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Volunteer Staff Application Terms & Conditions

Last updated: January 20th, 2021

These Volunteer Staff Application Terms & Conditions constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity (“you”) and Star by Star Gaming ("Company", “we”, “us”, or “our”), concerning your volunteer services on any of our services and or platforms such as and not limited to, our websites, game servers, any other media form, media channel, console or PC application, mobile website or mobile application related, linked, or otherwise connected thereto. You agree that by posting this application and or responding to application question (1.) with "Yes, I do agree to these terms and conditions.", you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by all of these terms and conditions. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, THEN YOU ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM APPLYING FOR A VOLUNTEER STAFF POSITION AND YOU MUST DISCONTINUE YOUR APPLICATION PROCESS IMMEDIATELY.

You accept and understand that you are not any form of an employee, contractor, or agent of Star by Star Gaming. You accept and understand that the volunteer services you provide will be a donation and under no circumstances will you expect wages, salary, or benefits from Star by Star Gaming for the services provided during your time as a Volunteer Staff member. We reserve the right to remove or let go of any volunteer staff member for any reason and at any time at our sole discretion.

Any and all actions, including and not limited to, player and or user punishment, such as issued bans or otherwise on our game servers, websites, or other platforms, as well as any statements made by you, or any behavioral misconduct, does not express the views of Star by Star Gaming and are conducted at your sole discretion. You agree that all of these are of your own and you withhold full personal responsibility. Your actions, behavior, and or statements will be taken or given at your sole discretion and you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless, including our subsidiaries, affiliates, and all of our respective officers, agents, partners, contractors, volunteers, volunteer staff, and employees, from and against any loss, damage, liability, claim, or demand due to the outcomes of your gross negligence, willful misconduct, actions, statements, and or behaviors or any other conduct on your behalf, which cause or may give rise to criminal liability while performing volunteer staff services for Star by Star Gaming.

IN NO EVENT WILL WE OR OUR DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, VOLUNTEERS, VOLUNTEER STAFF, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFIT, LOST REVENUE, LOSS OF DATA, OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR VOLUNTEER SERVICES, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

These Volunteer Staff Application Terms & Conditions can and may be updated at any time without notice at our discretion, so be sure to frequently check back for any updates to these terms and conditions. An effort to inform you that they've been updated will be made, but not promised, so it's your responsibility to periodically check back. By posting this application and or responding to application question (1.) with "Yes, I do agree to these terms and conditions.", you are accepting and agreeing to these terms and conditions indefinitely regardless of any changes or amendments to these terms and conditions unless or until you are no longer a Volunteer Staff member. If at any point you no longer agree to these terms and conditions, you must immediately resign from your Volunteer Staff position and cease to continue your volunteer services immediately.

Please do not remove or delete these terms and conditions from your application, otherwise your application will be considered and declared void.

Applicants Steam ID - STEAM_0:0:51563908

Volunteer Staff Application Terms & Conditions

Last updated: January 20th, 2021

Please do not remove or delete these terms and conditions from your application, otherwise your application will be considered and declared void.

Applicants Steam ID - STEAM_0:0:51563908

Last updated: January 20th, 2021

Please do not remove or delete these terms and conditions from your application, otherwise your application will be considered and declared void.

Applicants Steam ID - STEAM_0:1:56225692

Last updated: January 20th, 2021

Please do not remove or delete these terms and conditions from your application, otherwise your application will be considered and declared void.

Applicants Steam ID - STEAM_0:1:56225692

Volunteer Staff Application Terms & Conditions

Last updated: January 20th, 2021

You accept and understand that you are not any form of an employee, contractor, or agent of Star by Star Gaming. You accept and understand that the volunteer services you provide will be a donation and under no circumstances will you expect wages, salary, or benefits from Star by Star Gaming for the services provided during your time as a Volunteer Staff member. We reserve the right to remove or let go of any volunteer staff member for any reason and at any time at our sole discretion.

Any and all actions, including and not limited to, player and or user punishment, such as issued bans or otherwise on our game servers, websites, or other platforms, as well as any statements made by you, or any behavioral misconduct, does not express the views of Star by Star Gaming and are conducted at your sole discretion. You agree that all of these are of your own and you withhold full personal responsibility. Your actions, behavior, and or statements will be taken or given at your sole discretion and you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless, including our subsidiaries, affiliates, and all of our respective officers, agents, partners, contractors, volunteers, volunteer staff, and employees, from and against any loss, damage, liability, claim, or demand due to the outcomes of your gross negligence, willful misconduct, actions, statements, and or behaviors or any other conduct on your behalf, which cause or may give rise to criminal liability while performing volunteer staff services for Star by Star Gaming.

IN NO EVENT WILL WE OR OUR DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, VOLUNTEERS, VOLUNTEER STAFF, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFIT, LOST REVENUE, LOSS OF DATA, OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR VOLUNTEER SERVICES, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

These Volunteer Staff Application Terms & Conditions can and may be updated at any time without notice at our discretion, so be sure to frequently check back for any updates to these terms and conditions. An effort to inform you that they've been updated will be made, but not promised, so it's your responsibility to periodically check back. By posting this application and or responding to application question (1.) with "Yes, I do agree to these terms and conditions.", you are accepting and agreeing to these terms and conditions indefinitely regardless of any changes or amendments to these terms and conditions unless or until you are no longer a Volunteer Staff member. If at any point you no longer agree to these terms and conditions, you must immediately resign from your Volunteer Staff position and cease to continue your volunteer services immediately.

Please do not remove or delete these terms and conditions from your application, otherwise your application will be considered and declared void.

Applicants Steam ID -

STEAM_0:1:556735325

(1a) What name and or alias are you most commonly known as within the SBS community? - Charlie Allman/Amendish

(1b.) What is your age? - 18

(2.) Which volunteer community staff position is your application for? - Volunteer Staff Manager

(3.) Approximately, when was the first time that you joined our community and how did you initially discover it? - Beginning of June 2021, My friend and I were making meth on DarkRp when we got bored of making meth. So we decided to move servers to something new. We found Harry Potter RP and thus the legacy of Charlie Allman was born.

(4.) Community staff are held to a much higher standard both in general and with activity when compared to standard game server staff. In this case, do you understand that you can be let go at any time for excessive inactivity at our discretion? - Yes, I understand.

(4a) How can we be certain that you will remain active on the server upon being accepted for a volunteer staffing position? -

Right now I am in college and honestly I have much free time as of right now that I can promise a lot of it to GOM duties. Alongside this the community is basically my family. I can't just turn my back on my family.

(5.) Tell us a little about yourself and why you would like to be accepted for a volunteer staffing position on SBS. (100 words or less) -

Hi! My name is Charlie but I bet that you already knew that already. I have been getting mentored by some of the best staff managers to grace all of SBS. I have been in close contact with Justin and Pierre over the past couple of months. They have been helping me do mock scenarios for this position as we know it will have an opening soon!

(6.) In your opinion, which quality of yourself do you feel that you need to improve on the most? -

Procrastinate. One of the biggest things for me is the initiative to actually do something. For instance like doing my assignments, some days I'll just be like oh I'm gonna do this thing tomorrow then the cycle continues till it's actually due. I've been working on this for years and have almost fixed this issue.

