What should I do first?
The first step in Writing a good staff application is making sure you exceed the expectations of a regular staff application
as this shows that you are very dedicated to the community. Additionally, you
should look at Accepted applications and try to see what they have done which you
potentially have failed to do in the past, as a result of which you've been denied.
What you definitely should not do.
Without exception, you should never:
1. Spam Advertise people to check your app or spam chat with advertisements of your application.
2. Never demand that staff members to go and rate it.
3. Flame others & be a toxic player in general.
4. Break any rules on any server owned area ( Forums, Teamspeak, Server).
5. Steal other players staff applications because it shows that you arent fully applying your potential to be staff and on any server staff are expected to be the best they can.
6. Use improper grammar, Slang, Or swear.
What are some things you should do?
Under circumstances, you should:
1. Help players in game no matter what your doing.
2. Communicate with players/staff members over TeamSpeak or skype.
3. Maintain activity on all platforms (Teamspeak, Forums, Server)
4. Ensure your posts are helpful, and contribute
5. Use great English!
Where do I need detail?
Obviously, you should use detail as much as possible but in some questions there
is simply more room to talk about. If you write it correctly, there should be a minimum
of three lines regardless of the question. However, some such as
"What is your previous experience in any type of moderation?"
Do not, and I can't stress this enough, just write "I staffed a 10-15 player..
server". You should explain how this influenced you as a person
and why this experience makes you a more valuable staff member.
Examples
Here is an example of a good, well expanded question:
"Have you ever been banned or temp banned on any server?"
No, I've never been issued a punishment for a valid reason on any of the
servers which I have joined in the past. I feel that there is simply no reason
why one should be issued punishments if they are able to follow the rules of
the server as I. I feel this approach to rules is good, and as a staff member
my role would be to enforce said rules to ensure that all the players are having as
great a time as I am. I very much feel this way, and have a lust to
give the appropriate punishments to rule-breakers so all players can enjoy
a rule-enforced, fun environment.
Here is an example of a bad, ill-phrased response:
"Have you ever been banned or temp banned on any server?"
Nah, never been banned anywhere because i read the rules of the server.
i think that getting punished is really bad and it puts me in a bad light
so that's bad.
Hopefully you're all able to see the slightly exaggerated difference between
applicants and that you should be able to talk lots about why your response to
the question you're answering makes you a better candidate than someone else.
Thanks for reading and if you feel I missed anything out please do tell me
-Havoc
The first step in Writing a good staff application is making sure you exceed the expectations of a regular staff application
as this shows that you are very dedicated to the community. Additionally, you
should look at Accepted applications and try to see what they have done which you
potentially have failed to do in the past, as a result of which you've been denied.
What you definitely should not do.
Without exception, you should never:
1. Spam Advertise people to check your app or spam chat with advertisements of your application.
2. Never demand that staff members to go and rate it.
3. Flame others & be a toxic player in general.
4. Break any rules on any server owned area ( Forums, Teamspeak, Server).
5. Steal other players staff applications because it shows that you arent fully applying your potential to be staff and on any server staff are expected to be the best they can.
6. Use improper grammar, Slang, Or swear.
What are some things you should do?
Under circumstances, you should:
1. Help players in game no matter what your doing.
2. Communicate with players/staff members over TeamSpeak or skype.
3. Maintain activity on all platforms (Teamspeak, Forums, Server)
4. Ensure your posts are helpful, and contribute
5. Use great English!
Where do I need detail?
Obviously, you should use detail as much as possible but in some questions there
is simply more room to talk about. If you write it correctly, there should be a minimum
of three lines regardless of the question. However, some such as
"What is your previous experience in any type of moderation?"
Do not, and I can't stress this enough, just write "I staffed a 10-15 player..
server". You should explain how this influenced you as a person
and why this experience makes you a more valuable staff member.
Examples
Here is an example of a good, well expanded question:
"Have you ever been banned or temp banned on any server?"
No, I've never been issued a punishment for a valid reason on any of the
servers which I have joined in the past. I feel that there is simply no reason
why one should be issued punishments if they are able to follow the rules of
the server as I. I feel this approach to rules is good, and as a staff member
my role would be to enforce said rules to ensure that all the players are having as
great a time as I am. I very much feel this way, and have a lust to
give the appropriate punishments to rule-breakers so all players can enjoy
a rule-enforced, fun environment.
Here is an example of a bad, ill-phrased response:
"Have you ever been banned or temp banned on any server?"
Nah, never been banned anywhere because i read the rules of the server.
i think that getting punished is really bad and it puts me in a bad light
so that's bad.
Hopefully you're all able to see the slightly exaggerated difference between
applicants and that you should be able to talk lots about why your response to
the question you're answering makes you a better candidate than someone else.
Thanks for reading and if you feel I missed anything out please do tell me
-Havoc
