Moderators

[Gandalf]

It's time-based, so they can't set it for you.

Yes we can  :devroll:

[Gandalf]

Perhaps we should one time make a moderator application in the style of a "star search" program.
We start with the applications, the managers remove those who are trolling and banevading and leave a group of 10-15 players. These get a hypothetical situation to answer on. by PM (so nobody will see the answers of others).
Their answers are posted and players vote who is best suited. Every round the three with lowest votes will be removed, until we have 6 left who will get their trial.

[SushiSaurus]

Who would be voting? Us or the players?

[Kirgiz]

Perhaps we should one time make a moderator application in the style of a "star search" program.
We start with the applications, the managers remove those who are trolling and banevading and leave a group of 10-15 players. These get a hypothetical situation to answer on. by PM (so nobody will see the answers of others).
Their answers are posted and players vote who is best suited. Every round the three with lowest votes will be removed, until we have 6 left who will get their trial.

Democracy? In MY ARGONATH?

i like the wording.

[Thom]

Perhaps we should one time make a moderator application in the style of a "star search" program.
We start with the applications, the managers remove those who are trolling and banevading and leave a group of 10-15 players. These get a hypothetical situation to answer on. by PM (so nobody will see the answers of others).
Their answers are posted and players vote who is best suited. Every round the three with lowest votes will be removed, until we have 6 left who will get their trial.

I'm sorry for provoking Carter.I will try to do my best show up when i get unbanned and do everything i can to be moderator...I'm not going to write a big text now with shit..I will do my best IG...Gandalf remember it

[Jubin]

Perhaps we should one time make a moderator application in the style of a "star search" program.
We start with the applications, the managers remove those who are trolling and banevading and leave a group of 10-15 players. These get a hypothetical situation to answer on. by PM (so nobody will see the answers of others).
Their answers are posted and players vote who is best suited. Every round the three with lowest votes will be removed, until we have 6 left who will get their trial.

Oh the vote buying it would turn out to be.

[TiMoN]

Perhaps we should one time make a moderator application in the style of a "star search" program.
We start with the applications, the managers remove those who are trolling and banevading and leave a group of 10-15 players. These get a hypothetical situation to answer on. by PM (so nobody will see the answers of others).
Their answers are posted and players vote who is best suited. Every round the three with lowest votes will be removed, until we have 6 left who will get their trial.

Gang/mafia/group members voting for their leaders, making people who deserve the chance lose.

[SugarD]

Yes we can  :devroll:

Shh! I'm trying to lure the trolls away!

[Nathan]

One of the biggest points that most people miss when applying to become a moderator is the reality of it. Once becoming a moderator, you will not have a lot of time for yourself and you are basically selling yourself for the server. Not many people can do that. Most burn out within a few months.

The biggest key points for those that DO want to become a moderator are these:
-Do not asslick owners/managers/admins/mods
-Do not go around asking for rights
-Do help new players (enable your /h and send each and every new player a welcome -- I usually send this: /pm xx Welcome to Argo! Please read and follow the /rules! If you need help, contact me or an /admin! -- it makes them feel wanted and the fact that the server is open and welcoming to all)
-Do help on /h
-Respect others and be polite!
-Do not kiss-ass, and act like a wanna-be admin -- therefore do not enforce rules on others if you do not have the power to
-Be active -- on server and on the forums!
-Actively send /reports -- not for every little bullshit reason ("He punched me!" "He /piss on me" "He tell me to f**k off") -- Most situations you can figure out yourself.

Remember this, not everyone is fit to become a moderator. One would need motivation and time to be active on this job.

Just quoting myself so everyone can see this. Especially the asslicking part.

[Mashgash]

When I entered the admin team back in January I got a shock when I saw the chat. It was constant being flooded and you can not do anything about it! You will have to get used to it, it takes around a week or two. I did also got shocked over how much I had to sacrifice in order to carry out my new duty. I couldn't roleplay as before, I could not drive around as before and I could not speak randomly to my friends as I had more important discussions to take care off.

You will have to sacrifice alot during your time as a moderator. You do not know what a moderator position means unless you have experienced it in Argonath. I thought I was prepared and it should be an easy task but hell I was wrong! Prepare for the worst. The chat is flooded with admin chat about death messages, resetspawn, fire mission, your cb and a jobradio. In the start it is hectic and you get five lines chat during one second. You wish to roleplay but you are unable as the reports is flooding in. You will have to sacrifice alot. There is no excuse as "I can not take reports, I am roleplaying". You applied to help players, you are there to help and you must help if required. You do not have alot of freetime. If you are lucky you can drive one lap around Los Santos without being wanted somewhere. Consider if you wish to dedicate your activity to help players. Do you have the time to do so? Does school / job takes up lot of your time? As an administrative member are you obligated to be active seven hours per week, that is one hour per day. Are you able to hold that?

Consider your availability and if you are prepared to decrease your roleplay activity. It will come times when you have the time to roleplay with your friends, but there is not many of them. The work is hectic and stressful.
It is aswell a pleasure to help and you make new friends. You will experience a new side of Argonath, a side you never seen before! It is an honour to work as an administrator. You who will get selected should feel proud. Show us why you should get selected. Go around in the server, help players, encourage players to obey the rules and have a positive attitude.

Do not have a fake personality. Show us who you are. You will be selected for the one you are, be sure to act as your self, not as anyone else.

Good luck to everyone

[Cyril]

I had headache for 2-3 days until get used to the constant chat scrolling when I became moderator  :hit:

[TiMoN]

They are Open nowm I think your wish became true?

[Jcstodds]

   If you want to be a moderator you need to have a lot of patience and dedication to helping players with your own free time.

[TheRock]

Indeed as rest say, it takes time to get used to the constant chat rolling (You can't actually imagine a dev's chat either, hahaha..) Although with /pagesize 20, it's kinda better.. (even if it takes my whole screen on my 640x480 XD).. Being a moderator on Argonath tests your patience, anger management and friendlyness actually. Whilst you have had friends from before entering the team, when you are a member of the team you must show no favourism and at some rare times you are challenged to punish even your friends which can also mean loosing them! By the other side you must 'train' your patience as in, whenever you actually type the command that you are looking into a report, you constantly tend to receive messages from the 'reporter', where (s)he demands that you punish the guy you reported.. and even if you claim that you talked to him or dealt with him verbally, he will not stop unless he sees a public punishment such as /warn or /kick-/ban. By the other side, you will see many people who will spam or moan about you not looking into the reports, whilst trying to do your best, and they just fail to see it. And that's actually the hardest part, self anger management! We also get stressed a lot, even more when you are alone in the server and you are taking a lot of reports, and most are just PMing you back like "LOOK AT MY REPORT NOW!!" or "BAN HIM NOW PLZZZ".. Even those constantly 24/7 PMs about them saying 'Please admin, wire me x$$ I need for x reason'. Whilst it's too hard to get used in the begin, eventually you will learn to control your self, let your anger off the game and your punishment basis.

So, that's another add from someone who experienced something that most of you call 'easy'. Try it, then speak about it

[Slavik]

hey people sorry for trying to change the topic but I just want to know something. Okay can you please tell me what is the chance of becoming a moderator if I haven't played for long basically new, right but I know the rules/ commands? I'm asking it here because I see a lot admins.