(6a) In your opinion, which skill set of yours do you feel that you need to improve on the most? - .

Something that I need to increase and improve is my activity. Since I’ve begun college it’s been tough to get on all the time due to it just being college and people who’ve experienced it know how at some points you don't have any spare time at all but besides that one issue I would say my jokes, I need to knock it off at times and get straight to the point. People will say it will be my ability to stay neutral towards some individuals/being bias but when I received that feedback a while ago i have worked on it since and i haven't reverted back on it, People will always be a bit bias but working on it and improving it was my goal and i've been calm, cool, collected and improved.

(7.) How would having you on our volunteer staff team benefit our community and what qualities set you apart from the rest of the applicants?

Easy to contact

I am one of the easiest people to get in contact with due to me being online all the time besides sleeping! That can be the most useful trait people have. If there are staff that have questions about certain rulings or how long to ban someone I am quick and easy to get a hold of, I am always beside my phone or my computer and I can respond easily.

Community Engagement

I actively try to rp and engage with a wide array of players and never primarily stick to one group. I also really like to help newer players out by just teaching them the ropes of GOM and where classes are and what classes drop spell,homework,etc.. By allowing myself to be basically mutual I can come to a verdict without much bias being present.

(9) How would you rate your skills overall out of 10 (E.g., patience, response time, etc.) -

Professionalism

I maintain professionalism whenever needed, but also recognise when being more laid-back is suitable - there are often situations that demand professionalism to be in effect when they’re being addressed and handled, and I find myself easily able to maintain a very high level of professionalism when needed. However, over my time on the team I’ve learned that acting professional all the time doesn’t leave much room for people to relax and enjoy themselves. Additionally, I find that it’s much harder to relate to and get along with someone who acts professional all the time compared to someone who’s able to kick back and enjoy themselves when appropriate. Being able to distinguish when professionalism is needed is a great quality to have

Confidence - 9.5

I have faith in my decision making skills and know when to confess if and when I mess up but even then it won’t deteriorate me. You need to have confidence going into something and keeping it at a high point. I have been known to acknowledge my mistakes in the past too and those mistakes make you a better person.

Leadership - 9

I am always looking to lead when it comes to something either leading events or even leading meetings on servers. No matter what it is, I can lead it. This is a very important thing due to IF I am staff manager I would need to lead my gang of goons to be the best gang of goons to every grace SBS. Under Charlie Allman’s reign we will ignite the passion that the players lost!

Honesty - 10

Being honest is being truthful and if you lie then you’re going backwards not forwards. The truth needs to be told even if it is harsh at times and opinions are needed. I believe I am honest when it counts the most.

Knowledge of rules -10

Saying 10 doesn’t mean I know ALL rules. There are 1 or 2 that slip my mind but with there being rules within rules (10 main rules but specific rules for specific roles/jobs, especially now with the change of everything into GOM.). Other staff come to me asking about a rule and I am there to help them out and help if they are confused about the rules.

Response time - 9

I’m on my phone at college and open to questions that get asked to me, I’m on my computer most times when I’m home, when I’m on the server and paying full attention(sometimes I might be having some IRL stuff come up but besides that i'm always here)

(10.) Provide a couple of examples of situations or issues you may encounter and how you would handle them in the position you are applying for -

Leaking.

Staff information is found to have been leaked - Leaking will not be tolerated, A reminder about leaking will be said in a meeting 1 time if it continues then a 2nd and final warning at a meeting will be issued. If a staff member comes to me after the 1st time and admits their wrong doing they will be issued a warning and if deemed so a suspension. If no one comes forward and i find out who leaked they will be demoted and off the team.

Someone is coming out.

For instance, if someone came out as gay, non binary, trans, etc. They might be having some emotional problems or something along those lines. Those emotional problems might be a bit troublesome for someone staffing and they might act out irrationally. This would make me remove their powers for the time being till they are ready to staff again. IF this is abused they would get demoted.

Staff are found to be abusing their powers.

This depends on what was done, Nonetheless abuse of power is serious and if any staff member were to abuse their powers they would have a serious talking to and if it's an extreme case then they would be put on suspension or removed from the team. You were granted the power to help the server. You should never go about it the wrong way even if you’re having a bad day. People should get sweps for events or types of RP. You should never give out a weapon(unless it's april fools or the purge events that happen like once a year) You should never ban anyone because you dislike them. My point is if you abuse your power you’ll have serious consequences to pay.

Staff members having activity below the average requirement .

Yes, we are humans, Yes we have IRL stuff to do, but if you are going to have low activity please talk to me first and don’t just ghost me. I just need to know that you’ll have low activity and how long we can work something out. But I would talk to said staff members or members about their activity and get to know why they haven’t been on. If its getting to a point where they are just filling a slot for an extended period of time with different reasons or no reason at all (month+) they will be let go. You can always reapply in the future.

A staff report has been posted on the forums:

Staff reports come in different shapes and sizes and each one would be handled differently because of how it can go. Staff reports with no evidence will not be accepted as per usual but if it happens with evidence again should report and it'll be taken into some consideration. As in if someone does this one thing once and gets called out for it, it should be a wake up call but if they do it again an investigation would need to occur. Reports with valid evidence will of course be taken into action with disciplinary actions starting with a warning. If staff continue to get reported with valid evidence it can lead up to a removal from the team.

Staff Hitting On Minors

The current state of GOM is to make everyone comfortable and not put people off from our amazing community that we have amassed over the years. Due to this massive community, there have unfortunately been the bad apples for instance Odin, Spencer, Emily, Vincent, Stan, Allia, and others who weren't staff. This type of behavior that we all know what we are all aware of and sometimes on the watch for. This is a serious thing and especially since the community is marginally smaller then it was before and stuff like this can be noticed by anyone. If something like this happens and it is brought to my attention, we will push for a CBAN. No matter the case we are here to keep the minors in the community safe.

(11.) If applicable, please provide a list of all your previous volunteer staff applications, provide a link to them if possible, and list any reasons why they may have been locked. If they were previously accepted, please provide a short explanation of why you are no longer volunteer staff at the time of this

HW Gamemaker. My application was locked due to me catching someone on fire during a staff meeting PLAW. I was broken as it was a mistake and it completely screwed all chances I had at getting GM

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Volunteer Staff Application Terms & Conditions

Last updated: January 20th, 2021

Please do not remove or delete these terms and conditions from your application, otherwise your application will be considered and declared void.

Applicants Steam ID -

STEAM_0:1:556735325

(1a) What name and or alias are you most commonly known as within the SBS community? - Charlie Allman/Amendish

(1b.) What is your age? - 18

(2.) Which volunteer community staff position is your application for? - Volunteer Staff Manager

(4a) How can we be certain that you will remain active on the server upon being accepted for a volunteer staffing position? -

(5.) Tell us a little about yourself and why you would like to be accepted for a volunteer staffing position on SBS. (100 words or less) -

(6.) In your opinion, which quality of yourself do you feel that you need to improve on the most? -

(6a) In your opinion, which skill set of yours do you feel that you need to improve on the most? - .

