• Guest, we are looking for good Team Fortress 2 Trade Server Staff Members

    TF2 Staff Members have access to in-game administrative abilities to aid in server control, and help in the development of Darkly TF2 as a whole

ACCEPTED [TF2] Moderator Application: -=HappySticks=-™

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HappySticks™

TD Admin
A few fairly significant things have changed since my last application hence why I am creating this one.
Note: Gatherix said I'm free to make this revised application, so here we go.

Game Handle(s): DARKLY | Ħ∆℘℘ƴ$тїx™
SteamID: STEAM_0:0:63229145

Previous Clan: None (Darkly is my first and will be my only clan)
Community affiliations: Administrator for a new community called TF2 Universe.

Real First Name: Justin
Age: 19
Location: Ohio

Which DARKLY TF2 servers do you play on: Honestly I play on #2 the most but I try my best to play on all of them equally. I am beginning to venture out to other Darkly servers, and am discovering in the process that they have some minor issues that could easily be fixed with a regular moderator to play on them.

Why do you want to be a DARKLY TF2 Moderator: Despite only being roughly a month since I was denied on my first application, I am beginning to be bothered by the problem players on the various "unpopular" servers like #4 & #5, which I have sadly discovered are barely moderated, to not even moderated at all (I don't blame the mods though as they aren't my favorite servers either). I do my best already to handle situations by myself, but without any power to help control situations, I feel like I am a lonely fish swimming against the current and it doesn't always work out the way I'd like it to. I eventually end up messaging another mod to handle such a simple case of mic/chat spamming which are by far the most popular cases. I have spent the majority of my playing time on server #2 which is with out a doubt in my mind, the most moderated server out of all the rest. This is why it is by far my favorite server to play on and I see an abundance of mods/admins on the server at all times but only a few that regularly go to other servers. I am just asking for simple mod commands to help with the nuisances on the servers and minor problems that may follow such as mic/chat spamming, racism, porn sprays, etc. I am on the servers regularly so I think I can hit two birds with one stone if you know what I mean. I have great gratitude and desire to help the Darkly servers and I feel like returning everything that this community has provided me with, by moderating.

Edit: 11/18/13
I would like to add that--I really enjoy hosting free mass spycrabs on the Darkly servers to keep them fun, populated and highly reputated but also to keep players coming back, again and again. I have already had a blast doing an unusual spycrab for everyone to participate in and hopefully I can continue to do more in hopefully the near future, especially since the community is demanding me to do more of those crabs. To get to my point however, I see many 1:1 spycrabs on the servers when I am on at times and often I see them not using a middleman because of the availability of mods/admins on certain servers (as mentioned above). Often, this leads to scamming situations where players run, or in extreme cases when a player acts as a trusted middleman in order to obtain the items for the crab, but leave immediately. This then leads to almost "useless" reports on the forums for situations that could have been already solved by using a mod/admin, etc. In conclusion, I am a highly trustworthy person (as also mentioned numerous times below from other members) and I would like to partake in being a middleman (by moderating) for spycrabs in order to create a better environment and reduce the amount of reports that get submitted, here, on the forums.

Edit: 12/1/13
With the growing user base on the Darkly Trade Servers, more and more help is gradually being needed in order to keep them in good shape and free of nuisances that will only harm. As of now, there can't be moderators or admins everywhere to cover all the servers throughout the day. This is another reason why I applied for this position on Darkly. Having such simple mod commands can go a long way by reducing the amount of spammers mostly. I constantly contact mods for various reasons, mainly when there is something that needs to be stopped I notice that the other players leave because of these certain players that annoy the heck out of the server. Giving me these privileges will also reduce the amount of ban requests being submitted for cases that can easily be handled with a gag/mute/kick, or whichever is most appropriate for the situation. I have well over the amount of time required, I am highly active on the forums, surprisingly I have gotten tons of support on my application and I have made great friends along the way within the community. I know I am ready to make a difference, I am just waiting patiently to seek a chance, hopefully.

