Age: 14
Timezone: PST
How Long Have You Played On MCP?: 2 years, 1 month
Have You Ever Been: Banned, Muted, Kicked?: Yes
If You Have Been, Why, And For How Long?: Many times for just saying stupid things, and banned from the ban hammer
Why Should We Pick You To Be Our Next Moderator?: I feel as though you should pick me as the next moderator for MCP because I feel as though I can be professional about it. As a player, you see my unprofessional side, the side a jerk around with, the side that is fun. But many of you have not seen my professional side. and fiends can back me up on this, when I want to I can be professional and productive. I feel like these qualities are what you need to be a mod. When influenced poorly, I do tend to snap, which has slowed drastically since 2 weeks ago. I am an active player, and I have read the guard, and mod rules, both on forums, and in-game. It makes me angry when I see someone kill a C blocker repeatedly and forcing their hand to click that disconnect and delete button. I feel as though I can help prevent this by giving new players tips. I wish to grow MCP and build it to a larger scale than what it is today. I know all the commands for mod and how to use them. If something requires too much interpretation for me to handle I will message Silas or another, more experienced member of the MCP Staff Team. In all I think I would make a great addition to the MCP Staff and would be happy to help. With What You May Call Love, -Bails
Additional Information: N/A

Age: 16

Timezone: Eastern

How Long Have You Played On MCP? Since v3

Have You Ever Been: Banned, Muted, Kicked? Yes, swearing in the past but haven't done much bad lately.

If You Have Been, Why, And For How Long? Banned on request, muted for swearing in private message, etc.

Why Should We Pick You To Be Our Next Moderator? I was just demoted as a guard, I didn't agree with the demotion but I've gotten over it so now I am applying for mod. I am probably the most active player on MCP, my playtime is lower than a few other players as a result of those 2 months that I didn't really play. I can obviously help players as I have been lately and I am very active and those are the main 2 reasons why you should choose me as a mod. I'm fairly sure that as long as I can keep the spices away, I can handle the job and effectively keep the player flow going.

Additional Information: Thanks for reading

Same thing as all the mods before them. Be active and the only purpose of your existence is to welcome new players and answer their questions.
Chances are if you've annoyed me in the past you won't be accepted, no amount of penis sucking will make that change.

So apply with this format in the staff applications section:

Make a topic titled "<yournamehere>'s Mod Application" and fill out this form.

Age:
Timezone:
How Long Have You Played On MCP?
Have You Ever Been: Banned, Muted, Kicked?
If You Have Been, Why, And For How Long?
Why Should We Pick You To Be Our Next Moderator?
Additional Information:

MCP has had a sudden recrudescence recently, but it won't last long.  I'm here to talk about my personal view and opinion to ultimately suggest advice to the owners on how to continue the growth of MCP.
Certain things must be taking into consideration if MCP will continue to grow.  The sudden bursts of activity MCP is currently experiencing is only temporary and if it is intended to stay, things must be done.  Firstly, more events must happen on MCP at a more consistent rate.  Once players get attached to a server, the overall concept will only intrigue them for a small while.  It is up to the server owner to keep that player interested by constantly running events that can participate in.  Things like the plot contests that have been going on has without a doubt had a positive effect on the server.  There are a small handful of builders on MCP that have been idle for quite some time, and these contests have allowed them to have fun and build their own things to show off to the whole server, under the owner's support.  However, building contests will not keep MCP moving forward, for it only appeals to a certain group.  Consider adding more things that can appeal to different groups of people on the server.

Suggested Event Options:

PvP Contests
Faction Contests
most guard kills in a month by a faction
best looking base
best functioning base
Prison Events
scavenger hunts
Christmas point games
top event winner of the month
Recruitment Policy
invite the most players that achieve the rank of E Block

These are a handful of ideas that come to mind when I think of different events that can be hosted by the server on MCP in the future.  Keep in mind you can get as creative as you wish with these.

To continue my thoughts, most of these events are retention based.  They are meant to appeal to veteran players, although still appealing to newer people.  The events listed are intended to keep players active and having fun when they get attached to the server, not to actually hook new players.  Hooking new players onto the server is difficult, I'm 100% sure you know what I'm talking about what I say that there seems to be no good way to hook every new player that comes onto MCP.  Well, that's because there isn't.  Most players that come onto the server come to see how it is; what the community is like, big or small, quality of the server, straightforward or advanced, Pvp oriented, friendly, etc.  It is extremely difficult to market towards that group of people considering that your server might not even be the server they want to be on.  The group you want to target are the people that considered the server and actually play it.