(7.) How would having you on our volunteer staff team benefit our community and what qualities set you apart from the rest of the applicants?

Easy to contact

Community Engagement

(9) How would you rate your skills overall out of 10 (E.g., patience, response time, etc.) -

Professionalism

Confidence - 9.5

Leadership - 9

Honesty - 10

Knowledge of rules -10

Response time - 9

(10.) Provide a couple of examples of situations or issues you may encounter and how you would handle them in the position you are applying for -

Leaking.

Someone is coming out.

Staff are found to be abusing their powers.

Staff members having activity below the average requirement .

A staff report has been posted on the forums:

Staff Hitting On Minors

HW Gamemaker. My application was locked due to me catching someone on fire during a staff meeting PLAW. I was broken as it was a mistake and it completely screwed all chances I had at getting GM

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Volunteer Staff Application Terms & Conditions

Last updated: January 20th, 2021

Please do not remove or delete these terms and conditions from your application, otherwise your application will be considered and declared void.

Applicants Steam ID - STEAM_0:1:166586616

Volunteer Staff Application Terms & Conditions

Last updated: January 20th, 2021

Please do not remove or delete these terms and conditions from your application, otherwise your application will be considered and declared void.

Applicants Steam ID - STEAM_0:1:166586616

Volunteer Staff Application Terms & Conditions

Last updated: January 20th, 2021

Please do not remove or delete these terms and conditions from your application, otherwise, your application will be considered and declared void.

Applicants Steam ID - STEAM_0:1:90890134

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Engagement with the Staff Team: being more enthusiastic about spending time with the staff team OUTSIDE of the server, participating in teambuilding, talking more in staff chat outside of formal responsibilities/communication, etc. Arguably, this is not a problem, and the criticism could be more elegantly phrased as 'engage with the rest of the team and take a greater initiative to at least talk to other staff members outside of formal responsibilities'. It took me a bit to reflect and realize this was what the feedback was really trying to say; because it appeared to me initially that I was effectively being told 'you must be close friends with as many members of the staff team as you can' which did rub me the wrong way at first as compulsory friendship seemed unhealthy.
UPON REFLECTION, of course, I see what the critique is trying to say and understand that the staff manager will have to communicate with all members of the team regularly. I would like to think my communication with the team and initiative in sending votes in advance when it is impossible to attend meetings evinces this initiative and desire to engage/progress.

A manager will be looked to as a leader and authority figure, having a friendly and somewhat open team presence is important, and neglecting it could lead to a disconnected admin team. I accept and understand this. But, I do think it is worth mentioning that the feedback I received from the former staff manager actually acknowledged, in writing, that a ‘disconnected admin team’ was: “an ongoing issue … but its one (he was) trying to rectify”.

It is not my job to assess whether the state of affairs in relation to a ‘disconnected admin team’ has changed since the date I received that feedback. — 06/07/2022. However, I will note the following:

If I were the staff manager, this would VERY MUCH be my job.
I can see the significance of having that open team presence and being that example. This is why I am applying; I want to do precisely this in a way that is fair and meets community expectations.

(7.) How would having you on our volunteer staff team benefit our community and what qualities set you apart from the rest of the applicants? -
I very much rely on feedback I received from the late Pierre and Administrators (collectively). Though, to be honest, mainly Pierre. I present the qualities in list format because I understand this assessment to be accurate.

Individuality : Catering to others is not something I am known for doing (i.e. reluctant to enforce rules selectively for a particular group, general favourtism, etc)
Activity is consistent, and my performance as a Gamemaker is not at issue
Friendliness; was regarded as generally polite and friendly outside of concerns found in Q6.

(8.) Have you ever previously maintained a game server staffing position, or currently are, on any other Garry's Mod servers? If so, which ones, and in which staffing positions? (List them if possible) -
No

(9) How would you rate your skills overall out of 10 (E.g., patience, response time, etc.) -

Patience 6/10 : I would like to think my patience is perfect EXCEPT for certain things that just make patience that little bit harder. For example, hypocrisy, and people being generally disappointing will wear my patience like anyone else. The problem comes with me having to dole out punishment during this time; and I recall recently banning a player (who repeatedly tried to leave the sit; not engaging) that I had to ban. Because I was not patient, I ended up banning this player in a way that was inappropriate (ban length was too low compared to what it was supposed to be) and I did not log the ban. I learned a lot from this experience

Communication & Response time: 7/10 : I will generally ignore people off server platforms unless I /MUST/ respond to them. I could probably just direct them somewhere else, but no, no I am being honest here. I ignore them. I will not do that if promoted. In terms of response ON server platforms; fine. I will respond quickly unless someone else is around to respond at my behest or has an overriding duty to respond instead. I realize, that if promoted, /I/ would be the one expected to respond first.

Impartiality: 10 : I have been repeatedly praised for this. Even the server owner approached me at one stage (on a matter that need not be disclosed) because he valued this quality; he made specific reference to it. I don’t expect him to remember this but I can jog his memory in confidence if necessary.

Teamwork 7/10 : I have participated in these teambuilding exercises the staff team has once before. It was quite fun, but I do not see these as mandatory and have preferred to keep my distance from the staff team professional, but friendly. This, I have on good authority, may have been a misjudgment on my part because it has given the impression that “If you’re [not] my friend, you will probably never speak to [me]”. Personally, all I think needs to be said in this regard is my communication will necessarily improve if I were assigned the responsibility of managing the staff team.

Professionalism 7/10 : Valid critique has been levied that I

“sometimes push the line which can slide as a GM but would definitely (create issues) as an admin”
I should have asked for specifics when this criticism was levied, but from memory, it was because I put a meme in the infamous #dank-memes channel of GLaDOS cracking a joke about Link from the hit franchise ‘The Legend of Zelda’ and horses. No details, but basically; not appropriate. This reflected a broader pattern of behavior I have since dialed back.

Attitude/General Demeanor: 9/10

My interaction with staff and players is above board and completely acceptable. Critique has been levied that I sometimes dip into “negative aspects” of my attitude. I interpret this to mean that, on occasion, I can perhaps be a bit cold. I manage my displeasure with others not by chastising them, calling them names, etc. but by simply dismissing them at best and being catty at worst. This is very rare, in my view.

(10.) Provide a couple of examples of situations or issues you may encounter and how you would handle them in the position you are applying for -

Two staff members arguing: If staff members are arguing; but are… (borrowing from experience)

Raising their voice; shouting or yelling
Swearing/cussing at another, using slurs, threats, and directly personally attacking the other staff member.
Crying or clearly getting emotional in a way that could be embarrassing/uncomfortable for all parties involved.

They are to be immediately separated (e.g. removed from a meeting, for example) because these things, it would appear to me, would require speaking to both staff members separately (and then together, if appropriate). I would then use everything I learned in Alternative Dispute Resolution to try to figure out what the argument was about and how to move forward.

Staff member being inactive :

Demote them?
There would be written, publicly available activity standards. Inactivity would be dealt with meticulously, like clockwork.

