Moderator Application

N E W ! M O D A P P L I C A T I O N

You have until: The end of November 15TH, 2012! to submit your application.

With the Real Life being pretty stressful and us being down one mod, the moderators are in need of another mod to help out with things about the community. Just another number to add to the list, we would need help with things that don't get taken care of on time due to various schedule changes around the community. We could definitely use as much help as we could get, so don't be shy even if you feel as though you haven't been around that long; having great ideas and being good at problem solving is often the most helpful thing of all.



R U L E S ;
□ Applicants must have a strong understanding of the game play and the way of things. It would be nice if the applicants had some seniority in SH to know how things run and the mannerism of certain people, but if you are new and feel like you are up to it, by all means apply away. Please consider that when applying you consider that not only that you will be making important choices on your own and keep things at the level the game is supposed to be at, but you must work well with others. Big events and important choices need to be run by all moderators. All player complaints need to be addressed as a group, as a whole, to keep things clear and healthy. Discussing and argument is part of a relationship, but one needs to know how to handle it respectfully and professionally.

□ The mod will be voted on amongst the current moderators. Applications will be screened to keep drama out of the process.

□ The amount of effort you put into your application is of your own accord. You put into it what you put into it, We are not giving you a 25000 word limit or anything, but your effort will be apparent and will help in the matter in whom to choose.


A P P L I C A T I O N ;

<b>Name:</b> <b>Characters played:</b> <b>Instant Message Contacts:</b> Our main source of communication is AIM and plurk. <b>Email:</b> <b>Personal Journal:</b> You must have a personal journal as a moderator <b>Time Zone:</b> <b>Please indicate any previous moderating experience:</b> <b>Are you currently playing in games other than SH?</b> <b>What canons would you feel comfortable with when it comes to processing apps:</b> <b>What makes you think that you are suitable for a moderator's position:</b> <b>What's your schedule like in terms of school, work and other RL obligations:</b> [We'll be honest, this is a part time job. Each mod spends about 15-20 hours a week in maintaining the game. There are things to do daily, such as page updates, daily discussions, event planning.] <b>We're a big game now with 100 plus characters. How would you make it so events and plots appeal to everyone in the game? Which events do you think are working best with our current player base?</b> <b>You see some players talking on plurk about a possible event. It's a bit iffy in terms of what is allowed without having to ask permission. How would you go about handling this.</b> <b>What type of communicator are you? Are you out spoken? Do you sit and observe first? Do you go for the silent agreement approach?</b> <b>Two players are having a fight oocly where player A's character does something particularly violent that affects a decent portion of the game but isn't exactly expulsion worthy, and player B has to deal with the fallout because of the character's CR. Player B is complaining about this openly to anyone who will listen, and a significant portion of the player base takes issue with Player A actions, until OOC is bleeding into IC excessively. You are the only moderator around when this happens. How do you handle it, how do you treat each of the players involved, and how does it change things if Player B is a good friend of yours?</b> <b>What ideas would you want to implement if you became a moderator?</b> <b>How comfortable are you with HMTL? We do a lot of page editing and charts for the comm, we'd like a gauge of your skills.</b> <b>How would you go about encouraging players to post more frequently?</b>