Staff Search #15

[gm bourgeois decadence [aya]]

We are currently searching for one librarian to add to the staff. Both the ability and motivation to learn the various skills and tools are important for librarians, but an excellent attitude and people skills are also crucial. As with all staff, you'll be expected to review and accept bios diligently.

So you're all encouraged to apply — even if we don't hire you this time around, showing interest always a plus — but keep in mind that being a staff member is a lot of work! So just make sure you're up for the job^^

This search will close Saturday, July 4th.

[b]Name:[/b]

[b]Age:[/b] (Age will not really be an important factor when we look over your application, but it is good for us to know)

[b]Relevant previous experience:[/b] (Have you ever been on the staff of a site before? Please provide site names and links.)

[b]Why should we choose you?[/b] (It's okay to keep this brief.)

[b]Other:[/b]

[marcellus rhodes 11b arc]

Name: Arctic (though I guess Brandon works if you want to call me by my real name).

Age: 13

Relevant previous experience: I have never ben a staff member on a website before.

Why should we choose you? I think you should choose me because I am a friendly and observant person, I don't know if you'd rather believe me or not, but I being part of the staff would be a great step to help me in the future with the skills I will learn and everyone on the website. I am somewhat organized; though I'm planning on becoming very organized as soon as I can for the benefit for the job and myself. I have only been on the site for about a year and a half, but I think I have enough abilities to become a Librarian for the rp! I love helping out to keep things in order, and as a librarian I think that's very clearly one of the largest things you have a responsibility of doing.

Other: Good luck all other applicants! Whoever gets the spot obviously deserves it and I'm glad for you. I probably seem like a really young candidate that has low chances of being picked, but hey, it's a once in a year chance that I'd love to try and get.

[Arrows]

Name: amillionarrows 

Age: 17 years old

Relevant previous experience: My only previous experience was being a moderator for a site a while back that hardly lasted more than a month and no longer exists so not much.

Why should we choose you?: I believe I should be chosen for this staff position because I would love to help run the site and help keep the site as amazing as it is, or even make it better. I am also a very open and friendly person who loves working with teams so fitting in shouldn't be too hard with the other staff members. I also enjoy and getting to know all the members whether new or old on the site. Also I am a very responsible person who has had numerous positions in school leadership boards such as ASB. I am incredibly active so knowing whether I will show or not won't be a problem. Another reason I should be chosen is I am a very dilegent worker and work my best to get everything expected of me done to the best that it can be done. However to stop my rambling I will get to my final point, ultimately I would be highly honored to do any and every job expected to help the site get better and to honestly help out my fellow staff members. I love how much of a friendly and exciting site this is and I would love the opportunity to work alongside other staff members in making the site this way.

Other: Thank you for reading and possibly considering me. I wish the best of luck to all the other applicants and I am sure the perfect person for the spot will be chosen. <3

[gamemaker ☢️ ivan korsch]

Name: Frankel aka Jade

Age: 17....18 in 28 days!

Relevant previous experience:
[_H_]ogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Roleplay
It is a live action roleplay, not forum based. I was the Headmistress there, basically I had to validate new members,review applications for roles (professor roles etc) Create plots, competitions, run the OTMS there as well as moderate the forums.(I quit because I went into racing but I am out of it now so no worries of it happening again)

(You've to be a member to view the forum but if you want to look around, I will get you validated)

Why should we choose you? Despite being new, I haven't had the chance to shine yet but there is still a lot to learn about me! I am a very committed person, who enjoys to work hard. I love roleplaying and engaging with people and I feel this role will help me do that. I am willing to learn so will follow any instructions given.I am a reliable person and always get tasks set done, on time and efficiently! I enjoy conversing with people and having fun. I love a challenge and I feel this position will help me get busy. Even though i've only been here just under a month, I love this place and would never let the roleplay down. Keeping my mind busy is one of my greatest traits and with all the free time in the world, I will have enough time to get the job done.

Other: Even if I don't get accepted, I will always be committed to this place and I can always try again in the long run.I've been bitten by the HGRPG bug and I am unlikely too ever leave! This is an amazing community and I am proud to be a part of it. Good luck too all the other applicants!

[grim.]