Is the staff member on LOA (Leave of Absence)?

If yes: look to the LOA records of this staff member (I would keep records of every time a staff member takes a LOA, reasons (kept private if appropriate), and length. Do the records show patterns that are suspicious? Has the staff member taken too many LOAs, that, in all the circumstances, are so unreasonable or excessive that the staff member’s demotion would be fair and make “virtually no difference to the staff team’s performance”?

If no: has the staff member’s activity fallen short of the written standards?

If no: staff member is sufficiently active
If yes: Issue a strike and warning. Written and verbal. Record both of these. A verbal warning is to be issued in an extremely formal, detached, depersonalized way. I will be reading off of a script, making reference to the date, etc. This is because discipline is not supposed to be an opportunity for managerial coddling.

NB: Staff members can be given 2 strikes. On the third strike, the staff member is demoted.
The written, publicly available activity standards will be determined in consultation with the staff team.
The time which must pass before the ‘strikes’ of all staff members are wiped and removed will also be determined in a similar way.

This system is meticulous, and sets out fair expectations that are written, publicly available, and developed in a democratic way. It seems perfectly fair to me; albeit a little juvenile giving ‘strikes’ out like we’re in 3rd grade but it is what it is. I would not implement the system though, without community approval. Approval by the staff team is a secondary consideration.

A severe report has been made showing a community member engaging in reprehensible conduct :

A general way I could approach this (presuming I have the ability to see and deal with these reports) could be as follows:

Step 1: Determine if the conduct is criminal in the ordinary sense of the word. If yes, defer to Server Owner depending on the circumstances.
Step 2: If not; determine if the report is frivolous or if it is actually reporting something that merits a severe report
Step 3: If it merits the report, evaluate the evidence, talk to relevant parties including people in the report if strictly necessary and appropriate for clarification, and ensure all sides are heard where appropriate.
Step 4: Decide if the report should be accepted/punishment issued.

Staff members abusing their permissions :

I continue to be baffled by the lack of any written code of conduct for staff members concerning their vast powers. I would institute a written (albeit, non-exhaustive) code of conduct (liable to amendment at staff meetings) that will spell out:

Definitions of abuse, setting out examples of abuse
Comprehensively outlining duties/responsibilities of staff members and their various ranks. This would also include the Staff Manager role, but that’s treading murky waters as I do not think it would be right for me to set out my own duties/responsibilities without consultation with the entire staff team and whomsoever is made server manager. But, I would certainly be able to set down such things for the rest of the staff team.

I would refer to the written code, and see if the abuse falls under any of the definitions. If not, look to the more broad provisions in the code. Determine if it is possible to interpret this in a way that is fair and would encompass the abuse concerned.

If abuse is novel; determine whether disciplinary action is reasonable on the facts and what kind. Try to evaluate the seriousness of the abuse. Act accordingly; providing punishment proportionate to the abuse (or not at all; depending on history and nature of abuse)
Regardless of if any serious action is taken; abuse is to be written down and recorded, with dates. The list is to be viewable only by the staff manager and other super admins; though staff members would be able to request to see their own record of abuse.

Community Questions :

I would endeavor to answer all questions as they come, but this can be unrealistic in certain circumstances… I shall set aside time on a day when I will be known to be available to answer questions; hear community concerns, etc.

Leaking:

I will determine the nature of the information leaked: (e.g. quantity, quality). I will ask if the staff member was given opportunities to confess to the leaking. If the information leaked is sufficiently serious AND the staff member was given the opportunity to confess a demotion will be expected. If I could *do more* I would, depending on the circumstances. Unsure if I would be able to: staff manager’s powers not written down or defined.

(11.) If applicable, please provide a list of all your previous volunteer staff applications, provide a link to them if possible, and list any reasons why they may have been locked. If they were previously accepted, please provide a short explanation of why you are no longer volunteer staff at the time of this application. (Disregard if this is your first application) -

-Applied for Server Manager on one occasion on a date that has been lost.
-Applied for Staff Manager before this, once before, on a separate occasion, on a date that has been lost.
-Many GM Apps.]]>

Volunteer Staff Application Terms & Conditions

Last updated: January 20th, 2021

Please do not remove or delete these terms and conditions from your application, otherwise, your application will be considered and declared void.

Applicants Steam ID - STEAM_0:1:90890134

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GENER

[insert pretty image here @'LexaForumsWoman']

Engagement with the Staff Team: being more enthusiastic about spending time with the staff team OUTSIDE of the server, participating in teambuilding, talking more in staff chat outside of formal responsibilities/communication, etc. Arguably, this is not a problem, and the criticism could be more elegantly phrased as 'engage with the rest of the team and take a greater initiative to at least talk to other staff members outside of formal responsibilities'. It took me a bit to reflect and realize this was what the feedback was really trying to say; because it appeared to me initially that I was effectively being told 'you must be close friends with as many members of the staff team as you can' which did rub me the wrong way at first as compulsory friendship seemed unhealthy.
UPON REFLECTION, of course, I see what the critique is trying to say and understand that the staff manager will have to communicate with all members of the team regularly. I would like to think my communication with the team and initiative in sending votes in advance when it is impossible to attend meetings evinces this initiative and desire to engage/progress.

If I were the staff manager, this would VERY MUCH be my job.
I can see the significance of having that open team presence and being that example. This is why I am applying; I want to do precisely this in a way that is fair and meets community expectations.

Individuality : Catering to others is not something I am known for doing (i.e. reluctant to enforce rules selectively for a particular group, general favourtism, etc)
Activity is consistent, and my performance as a Gamemaker is not at issue
Friendliness; was regarded as generally polite and friendly outside of concerns found in Q6.

Patience 6/10 : I would like to think my patience is perfect EXCEPT for certain things that just make patience that little bit harder. For example, hypocrisy, and people being generally disappointing will wear my patience like anyone else. The problem comes with me having to dole out punishment during this time; and I recall recently banning a player (who repeatedly tried to leave the sit; not engaging) that I had to ban. Because I was not patient, I ended up banning this player in a way that was inappropriate (ban length was too low compared to what it was supposed to be) and I did not log the ban. I learned a lot from this experience

Communication & Response time: 7/10 : I will generally ignore people off server platforms unless I /MUST/ respond to them. I could probably just direct them somewhere else, but no, no I am being honest here. I ignore them. I will not do that if promoted. In terms of response ON server platforms; fine. I will respond quickly unless someone else is around to respond at my behest or has an overriding duty to respond instead. I realize, that if promoted, /I/ would be the one expected to respond first.

Impartiality: 10 : I have been repeatedly praised for this. Even the server owner approached me at one stage (on a matter that need not be disclosed) because he valued this quality; he made specific reference to it. I don’t expect him to remember this but I can jog his memory in confidence if necessary.

Teamwork 7/10 : I have participated in these teambuilding exercises the staff team has once before. It was quite fun, but I do not see these as mandatory and have preferred to keep my distance from the staff team professional, but friendly. This, I have on good authority, may have been a misjudgment on my part because it has given the impression that “If you’re [not] my friend, you will probably never speak to [me]”. Personally, all I think needs to be said in this regard is my communication will necessarily improve if I were assigned the responsibility of managing the staff team.