YES/NO Questions:

Do you have a minimum of 1 month on the server with at least 60 hours of play? Yes (Around 6 months with well over 12 days on the servers) [School plays a big factor in those numbers but I do my best to maintain a regular server presence]

Do you have a mic? Absolutely (Recently upgraded to a Siberia SteelSeries V2)

Are you in good standing with the community? In my opinion I am

Are you at least 18 years of age? Perhaps

Other Information:
[Removed so that the rest of my application can be assessed/reviewed more efficiently and effectively]

Useful Links:
Outpost Profile Page:
http://www.tf2outpost.com/user/361192
Darkly Gaming Network Profile Page:
http://www.darklygaming.com/forum/members/happysticks-™.3354/
Backpack.tf Profile Page:
http://backpack.tf/id/HappySticks
Steam Account Page:
http://steamcommunity.com/id/HappySticks
Unusual Spycrab Tournament
http://www.darklygaming.com/forum/threads/one-bud-spycrab-tournament.10487/#post-160805
Stats
http://darkly.gameme.com/m/playerinfo/621688/info?b=http://darkly.gameme.com/m/search/tf5?q=HappySticks+&si=players&rc=tf5
Chat Log
http://darkly.gameme.com/m/playerinfo/621688/chat?b=http://darkly.gameme.com/m/playerinfo/621688?uid=71b7814515269b45dbefaad42d8f3e63

Example Ban Requests- Total Number: 30
http://www.darklygaming.com/forum/threads/ban-request.10514/
http://www.darklygaming.com/forum/threads/ban-request-micpsammer.10687/#post-163973
http://www.darklygaming.com/forum/threads/ban-request-micspam-and-suspected-scammer.10664/
http://www.darklygaming.com/forum/threads/ban-request.10428/

I am sorry for making this application so soon Gatherix and I understand if it is rejected again but I feel as though waiting the recommended amount of time will not help the atmosphere of the trade servers. I have really gotten to see how the community works/functions and have met some very nice people along the way. I feel that I have matured not only in servers, but also on the forums if you compare myself on the first day to where I am now.

Feel free to leave your questions, comments or concerns regarding this application below.


Thanks and Happy Trading,
Ħ∆℘℘ƴ$тїx™
 

Cmp™

Retired Scrub
You overkilled it when you went past what the template >.< To be completely honest, not sure the Admins really care if you are getting A's and B's or are a game developer. :yaoming:

+1 for you, dude. You are a pretty active and nice guy.
 

HappySticks™

TD Admin
It would be nice if I could moderate right now.
I just had to bother Haze again because there is a player (Earthwake X) doing mass spycrabs on the Minecraft server and is accepting donations from other players. I can only tell him that he cannot do it, but he claims that Bird of Pray and 14 gave him permission to do so, and basically all I can do is watch him accept the donations and do the crabs. :(

Some of the players have been worried about scamming which is what is really concerning me.
EDIT: 14 never gave him permission to accept any donations and Bird is offline atm.

Thanks Haze for assisting me!
 

Haze

Senior TF2 Admin
It would be nice if I could moderate right now.
I just had to bother Haze again because there is a player (Earthwake X) doing mass spycrabs on the Minecraft server and is accepting donations from other players. I can only tell him that he cannot do it, but he claims that Bird of Pray and 14 gave him permission to do so, and basically all I can do is watch him accept the donations and do the crabs. :(

Some of the players have been worried about scamming which is what is really concerning me.
EDIT: 14 never gave him permission to accept any donations and Bird is offline atm.

Thanks Haze for assisting me!

Itd be nice if you told me when he started... not like 45 min later after you had left.

Also... Im gathering stuff for report now.
 

HappySticks™

TD Admin
Itd be nice if you told me when he started... not like 45 min later after you had left.

Also... Im gathering stuff for report now.
Apologies. I asked you about accepting donations and was going to tell you about him, but then I got distracted/caught up in trying to stop the crabbing that I completely forgot to inform you until after when it finally dawned on me.

I will do better next time...oh, and I may have a small demo of the crab that I recorded earlier (if you need it)
Fuck, this is turning into a ban request! :/

All posts related to the crabbing should reside as of now and will resume on Haze submits the ban request.
 