Name: griffin "Grim"



Age:16 


Relevant previous experience: I was an advertiser for a site based off of Divergent for roughly four months, but unfortunately the site fell through. Link 


Why should we choose you?: I am a relatively active member on the site, checking in multiple times daily, and I seem to find myself checking over bios already, anyhow. I get enjoyment out of reading bios and finding things that I could use to not only enhance my writing, but the writing of others. I try very hard to build lasting relationships with the friends that I have made on the site, and I would love to spread out my arms to an even wider extent. I would be a very capable candidate, because I would require only a few tips for training, and quick learning comes easy to me. I do a decent job at answering questions when I have the knowledge to answer them, and if I don't hold the knowledge, I usually know where to go to find it. I am willing to dedicate much of my time to help this site grow, and help the people on it flourish.


Other: Thanks for taking time to read over my application, I'm excited to see who will get to take on the new staffers role ^-^

[Kire]

Name: Kire

Age: 19

Relevant previous experience: I have attempted to create roleplaying sites before this, though I had never managed to really get them anywhere. One example that I am running currently is 21 Arrows, a Hunger Games roleplay that I am the admin of [ here ]. Another is a mythical creatures role play that never made it off the ground but the link is here anyway. Also, as you know, I do have a good number of spreadsheets, which could be a relevant thing? idk. Here is a link to the thread I made listing all of the spreadsheets I have created.

Why should we choose you? I have been a member here for three and a half years now, so I understand many of the mechanics of the site. As well, I always try to be an active member in the community and answer what questions I can. Like I mentioned before, I have a lot of spreadsheets dedicated to this site and the different aspects of it, so I am already well acquainted with many of the things that a librarian deals with. Despite working full time, and eventually going back to university, I will be able to be on the site at least three or four times a week, if not every day.

In terms of the reviewing of bios, I have created a lot of characters and so I know what is expected in them. As well, I find reading other people's writing to be fascinating, and being able to help guide newer members to get their bio accepted is something I would love to do. With being as active as I am, I would be able to perform bio sweeps often to help keep the influx of new characters rolling.

Other: Thank you for reading ^^

[pup]

Name: Puppy (on-site) | Joel (off-site) yes my first time revealing my real name please continue to use puppy though

Age: 14

Relevant previous experience:
On thgtrilogy I modded when it first opened, and then I went through some trouble stuff and had to retire from the site so they deleted all of my account because I said on the activity check I was retiring though. You can ask the Admin, Eileen, though if you want confirmation. I helped accept characters, keep the faceclaim thread in check, make sure people did as they were told, all that stuff (I also did all of the OTMs and such)
Seems like such a long time since I was on o.o
Then I also tried to start up multiple of my own hunger games sites (What was I thinking I couldn't best this ever!), and most of them failed, but here is my most successful one:
here, yes I know. nothing compared to here
I also have directed quite a few RPs with my friends on google docs, which were extremely successful with my friends and had all the same kind of skills needed, but I can't link them to you because they are private and my friends would murder me

Why should we choose you? For one thing, I have experience. For the time I was on the hunger games trilogy website, I was a moderator, but they didn't have librarians on that site and so I was the equivalent to a librarian. I kept the faceclaim list in order, I reviewed bios and gave (what I hope) valuable feedback, and I helped with the OTMS by setting them up each month and tallying the scores, and then helping place all the winners up on the website. Now, past the experience part, I have also many of the necessary qualities I see expressed in the current librarians. I am neat and I have a way of organizing things (even if it might seem a bit confusing), and I like to help people by providing feedback for them in ways they can improve in small ways as little nudges in the right direction. I also am friendly and enjoy welcoming new members to the site and helping them get settled into the site via cbox. I also enjoy making sure things are in its proper order and helping others do the same. I have also been a member of this site for almost 2 years now which gives me some idea on how the site works and makes it a bit easier for me to help around here.

Other: Thank you for even reading this considering the past when I hadn't exactly made the right choices. I feel I am different now, more mature and more able to be able to do something like this unlike when I first joined and didn't understand what "No powerplaying" meant. I know I most likely won't be chosen for this, but I want to congratulate whoever is chosen for this and I am really glad for you as I know you will be an amazing staff <3333

[Avalon]

Name: Avalon [but if you need real name it's Jaylen]

Age: 17

Relevant previous experience: I have actually been a head admin, co-admin, head game maker, co-game maker, editor, organizer & planner, for several different roleplay groups and pages. I am still currently game making & on admin duty on several pages. I have been the one to read through all the tribute sign ups several times thoroughly & accept them, promo the pages with others to help attract newcomers.  A page, not too long ago, perhaps a day or two ago, actually contacted me to help restart their page and invited me to admin with them on it. My jobs for these pages are very flexible, and I am someone who adapts quickly to a task.