Professionalism 7/10 : Valid critique has been levied that I

Attitude/General Demeanor: 9/10

Two staff members arguing: If staff members are arguing; but are… (borrowing from experience)

Raising their voice; shouting or yelling
Swearing/cussing at another, using slurs, threats, and directly personally attacking the other staff member.
Crying or clearly getting emotional in a way that could be embarrassing/uncomfortable for all parties involved.

Staff member being inactive :

Demote them?
There would be written, publicly available activity standards. Inactivity would be dealt with meticulously, like clockwork.

Is the staff member on LOA (Leave of Absence)?

A severe report has been made showing a community member engaging in reprehensible conduct :

Staff members abusing their permissions :

Definitions of abuse, setting out examples of abuse
Comprehensively outlining duties/responsibilities of staff members and their various ranks. This would also include the Staff Manager role, but that’s treading murky waters as I do not think it would be right for me to set out my own duties/responsibilities without consultation with the entire staff team and whomsoever is made server manager. But, I would certainly be able to set down such things for the rest of the staff team.

Community Questions :

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Volunteer Staff Application Terms & Conditions

Last updated: January 20th, 2021

Please do not remove or delete these terms and conditions from your application, otherwise your application will be considered and declared void.

Applicants Steam ID - STEAM_0:0:165768258

Volunteer Staff Application Terms & Conditions

Last updated: January 20th, 2021

Please do not remove or delete these terms and conditions from your application, otherwise your application will be considered and declared void.

Applicants Steam ID - STEAM_0:0:165768258

Volunteer Staff Application Terms & Conditions

Last updated: January 20th, 2021

Please do not remove or delete these terms and conditions from your application, otherwise your application will be considered and declared void.

Applicants Steam ID - STEAM_0:0:80177453

This may look a bit weird considering the position's been announced, but shortly after it was announced I was told I'd still need an application here, so here we are guys! Let's get to it.

(1.) Do you agree to and accept the Volunteer Staff Application Terms & Conditions? If so, please answer with "Yes, I do agree and accept these terms and conditions." - Yes, I do agree and accept these terms and conditions.

(1a) What name and or alias are you most commonly known as within the SBS community? - Yaycob Brooks-Nova, or Brooks by some

(1b.) What is your age? - 12

(2.) Which volunteer community staff position is your application for? - Galaxy of Magic Interim Staff Manager Application

(3.) Approximately, when was the first time that you joined our community and how did you initially discover it? - Waaaay back in 2016, I was waiting on a buddy of mine to play some games with. He was taking a bit so I loaded up gmod to mess around while I waited. I saw a category named "[REDACTED]RP] and thought hey, messing with some [RE DACTED] dorks could be a fun time. Well, I was messing around for a bit, but I grew sorta attached. Met some fun people and started playing frequently, talking to community members off server, you get the gist. I got into the community's other server, Clone Wars, and the forums, too. Since then I've always stuck around at least a bit. Some times more than other, but I've never completely left.

(4.) Community staff are held to a much higher standard both in general and with activity when compared to standard game server staff. In this case, do you understand that you can be let go at any time for excessive inactivity at our discretion? -  Of course

(4a) How can we be certain that you will remain active on the server upon being accepted for a volunteer staffing position? - I'm not sure if there's a way to have people be 100% certain, but I fully intend to remain active during my time as interim. My activity is admittedly pretty spotty since the last time I held a server position, but I can also confidently say that in any of my prior positions, the moment I felt myself becoming inactive, I would give myself a short period to see if that would change, and if it didn't I would resign so the position could be filled by someone active and deserving. If I do not want to fulfill the position's duties, I will not hold them hostage and have little be done. All of that being said, the fact that this is an interim position should make it very unlikely I burn out. I'm interested and excited to get back into things and integrate back with the team for the time I'm here :)

(5.) Tell us a little about yourself and why you would like to be accepted for a volunteer staffing position on SBS. (100 words or less) - Hi I'm Yaycob! I've been here for a while. I'm relatively easy to get along with, I talk a ton tbh. Some stuff I'm really into are Astronomy or MMA. Not a lot to me, I'm a pretty simple guy. I'd like to be accepted for the position because I genuinely do feel I'd be a good fit here (although this app is being posted after lol. I was approached with the offer to server as the interim manager until the next is chosen. I'll be honest and say I had a lot of concerns I voiced and had to think about and get input about. I'm normally against a position like this being appointed this way, but after a lot of lengthy discussion regarding my concerns I figured that since it was an interim position I could definitely serve as a (at least) decent hold-me-over until someone permanent comes along as manager. Since it's more of a temporary position, I figure that even in a hypothetical worst-case-scenario, things would still be okay as they wouldn't last long. I seriously doubt it comes to that, I think I can work with the team just fine.  I have the time to spare right now, I've done it before and did pretty decent, I think I'm ready to jump back into it. Jumping head first is a bit scary though, won't lie. I have a lot to learn about the current team.

(6.) In your opinion, which quality of yourself do you feel that you need to improve on the most? - I would definitely describe myself as a pretty lenient and playful person. That can be a good thing, I like to mess around (within reason) a little bit with whatever I'm involved in and try to create a fun environment. I'm prone to making mistakes just like anyone. Sometimes I may get a bit too wild or not notice something I'm doing may not be okay. It doesn't happen often at all, but I have in the past had someone provide criticism on things I have done that I, in the moment, thought weren't a big deal. It's important I'm very receptive to criticism when it comes to that.

(6a) In your opinion, which skill set of yours do you feel that you need to improve on the most? - As an entire skillset, and not that I think I'm horrible at it, but professionalism probably. I'm a very casual and easy going guy. That probably shows even in serious situations a bit. I can get more serious when I need, but at the end of the day I'm still pretty joke-y and loose. In some situations that's not the way to be.

(7.) How would having you on our volunteer staff team benefit our community and what qualities set you apart from the rest of the applicants? - To put it simply, the community is in a big transition phase right now while the GoM server is being fleshed out and completed. It's gonna take a lot of work to have things feel "normal" again. I think that with past experience and an open mind, I can help in our beginning stages of that as the interim. Having someone from outside of the team come in this way can have both good and bad consequences. One particularly good consequence is that I may be able to provide a different perspective on current and future issues, as an outsider to the current team, that may not have been thought about before. I'm going to actively strive to learn more about this team and do my best to be communicative and beneficial to them. Lastly, I think I am particularly good at putting myself into other peoples' perspectives, both staff or players', and seeing things from a different point of view. I try to think of things from multiple angles and at the very least understand the opposing opinions too.

