I totally agree, there haven't been any mods on as much. I thought tidal was going to be on more for she said she is always on but as i can see she is never on. Licksterboy hasn't been on for a while either and Angel_Lord left. Aj, emp, and esp are the only 3 real active mods. Ineed is on at one time during the day which is at night EST. Geo isn't even on much either. Since the absence of mods there have been multiple people saying in global chat, any moderators on i was griefed. Or there is some guy spamming and no one is there to stop them. The admins could come on since they are in england and it is usually 7am EST when its 12pm in england. I really think we need the admins and INEED at least picking out either 1 or 2 more moderators that will do the job. Perhaps someone who has been active a lot and is trustworthy. I don't know how they are picked but i hope we can get around 1 more that can be on. Thank you for reading.

Glad to see you two are on the same page as me. 

Dylan, is looking very hard for new Moderators, and we will hopefully have some more moderators soon. At at the moment our moderators aren't on very much because of exams, which is understandable. So soon we should see an increase in staff members, when the exam season finishes.

Well I hope he makes a good decision that will both benefit the server and the community.

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I agree Danniel

I remember seeing several people saying "Where's a moderator when we need one!", I don't see the point of hiring people who are in the middle of exams, during other country's holidays. You should have some more moderators from around the globe to work at different time zones, not just mainly US.

Replace would work as well I think but getting new ones is maybe less "Sad" if I can say it that way

I get what you mean, but look at it this way.. When you apply for moderator, you're agreeing to have the job of putting up with harsh situations if need be. You need to be online regularly. If you're barely online, are you sticking to what you promised in your application? Nope. More mods would possibly just pile on a bunch of AFK players in-game, but if the Admins were to try my suggestion then they'd see who the strong/loyal applicants are, wouldn't they?

You're right Master, but like Daniel said above, it's getting beyond the joke.. For all timezones.

Thanks for sharing your views and opinions masterr, I appreciate it.

I don't think any TZ's are covered fully apart from the American ones, obviously. But maybe we shouldn't think all about timezones and think more about how well suited the applicants are for the job. After all you wouldn't want someone to become a moderator just because of where they live.

Time zones must be a crucial aspect when being considered to be a Mod. But many people have already pointed out the gaps for moderators that must be filled to prevent further hassle and bother.
I guess all we have to do is wait for the new Mod to be chosen.

I thought tidal was going to be on more for she said she is always on but as i can see she is never on.

Technical problems, she`d love to be online atm, but you can`t help it if your Internet isn`t working. She was on for hours almost every day before that (during the Aussie/asia shift ).

Or there is some guy spamming and no one is there to stop them.

/ignore [name]
And none of you tell me you are too lazy to type this few letters for an ignore (especially not those who claim with their modapplication that they would be willing to do far more work for the server than this little command) .




Need for a mod / "around the clock support"
This is a free server not a commercial one, so there are some things you can do on your own - like helping yourself against a spammer with a /ignore or reporting a griefer with a report on the forum (griefs rarely are critical enough that they couldn`t wait for a little time). As I said, the server not a commercial service but free for most of us, so the expectations of some in terms of being looked after all the time might be a bit high (especially from the viewpoint of the older gamers who aren`t used to be looked after all the time by their parents, teachers and older siblings any more). There might be a certain need for a new mod, but there are times when no mod is on and the community does a remarkable job of taking care of itself (answering questions of other members and guests, etc.). Aditional mods would certainly be fine but in my opinion the need is not critical enough to rush such a critical staff-decision.