Pages that I have had the opportunity to admin on:
<facebook> The Hunger Games Roleplay - 6,500+ members [unfortunately this page was deleted by the head admin, due to him being too busy with school and life, so he shut down the page for good and it is now off of facebook.]

<facebook> The Hunger Games Roleplay - 3,290 members, my admin/game maker name was Amethyst, the head admin actually put the page on a hiatus and all the admins, with the exception of him, were dropped from the page. Recently it has started back up, but unfortunately I no longer admin on here.

<facebook> If We Burn, You Burn With Us - THGRP - 2,315 members, this page is the one that just recently reached out to me to help them restart everything. My job here is to promo the page, which I have been taking control of very well, I read through the tribute applications, help organize the games before and during, make sure things are in perfect order as to not cause chaos. The admins who were already on this page said things such as "I find him organized and a very good writer.", "He'd definitely help get stuff done."

<facebook> The Hunger Games RP - 1,756 members, this page I have been with since the very start. I am one of the head/co-head admins along with several other wonderful helpers, editors & writers. Throughout this page's lifespan it has been very successful and we've always had full sign ups, I am usually the one organizing everything to make sure they are where they're supposed to be, and keep everything in order.

<IG> Thg_Roleplay_ - 218 members, this page I have helped admin since the very beginning with two of my very close friends. It has gone through several successful games, and i made all the spreadsheets. Unfortunately, we had to put this page to rest a while ago.

Why should we choose you?: I feel as though I'd be good to fit this position because I am a very very active member, and I mean literally I'm always on here. I'm very committed and passionate about keeping things in order and I feel like my drive would really help out the site with what ever I am put to. I am a hard worker, and I legitimately refuse to give up on a task, I mentally cannot do it. It would be an absolute honor to help run this site, and I am capable to doing whatever is thrown at me. I am a very flexible person and will try different ways to have a successful solution to problems that can possibly arise. Getting my work done on time I am efficient with everything I do, and I feel like that could benefit to the responsibilities that I have. I am also very familiar with the site standards and requirements of creating characters, and the site rules in general. In the past I have worked in a lot of different area's, such as organizing lists, spreadsheets, updating posts that are needed, putting order to chaos that could potentially arise beforehand, and much much more! In my opinion, I am a very friendly person, I hold the utmost respect for everyone and treat everyone equally. It is easy for me to get along with others easily, and I am open to everyone and everything, as well as new ideas and opinions. I don't take criticism harshly at all, in fact I use it to my benefit to help improve what I encounter in the future. I absolutely love this site and it would be such a great honor to help keep everything at it's absolute best, which to be honest it already is, but I would love to be apart of the staff, for I feel it is a great opportunity to meet new people, grow as a person and learn more to organize, as well as help others.

Other: A big thank you for taking your time to read this over, and good luck to all other's that sign up for the position!

[анзие (Anz)]

Name: Anzie

Age: 20

Relevant previous experience: I am currently working on a couple of role-playing sites that I am not the admin of. They're both quite recent, and are still in their coding stages. I would link them here, but unfortunately they're both currently set as private by the admins of the sites. However, these are the links: infinite, 21 arrows. I'm currently a moderator in infinite, and a global moderator in 21 arrows. For the most part, I work with coding in both sites. However, in infinite, I did work on organizing the information and collating them into neat little side table for easy access by future users. 

I understand you asked for site administrative experience, but recently I have been working as a part of my college's Conference Guest Relations team. A lot of what I do as a part of their team can be translated into skills relevant to this site: in order to keep the conferences running smoothly, our own logs need to be kept in an orderly manner so we know where to find the information when we need it, and when we need to get things done. As I am quite often left alone at the main desk, I am usually the person who keeps our schedule filled with the appropriate information, as well as our to-do list up to date with relevant tasks. This keeps us organized for when conferences come to town. As my supervisor says, we cannot be early or late - we can only be on time. Embodying this philosophy requires me to be on top of my game, and I know that I will use the same ideal for HGRP too.