(8.) Have you ever previously maintained a game server staffing position, or currently are, on any other Garry's Mod servers? If so, which ones, and in which staffing positions? (List them if possible) -
Oh lord, here we go! Might get some details wrong, it's been a minute:
- Dark Obelisk Gaming (Mod, TTT/Prop Hunt/Murder)
- Light Totem Gaming (Admin, TTT/Prop Hunt/Murder)
- Grudge Gaming (Mod, DarkRP)
- StarByStar Gaming (Forum Admin, CW Staff Manager, HW Staff Manager)

(9) How would you rate your skills overall out of 10 (E.g., patience, response time, etc.) -
I'd put myself at a solid 8 overall.
For different skills individually:

Patience, 7: I think I'm good at keeping patient when need be, but I can definitely improve here. I'm good at listening, but I do need to work on biting my tongue and letting people finish. I can sometimes be quick to responding to an individual point someone has without letting them finish. It's something I'm aware of and mindful of.

Response Time, 9: I can be reached very easily and pretty quickly. Lots of things are sort of time sensitive, a quick response is usually always a good thing. Off the forums / server, I'm very easy to get a hold of as well. I keep my notifications on and frequently check if I receive any messages from people.

Communication, 10: As I spoke about before, I can talk a lot at times. I like to debate things and flesh ideas out more than they already are. I like hearing other perspectives, opinions, criticisms, concerns. I like voicing my own back. I like trying to figure things out, weeding out bad solutions, finding the best possible way to handle things. I think talking to people directly and asking for others' opinions is very important. I think my communication is one of my better qualities, for sure.

Flexibility, 8: I can adapt to different things that are decided on even if I personally do not agree with them. I will debate my own feelings of course, in good faith, but if that is not the general consensus, I can adapt and be completely fine with that outcome. I won't be right about everything. I think I also can see things very clearly through some else's perspective, and that very much can help me understand things and be flexible.

Honesty, 9: To keep this short and pretty, I'm a pretty honest and open person. Outside of possible small white lies, this shouldn't be an issue at all.

Loyalty, 10: I've been here more than 6 years. There's been plenty of opportunities to jump ship. Plenty of ups and downs. Plenty of big drama, drastic decisions, and cataclysmic outcomes. I've had opportunities to join other similar servers trying to branch off. Through that all I'm still here and interacting with the community. I think I'll be here until SBS no longer is.

(10.) Provide a couple of examples of situations or issues you may encounter and how you would handle them in the position you are applying for - For the community members that are active on the forums, I'm sure you may have seen how I handle certain things that have come up that I've dealt with. Whether that be input on server drama, a staff report, the Ebony report specifically on me, I think so far I have dealt with most everything pretty professionally and good. For some examples:
- Staff member leaking: Depending on the severity here, the punishment changes drastically. Are they literally streaming the staff meeting, or did they tell someone why the staff don't want to implement a suggestion they made? In the first case, that'd be considered severe. I'd take that very seriously and a demotion would be a possibility there. In the second, I view that as acceptable and communicative with the player. Unless there's some sort of sensitive information shared (like maybe a future update? really depends), that's really a non-issue and is a good thing.
- Staff member found breaking rules: I feel like this is about to get repeated a lot, but context can matter. Are they mass RDMing and using godmode to mess with the players? In that instance, it's obvious a demotion would be necessary. The more likely scenario is a staff member goofing off with some friends. Maybe they allow some micspam, some friendly RDM, some light minging? This can be handled by a quick one on one talk, making it clear that that's not acceptable behavior and that bias isn't tolerated. It'd be made clear that their staff duties still matter, regardless of friends or not. Regardless of situation though, they must always be talked to and levelled with. Communication is key.
- Staff member abusing their in-game powers: Let's say a staff member were to buddha themselves during a lockdown so they couldn't be killed. That is a blatant abuse of the powers that isn't tolerable. This could be solved by a quick chat making it clear that their behavior isn't okay and that isn't something they're allowed to do. Something that I actually dealt with in the past, I had an admin abusing their power to set themselves to peoples' custom jobs, despite not being whitelisted. I made it clear that that wasn't okay behavior and there was some push back. Regardless of the push back, I emphasized that they absolutely could not be using jobs they are not whitelisted to. They were found one time after that doing it again, and I made it clear I would not be warning them again to quit. I told them if I see this any more, they will have that power removed from them and they'd be either demoted to mod, or entirely. That issue stopped happening after that. I don't usually like to get strict, but some instances call for it. If there is repetition in power abuse, it becomes more of a problem. A warning only goes so far if the problem keeps happening. Punishments may get more severe and suspensions / demotions may become a possibility depending on the severity of abuse.

I want to emphasize that communication is gonna be key in almost all situations that could happen. If I'm ever met with a situation where I'm not confident in how I feel about it, I will reach out to a fellow staff member and get a second or third opinion. It never hurts to discuss a bit and hear others' opinions.

(11.) If applicable, please provide a list of all your previous volunteer staff applications, provide a link to them if possible, and list any reasons why they may have been locked. If they were previously accepted, please provide a short explanation of why you are no longer volunteer staff at the time of this application. (Disregard if this is your first application) -
Since old forums are gone and these are wiped, this is hard to do - I will describe the positions though as best I can. It's been a long time and I can't check back for clarity, so the positioning might be slightly wrong, fair warning.

HW Moderator #1 - Accepted, served a few months happily. Had feedback to speak at a meeting that a lot of players wanted talked about and the team at the time was a bit dismissive. I wasn't happy with the lack of acknowledgement in the meeting and went to the forums seeking direct player input on my issue. Admittedly it was a bit rushed and resulted in my only demotion to date.

HW Moderator #2 - Accepted. Shortly after that demotion, maybe a week, I got moderator back. I held this position for a long time, even during my time as CW Staff Manager. I resigned from this position following unfortunate community drama with the then co owner.

CW Moderator #1 - Accepted, at the time the CW server wasn't in the best of shape. I held this position for a long time, with an absolutely AMAZING staff team, and helped to bring CW back to good activity (65+ daily). I held this until I got CW Staff Manager.

Forum Admin #1 - Accepted. Held this position for a very long time, even after the before mentioned drama. After resigning from the above server positions, I still held this position. I believe it wasn't until I resigned from HW StaffM that I resigned from this.

Community CVisor - Denied. This position had two applicants, me and Astro. Him and I were both active on both servers at the time (HW and CW). He was very much a good fit for the position, he did great.

CW Staff Manager - Accepted. Unfortunately I did not hold this position for as long as I wanted to. I will admit that this is the most fun I have had in a position on SBS. I adored CW, I loved what it had become, I loved the staff team, the RP leaders, everything was squeaky clean. We had pretty frequent updates, quickly added after being discussed in meetings. The community drama I talked about before with the co-owner at the time is the reason I resigned from this position. It was an extremely hard decision for me to make. I think I did a great job with this position specifically. My team was as happy as it had ever been on that server.

HW Moderator #3 - Accepted. I held this for a long time before being promoted to HW Staff Manager. I had a great time moderating, becoming admin, debating, making new friends on the staff team and meeting new people. Being a part of the new map's development a little was so fun at the time. This go around, having experience on two of SBS's servers, I used knowledge from both to pitch suggestions to improve what the team was already doing. Some of those still happen today. This whole run was a blast really.

HW Server Manager - Denied. Another applicant got the position over me. He was a great applicant at the time, a very solid admin. Completely fair.

