[Market Down]

snip

Thank you for the reply.

When on rooftops I specifically told you a mod had told me not to smoke the skybox because of the lag it caused players and it crashing Jerry. You're response was "but I'm a lowly trusted" and you did use a single smoke grenade but used your vape repeatedly for the effect more than once.

This was earlier today before I made this application. I asked in staff chat if anyone had heard of this causing lag beyond that, and the other staff, (a Moderator) online responded in the affirmative that there shouldn't be an issue. I did so once, to see the effect- Jerry did not crash and my frames weren't touched by it. You were the one who told me to use my vape for the effect in the first place, and to specifically "point it upwards so it's actually visible to the players." 

"You would always leave the playing area on MW2 Highrise and say its fine because theres no kill box even though its clearly unintended as it wasn't made with iron boots and such in mind. While not horrific of an action your excuse was that you'd just kill yourself if you were last but you wouldn't know until someone ghosted you the information. Even when I took the screenshot that I posted you were going behind the buildings being unkillable for a few seconds but thats not great. Can't imagine how you used it without someone saying something to you."

I did this for literally two rounds, was extremely vocal about where I was, and I raised the question on whether it was an exploit, and then asked in discord if it would be considered an exploit since I was targetable. Your comment makes it sound like I was intentionally hiding from players, delaying the round, and waiting it out. In total I spent maybe 2-3 minutes there discussing out loud in chat about where I was and that I was targetable. This was a situation I was trying to point out a problem with the map and asked about getting a killbox put in there. I did not use iron boots, I used the jump pack. This was something that any player could use and I raised the discussion in the staff chat.

"But honestly I don't think you've shown that you have the authority to give advice to upcoming trusteds, I don't even think you've really shown authority that you could handle the server at major oo aa moments."

I willingly admit I am still learning at the role. I may not take myself too seriously, but I do my best to handle all reports and other infractions with the same level of respect I'd want to receive. I don't think I need to be pushy about my role and that it's one that can be done with levity, respect, and as much humor about the fact that we volunteered to be staff on a video game as full grown adults as possible. T-Mod is another learning role with a few more permissions, and I think that I've been handling my role as trusted well. I handle as much as I can without involving other players, or being loud about my issues that may arise.

Hope y'all enjoy my essay.