MCSG - Not Enough Mods? Way too many Hackers! PLEASE READ

[CrystalKnowledge]

I was in that video

What are the odds

 

[xxSPUxx]

There are plenty of mods. They are doing other things too though.

 

[Aslan2198]

Think you're forgetting I am talking about EU, only.

 

[PandaDoesPvPxD]

To me it sounds like your just a bit annoyed your mod app got denied.. The mods mcsg have are class. Maybe you aren't doing your part. If you see a hacker record and report. Or poke a mod in teamspeak. There are far to many of these threads.

 

[Jimmy | Intelligent]

I believe its worse here in the EU

Have you seen AU?

 

[Vlooms]

It's also bad on US tho.

 

[xlivox]

I completely agree. Part of my reason for wanting to apply for Mod was because they seem to be drastically lacking in enough staff to handle the situation. Last time I applied I got told I lacked detail. Personally I would rather have a short, concise and to the point Mod Application than a long one that just rambles on about the same things.

I hope staff takes on this advice.

Much like you I love MCSG it's my favourite server but the problem is getting out of hand.

- Liv

 

[RC_4777]

Moderators communicate with the players via type. You're not going to talk to a player with voice. You're going to warn them by text. Mods NEED to be able to communicate effectively and convey their point with their writing, which is why the written application is important. And, in case you weren't aware, there is an interview stage after passing the written application. Also, the average mod application is about 2000 words, so 1200 words is pretty amateur.

The application process is fine as is, and should definitely not have lower quality exceptions. There's enough bad apple mods to suggest a raise in quality is needed.

I once had an app accepted with 900 words. You don't need to write a ton, as long as you have enough to cover the topics and are a good writer.

That being said, I'm pretty sure if this happened people like you would start whining about unfair punishments.

Additionally, your point about spoken interviews being more important is true, but the thing is, they still are very important and a major part of the process so it's unjustified to complain. I got denied at my first interview (I still think my reason was silly, but that's not important) and plenty of others do too. You need to be good at both.

 

[Dovgan2000]

I AGREE 10000000% WITH THIS POST! I wrote 6 microsoft word pages of answers on my mod app and got denied for "some of your answers are below our standards. Try elaborating" what teh hell does that even mean, I mean I spent 1 week on this mod app to make it perfect. Honestly, MCSG owners and admins need to think about this!

 

[Deniz_Cinel]

Yes my stats are very bad because very hacker in eu please ban hackers Where is that Moderators i hate it. Mods pleaze clean mcsg....

 

[RC_4777]

I AGREE 10000000% WITH THIS POST! I wrote 6 microsoft word pages of answers on my mod app and got denied for "some of your answers are below our standards. Try elaborating" what teh hell does that even mean, I mean I spent 1 week on this mod app to make it perfect. Honestly, MCSG owners and admins need to think about this!

Just because you write 6 pages doesn't make it good.

 

[Col_StaR]

If we keep our standards high, people complain that there aren't enough mods.
If we lower our standards, people complain about the influex of lower-quality mods.
We just can't win!

I see the point of this thread, even if the wording is a bit skewed in some places. The proposal is to take less emphasis on the written application portion of the moderator application process, because some people feel that their qualities are better shown via voice instead of text. I get that, and actually argued in favor of it at one point.

The largest issue here that hasn't been addressed fully is the issue of time and practicality. The suggestion here is that the application process be changed from written application to a verbal interview. But I know how difficult interviews are for the Senior Staff, even for the < 5% of applicants who make it to Interview. Interviews require people to be present, attentive, and able to sit through someone talking for the next 20 minutes, and that goes for both the staff and the applicant. If we were to implement verbal interviews instead of written applications, the currently-difficult interview process will be expanded by 20x. It's just not realistic for us to do, as we would need a large, dedicated team of Sr. Mods just to do that one phase of the application.
The written application is a filter system that drastically cuts down on the amount of applicants we can realistically process. The system is not perfect nor easy, but the alternatives are much worse.

And I will state that while we acknowledge that hackers will always be a problem with any game or community, I do not think we are at the point of desperation as is being suggested. Lowering our standards for the sole purpose of increasing the staff numbers is a bad long-term policy: getting rid of hackers by hiring more great mods is better than removing a slew of bad mods and the hackers they are too incompetent to ban.
We cannot create a problem in the faith-based hope of solving another; that's something the US foreign policy needs to learn.

This is a situation with no silver bullets nor easy answers. But we all must do what we can to see it through.