There is something I've learned over the years of my experiences.  A lot of the time, players go on servers for other human communication and relationships.  Want to know the reason why MCP has had such a good community?  Or why at some times the server average has peaked so high?  It's because when the owner or admin is on and communicates with new players, they often get instantly attached.  One of my first experiences with you was when you were having fun with me, changing my name to usefulbob =).  As a young kid, I felt I got attached to the server because of a simple experience such as that.  I don't think I even talked to you after that, but the fact that you communicated to me through admin command was special.  The idea of having a Mod that runs around greeting new players was an EXCELLENT idea but was EXCUTED poorly.  Lizzy (no offence) was a godawful option and a new mod should be reconsidered.  Natefoster should consider taking this job as a warden until a new mod is chosen.  The Mod should be active and attached to the server, someone that won't leave anytime soon.  When they start to make connections they are automatically the man on the server everyone knows.  This is one option, for the owner them self can commit to this task, for it is very effective.

Consider this one paragraph above if you were too lazy to ready anything else.

In terms of expanding the server, the only thing I suggest to do is increase ways to encourage the invitation of friends and voting.  Doing so will greatly expand the server is quite obvious ways I will not go into.

For more reference on expansion & retention: (SKIP)

[ Retention

Retention ? The server's ability to retain players so that they return in the future.

To begin, it will be stated that server retention can be accessed through a multitude of methods.  Some include:  unique game play mechanics, connections with players, connections with staff, a player goal that is interesting and fun to work towards, etc.  Each of the listed examples will be explained in detail. Unique game play mechanics offer retention from the perspective that it impresses the player and gives them something new to explore.  This obviously gets them intrigued in the server long enough for my next examples to kick in.  Connections with staff and other players are important for successful server retention to exist.  Player are confirmed to stay longer if they establish early friendships with other players.  In early stages of a server, an active owner is an active server; the owner should be online to greet new people, establish connections, and give them reason to come on.  Lastly, all successful servers should have some sort of major end goal.  Examples include becoming Free on a prison server, winning the Hunger Games, owning the best faction, surviving the elements, etc.  It can be appealing to players if they are given an intriguing end-goal that they can easily get into and work towards completing; hopefully meeting new players on the way.

Server retention is incredibly important to a successful server.  It can be rather easy to get new players to join a server, however if the owner can not give them a reason to return, it is in vain.  Retention is the reason the players return to a server, without it, the server would have to rely on short visits from new players that may only stay on for one hour, get bored, and leave forever.  Using methods, like the examples stated before, an owner can create reasons to pull players into the server, making them want to return and continue their adventure.


Expansion

Expansion ? The server's way to attract new players to join the game.

Closely knitted to retention, expansion is another key factor to running a successful server.  To begin, it will be made clear that server expansion is another way of saying server promotion or advertisement.  Ways to get the server's name into players that seek to play on a server.  A prime example of server expansion is a voting network.  It is very simple for owners to place their name and description of their server in a voting network, then for players to find that name and join.  Other methods may include: Youtuber endorsement, paid server ad agreements, site ads, in-game recruitment.
These methods will be explained in detail.  To start, voting is a universal must for servers; it is an excellent way to get new players to find your server.  When someone wants to play on a prison server, for example, they may look up 'Minecraft Prison Server'.  If the server an owner put in falls within those tags, it will appear before the player, along with other servers?popular to least popular.  Youtuber endorsement includes a server owner paying or convincing a popular Youtuber to play or review their server so that their viewers may feel inclined to check it out themselves.  Paid server ads includes paying a rival, or even friendly server to put advertisements for another server inside of their server.  This will incline their players to join the promoted server.  Site ads are simply just buying advertisement spots in a website that could relate to Minecraft, then putting an appealing advertisement for the server in the spot.  Lastly, in-game recruitment doesn't only involve going into others server and advertising, but an owner convincing their own players to bring a friend or family member is a lot more acceptable instead.  This obviously encourages centralized growth from your own players, which can lead to retention (since the player now has a buddy to play with).

Server expansion is a very necessary thing to have in a successful Minecraft server.  It is the very idea of bringing new potential players onto the server?if you remove all ways of expansion the server will surely die within months.  Using methods like the ones stated before, a server owner can quickly and effectively add expansion methods to promote their server to the public, bringing waves of new players for them to keep. ]


Another suggestion tying in with encouraging players to vote:

http://cdgs.net/index.php/topic,2600.0.html


Thank you for considering this suggestion, and as always, good luck with CDGS! Cheers!

Two quick Christmas suggestions:

Firstly, I propose you make voting give x2 the awards it already gives during Christmas break.  The intended effect of this will get more players on the server to vote.

