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Submitted by Aoki, , Thread ID: 75010

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RE: Sectional Staff Recruitment

This post was last modified: 13-02-2018, 12:42 AM by Sui
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My timezone: Central, UTC -6 (CST)
Time spent online a day: Around 2~3 hours everyday, more on the weekends
Section I would like to apply for: Giveaways or Other Discussions
Why me:
I've been on this site for quite a while. While I didn't join during the beginning when all of the good OG people joined, I've still been around for quite a long time. I've started browsing this site since I was 12. I also check the site quite frequently, even when I'm at school, which is usually a crutch for some members. I access the site probably 5~6 times during classes or school in general. I'm active both in the forums and on the Discord server. I'm pretty accessible whenever I'm needed.

I also believe that this would be a good opportunity to build some leadership and some responsibility. I believe that even if this is just some staff role on some site, it's still a great way to show what I am capable of and where I need help. I want this job not only to benefit the community, but better myself while doing it.

How I would improve the overall quality of the section:
Since I'm really just pushing for the Giveaways section, I'll describe what I'm planning to do to fix it up a little bit.

1. Confirming that the prize is real. In other words, making sure that the prize is something that the poster owns, and not just some figment of his/her imagination. The winner gets nothing, and the host gets banned. It's a lose-lose situation for everyone. I want to fix that. I'm planning to make it mandatory to either a. Contact a mod (or me, if I was a sectional mod) to confirm that there actually is a prize, or b. Providing an image of the prize with username/UID/some kind of verification that can be led back to the user. This means that members can be assured that the host isn't hosting a fake contest, and the host will stay away from any potential ban.

2. Making rules and the deadline clear. OK, now that the prize issue has been acknowledged, there's another issue that plagues many giveaway threads: making it clear and concise. Many users will post their threads, but then leave out crucial information. This poses many questions like "When does the giveaway end?" "How do I better my chances of winning this?" "What are the rules of the giveaway?" This confuses members. What I am proposing is a format that will allow hosts not to leave their fellow members in the dark, while still allowing them to add any extra information that they need.

3. EXTREME vetting of the section, threads, and replies to threads. Just like the rest of the sections and forumd on this site, there's often a problem: "hit-and-run" users who will reply to anything just to get those 8 credits, grab a resource, and get the fuck out of here. Through very frequent inspections of all threads and replies, this will prevent the problem from spouting up when members are legitimately trying to win their prize. It is also good to note that I plan to close threads as soon as the winner has been given his/her prize, as these old threads can be spawn points for members described above.

By submitting this application, I confirm that I might suffer from depression after doing this for a while and won't make Fuhrer Aoki responsible for it.

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