On the team we are required to be prepared to troubleshoot any issues that may crop up to the best of our abilities. Sometimes the problems have been previously addressed by our supervisors, so the team will know what information to relay. However, more often the issues - such as problems between conference members - require me to think objectively on my feet in order to allow the best outcome. This skill can come in useful should I need to cut in a dispute between HGRP members.

Why should we choose you? You should choose me because I will happily devote my time to HGRP. I agree that I'm not always active in terms of posting in-character, but I am active outside of that - in the cbox, on slack - and this allows me to get to know new (and older) members better. Moreover, I do my best not to discriminate any member and treat them all as equals, and I am also capable at remaining objective when the need calls for it.

After almost two years since my return to HGRP, I have become well-informed of the rules, as well as minimum character requirements for applications. Accepting characters will be no issue for me - I have several times aided newer members in forming their character to better suit the requirements of the site.

When the opportunity arises, I do my best to help confused new members by directing them to the appropriate webpage, or simply by welcoming them as best I can. 

Other: Thank you for the opportunity and for considering me! To all other applicants: good luck!

[я𝑜𝓈𝑒]

Name: Briar

Age: Thirteen, but I am turning fourteen very very soon (this July!), so I already consider myself fourteen.

Relevant previous experience: No, I have never been a staff member before.

Why should we choose you? I understand that there may be doubts regarding my ability to perform well as a staff member. The first reason, being my lack of experience as a staff member, though I believe that my immense motivation and ability to grasp new concepts and learn quickly makes up for that. The second reason, my age, although I consider myself to be mature for someone so young. And the third reason, because I recently returned after a (needed) year-long break, but I plan on staying for many years to come and I do not see leaving in my future.

I would love to give back to the overwhelmingly warm, friendly community of HGRPG that I have come to cherish. This is a site that has been an outlet and a safe haven for me and many other members, and being a member of the staff means I have the ability to contribute to the site in a way I could not before. It would be an amazing privilege to work for the site that I love so much and preserve it and its wonderfully positive ambiance so that others may continue to love it in the future. Maintaining the kind, hospitable atmosphere of HGRPG, especially in the cbox, is vital to the happiness and security of the members, and it is a task I would carry out sedulously. This includes handling rudeness and trolls, and I have confidence in myself that I am capable of doing so.

I am a very active member with ample spare time on my hands, as I am an unemployed high school student. I am fully aware of the heavy responsibilities of being a librarian (and a staff member, for that matter), and I believe I am ready to take them on. Lately, I have been seeing bios awaiting approval stack up, and I notice that sometimes the face claims thread gets clogged up with requests. I often find myself wanting to fix that and take the load off of the librarians, who are already working so hard.

There are times when I have nothing to do, and I am so drained of muse, I could not write a paragraph to save my life. I could fill these periods of boredom and uselessness with staff work. It would actually be fun for me, since I love organization and reading, which will come in handy if I am to be reviewing bios. I know the requirements of characters very well, and I would consider myself to be qualified to review and approve bios.

It is about time I put myself to use for the benefit of this site and its members. I believe that with my addition to the staff team, I could help make this wonderful site a better place than it already is.

Other: Thank you for this opportunity and for reading through all of this. <3

[kittyoemily]

Name: kittyoemily
Age: 17

Relevant previous experience: Well there was this site that had guilds within the site that I was a vp for. linking would just be laughable XD, so umm for this reason no?

Why should we choose you? Well... I actually don't know. Because I am responsible.< that can be argued I guess. Hardworking... you know I wouldn't ( hopefully) let you down if I was chosen. I would make sure I did my part, and if there was any part that I did not know how to do, I would ask no mater how shameful it is that I didn't know it. Also I tend to get a long with most, and can look within myself if I don't get along with someone rather than just them. Plus I have been here for aprox. 2 years this august.

Other: First sign ups. So yeah, not expecting to be picked, but I am expecting to see results. < this may only make sense to me.

[Deleted]

Name: Pogue

Age: 17

Relevant previous experience: I do not have any previous experience, as this was the first legitimate Roleplaying site I joined.

