2014 Staff Applications are now open

[Prof Gallows]

Being a moderator is definitely no walk in the park. I've been a mod on another large game-based site for about a year and a half now, and there is a LOT that goes into it that I don't think people realize I've seen people quit moderating for a variety of reasons, and it all seems to boil down to the fact that there are just certain personality types that aren't cut out to moderate a group of diverse people. You can't take things too seriously and have to have a thick skin, or you'll likely become bitter and jaded within a matter of weeks. It can be a thankless task, but it's also an opportunity to help a community and use any interpersonal relations skills you have to better the interactions between users, which can be fun and also rewarding.

You get it completely.

As for the second part of your post, I also agree with. It's really easy to pick people we know well that we can already have a pretty good idea of how well they will fit but that isn't always the case. We brought on Kaiaa last year and I'm not sure many of us really knew her well before then but she fits so well with us.

Going off of that, adding people gives us a fresh perspective. By adding new staff we're able to innovate the way we do things. And even though some of the big things, like being able to handle stress and not getting overly emotional over bad situations are qualities it takes to be in the staff we need people to bring in their own unique attitudes and methods so we can all improve. Not to say we don't already have that, but it's nice to have a bigger number of perspectives when we have group related projects or issues where we need everyone's opinion.

 

[Wholockian]

You missed out 'make everyone annoyed in 'quick, before the mods come''

 

[Flop]

You missed out 'make everyone annoyed in 'quick, before the mods come''

That's only Thunder (and sometime Kaiaa)'s job

 

[ryan88]

i seen prof. gallows posting there! He was the second post. Before he was a mod!

 

[Caius]

i seen prof. gallows posting there! He was the second post. Before he was a mod!

Gallows posted a lot more before he was a mod, then he was killed by it. RIP.

 

[nekosync]

When do the new staff members get announced?

 

[Lauren]

When do the new staff members get announced?

No date has been set, its a big decision therefore it could take a while just relax and forget you applied (if you did). they got over 80 applications, thats a heck of a lot

 

[Caius]

They're being announced right now.

















ha ha ha ha ha okay no.

 

[nekosync]

They're being announced right now.

















ha ha ha ha ha okay no.

You got my hopes up. Why Cent, why? D:

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No date has been set, its a big decision therefore it could take a while just relax and forget you applied (if you did). they got over 80 applications, thats a heck of a lot

Ah, okay. Thanks for the fast reply. ^-^

 

[Lauren]

Ah, okay. Thanks for the fast reply. ^-^

No problem, like I said, no date set so you might as well sit back and enjoy TBT in its pleasantness.

 

[Caius]

You got my hopes up. Why Cent, why? D:

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Ah, okay. Thanks for the fast reply. ^-^

Part of my job.

 

[Songbird]

You missed out 'make everyone annoyed in 'quick, before the mods come''

Isn't/Wasn't it Quack, before the mods come! for awhile?

 

[Caius]

I forgot about that thread. Thanks for the reminder.

 

[marigoldilocks]

What I imagine happening every time someone asks about store restocks or when we'll know who the new mods are.

 

[ryan88]

who put "don't let Ryan be a mod"and "Ryan for ban" in the tags?

 

[PaperLuigi3]

I forgot about that thread. Thanks for the reminder.

NOOOOOOOOOO.

How much time do you spend on here, out of curiosity?

 

[Heisenberg]

They're being announced right now.

a ha ha ha okay no.

Darn you...
I know where you live.

 

[f11]

Will the announcement be in Brewsters or in the HQ?

 

[Yui Z]

Will the announcement be in Brewsters or in the HQ?

It'll probably be announced in HQ, considering it's not just general discussion.

 

[Lauren]

Will the announcement be in Brewsters or in the HQ?

From my knowledge of last year, there will be a thread in HQ announcing each one promoted. Last yeah they changed their names pink, made them all Kawaii and sans. Super cute.

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And their profile pictures.