HW Staff Manager - Accepted. I held this for a while, and like I had mentioned before in HW Mod 3, I used past knowledge from both servers, alongside current knowledge, to try to push for a bunch of changes that are lasting and had (in my opinion) good effects. We took a page out of CW's book and took meeting notes. We stopped banning people without first speaking to them or warning them, which was surprisingly common at the time. We loosened up some on name rules. I'd like to say the team worked excellent together, outside of the rare hiccup, and was very open to giving and receiving criticism from one another. After serving in this a while, I resigned from both this position and forum admin, and took a break from the community.

Forum Admin #2 - After a long and much needed break, I started peeking at the forums again. That became more common, I'd make the occasional and rare comment on the big threads, but I read most of everything. I was getting interest in the community again and a position had opened up, so I decided trying to apply again couldn't hurt. I still hold this position up until now. I think I've been a good, active, reasonable, and communicative forum admin, at least so far. Still going strong.

And here we are. I look forward to working with everyone : )]]>

Volunteer Staff Application Terms & Conditions

Last updated: January 20th, 2021

Please do not remove or delete these terms and conditions from your application, otherwise your application will be considered and declared void.

Applicants Steam ID - STEAM_0:0:80177453

This may look a bit weird considering the position's been announced, but shortly after it was announced I was told I'd still need an application here, so here we are guys! Let's get to it.

Failure to read the rules and regulations is NOT an excuse for not following them.

Failure to follow any of the rules listed here will result in your application being locked.

Community Staff Applications refer to positions such as Community Managers and Forum Staff. All Applicants are EXPECTED to know these rules. Applications will be reviewed by either the Community Owner, Particular Manager of that Server and/or the Community Auxiliary.
Applications are not guaranteed to receive a response within 30 days. Applications can be opened for more then 30 days along as the position is still available or unless stated otherwise by the current Manager of that particular server.
If an applicant is banned on the forums or in game their application will be denied and the applicant may reapply when any and all bans are lifted.
If an applicant causes or participates in drama on their application, or excessive drama in the general community, their application may be denied. The applicant may reapply at once unless told otherwise, however it is advisable to wait until the drama related issues have been ameliorated.
If an applicant is found to have lied in their application (such as false claims or lying about ban history) the application may be denied and the applicant may reapply at once unless told otherwise.
If an applicant is advertising their application it will be denied and they may not reapply for a week unless told otherwise. Advertising in this sense is very strict, you may not ask for feedback, display, discuss or link your application publicly or ask someone to do any of this for you. If someone has a question about your staff application you may answer any question as candidly as you wish as long as the communication is private and cannot be viewed later by someone who wasn't there. Any and all questions the applicant has can be addressed to and answered by a community, forum or sometimes server staff member privately. Simply put, you may answer anyone's questions privately or ask your own questions privately to staff members, but that is the limit. -Side note about advertising someone else's application below-
An applicant may only comment on their own staff application if they follow the guidelines set forth BELOW IN LEXA'S POST IN THIS THREAD. Asking for your application to be locked then reapplying at once is also considered bumping, simply edit your post with more information. Doing otherwise will result in the application being denied and the applicant being unable to reapply for a week unless told otherwise. (bumping)
Plagiarizing or copying any other player's application is not allowed, any applicant who does so will be denied and will not be allowed to reapply for two weeks unless told otherwise.
If an applicant uses an alt account to comment on their own application, all applications by that user will be denied and the applicant may not reapply for two weeks unless told otherwise. The alt accounts will be permabanned and the main account will receive a forum ban, the applicant cannot reapply until the main account's forum ban is over, even if the two week period has lapsed.
If an applicant's application is denied and the applicant is told to wait for a specific amount of time but applies before that time is over, the application will be denied and the time will start from the beginning.
Resigned Staff Members can re-apply at any time.
Demoted Staff Members must wait 1 month from the demotion to apply again. (This includes staff members who were forced to resign)
If a staff member has been demoted 3 times, they can not apply again unless told otherwise by a community staff member. (This does not include leaving the team due to failing the trial period)

Side note on the topic of advertising someone else's application:

If you wish to discuss someone else's application you may do so if: all participants in said discussion are okay with talking about the application, the discussion cannot be viewed later by individuals who were not part of the discussion and the applicant may not initialize the discussion. All but the last restriction will result in warnings and punishment for the individuals involved but will not effect the application or applicant (unless the applicant is one of the individuals involved)

If you have any questions regarding any of the rules listed here, feel free to contact a Forum Admin or the Staff Manager regarding any questions or concerns you may have!]]> -WARNING-

Failure to read the rules and regulations is NOT an excuse for not following them.

Failure to follow any of the rules listed here will result in your application being locked.

Community Staff Applications refer to positions such as Community Managers and Forum Staff. All Applicants are EXPECTED to know these rules. Applications will be reviewed by either the Community Owner, Particular Manager of that Server and/or the Community Auxiliary.
Applications are not guaranteed to receive a response within 30 days. Applications can be opened for more then 30 days along as the position is still available or unless stated otherwise by the current Manager of that particular server.
If an applicant is banned on the forums or in game their application will be denied and the applicant may reapply when any and all bans are lifted.
If an applicant causes or participates in drama on their application, or excessive drama in the general community, their application may be denied. The applicant may reapply at once unless told otherwise, however it is advisable to wait until the drama related issues have been ameliorated.
If an applicant is found to have lied in their application (such as false claims or lying about ban history) the application may be denied and the applicant may reapply at once unless told otherwise.
If an applicant is advertising their application it will be denied and they may not reapply for a week unless told otherwise. Advertising in this sense is very strict, you may not ask for feedback, display, discuss or link your application publicly or ask someone to do any of this for you. If someone has a question about your staff application you may answer any question as candidly as you wish as long as the communication is private and cannot be viewed later by someone who wasn't there. Any and all questions the applicant has can be addressed to and answered by a community, forum or sometimes server staff member privately. Simply put, you may answer anyone's questions privately or ask your own questions privately to staff members, but that is the limit. -Side note about advertising someone else's application below-
An applicant may only comment on their own staff application if they follow the guidelines set forth BELOW IN LEXA'S POST IN THIS THREAD. Asking for your application to be locked then reapplying at once is also considered bumping, simply edit your post with more information. Doing otherwise will result in the application being denied and the applicant being unable to reapply for a week unless told otherwise. (bumping)
Plagiarizing or copying any other player's application is not allowed, any applicant who does so will be denied and will not be allowed to reapply for two weeks unless told otherwise.
If an applicant uses an alt account to comment on their own application, all applications by that user will be denied and the applicant may not reapply for two weeks unless told otherwise. The alt accounts will be permabanned and the main account will receive a forum ban, the applicant cannot reapply until the main account's forum ban is over, even if the two week period has lapsed.
If an applicant's application is denied and the applicant is told to wait for a specific amount of time but applies before that time is over, the application will be denied and the time will start from the beginning.
Resigned Staff Members can re-apply at any time.
Demoted Staff Members must wait 1 month from the demotion to apply again. (This includes staff members who were forced to resign)
If a staff member has been demoted 3 times, they can not apply again unless told otherwise by a community staff member. (This does not include leaving the team due to failing the trial period)