Why should we choose you? Although my time on the site is shorter than some of the other applicants, I believe that I have a solid grasp on the mechanics and expectations of not only staff, but members of the site as well. This being the first legitimate roleplaying site I ever joined, it really holds a deep spot in my heart, and I do care a lot for it. As some of the staff know, I do work incredibly hard for things that I care about, and it would be no different should I be chosen for this position. I can be a leader when absolutely needed, but more importantly, I understand the value of being a listener and a learner. I pride myself on my activity on the site, being online practically every day, even if nothing particularly exciting is happening.

I've gotten to develop a lot of incredible friendships during my time on the site, and i've also gotten to watch so many people grow as writers, something that never fails to amaze me about the site. The creativity and brilliance that is so abundant on this site never ceases to amaze me, and deep down I care deeply for this site, no matter how I think I feel. 

This site, the opportunities it offers, and the members have been here for me through a lot of things, I would love to pay it back by working hard as a staff member.

Other: Thank you for reading and considering!

[Deleted]

Name: Mylee

Age: Seventeen

Relevant previous experience: N/A

Why should we choose you? The position of librarian specifically highlights the traits of organization and efficiency, two qualities that are integral to keeping the site running smoothly. To have the opportunity to be a part of the team that manages this upkeep would be beneficial to me for not only new knowledge about the specifics of what it takes to keep the site on the track that it is, but also the experience of working with a tight knit team of people who I have enjoyed being around and have also admired throughout my time here. 

I believe that my ability and willingness to learn, my knowledge of rules and mechanics, and my level of activity are all valid points as to why I should be considered for this position. I have been on the site for just over three and a half years now, and throughout this time have maintained a steady level of activity-- especially in the last two years of this time. More recently, I believe that my knowledge of the rules and mechanics of the site have increased much more rapidly, as I have become more involved and aware of what time and work is put into everything that goes on. This knowledge has led to a desire to become as involved as possible in whatever ways I can contribute, and this would only be furthered by this opportunity. 

Other: 

[gamemaker 💀 hades lochlan]

Name: dars [nerrad3215]

Age: Eighteen

Relevant previous experience: I was an admin here!

Why should we choose you? Here's the thing: you guys know me. You know everything I have done on this site, good and bad (and believe me, I know there have been several occasions when I was a little pest.) There is no point in me trying to convince you all that I'm some perfect robot because I'm not. I make mistakes. I have in the past, and I will in the future. But I learn, and I remember what I've done wrong, and I do my best to ensure it doesn't happen again. To me, it means a lot when a person can learn/grow from their mistakes, and I am proud that I can.

I practically see this site as a second home. I know where everything is located, I know how hard it is to lose a tribute, I know how easy it is to become addicted to this site. I know what is expected, what isn't allowed, and what measures are taken to make sure this site is fair and fun. I like these things. I like knowing how to help, and I like helping anytime I can. I think my devotion to this site is evident in itself. I work hard to keep up with site-life events/checks/games, as well as my life outside of the site.

When I first joined this site, it was almost four years ago. I had never been on any other rp. I had never tried my hand at writing or coding or basically anything. But I have learned. I have grown, and it's because of the people here. I want to become one of those people. I want to help this site grow. I want to be a part of a team that works well together. I want to contribute to the effort that makes this experience so spectacular and wonderful. If I need to continue doing this without my name being a different color, I can accept it, but I truly think that I could be a huge help around the site. I really do.

Other: Ily <3

[ghosty]

Name: ghostyperson 'Ghosty' (Or Daniel if you need it)

Age: Sixteen

Relevant previous experience: Nope! I did start a few things, but no one joined so I shut them down.

Why should we choose you? Literally, this site is my life, and being able to pay it back being a staff member would be amazing. And, particularly as a Librarian, this is true, with the upkeep of the site a priority. I know that I've only been here just over a year, but I still feel that I'd be a good person for this job, because I'm active every single day. I love reading through bio's, so accepting (or denying) them wouldn't be much of a stretch compared to what I'm currently doing. I answer questions that many new members have, as well as directing them towards the correct threads and boards to allow them to read the rules or make a character. Organising is something that I do quite often, both on and off site, keeping track of everything I need. Overall, I'm probably not the best person for the job, but if, with some small miracle, I get the different coloured name, I will work so hard to make sure you weren't mistaken.

Other: Thanks for reading, and best of luck for everyone else! <33