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hi mr hanger im sure you expected to see me here
i have a few questions

do you plan to limit some of your very out of line joking/etc since mod is a bigger step up on the ladder and more important/needs to been seen as more professional?

and by very out of line im sure you know what i mean but for reference, posts like the one that was deleted on forums recently, about killing, racist/anti semitic that some admin tried to sweep and ignore :^ )

i wont ask if you CAN be professional bc you can and the times ive been with you on server you do handle stuff well and check on players when they bring up concerns. you didnt even know me or who i was etc and when i brought up needing help with something you jumped on it no issue. The issue is you're not always consistent in this off server and mods are more than in server faces, they are a big step on the out of community aspects as well, on any server.
you are pretty liked in the community thats for sure, but some of it is the wrong reasons imo. you can be one of those to go with the crowd, but you also have times to have your own voice. with mod you need to be able to have your own voice ALL the time.


also mod requirements, lets strike out what you got down to my knowledge
Moderator - High-level staff position. This rank gains access to additional commands, foremost being the ability to ban. This position is responsible for handling ban requests and in-game bans, along with previous responsibilities. The rank is also a senior position.
- Has an exceptional knowledge of the rules and guidelines of being a staff member, enough to thoroughly train intermediate staff members.
- Responses to scenarios.
- No mildly significant or major behavioral issues as of late. You have issues with warns and posting inappropriate stuff that you ACKNOWLEDGE is wrong.
- Ban requests are consistently made with all necessary information  on the lower side but they're there.
- Can think for themselves(sometimes you can), be confident in their decisions, and can objectively handle all situations(this one i question due to the going with the crowd and engaging in trolling or doing dumb stuff).
- Consistent activity in the community as a staff member for at least 3 months you gave proper reasoning in my opinion for server absences and you've been around consistently
- Has experience handling advanced staffing issues other than gameplay
- Strong, detailed community support Keep in mind some of this is for the wrong reason,but this is only IMO
- 400+ hours in server


That being said even without the answer for the time being my unwanted vote is -1 you need more time to show maturity and such qualities that are looked at for mods because at the time being you don't exuberate mod material in all honesty at this time. I do really want to see you grow you've become one of my favorite people to harass :^ )

uhhh man how do i format stuff like this god i hate the forums

Hi, thanks for taking time to respond with such a well-thought out and detailed reply. It's only fair that I respond in kind to each of your points.

-do you plan to limit some of your very out of line joking/etc since mod is a bigger step up on the ladder and more important/needs to been seen as more professional?
Yes and no. Since becoming staff, I've tried not to become uptight, pompous, or otherwise someone who sits on their high horse, since I've always wanted to stay connected with the people in this community, rather than becoming a changed person who isn't fun to be around and generally creates distance from the spirit of the community--which would go against my desire to keep the server and community as a fun place to be. As for out of line joking? I try to leave well enough alone and never cross the line that separates the responsibilities of a staff member, and role model, and the out-of-control "all for fun" behavior of a regular player (more on that later).
-and by very out of line im sure you know what i mean but for reference, posts like the one that was deleted on forums recently, about killing, racist/anti semitic that some admin tried to sweep and ignore :^ )
What I posted as a reply to a pretty awful and uncomfortable thread was a shitpost copy pasted straight from discord. Was it dumb? Yeah, definitely, it was a shitpost on a shitpost of a thread. Was it "racist/anti semitic"? I can kind of see where the "racist" part came from, but anti semitic? That particularly confuses me. Definitely not. It's "racist" when you express or harbor prejudice towards a race. It's not racist when you say something jokingly like, "I hate Americans" because Americans aren't a race nor an ethnic group, and that specific sentence has been said by multiple staff, recently. I'm not in the habit of judging what I think of people based on who they are, or what they identify as. That's not what staff stand for, and that's definitely not what I stand for. I try to demonstrate that every time I punish someone for being racist or prejudiced (you could probably find a sizeable list of how many people I've warned for racism), and when I say things like "I hate British people," I'm very careful about who I say it to, and to make sure its clearly done jokingly. That being said, my reply to that thread was still dumb. 
-Can think for themselves(sometimes you can), be confident in their decisions, and can objectively handle all situations(this one i question due to the going with the crowd and engaging in trolling or doing dumb stuff).
This one definitely does surprise me. Maybe you just haven't been on the server much, but I'm jokingly seen as a contrarian on occasion since I don't tend to hide in a crowd when it comes to voicing my opinions. I stand by my decisions, and my opinions, and although I do like joking around with my friends, I have not once in being staff shown bias towards them when it comes time to make decisions, like punishments. I like my friends. They're a big part of why I've stayed in this community. They're also not above the rules just because I like them.
- Strong, detailed community support Keep in mind some of this is for the wrong reason,but this is only IMO
I'm really not sure what this one's supposed to mean. I'm generally supported by my friends and the rest of the community for listening to people's feedback, concerns, etc. and then doing something with what they've given me. Part of it is also that I also just try to be fun to be around-- it's pretty much just that simple.

Hopefully this helps clear some things up to you and others. I'm not actually a hateful or spiteful person that lets my friends do whatever they want. I make jokes, and they sometimes miss the mark, so I think I'll keep trying to chill out as I have for a bit now.