Staff Col_StaR's Ask Me Anything!

[Col_StaR]

Why is StaR hosting an Ask Me Anything?
Is it his 23rd Birthday present? A belated 2 years of service announcement? 1000 Message Celebration? 5000 Likes Festivities?

How about all of the above?

Yes, my beautiful people, I've decided to host an AMA. I do not like to talk about myself, but several people have recommended that I do one. So here we are! I figure that I'll keep up this thread until May 1st (I'll be going to Seattle and will be without internet for the following days), or until interest dies out; considering how boring I am, it will likely be the latter.

Normally, this is where people start asking their own off-the-cuff questions. But because a lot of people don't know much about me, I figured I'd share some bits of random information that people have asked me/learned about me. If anyone wants clarifications on any of these, go ahead and ask!

Bunch O' Facts and/or References

• Full Screenname: Colonel StaR. Yes, "Col" actually means Colonel.
• I've been managing online gaming communities for over 10 years now. I managed Garrysmod roleplay servers for 8 years when I was 12, retired afterwards for 1 year, and was called out of retirement by Chad in March of 2013. I've been here ever since.
• During my tenure here, I've successfully accomplished three tasks that the staff or administration deemed, "impossible". While I am not at liberty to divulge what they were, I believe they had a positive reaching influence in the network's well-being and reputation, especially for the future.
  
• I played a brief game of 2 Truths, 1 Lie with the mods during some downtime in December of 2014, but we were distracted before I could reveal the lie. Here were the statements I gave:
  • In my previous Gmod Roleplays, I once played a girl.
  • I have the Colonel part of my name in honor of my late grandfather, who was a colonel in the US Army.
  • I have almost died twice in my life.
• Twilight Sparkle is Best Pony.
  
• It is true that a My Little Pony fanfiction made me cry. I have no shame in that. You can read about it HERE.
• My current collection of Steam games is 348 games. I chalk this up to wise use of money and enough discipline to wait for Steam Sales.
• Last April Fool's Day, the Sr. Staff and Admins were joking around. In the spirit of the day, I jokingly resigned via TeamSpeak, even holding a "Resignation Party" in my office. Chad called me only 7 minutes later, saying that he had people calling him personally to complain that I was no longer an Admin. I have not played another prank since.
  
• One of my proudest accomplishment working here has been being asked to write college letters of recommendation for Sr. Mods. They work so hard around here, often at the Administration's request; I was honored to help them in real life by offering my testimony for their hard work.
• Another one of my proudest accomplishments? The Hacker Recidivism Study. Combining real life research, applied statistics, and the ability to make important changes based on that information was incredibly satisfying for me. That's what I'd like to do for a career.
• There is a thread called, "Count to 1000 before Col_StaR posts". Please help it reach its goal HERE.
• Favorite post to make? Probably this one.
  
• In May, I will be receiving my Associates Degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science.
• In September, I will be transferring to UC Santa Cruz to continue by undergraduate work.
  
• I volunteer at my old high school as a tech support consultant and adult supervisor for the school's Computer Science Club. I keep computers running, help teachers with the tech they need, and teach students C++ after school.
• The Lie in the 2 Truths, 1 Lie was the middle one. My late grandfather was never in the military, but my mother was, and I thought Colonel was a nice-sounding addition to StaR.
• Soon...

Oh wow. Upon writing all of that, I realized that I actually have shared quite a bit of information with you guys. Well, there's still plenty more where that came from.
Feel free to ask me about anything, be it related to Minecraft, MCGamer, life, politics, gaming, philosophy, or anything really. I will try to answer everyone's questions to the best of my ability!

Thank you all for making my 23rd birthday present/2 years of service announcement/1000 message celebration/5000 Likes festivity a rousing success!

 

[jtmboy]

When was the first time you started playing minecraft?

Or what is your favorite form of fast food?

Note: I am really happy you made one of these

 

[Triping]

Do u have csgo? If yes what rank? If yes want to play sometime?

 

[Nikola]

How did you become an Admin?

What food do you eat everyday?

What is your favourite drink?

 

[KiDD]

Isn't self-advertising for dem' scrubs? Just kidd-in (hehhehehh.... .-. )

In all seriousness, what's the inspiration for your IGN?

 

[MCGamerzism | Gizm]

What mainstream artists do you currently like listening to? :3

 

[croe97]

• 'One of my proudest accomplishment working here has been being asked to write college letters of recommendation for Sr. Mods. They work so hard around here, often at the Administration's request; I was honored to help them in real life by offering my testimony for their hard work.'

This gesture is one of the things I really admire about the MCGamer Administration.

As for my question, I would love your insight regarding positive improvements relating to MCGamer. If you were to implement one change to the MCGamer Network with no time, money, or developing related restrictions, what would it be?

 

[UndeniableZombie]

MY THREAD GOT MENTIONED!

 

[Vanicle | Vanessa]

You actually did one! Very interesting read as always. I would've loved for you to write one of my college applications

As for the 3 things that the administration and staff deemed "impossible" that you accomplished, although I have no idea what these things were, I am not surprised one bit. You never cease to amaze me Colonel!

One of the best transformations that I've seen happen to MCGamer was the implementation of a perm ban for hacking. I'm so happy you actually took the time to do the research, pitch the idea, and finally carry out the change. All of that happened during my trial and it was so exciting to help out and contribute to such a huge improvement.

As for my question... oh gosh... pressure is on.... hmmmm...

If you had to describe your life in 20 words or less what would you say?

 

[Nick]

I have a few:

Although I have seen what you look like, many of the community members have not. Would you ever consider a selfie for the community?

If you could visit any 3 places in the world, where would they be and why?

The best experience you've had whilst working here at MCGamer in addition to the worst experience you've had here.

Have you ever broken a bone?

If a magic genie appeared and told you that they would grant 3 of your wishes, with the exception of unlimited wishes, what would they be?

Do you think you will ever part from MCGamer or are you here for the long run?

If you ever had the chance to visit Hong Kong would you want to stay in hotel or with me ?

Ever pulled a prank on Chad?

And finally:

If you are ever feeling down and upset with yourself and current events, what keeps you going?

 

[MoLoToV]

I got no questions to ask, I'd just like to thank you for making this awesome community to what it is right now, and I hope you'll stay around to keep on improving this amazing community!

 

[Jojo]

What's your favorite task here on MCGamer?