TOPIC: [Surf Admin] Nyx's Application

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Steam Name:

Nyx

Link to Steam Profile:

Nyx

SteamID:

STEAM_0:0:83464341

Current Gametracker Profiles:

Main Name
Second Name

Estimated Server Time:



310+ hours

Languages I speak:

English & German

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Explain how you feel that your time as a moderator will contribute to you becoming an admin:

The time as a Moderator helped me to get used to the Moderator-Commands and to internalize the Server-Rules fully.
It also helped me to help other users, since many users prefer the help of Staff-Members over normal users.
I've built myself a reputation of a friendly guy, that likes to help others and with whom you can have a great and fun time!

Explain a situation as a moderator you encountered that was an obstacle you had to work around (EG: defiant user):

Since I am often online at times, where only a few other people play, I often encounter situations where users keep on breaking rules over and over where I then face the problem of not being able to punish them in a way that really stops them.
Often I can get a higher staff member to come online and punish those players, but after they punished them, higher staff members often leave again and after a while, I will again face such players and have to find a higher staff member again.
This situation often repeats over and over again leaving me and higher staff member probably also frustrated.

If you had to write a letter to train a moderator in between 100-200 words, what would you say to give them the full grasp?:

Welcome in the Surf Staff Team [ Name ],

The highest priority for our team is to ensure, that every user has a great time on our server.
Our duty is it to make sure that every user feels comfortable on the server.
It is important to us, that all users respect each other and you are here to ensure this.

There will be times, where users get heated / tilted and sometimes vent their anger in the chat.
We're here to calm them down and de-escalate such situations.

Besides calming users down with word / text, you also have Moderator-Commands that can and
should only be used in "extreme" situations where you can't stop the rulebreaking behavior of a user.

Remember:

Words > Punishment

To use your Moderator-Commands you open the TAB-Menu and click on the user you want to act on.
You will now notice that you have more options then u had before.

Command	Explanation
Chat Mute:	Lets you (Chat) mute the user for a specific amount of time. From 10 seconds up to 10 minutes.
Voice Mute:	Lets you (Voice) mute the user for a specific amount of time. From 10 seconds up to 10 minutes.
Strip Weapons:	Lets you strip the weapons from a user. Used when a user shoots nonstop to annoy others.
Kick:	Lets you Kick a user from the server. Only to be used when all other methods failed.
Spectate:	Lets you spectate a player, without being resetted to spawn.
Private Message:	Lets you directly privat message a user.

Remember that using those commands should always be the last option!

Explain how you would handle the following situation:



I think it depends on multiple factors, in my opinion, one of the biggest factors is time.
So I would look how long it's been since the user got banned for the exploit.
I can't set myself on a specific timespan here, but I see a massive difference between a situation that happened a few days ago and a situation, that happened two years ago.



So when I see the ban happened a while back, I will set my mind open for the possibility, that the user changed his behavior.
I then will talk with the user and let him explain to me what happened and also why he did it.
I will also talk to the staff member, who banned him (if this staff member is still in the team) and let him explain the situation to me.

If I'm convinced that the user changed over the time of his ban, I would support the user in his unban appeal.





Why I should be promoted (we recommend around 100 words):

I think my biggest plus is my activity.
I am active daily and that often for many hours, day and night, so I am online, when no other staff members are.

Besides my activity, I am a friendly guy and am well known by most of the players.
I am always trying to help other users improve their surf skills by watching them surf and giving advices.

As a Administrator I would be more independent in handling situations with difficutl users.

Now you must get accepted!

Great in-depth application, has been a staff member for over 2 weeks and is really helpful to players.

simp

Thanks for applying for staff at ZARP SURF! During our weekly staff meeting your application, question answers, game trackers and in-game warnings are checked and then the staff team votes on your application.

This time, the staff team have decided that you still need to work on your application and then apply again next week. To try and help you they have summarised some positives & negatives discussed during the meeting:

You can apply again at any time, and thanks for supporting ZARP!