaps list some people that would be willing to recommend you? Final Essay: Why you think you'd be a good Moderator at Wasted Skies. Simple. Write as much as you want here. Tell me an epic story about why you want to be a Moderator here, and why you think you deserve to be.
[b]OOC Name:[/b] [b]Activity Level:[/b] [b]Previous Experience:[/b] [b]Final Essay:[/b]
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Post by lugubrious on Jul 4, 2009 13:56:17 GMT -6
OOC Name: Lugubrious Activity Level: Ummm.... A lot? Depends on how I feel. Though during the year it won't be a lot. Previous Experience: Sobibor, Meadowbrook Barn (closed), Here, and I've helped others with many many others that escape my mind right now. Final Essay: First of all, I've known you for ages. We work together well on Sobibor and I know how to take the back seat and work. I love coding and you love art, so we make a nice blend. I handle fights well (ummm... I think?) with reasonable people and I know when to pass it back to the higher authorities. You can trust me not to stab you in the back because you've known me for ages. I believe I've already committed to the site so much that it would be hard to refuse me a mod spot after all this -waves go lugity banner-
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Post by Lancelot on Jul 4, 2009 17:55:06 GMT -6
OOC Name: Daemon, Dae, Dae-Dae, you know the deal. Went back to the name Lancelot Activity Level: Very active, well things are getting hard for me but you know Dae. xD Previous Experience: I've been admin/mods on other sites before CCt. I've learned how the admin/mod functions work, even on proboards too. Ctt I have to say would be the place where I've done a big job as a staff member. I mean now that I think about I didn't know I've done a lot, I just kept thinking I didn't do enough. I know how serious is is to be part of staff, how much responsibility you have in that kind of position. I'm very good with both proboards and IF. In fact, I'm more leaning towards proboards than IF, seeing that I've been working with it for about a year and a half. I may not be able to create awesome codes but I know some codes that are awesome additions to proboards sites and stuff. I can take punishment, for not doing a great job as I should. I can handle criticism and I do have patience, 'specially for you Koz! I am very loyal, and kind. Final Essay: Why do I want to be a staff member here at Wasted Skies? Simple: Because I know it's worth it. Confusing? I'm saying I want to be part of your site's staff because I know it's going to be worth the job, worth to do things for this site. And why would it be worth it? Because of you and the CCt guys! I mean if I joined a new site and they were looking for staff members, I wouldn't apply. I mean I don't know the staff, how do I know if they're good people in general? What if they can't take their job seriously? Plus, I don't like the idea of getting a position just like that because it's open. I usually stick with a site long enough to understand if it's worth it and earn my position in what I think is the right way. I know what you're thinking, aren't I applying when you need staff right now? Well, Koz I've been with you for a long time. I mean, you and Whimmers and the very core members of Adversity like raised me on the site xD. I was horrible at wolves and rping in general, but I got better. I feel like I've earned a good position as a valuable member, and comrade! I may not be the best admin, due to my out-of-control moments, over-protectiveness, and becoming petulant at times, but no one out there isn't gonna do a hell of a job like me! Besides, staff or not I'm gonna help ya Kozone, whether you like it or not. :3
Uhhh... yeah.. this is my first staff apply pm thing, I mean I usually just earn my positions like I stated earlier. xD So sorry if it's weird and shiz. And yes I re-posted or posted this here, lol. -is shot-
EDIT: Since I've changed my name I changed the alias thingy there, for ya convenience :3 [/blockquote]
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Post by Sage.the.Magnificent on Jul 5, 2009 10:57:32 GMT -6
OOC Name: Dragon [aka Sage] Activity Level: Umm hopefully Moderate..I will try to get on everyday but sometimes I just dont make it...:/ Previous Experience: I was Mod on CCT/Adversity and I have my own site HereFinal Essay: So I know I wasnt the best of Mods on CCT but I truely think that I was at a bad time in my life. Not only was it the end of the year and school was crazy hectic I was going through other issues that kept me occupied and left room for pretty much nothing else. I was low on muse and the fact that I had a character for so long made me stuck and unable to move forward. With a new start on here, new characters and more time I think I would make a pretty good Mod. I already know that the job is one of the best and it is worth it. I am working harder to help out as you know and I think now I can truely sit down and dedicate my time to this site. I wasnt able to do that with CCT. A clean slate and a new start will help tremendously with my muse and with my usefulness. Overall I really loved being a Mod and hope that you choose to keep me on as one on here :]
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Larka
Junior Member
Secret WS NINJA
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Post by Larka on Jul 8, 2009 10:58:41 GMT -6
OOC Name:
Larka as usual ^^
Activity Level:
I'm always around, whether I'm posting or not. Call me a stalker or an avid and great lover of the sites Kozzers makes, whatever, but I'm on just about every day (even when I'm supposed to be doing homework during the school year XD).