Timeconsuming selection procedure
Let`s not forget that Ineed and the adminstaff have to check not only the applications for mods but also the shown willingness to help by these applicants (in good times and in bad times). I especially "like" it when those people complain in the game-chat about the "work to type in the /ignore command", that on the other hand apply for mod (which would mean a lot more work for them). Or when guest questions are ignored by applicants and only answered by those who don`t want to be a mod. That doesn`t make a decision easy for the staff.
They also have to check the calmness and attitude of the applicants. Those who get hotheaded whenever they feel criticised - those who get involved in too many teenage conflicts - those who are sulky because they haven´t been picked yet - they are probably not an easy pick for a mod-post that for example allows you to also read chats, they wouldn´t have access to as members. Chats in which people might actually talk about them. The staff has to pick mods that have shown they stand above those things, that can seperate being a player from being a mod.
So the decision is not as easy as it seems and the added pressure doesn`t help. A smart move for applicants might instead be to step up their efforts to relief the existing mod team as a member; to show that they are willing to do their share as members even if they someone else might get the modpost; to show that their character and sense of responsibility is suited for the post of a mod regardless their personal feelings towards other players and their ingame obligations.
I don`t think that the question amongst the staff is if there should be more mods, I think the problem the staff is facing is to find any applicants who are suited. Applicants who show a constant effort and performance (not only inside their towns/communities, but serverwide). Applicants who have shown that they can put aside personal feelings about past staffdecisions and regardless of that were still willing to help. Applicants who have shown that they can calmly handle criticism and even hostilities against their person (because that is what every mod must be able to face after some bans or similar decisions). Applicants who are willing to put aside their eagerness to become a mod and instead of adding pressure are willing to relieve the team by helping where they can as a member.
Maybe some applicants want to think about that, and ask themself if they want to become mod to BE a mod or because they want to help (in which case they might want to actually think about how much they have shown that in the last couple of weeks).

And to all those players that never want to become a mod (like me ): Even if you don`t want to become a mod, it doesn`t mean that you can`t help by simply answering questions of other players in the chat, taking care of some things yourself (like /ignore-ing spammers), or showing a little patience with the mods when they are really busy and can immediately come to you to check something.


Replacing mods
Jayjay, it is a valid consideration, but I don`t think it would be wise to replace any mods. The current mods have proven itself and there is no given limit to the number of mods. So why replace mods and keep the number of mods on the same level, instead of using the "possible replacments" to actually raise the numbers.
Even a mods that currently can online be online for short times (due to exams, real life, ...) is still a mod on.

So, in my opinion aditional mods - yes (carefully picked though, not a rushed decision), replacing the mods - no.

When I said "replacing mods", I didn't intentionally mean remove all the moderators we currently have and give the placements to other players, that would just be dumb because the current staff team is great, there is staff that I'd like see, keeping their title as moderator because when they're online I know that I don't need to worry about troublesome players coming on the server. Personally I believe there should be some adjusting or additions.

Felt like posting here for two separate things.

1, the issue of TidalMewMew not being on as much.
Trust me, she's dying to be able to get on every day. She lost her internet because her mom can't even afford it anymore. Their Paypal was hacked by her mother's jealous ex-boyfriend so they can't use that anymore and she's hardly getting enough money to even afford gas so that's shut off. She's now even lost her phone because her father let the contract end and never renewed it.

She's only able to access the internet now because she can go to her grandma's every so often and get on a laptop there, but she can't access Minecraft for some reason because the browser never works for it and she can't download it. She is try to fix it though, she's trying to get a job to get money together to pay for a new phone and internet, so I'm hoping soon she'll be able to moderate like she used to.

2, about the mods not being as active.
I hate to say it, but Minecraft is not as important as passing college and high school exams. Yes, they signed up to be moderators. But they did not sign up to completely cripple their grades and fail their exams just to take care of us, now did they? It's very selfish to demand them to be on all the time when it can take hours just to study for one single exam. And they've got several.

You're really going to demand them to be on 24/7 when they have higher priority things right now? It's very cruel towards the kindness they've shown before when they would get on outside of their sleep times and when they normally wouldn't just to check on us. They're devoted to us, why are we not as devoted to them and respectful that they want to make sure their life won't be screwed over by the exams they are taking?

Let's all just cool down here from getting on their cases and calmly wait for them to get back on, as well as waiting for the admins and mods to choose a good new mod that's needed in any timezone that's currently not covered during the regular moderator's schedules.

I'm certainly looking forward to potentially having better coverage since I don't like having to see people saying that for hours normally they don't see a mod. I know what that's like, and I don't want it for anyone.