Thread:LabRatsFan123/@comment-27663014-20160629054422

Prerequisites:   In order to become a chat moderator, you must fulfill the following prerequisites. Please put "Yes" or "No" next to them accordingly.   13 years of age or older. Yes.  A user on the Wikia for at least 1 month. Yes.  At least 75 article edits. Yes.  <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;">Have never been blocked from the Wikia. <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;">Yes. <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;">Active/Semi-Active on the chat. <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;">Yes. <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;">Application: <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;">Username: Tell us your username. <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;">UnknownBlock <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;">Introduction: Give a brief introduction about yourself. <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;">Hello. I'm UnknownBlock (though you can call me Unknown). I think I work well with others and love this wikia. I wish to help this wikia in any way I can. I also have just about the most bizarre sense of humor ever. That's irrelevant, but it said brief introduction, so… yeah. <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;">Work Ethnic: Give a description on how your work with others, how you work, and your working style. <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;">I work well with others who work well with others. It's entirely dependent on their ability to work with others, not exactly mine (I can even if not, but it becomes much harder if they can't work with others). Despite this, I prefer to work alone most of the time, if possible. I like to get things done quick, and not spend <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;">too <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;">much time on anything unless needed. <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;">Skills: Give a description about what skills you may have that can help you as a chat moderator. <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;">Well, if time is money, then I'm rich. But as for real skills, I can make decisions and react fast to/about something. My memory is also like a file cabinet (best analogy that I could think of) as in, it works very well. I can memorize something rather quickly, then access it once I need to (most times). <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;">Weaknesses: Give a description about what weaknesses you have that could affect you as a chat moderator. <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;">Well, it's hard to find flaws in oneself. But to be honest, my greatest weakness is my own trust. I often find myself siding with the defendant, not the prosecutor, because of said trust in them. However, I am capable of formulating my own opinion, my first instinct is to protect, not attack, when there is a dispute. <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;">Experience on other Wikia's: If you are a Staff member on other Wikia, please list what position, and the Wikia. <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;">PinkSheep YT: founder/b-crat. The New Heroes: founder/b-crat. Space Siblings: Admin. TheatreChristianManiacs Power Ranger Elite Series: Admin/b-crat. Chase McFly’s Elite ANT Force: chat moderator/rollback. (I think that's it) <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;">Recommendations: Please list any users that have recommended you to become a chat moderator. <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;">I have received one recommendation. However, by my own choice, I won't include it here. While I appreciate their recommendation, I feel that what others think of me doesn't accurately reflect who I really am, so I won't include it. I ask you don't take that one recommendation into account. The other reason is that I asked them if they think I'd be good for the position, so I don't know if they meant it or not. <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;">Other: If you have anything else to say, please put that here. <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;">Well, I would love to become part of the staff, but I know that I might not get accepted. And that's fine. Worst case scenario, I don't become a chat mod. And if I don't then that must be whats best for the wiki. Also, I made sure everything on here was completely honest. No matter how much I like power, I would rather give an honest application and not get accepted than lie and get the position. I also made this application months ago and have been editing it frequently to make it better and more accurate to my current accomplishments and such. <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;">Questions: <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;">1. What do you think is important about a chat moderator? <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;">I think of chat moderators as police. Without them, there is anarchy. We need order in the chat so it doesn't become a criminal underworld. I know that analogy is a bit extreme, but I feel that it fits with how I picture chat moderators. <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;">2. How often do you come on the Wikia? <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;">Every single day! I'm on here almost all the time every day. Obviously that's a slight exaggeration, I have other things to do but I am on A LOT! At least thrice a day. <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;">3. What skills of yours would you use as a chat moderator and how would you use them? <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;">I would use my ability to act and decide quickly. If someone is breaking a rule, I can stop them quickly and think of exactly what to do to stop them. <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;">4. What do you believe are the three most important qualities of a chat moderator? <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;">Those who are responsible, kind, and know how to handle people are the same people who would make a great chat moderator. Or any staff position, really. They must be responsible and kind to be trusted. And you need to know how to handle people so you don't come off as rude, but still come off as enforcing. <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;">5. What key principles do you think are important when resolving conflicts between users? <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;">Stop. Listen. Speak. First, get them to pause their fighting. It may involve saying that there is punishment if they don't, but it might not. Next, listen to both sides and know what the argument was about. Next, tell them the verdict that was decided. <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;">6. What priorities of yours, if any, would change as a result of becoming a chat moderator? How would those changes translate into your regular Wikia activities? <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;">Well, I'm in the chat a lot already, so that wouldn't change much. I would be in chat more, but I'm already there a lot. However when in chat, I would have to focus a bit more on what everyone is saying. This is because I would need to make sure no one is disobeying any rules. <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;">7. What do you think you would struggle with most if you became a new chat moderator and how would you try to defeat that struggle? <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;">To be 100% honest, I don't think I would struggle too much. I've put friendships aside temporarily (I mean like a few minutes to a few hours) before due to them being bad. I know saying it like that makes it sound rather childish but it's a very hard thing to word. <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;"> <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;">8. Why would you like to be a chat moderator? <span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;">I could say something cheesy to make myself look good like “because I love this wiki and want to make it a better place”. While that is very true, I won't say that's the only reason. The other is that I love the feeling of having authority. Even the smallest sliver of it. I hate it when people abuse power and would never abuse any power I may be given. It's difficult to explain, but I just like the feeling. But doesn't everyone? (I hope this didn't make me sound like a bad person or anything, I just like the feeling, it's nothing I can help)

<span style="font-size:17.9919px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;">Example Situation (I've heard I need one): Let's say that there are some people in the chat, having a normal discussion. Then, a new user comes on and breaks a rule, like swearing. Or spamming. Or spamming swear words. But I will say they are swearing. So, the first thing I would do would to tell them to stop and direct them to the rules. If they continue, I will kick them from chat. If they come back and do it again, I will block them. I would then tell an admin so that they can decide what to do. (If they aren't new, I would not go quite as easy on them) <ac_metadata title="Chat Moderator Application"> </ac_metadata>