Secondly, I propose you do another Christmas point contest.  I've always gotten addicted to them and won't be crushing it like always this year.  It really got me playing MCP when I was active, and I expect the same to happen to several other players.  Make points achievable through events, voting, and another system that can be discussed.

Your IGN: xXLink2003Xx

Abuser?s IGN: KingBass99

Abuser?s rank: C-Guard

What the abuser was doing: Being Staff on other servers

When this happened: (Include date and timezone) He is staff on other servers currently

Proof: (insert an image or video here)



Additional info: (This is my staff report forums account btw).  The bottom screenie is ura's server.

Steve finally won me one

[16:53:35] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] KingBass99 was slain by Urabm using cake
[16:53:43] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] Girlsrock513 was slain by NoahDaBOss51 using Netherworld Morgul Blade
[16:55:44] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] Girlsrock513 was slain by Urabm using cake
[16:55:52] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] KingBass99 was slain by StormyBee using Crate Sword
[17:00:01] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] Girlsrock513 was slain by Urabm using cake
[17:00:46] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] KingBass99 died
[17:01:37] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] Girlsrock513 was burned to death
[17:02:00] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] Girlsrock513 was slain by StormyBee using Crate Sword
[17:02:02] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] lord_bills54 was slain by Urabm using cake
[17:02:26] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] KingBass99 was slain by NoahDaBOss51 using Netherworld Morgul Blade
[17:02:47] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] KingBass99 was slain by StormyBee using Crate Sword
[17:02:49] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] Girlsrock513 was slain by Urabm using cake
[17:03:37] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] lord_bills54 was slain by StormyBee using Crate Sword
[17:03:41] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] Girlsrock513 was slain by NoahDaBOss51 using Netherworld Morgul Blade
[17:04:14] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] lord_bills54 was slain by StormyBee using Crate Sword
[17:04:21] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] Girlsrock513 was slain by NoahDaBOss51 using Netherworld Morgul Blade
[17:08:21] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] lord_bills54 was slain by pb64 using C-Guard Blade
[17:08:28] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] KingBass99 was slain by StormyBee using Crate Sword
[17:08:44] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] lord_bills54 was slain by Urabm using cake
[17:09:05] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] KingBass99 was slain by Urabm using cake
[17:09:13] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] Girlsrock513 was slain by StormyBee using Crate Sword
[17:09:25] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] lord_bills54 was slain by Urabm using cake
[17:10:04] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] lord_bills54 was burned to death
[17:10:19] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] Girlsrock513 was slain by StormyBee using Crate Sword
[17:11:30] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] lord_bills54 was slain by StormyBee using Crate Sword
[17:13:18] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] KingBass99 was slain by StormyBee using Crate Sword
[17:13:39] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] KingBass99 was slain by StormyBee using Crate Sword
[17:14:04] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] Girlsrock513 was slain by StormyBee using Crate Sword
[17:14:08] [Client thread/INFO]: [CHAT] lord_bills54 was slain by StormyBee using Crate Sword

What is your IGN? BrianADJ
How old are you as of now? 14
When can you play on MCP? All weekends and 2-3 days on weekdays
What is your timezone? Central U.S
What is your rank on the server? Baron
Do you have any experience with other prison servers? Yes
Do you have any experience with guarding? Give a list of servers and your guard rank (IP if possible). No
Have you read both the guard rules and the prisoner rules, even the ones in the info room? Yes, I check them on occasion in case they change without a notification.
Why should we pick you to be out next guard? I have been playing MCP for a while now and I (among many others) feel I would make a good addition to the MCP team. I hate seeing players quit after losing there new stuff to a player with better items. I am good at pvp (not saying it is all the qualities needed to be a guard) and I feel I will be able to keep people safe within my boundaries. I am an active player and want to keep it that way for as long as possible by keeping things fresh, (as known as applying for guard to renew my intrest). I feel as if some staff members get online for a while then leave, but I will not just join and leave. I don't want people joining then leaving after they die or lose items after the first day. I have been around the guards on MCP for a while and I have watched them to see how to (and not to be) a sufficient guard. I feel I could get along well with the other guards and the players while still keeping them from breaking rules. I think all people should get second chances, and I'm a person right? We are all human and we all make mistakes. I feel that I have matured and I've stopped hanging around those whom influence me poorly. That is why I think I should be guard and would make a great addition to the Guard team! I mean, after all, dank fuel can't melt steel memes.

OK so I you remember when Silas used to fly around as a dragon and drop Hella loot? Well do that as a Reindeer(Re-textured Ender dragon)

1. Is your idea logical? Yes
2. Could it be done easily? Yes depending on Ender dragon skin
3. Has something like it been done before? I have never seen something like this, besides Silas as the ender dragon flying around
4. Has this idea been suggested before? It has not