Gm Applications Are Closed.

[Apo]

^Huh what? xD

And when you're accepted, please be as clear as possible when ur doing an event or whatnot.

I meant "I wonder if the presentation is more important than the actual competence and experience of the said applicant." OR "Ei! R gewd applications better den a good GM ^_^" in other words.

Edited June 27, 2010 by Apo

[~*God Of War*~]

I wonder that too Apo :x.

[Adamxd]

I think people should vote for people, then gm would pick some of cadidats.

[nines]

Because you would have friends picking friends for the candidates no one on this server has any dignity aside from maybe 2 or 3 people <.< but most of it is hey your my friend I vote for you on this sotw / suggestion / gm. Yes gms have just chosen there friends before to <.<...pretty sure it might still go on since its human nature to want to support your friends

[Adamxd]

I don't really think people would vote for example for me heh, but last, the most important vote belongs to gm.

[Wish]

The application is important for several reasons, yes, but it is not all that we base our choices after. We look at forum posts and our abuse logs, as well as how the players act in game. Anyone can write a good application. However, despite everything, you can't know if someone will decide to abuse their power, or how they'll really act as a GM.

[V a i l]

I Agree with Wish.

[nines]

*Sniff Sniff* I smell a brown noser ^

[Apo]

Basing someone's way of acting on his daily type of person instead of him in a profesional level is just about the same as generalizing don't you think?

[~*God Of War*~]

Wonder how many people applied for gm :3

[Wish]

@Apo Not really. If someone acts really immature, cheats in game (such as on the ladder or in events), abuses the broadcaster, spams, or ignores new players who ask for help, what would make them a good GM? How you conduct yourself regularly gives a good indication on how you'll act in the team. Seeing as we don't know how people will act professionally, we have to base our judgement off something. Obviously, it doesn't always pan out, and sometimes people leave when they realize that GMing isn't all fun and games, but that's the best way to do something if you can't observe people in real life. It's not as though we can just pick randomly from the applications we receive.

Applications close at midnight server time tonight! Any applications sent after that time will be rejected, so if you plan on applying, send yours asap.

[Apo]

I guess it does give a first impression, but you can't always judge a book by its cover. Anyways, with all that said, good luck to all the applicants! Today's the last day.

Edited June 28, 2010 by Apo

[Poringly]

@Apo Not really. If someone acts really immature, cheats in game (such as on the ladder or in events), abuses the broadcaster, spams, or ignores new players who ask for help

That's depend, sometime we got busy or the newb player just cant wait for few minute.

And sometime they say something that i cant understand :o

[SeNzz]

Don't worry to much, I'm sure GMs will choose what is best for everyone.

(:

[~*God Of War*~]

@Wish When will you be sending out emails to the new Game masters?

[Apo]

1 week past the June 28th, so July 5th, if you haven't received an email by then you were not qualified.

Edited June 28, 2010 by Apo

[Adamxd]

I wonder if you could announce how many applications did you receive?

[Wish]

@Poringly I mean, if it's a habit, or if they just verbally attack the new player. People who don't make any effort to make new players feel welcome.

@Adamxd As of right now, I have around 83. However, we usually get ~15 in the last 1-2 hours, so we'll see. :)

[Apo]

That's a lot of literature.

[Adamxd]

Yeah poor you Wish !!

[kuoch]

Well Wish, to those you've check logs or know background information about them about their past etc. They can prolly be a dedicated GM. What they did in the past or abused anything back then doesn't mean they would do it now.

[Skyerine]

Good luck to everyone! BRB dinner.

Edited June 29, 2010 by Skyerine

[Apo]

Unless we're saying that nobody learn from their mistakes? And I personally think that 90% of the server's population got banned for 5 hours for b/c abuse.

[Wish]

Well, the degree of abuse matters. Yes, a few abuses may be overlooked, if they were in the distant past. Yes, people may learn from their mistakes. It all depends on what the abuse was and how often it was repeated. Some people don't even try to grow up, though. And on top of that, abuse logs are usually a last resort because, if someone is a constant abuser, chances are that we already know them. However, if we're stuck between 2-3 people, we may check logs to help make a final decision.

Alright, guys, emails will be sent out by next Monday. This looks like it will be a hard decision. We really have a lot of good applicants this time. :)

[Wish]

Sorry, guys. We're having some trouble choosing the GMs this round. Acceptance letters will be sent out later this week instead of by today. Again, we apologize for the delay.

~Wish