07-31-2023, 01:18 AM
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to explain further:
(1) you said: "Because I like seeing cheaters cry, mainly. Staff already know I'm quite vigilant. I also want to have more direct input in improving PH." you told me this yourself in your app. you seek to punish, and that is the least desirable outcome for this server. Ideally, we would only have to remove problems once in a blue moon. Additionally, this conveys a lot about your attitude and stance about staffing. to you, it seems like staffing serves the role of a punisher; to punish people. It is not. the main goal of a staff member is to (a) be a pillar of the community that people can get advice about and (b) help keep the server as a nice place
(2) it is true, your discord ban was/is old. However, it is not the age of the ban, but the topic that is concerning to me and likely others. so no, it is not something to say "calm down" over.
(see: situation 10; Prop hunt rule guidelines). We take matters like the topic that you got banned for talking about very seriously. a previous ban on that topic is generally something to talk about seriously. It is not, in fact, something to be blaise' / laissez-faire about. Honestly, your attitude about it could sour people. Instead of adressing a concern about that topic seriously, you downplay it as if it were not a bad thing. Spoiler: its a bad thing. Time doesnt really fix that stuff.
also you have to understand that not all the staff know you all that well in terms of prophunt. So the only litmus test we can use is to see how you have behaved in prior. when picking staff, we take a lot of steps to ensure that the staff we pick are not only good at staffing, but can be pillars of the community in a positive fashion. behaviors like getting banned, and in recent, activities like getting muted by an admin (recent event), tend to make the data-driven amongst us look at people in a certain fashion.
(3) by overbearing, I meant overall behavior. also, dont be quick to sus. that's literally not how staffing works. to quote what another staff taught me: "if you solve your problems with a hammer, everything will look like a nail". In other words, don't be hasty to jump the gun.
(4) same talking point as 2.
New point (A) I discuss a prior event because it is important. See (2).
New point (B) wording is VERY important. people say what they mean. Do not try and obfuscate that your wording is not important. it is.
New point © is my response kind of prejudiced? perhaps. but it is worth noting that I am reviewing based on everything you have said in your staff app, the way you carry yourself in discord (recently you were muted by an admin; I was there to witness it), and any prior listings/mentions of you in the community. So yes. Perhaps one could label this "bias" or "prejudice". I would argue that I am simply using past and present data to drive a decision in the present. Is that biased? perhaps. people change. But the fact that you received a prior ban PLUS the fact that you recently received a discord mute from an admin tells me alot.
New point (D) do I dislike you? eh, not really? I mean, you aren't a bad guy, y'know. simply, I disagree with how you handle/tackle challenges, how you carry yourself, and how you are quick to sus. That is what I object to in this staff app, not you as a human being.
I personally don't think you are ready for staffing prophunt, for the stated reasons, explanations, and counterpoints.
people are free to vote as the please. but these are my opinions.
to explain further:
(1) you said: "Because I like seeing cheaters cry, mainly. Staff already know I'm quite vigilant. I also want to have more direct input in improving PH." you told me this yourself in your app. you seek to punish, and that is the least desirable outcome for this server. Ideally, we would only have to remove problems once in a blue moon. Additionally, this conveys a lot about your attitude and stance about staffing. to you, it seems like staffing serves the role of a punisher; to punish people. It is not. the main goal of a staff member is to (a) be a pillar of the community that people can get advice about and (b) help keep the server as a nice place
(2) it is true, your discord ban was/is old. However, it is not the age of the ban, but the topic that is concerning to me and likely others. so no, it is not something to say "calm down" over.
(see: situation 10; Prop hunt rule guidelines). We take matters like the topic that you got banned for talking about very seriously. a previous ban on that topic is generally something to talk about seriously. It is not, in fact, something to be blaise' / laissez-faire about. Honestly, your attitude about it could sour people. Instead of adressing a concern about that topic seriously, you downplay it as if it were not a bad thing. Spoiler: its a bad thing. Time doesnt really fix that stuff.
also you have to understand that not all the staff know you all that well in terms of prophunt. So the only litmus test we can use is to see how you have behaved in prior. when picking staff, we take a lot of steps to ensure that the staff we pick are not only good at staffing, but can be pillars of the community in a positive fashion. behaviors like getting banned, and in recent, activities like getting muted by an admin (recent event), tend to make the data-driven amongst us look at people in a certain fashion.
(3) by overbearing, I meant overall behavior. also, dont be quick to sus. that's literally not how staffing works. to quote what another staff taught me: "if you solve your problems with a hammer, everything will look like a nail". In other words, don't be hasty to jump the gun.
(4) same talking point as 2.
New point (A) I discuss a prior event because it is important. See (2).
New point (B) wording is VERY important. people say what they mean. Do not try and obfuscate that your wording is not important. it is.
New point © is my response kind of prejudiced? perhaps. but it is worth noting that I am reviewing based on everything you have said in your staff app, the way you carry yourself in discord (recently you were muted by an admin; I was there to witness it), and any prior listings/mentions of you in the community. So yes. Perhaps one could label this "bias" or "prejudice". I would argue that I am simply using past and present data to drive a decision in the present. Is that biased? perhaps. people change. But the fact that you received a prior ban PLUS the fact that you recently received a discord mute from an admin tells me alot.
New point (D) do I dislike you? eh, not really? I mean, you aren't a bad guy, y'know. simply, I disagree with how you handle/tackle challenges, how you carry yourself, and how you are quick to sus. That is what I object to in this staff app, not you as a human being.
I personally don't think you are ready for staffing prophunt, for the stated reasons, explanations, and counterpoints.
people are free to vote as the please. but these are my opinions.
Incepimus, Nunc et semper.
This means that "we begin, now and forever", and translates as "always we begin again"
What this actually means is that we should always strive to better ourselves, because tomorrow is a new day.
I hope you take it to heart. Remember, an improvement, no matter how small, is improvement.
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