Side note on the topic of advertising someone else's application:

If you wish to discuss someone else's application you may do so if: all participants in said discussion are okay with talking about the application, the discussion cannot be viewed later by individuals who were not part of the discussion and the applicant may not initialize the discussion. All but the last restriction will result in warnings and punishment for the individuals involved but will not effect the application or applicant (unless the applicant is one of the individuals involved)

If you have any questions regarding any of the rules listed here, feel free to contact a Forum Admin or the Staff Manager regarding any questions or concerns you may have!]]> <![CDATA[Volunteer Staff Application Information [Forum Admin]]]> https://starbystargaming.com//showthread?tid=16189 Mon, 09 Jul 2018 06:55:29 +0000 https://starbystargaming.com//showthread?tid=16189 Important Volunteer Staff Application Information
The staff application format below will be automatically inputted into your application thread once you click the "Post Thread" button within the Volunteer Community Staff Applications forum section or by clicking "Begin Application" below and selecting your application format of choice. You must be signed into the forums by linking your Steam account to do so, otherwise, you will not see the "Post Thread" button and or will not be able to post an application at all. Any application not using this format will be considered and declared void. The Steam account that you are applying for a volunteer staffing position for must be the same Steam account that you're using to post your application on the forums and that you use to conduct your volunteer staffing duties on our game server(s). You will not be permitted or able to share your volunteer staffing position amongst multiple or alternative Steam accounts and its only to be tied to the Steam account ID in your application.

Please keep in mind that all volunteer staff applications will be locked once they are older than 1 month. We do not lock volunteer staff applications before this time frame unless we are absolutely sure that you would not be suitable a fit for a volunteer staff position or unless you violate volunteer staff application rules. Do not expect a reply to your application unless you are accepted. Otherwise, please leave your application posted, just in case. You never know when the need for emergency volunteer staff will arise. Lastly, do not pester other volunteer staff about checking out your application. This only turns them away from even considering your application in the first place. New volunteer staff members are selected by the current volunteer staff team as a whole. Volunteer staff applications will be reviewed during our staff meetings, and current staff will vote new staff members in or out of of the volunteer staff team. So please, again, do not beg anyone to check your application as it will do you no good, only harm. It's recommended to make a good name for yourself in the community, by be being active, following the rules, and getting your name known within the community in a positive light.

NOTICE:
Please make sure to add your current or most known in-game role-play name or alias into the title of the thread when you post an application. This is required. Finally, please keep in mind, volunteer community staff applications may only be posted when there is a requirement for staff in a given position, so you must wait for an announcement before posting a community staff application.

Do not advertise your application or it will be locked, if you have questions about logistics, feel free to ask any current volunteer server or forum staff by private means, such as forum private messages.

To begin your application process, please click 'Begin Application' below.

Begin Application

]]> Important Volunteer Staff Application Information
The staff application format below will be automatically inputted into your application thread once you click the "Post Thread" button within the Volunteer Community Staff Applications forum section or by clicking "Begin Application" below and selecting your application format of choice. You must be signed into the forums by linking your Steam account to do so, otherwise, you will not see the "Post Thread" button and or will not be able to post an application at all. Any application not using this format will be considered and declared void. The Steam account that you are applying for a volunteer staffing position for must be the same Steam account that you're using to post your application on the forums and that you use to conduct your volunteer staffing duties on our game server(s). You will not be permitted or able to share your volunteer staffing position amongst multiple or alternative Steam accounts and its only to be tied to the Steam account ID in your application.

Please keep in mind that all volunteer staff applications will be locked once they are older than 1 month. We do not lock volunteer staff applications before this time frame unless we are absolutely sure that you would not be suitable a fit for a volunteer staff position or unless you violate volunteer staff application rules. Do not expect a reply to your application unless you are accepted. Otherwise, please leave your application posted, just in case. You never know when the need for emergency volunteer staff will arise. Lastly, do not pester other volunteer staff about checking out your application. This only turns them away from even considering your application in the first place. New volunteer staff members are selected by the current volunteer staff team as a whole. Volunteer staff applications will be reviewed during our staff meetings, and current staff will vote new staff members in or out of of the volunteer staff team. So please, again, do not beg anyone to check your application as it will do you no good, only harm. It's recommended to make a good name for yourself in the community, by be being active, following the rules, and getting your name known within the community in a positive light.

NOTICE:
Please make sure to add your current or most known in-game role-play name or alias into the title of the thread when you post an application. This is required. Finally, please keep in mind, volunteer community staff applications may only be posted when there is a requirement for staff in a given position, so you must wait for an announcement before posting a community staff application.

Do not advertise your application or it will be locked, if you have questions about logistics, feel free to ask any current volunteer server or forum staff by private means, such as forum private messages.

To begin your application process, please click 'Begin Application' below.

Begin Application

]]> <![CDATA[Volunteer Staff Application Information]]> https://starbystargaming.com//showthread?tid=909 Mon, 09 Jul 2018 06:55:29 +0000 https://starbystargaming.com//showthread?tid=909 Important Volunteer Staff Application Information
The staff application format below will be automatically inputted into your application thread once you click the "Post Thread" button within the Volunteer Community Staff Applications forum section or by clicking "Begin Application" below and selecting your application format of choice. You must be signed into the forums by linking your Steam account to do so, otherwise, you will not see the "Post Thread" button and or will not be able to post an application at all. Any application not using this format will be considered and declared void. The Steam account that you are applying for a volunteer staffing position for must be the same Steam account that you're using to post your application on the forums and that you use to conduct your volunteer staffing duties on our game server(s). You will not be permitted or able to share your volunteer staffing position amongst multiple or alternative Steam accounts and its only to be tied to the Steam account ID in your application.

Please keep in mind that all volunteer staff applications will be locked once they are older than 1 month. We do not lock volunteer staff applications before this time frame unless we are absolutely sure that you would not be suitable a fit for a volunteer staff position or unless you violate volunteer staff application rules. Do not expect a reply to your application unless you are accepted. Otherwise, please leave your application posted, just in case. You never know when the need for emergency volunteer staff will arise. Lastly, do not pester other volunteer staff about checking out your application. This only turns them away from even considering your application in the first place. New volunteer staff members are selected by the current volunteer staff team as a whole. Volunteer staff applications will be reviewed during our staff meetings, and current staff will vote new staff members in or out of of the volunteer staff team. So please, again, do not beg anyone to check your application as it will do you no good, only harm. It's recommended to make a good name for yourself in the community, by be being active, following the rules, and getting your name known within the community in a positive light.

NOTICE:
Please make sure to add your current or most known in-game role-play name or alias into the title of the thread when you post an application. This is required. Finally, please keep in mind, volunteer community staff applications may only be posted when there is a requirement for staff in a given position, so you must wait for an announcement before posting a community staff application.

Do not advertise your application or it will be locked, if you have questions about logistics, feel free to ask any current volunteer server or forum staff by private means, such as forum private messages.

To begin your application process, please click 'Begin Application' below.

Begin Application

To begin your application process, please click 'Begin Application' below.

Begin Application

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