- Sun Jan 08, 2012 12:58 pm
#66141
Username: JonColmanator
Real Name: Jon Colman
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Location: United Kingdom
Time Zone: GMT
About Yourself: I am a fan of playing sandbox games, such as Minecraft, and games that have some sandbox element, as this stretches my ideas further. I am still in school, my subjects being Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Computing. I also do outdoor and indoor rowing as well as weightlifting/powerlifting whilst I am not socialising, doing work or playing Minecraft/Skyrim. I have been on Minerealm regularly since the beginning of October, making my forum account a few weeks afterwards. I am also quite a Harry Potter fan.
Qualifications: My first major experience in moderating came roughly five years ago when I was a regular player of Habbo Hotel and joined a Harry Potter community named -[Hogwarts]-. Here, I took the role of a professor who taught Harry Potter related lessons; posted fun ideas for the community as well as moderated the behaviour of students in the -[Hogwarts]- community. This was my first real step in dealing with all sorts of different people depending on the situation, thus this enabled me to learn to change my approach depending on the situation. I enjoyed this experience, although changing subjects every now and then, for two years. This, however, was more in-game experience than forum experience.
My second major experience came two years ago in the form of LumosAlliance, a Harry Potter forum-based RPG. This was initially in the form of being a Prefect (Student Staff, Moderator), and I was given the responsibility of observing threads to ensure that posts kept within PG13, among other rules; explaining the rules to new players who are not sure about a certain rule and drafting up fun ideas for the community, which had to be run through the Staff (Professors, Moderators with a few more powers). The forum had a much larger member base than -[Hogwarts]-, so I here I learned to cope with higher demand from a larger number of people, as well as keep up with higher staff so the moderating and idea systems moved smoothly.
I enjoyed being a Prefect for a term (4 months) before succeeding in becoming Quidditch Professor. Although this gave me more powers and the ability to write lessons and fun homeworks, which I have already done before, this time I had the responsibility of making sure Student Staff kept in check; with organising the Quidditch on the forums for the community. This massively increased the work demand that I had to do, and taught me how to organise a large number of tasks to make my life and everyone else's a lot easier. Being a professor also taught me to use my judgement as to which punishment was appropriate for a certain rule breaking, something I wasn't able to learn as much whilst being a Prefect. I enjoyed being a Quidditch Professor for a year, before leaving the Staff to make my real life A Level transition easier. If you, for whatever reason, wish to confirm this is true, you may visit the site and ask the Headmaster whether I was Staff there. My username on the said account is 'Florence Dingleby'.
In school, I am currently a Computing Prefect. I have a responsibility to ensure that students are dressed according to code and ensure that students are not abusing the Computer Rooms (abusing meaning playing games, or attempting to do rather cheekier things). Although, I always offer a hand to students and teachers who are stuck with a certain problem. I also help coach younger, intrepid rowers at the school both indoor and outdoor. These experiences have enabled me to change my approach and attitude depending on the purpose, from firm with rulebreakers to helpful and supporting towards those who want to develop their understand or ability.
Why you deserve this position: I wouldn't say 'deserving' was the appropriate word, as I know, as do most of you; that I have had the occasional round of immaturity on Minerealm.com. This has ranged from posting on Ban Appeals with googled images, to my most recent and petty approach to Fritterdonut in particular about countries (which I sincerely apologise for). However I pledge that with my experience in this sort of position, I would not let pettiness and immaturity get the better of me; as this forum is to enrich the Minerealm experience and messing around in the rulebreaking and discomforting sort only wrecks this purpose.
Availability: I am at school from 8-4pm on school days, however, I am around most of the day on weekends and holidays, unless stated otherwise (visiting family, holiday abroad, etc.). Although exceptions rarely happen.
Real Name: Jon Colman
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Location: United Kingdom
Time Zone: GMT
About Yourself: I am a fan of playing sandbox games, such as Minecraft, and games that have some sandbox element, as this stretches my ideas further. I am still in school, my subjects being Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Computing. I also do outdoor and indoor rowing as well as weightlifting/powerlifting whilst I am not socialising, doing work or playing Minecraft/Skyrim. I have been on Minerealm regularly since the beginning of October, making my forum account a few weeks afterwards. I am also quite a Harry Potter fan.
Qualifications: My first major experience in moderating came roughly five years ago when I was a regular player of Habbo Hotel and joined a Harry Potter community named -[Hogwarts]-. Here, I took the role of a professor who taught Harry Potter related lessons; posted fun ideas for the community as well as moderated the behaviour of students in the -[Hogwarts]- community. This was my first real step in dealing with all sorts of different people depending on the situation, thus this enabled me to learn to change my approach depending on the situation. I enjoyed this experience, although changing subjects every now and then, for two years. This, however, was more in-game experience than forum experience.
My second major experience came two years ago in the form of LumosAlliance, a Harry Potter forum-based RPG. This was initially in the form of being a Prefect (Student Staff, Moderator), and I was given the responsibility of observing threads to ensure that posts kept within PG13, among other rules; explaining the rules to new players who are not sure about a certain rule and drafting up fun ideas for the community, which had to be run through the Staff (Professors, Moderators with a few more powers). The forum had a much larger member base than -[Hogwarts]-, so I here I learned to cope with higher demand from a larger number of people, as well as keep up with higher staff so the moderating and idea systems moved smoothly.
I enjoyed being a Prefect for a term (4 months) before succeeding in becoming Quidditch Professor. Although this gave me more powers and the ability to write lessons and fun homeworks, which I have already done before, this time I had the responsibility of making sure Student Staff kept in check; with organising the Quidditch on the forums for the community. This massively increased the work demand that I had to do, and taught me how to organise a large number of tasks to make my life and everyone else's a lot easier. Being a professor also taught me to use my judgement as to which punishment was appropriate for a certain rule breaking, something I wasn't able to learn as much whilst being a Prefect. I enjoyed being a Quidditch Professor for a year, before leaving the Staff to make my real life A Level transition easier. If you, for whatever reason, wish to confirm this is true, you may visit the site and ask the Headmaster whether I was Staff there. My username on the said account is 'Florence Dingleby'.
In school, I am currently a Computing Prefect. I have a responsibility to ensure that students are dressed according to code and ensure that students are not abusing the Computer Rooms (abusing meaning playing games, or attempting to do rather cheekier things). Although, I always offer a hand to students and teachers who are stuck with a certain problem. I also help coach younger, intrepid rowers at the school both indoor and outdoor. These experiences have enabled me to change my approach and attitude depending on the purpose, from firm with rulebreakers to helpful and supporting towards those who want to develop their understand or ability.
Why you deserve this position: I wouldn't say 'deserving' was the appropriate word, as I know, as do most of you; that I have had the occasional round of immaturity on Minerealm.com. This has ranged from posting on Ban Appeals with googled images, to my most recent and petty approach to Fritterdonut in particular about countries (which I sincerely apologise for). However I pledge that with my experience in this sort of position, I would not let pettiness and immaturity get the better of me; as this forum is to enrich the Minerealm experience and messing around in the rulebreaking and discomforting sort only wrecks this purpose.
Availability: I am at school from 8-4pm on school days, however, I am around most of the day on weekends and holidays, unless stated otherwise (visiting family, holiday abroad, etc.). Although exceptions rarely happen.
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