since my first app was denied, does this mean my 2nd app will take longer to be reviewed?
No, the time it takes on the apps to be viewed is random. If we see an app appear while we are online that doesn't meet our standards (not enough detail, player been banned, person used the wrong template, too young etc), we may deny it straight away. As
duckluv321 said, it is a lot easier to deny applications quickly that to accept them (there have been exceptions of course, some people's apps have been so amazing that we accept them in a few minutes, if enough Senior Staff are online.).
So yeah, I guess I'll explain the process that we go through when looking at mod apps, as everyone has little bits right but not others.
As stated above, if a not so good app is submitted, ("plz make me mod i luv these srvers and want to catch haxors and make dem beter"-yes, we actually have a surprising amount of moderator applications like that....) and a senior staff member is online, then it can be denied straight away, one person alone can make that call.
For better apps, if we feel that they have potential, or are very good, we put the apps on a Google Doc for all of the Sr Staff to discuss. If there are enough yes's for an application, we let you know your app had been accepted, if there aren't enough, we say no.
We generally do try to deal with older applications first, so we don't keep people waiting months for a response. So, just putting it out there: one person stated that if your application has been denied 3 times, we don't reply to it. We actually do, we reply to ALL submitted mod applications. So if you haven't had a reply on yours yet, it does not mean that you are "forgotten" or you have been denied, it just means we haven't had time to talk about yours yet.
We do get a LOT of mod apps per day. At the moment there are 117 applications, and we get on average maybe 10-20 per day. So, patience is a key virtue when it comes to wait for a reply on your mod app.
but mods have there on lives too.
Lolwut? Never heard of a thing called a "life"
As stated, even though she could potentially be a great mod, we can't accept her when she is under the age limit.