Gatherix

Death by Darkly
It would be nice if I could moderate right now.
I just had to bother Haze again because there is a player (Earthwake X) doing mass spycrabs on the Minecraft server and is accepting donations from other players. I can only tell him that he cannot do it, but he claims that Bird of Pray and 14 gave him permission to do so, and basically all I can do is watch him accept the donations and do the crabs. :(

Your new application hasn't even been up a week; please be patient. It's Haze's responsibility to be peppered with administration problems, and he solves them; that's why he's an admin.
 

Haze

Senior TF2 Admin
Your new application hasn't even been up a week; please be patient. It's Haze's responsibility to be peppered with administration problems, and he solves them; that's why he's an admin.


Agreed.

Didn't you already post an application? I know it's taking awhile but I am sure the admins haven't forgot about you, just be patient, maintain a regular forum/server presence and you shouldn't have a problem becoming a mod.


Patience, patience, patience!

You preached it yourself :p
 

HappySticks™

TD Admin
Yeah, I wasn't trying to rush my application at all, but more like enhance some of the issues I had explained in the actual app which is that some servers need to have a regular moderator to play on them because of problems like this. It was not my intention to rush the application as I already know about being patient, typically with stuff like this. Hence the reason I told Frey to be patient in his app.
 

DoubleJumper

TF2 Staff
+1 for me! happy could really be useful on the servers... could possibly clean up the other servers... very nice and trust worthy...
 

Cmp™

Retired Scrub
I am hoping to do another unusual spycrab soon.....but as of right now, I am poor :feelscry:

If you have enough unusuals that you can afford to spycrab one off, you have no right to say that. ;-; Think about all of us poorer people who have never ever possessed one. Ever. THINK ABOUT US.

Sorry, off-topic. :3

On topic, just to add to what I said above, Happy's been doing a lot of generous crabs (almost too generous... =O) and he's a really positive part of the community.
 

HappySticks™

TD Admin
If you have enough unusuals that you can afford to spycrab one off, you have no right to say that. ;-; Think about all of us poorer people who have never ever possessed one. Ever. THINK ABOUT US.
Haha, after reading your forum status I see where you are going with this :p and we just have one problem, well sort of a problem. The only unusual I have is a Miami Nights Charmer's Chapeau worth 10 buds and chances are I will not give away so much value in one spycrab. But hey you never know! :)
On topic, just to add to what I said above, Happy's been doing a lot of generous crabs (almost too generous... =O) and he's a really positive part of the community.
It is my pleasure to host these somewhat expensive spycrabs :p as it keeps the servers active, populated and fun. You don't want to just listen to JhDevils10 all the time, and whine about losing yet another key spycrab either now, do you? (You got lucky on the 4 key one yesterday though) No, you want to listen to Haze whine about crabbing first time in an unusual spycrab! I'm just messin with ya Haze! :D
+1 for me! happy could really be useful on the servers... could possibly clean up the other servers... very nice and trust worthy...
Thank you both for the support and I will continue to positively be apart of the community and do the best I can to handle altercations that arise at times on the servers.

Off topic a bit, but I edited a few things in my application such as game handles, changed moderator to administrator for my community affiliation with TF2 Universe and have deleted a few of the bullet points under "other information."

EDIT: Cmp, I have made up my mind and am deciding to give you an unusual as I know you want one more then anything (it may not be the best but it's still one). Please allow some time after reading this, so I can purchase it then you shall receive a trade offer when I am ready. (Hopefully within the next 24 hours or so.)

~HappySticks
 

HappySticks™

TD Admin
And yet I'm still 5 keys down from Friday :(
We can always change that. If you want I can crab my Black Double Cross Comm later today if your up for it.
Its hard to laugh at someone who can rocket your ass at any given time.
True even though I wasn't laughing at him, but in all honesty I enjoy being rocketed by Haze. It's pretty fun and I am sure a few others like InnerCore agree, haha! :D

I'm just messin with ya Haze!
I bolded this sentence when I typed it for a reason, so it wouldn't be taken literally.
 
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