Previous Experience:
I've run my own site before, Whispering Meadows, on proboards originally and then switched to IF (bad idea btw) Also a respected member on Blossom Forest, a site that has been running for over 6 years, Mod on Akatsuki board (a Naruto RPG) and on Howling Forums 2 i'm a mod, plus I've had experience working with kozzers from the beginning of the Adversity/CCT site
Final Essay:
Well, I'm not one to really mince words to be quite honest. I enjoy solving problems and have been good at it. I once got two admins of a site to solve their problem peacefully...though it ended in me taking a week long break from the site, it was worth it. I'm also gentle in nature and know how to word things in a way in which it doesn't offend people when correcting them on things such as their character profile. I have above average grammar skills when it comes to making corrections in writing (plus I like to make them fairly quickly because I'm OCD about it sometimes). I like to think that I'm an intelligent individual. I have a very big creative side as kozzers knows since I helped her with the water park name and coming up with items for CCT's shop as well as helping with other ideas. I do well with recieving authoritative commands and such and prefer to make friends out of everyone rather than enemies. I'm on every day or just about and you can ask any of the CCT members, sometimes I might not post but I'm usually free for hanging around. I'm also a stickler for rules because rules make everything work properly and smoothly as long as they're followed as they should be. As for maturity level...most people think that I'm and amazingly smart fourth grader because I'm short but have an avid vocabulary and enjoy speaking with adults, but in reality, I'll be sixteen in August.
I think that's about it. I covered all the bases to ensure that I had all the necessary requirements. Hope the decisions for mods aren't too stressful on you kozzers and good luck picking from the growing list of very fit people that I see above me.
Larka
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Post by Action on Jul 19, 2009 13:36:16 GMT -6
OOC Name: Action Activity Level: ...do you want me to go crazy like I do on Sobibor? I'm willing to threaten with being on every day all hours unless I'm out of the house. Previous Experience: Sobibor, Novocaine, The Year 4000 and quite a few others. I don't remember back very far. Final Essay: Hey, Aru! I finally found your new site! It really helps when you put links in your name. lol I just like to post applications, really. That's mostly why I'm typing right now. I'm not really sure why I want to be a Mod, but I'd like to join another site. I get sorta bored just stalking Sobibor and need another place to stalk....and I think I might have trouble not accepting ads. It's a bit of a bad habit thanks to Ugulz and Sobibor. lol Well, I don't know what else to type right now, so I guess I'm done... [/blockquote]
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Post by scooby on Jul 21, 2009 7:26:18 GMT -6
OOC Name: Scooby, Scoob, Doo, ScoobyDoo, you get where I'm going with this. Activity Level: It really depends on how active the actual site is. If it is slow and inactive, then I'll lose interest and rarely sign on. But that does not imply that I'm not willing to put forth the effort to become active again if the site somehow is revived. By all means, I’ll switch around my entire schedule in order to look after a site if it is necessary, especially with active ones. I understand that you need to stick around in order to be sure that everyone is getting along, and that things are running smoothly. It’s also a plus when you have no social life! But don’t be surprised if things come up and I won’t sign; I’m only human. You should find me lurking around the CBox when I’m online. c:
Previous Experience: I’ve had several positions in which I was staff. Unfortunately, a few of them ended with the site dying, but there are still some sites out there that are thriving that I am responsible for. One example is POKÉMON ANRUI. It’s a literate Pokémon RP site where I am a fairly active moderator. My username there is FRIGID; you can ask any one of the members, especially the administrator—Vanity—I’m the one modding most of the threads. My karma on that site also does me some justice in my activity and popularity. Another site of mine is CHAOS;; A WARRIOR RP. This site is really active, so it requires a lot of my attention. Here I am a bio moderator; as the title states, I’m the one who takes care of anything that relates to bios. Be it correcting them, accepting them, moving/locking them, and keeping tracks of the used warrior names. I’ve recently come back from a hiatus (a pre-agricultural class during the summer for extra points), so my activity there fell a bit, but I’m steadily building it back. I’m Scooby-Dooby-Frigid there in case you want to find me. One other is an InuYasha RP site, but that has recently died unfortunately. My name was InuYasha, and I was a moderator.
