Keknar Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Basic Information Byond Account: Keknar Preferred means of contact: Skype, Gmail, Forum PM, Teamspeak. Age: 26 Timezone: Eastern Standard Time How often do you visit/use our forums?: I check the forums pretty regularly. Experience How long have you been with our community: Since it was originally formed. Do you have any experience in forum moderation or administration?: Yes. I have moderated on several forums in the past, a clan forum, server forum, and a roleplay play by post group. Have you ever been banned from our server or forum, and if so, how long and why?: No I have not. Personality Why do you play SS13?: I play SS13 because I enjoy the situations that can be created by individuals creativity. Rarely are things the same, and most of the power for creating interesting stories and moments are in the hands of players playing the game. Why do you play on Aurora?: I play here because I came over when it was first created having known many of the players. And continued to keep playing because I enjoyed playing with them and the new members as the community grew. What do moderators do?: Overall the job of a moderator is generally interaction with the community to foster healthy discussion and keep a friendly atmosphere. But a moderators job is also to monitor discussions and topics to make sure they stay in line with any rules that the forum operates under and that no discussion gets out of hand and devolve into harassment and insults. What does it mean to be a moderator for our community?: I believe it means to try and foster a healthy welcoming community so that it can continue to grow with new players. Why do you want to be a moderator?: I've had some experience moderating forums in the past, and I am lacking in skills related to coding/mapping etc. This is a way I think I can help. Also forums are an area I enjoy working in. What qualities do you possess that would make you a good moderator?: I am patient, relatively organized, and have the ability to be reached easily. I also feel that being able to work independently and with a team easily is helpful. How well do you handle stress, anger, or insults?: I handle them reasonably well. Stress and anger is something I tend to deal with on a daily basis so I like to think I have a good handle on it. And personally dealing with insults for me is something I can just shrug right off most of the time. Anything Else You Want to Add: I know that if accepted I would need to have an open mind and learn how things are are done since every forum/community is different once you are actually involved from a staff standpoint. Link to comment
Tenenza Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Questions: 1: In your past experience with forum moderation, what has been most challanging about the job? 2: Other then enforcing the forum rules, how do you intend to make our forumside community a better place? 3: How would you work with the rest of the moderator team on a day to day basis, do you think? EXTRACREDIT: Tell me a story about your past experience with another forum in 100 characters or less. Up to 4 Hashtags are allowed, and are excluded from the word count. Link to comment
Keknar Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 1: In your past experience with forum moderation, what has been most challanging about the job? I believe the most challenging part is to remain neutral. It is a key part to moderation, having to pay attention to know when I need to step back because of bias or conflict of interest. It's hard to spot sometimes and harder to admit that you can't make a call because you're either involved, or have a bias that would color your judgement making you no longer neutral so you need to pass it off to another moderator. 2: Other then enforcing the forum rules, how do you intend to make our forumside community a better place? Since rules are really only part of the job of being a moderator, I would pay attention to active topics and watch for any questions to answer or feedback that is needed. Since I want people to feel welcome to ask about anything related to the server or community if they were unsure or wanted to know more. 3: How would you work with the rest of the moderator team on a day to day basis, do you think? Day to day work would involve making sure the forums are checked regularly by at least one moderator. Knowing the rough schedules of when other moderators are around to know that someone is able to keep an eye out for anything that requires attention. I think after that it just comes down to having communication amongst everyone and making sure things are handled consistantly and anything important documented so there is a log that can be referenced. EXTRACREDIT: Tell me a story about your past experience with another forum in 100 characters or less. Up to 4 Hashtags are allowed, and are excluded from the word count. Once I got to tempban the owner for breaking their own rules. #nogodsonlymods #newregime Link to comment
Doomberg Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Application accepted following trial period. Link to comment
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