Final Essay: I was never good at these things (x:). I’ll start off with me stating that I am not new to tough decisions, hard work, and people skills. I didn’t receive those three important staff positions just by filling out a sheet; I earned them. Because I understand how much time and work it takes to make and maintain an active roleplaying site. Not only that, but you also have to be able to communicate with the members. With no members, there isn’t a site; that’s just how it is. I constantly interact with everyone, mostly by stalkinghanging around the CBox so that everyone is included. I may be the only one who thinks so, but I’m pretty hard not to talk to. But don’t you think that I’m a real softy. In reality, I have a tendency to lose my temper if something is done that I do not like. That being said, it also makes me a bit strict, which helps to keep a site in order. I know when to say when, I strive to be as kind and courteous as I can, and I only vocalize my opinion when I believe it is the right thing to do. Overall, I think I’d be a useful assetstaff member to Wasted Skies; of course, if you believe so as well. If you do end up picking me, then I’ll be sure to do everything in my power to follow through with your guidelines for a moderator. Thanks for reading! <3
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Post by resolution on Jul 21, 2009 9:01:40 GMT -6
OOC Name:Resolution or Ressie for short ^^ Activity Level: High for the summer but there's a hitch which is I'll be boarding at the beginning of September at my school. This will probably mean less time on WS for the weekends and since I'll be sharing a dorm no late night 2 in the morning trivia nights for me XD. However since my sisters and brother are all going to different boarding houses within this school and my mum won't be around it means I'll be a lot more reliable and there won't be long gaps where my mum took away my laptop. Yay Previous Experience: CCT obviously and two versions of Eighth Continent (there are/were 3 in total). EC v.2 and EC:origins. I also had my own site which gained 36 members in total but that was very near when I began to rp and make graphics so you don't want to see that site XD Final Essay:I've never been good at writing these long essays and never have I done this for a mod position before. Usually I just sit meekly in the corner being an active member till someone comes along and says 'Hey, Ressie's active and stuff she can be a mod' and I get a little moderator badge stuck to my shirt so please don't attack me if this essay is terrible XD. So why do I want to be a mod on this site? Because I think that it has bag loads of potential. And I'm not just saying that XD. I love seeing a new site blossom and grow and I really want to help Wasted Skies get onto it's feet and become a thriving community. I actually like accepting profiles and such because I'm weird like that and I think I have quite a lot of patience. Patience helps with lots of things such as handling members who might not be as well informed or as skilled as others and advertising which I think you might have seen in some of the ad contests on Sobibor and CCT XD. I'm always eager to help and if you ever want any help with huge projects or making contests then I'd probably be thrilled to help ^^. I hate not being friends with people and hate seeing people who don't like each other online so I think I'd be quite good at 'keeping the peace' if problems between members ever arose. Though it may not seem like it sometimes I can also be serious and I understand the difference between time for fun and games and time for work. I don't want to drag on for too long so I'll end it here. In conclusion I'll devote my time and energy into WS and you don't have to worry about other commitments with me because I fully understand that I'm auditioning for a position of responsibility and I'll stick with WS till it dies or till I'm pulled away from all technology after being drugged.....or something o-0
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Post by ADMIN ACCOUNT on Jul 24, 2009 12:25:21 GMT -6
-sighs- Dare I risk my life and post up the results? Well, I don't get much of a choice do I? I need help with the site, and I said Friday. Which it is.
First off, I want to say that it was a really, really tough decision. All you guys are so awesome, whether I met you at CCT or just recently or whatever. This isn't personal, I'd pick you all if I could. I only want or need three mods though. Second, I will say that in the end I mostly went by who is the most active. If I've seen you around every day, well then reading the rest of this is pointless because you know who's won already. Uhm, so who are the winners?
Well I'd like all of you to congratulate:
-Larka -Resolution -and Scooby
For being Wasted Skies new Moderators!
Thank you so much for applying, it truly was a hard decision, but I think I made the right one.
So, if you guys could PM me either a 200x50 pixel image with Moderator and your name after it, or PM me what you'd like on your image in the staff section I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks once again! -Admin Locu
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