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Dio Brando

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- Your name and/or nickname

Morgan (in-game/Steam name is currently Ardyn Izunia)

- Your age

I am currently 20 years of age.

- Who gave you permission to apply?

No permission needed as I meet the requirements to apply.

- Your Steam2 ID

My Steam ID is: STEAM_0:1:110215042

- Your general online times and your timezone

Online times vary with day to day activities, but I am otherwise online at all hours of the day. I will typically be asleep sometime between 12:00 P.M. – 2:00 A.M. and typically awaken at 8:00 A.M. to 9:00 A.M. (CT)

- Which of our servers do you usually play on and wish to apply for? Would you visit a broader range of servers in case of a report?

I’d like to apply to Dodgeball (TX) and Dodgeball (NY). I will be more than happy to visit other servers that I am experienced in to answer calls.

- Do you have a microphone?

I have a microphone that is usable in all situations that require one.

- Your previous experience as Admin or Moderator

I was a Full Admin for the USA Dodgeball servers for approximately a year on Panda.

- Do you have experience with administrating with SourceMod?

Yes.

- Why should we choose you to be part of our team?

I strive to answer any and all calls that come through on the servers that I am Admin on, and I believe that I offer fair and equal punishment to all players. I care about the people within the community, and have a negative affinity for those who break rules and ruin the experience for others.

- Finally, please briefly explain how you would do your job, e.g. a general overview of your policies and punishments.

In Game Policies:

Stealing: Slay and warning (x3) then ban times as follows:
1st ban – 720 minutes
2nd ban – 1,440 minutes
3rd ban – 4,320 minutes
4th ban – 10,080 minutes
5th ban – 20,160 minutes
6th ban – Permanent

Teamkilling: Warning/kick (x2) then ban times as follows:
1st ban – 360 minutes
2nd ban – 720 minutes
3rd ban – 1,440 minutes
4th ban – 4,320 minutes
5th ban – 10,080 minutes
6th ban - Permanent

Chatbox:

Chat/Voice Spam: Warning (x3)
Foreign Language: Warning (x3)
Racism: Warning (x2)
Admin Disrespect/Purposely Revealing Admin to deter ban-able offenses: Warning (x1)

1st gag/mute: 60 minutes
2nd gag/mute: 120 minutes
3rd gag/mute: 720 minutes
4th gag/mute: 1,440 minutes
5th gag/mute: 10,080 minutes
6th gag/mute: Permanent

Other:

Improper Sprays: Warning/Spray Removal (x1); 2 hour ban if action persists
Call abuse: Warning (x2); 2 hour ban if action persists
Admin impersonation: Force name change + warning (x1); 2 hour ban if action persists
Advertising hacks: Warning (x1); permanent ban if action persists
Hacking: Record evidence as necessary and apply a permanent ban

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Important Note:

I left the community 1 year and 35 weeks ago due to personal issues and extreme amounts of stress that I was unable to handle professionally. I understand that I left the community on a sour note that followed a large amount of drama, but I wish to put such things behind me and move forward, as I have taken large steps within my personal life to improve these issues. If anyone has any qualms with this, please contact me via Steam so I might speak with you about it.
 
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Previous experience will definitely improve any learning curve and behaviour development.

I have been notified in advance that Dio would be reapplying, and gave some minor advice, such as trying to apply for both TX and NY, because NY has a bad reputation with not having any staff.
As per usual, I understand the frustration with wanting to play Panda DB without the toxic players, especially when there is no staff to enforce rules. Dio has been in contact to inform me when such a negative presence is on the server. I can only handle so much though, my online times are sporadic. We do have six staff members for TX Dodgeball, however I'm the only one who has been handling calls in recent times. I know some of our trials are busy with school and work, life happens. But I believe Dio would make a superb addition to the hand of staff currently active.

+1 from me
 
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I agree with Prick. Obviously my opinion does not include a rating, but it does contribute to the conversation.

I play on Panda TX Dodgeball pretty damn often. I used to be an admin before Dio was, and although some things have gotten better, some have also gone downhill. As Prick mentioned, he has been the main one handling calls while Luigi is never on, Spankyworld is never on, YourBiggestFan is never on, and Spoon comes on for certain players (although these 4 admins rarely handle calls). Cashews doesn't even have an adequate mentor (Luigi) for the reasons mentioned prior. The stealing, mic spamming, chat spamming, etc. are consistent when no admins are on, and it's a pain in the ass for players who actually care about the rules (being that Panda is one of the few servers with the "no stealing" rule). Kevin leaves too much time for our admins to be accepted into the system while my application around 2 or 3 years ago was accepted within less than a month. If Dio is not accepted onto the Panda admin team, the server will continue to be a nuisance for active players, and it's obviously a burden on prick being the only active admin.

For anything that Dio had done 2 years prior, Kevin and his staff need to reevaluate her acceptance and word. She is not the same person and even has adequate admin experience to become full admin in no matter of time. She is the main one calling for admins and enforcing the rules as a member as much as she can. She deserves admin more than Luigi, Spankyworld, Fan, and Spoon combined (considering that some of these admins refuse to take hiatus from admin status although they never frequently join the server as much as an admin should).

If you can't understand this, then you don't understand Panda TX Dodgeball even the slightest amount. I'd give Dio a +1 if I was able.
 
If anyone would like to give some feedback to this post, it is more than welcome.
Nothing is going to get resolved here if nobody wants to talk.
The questions below are directed towards @Dio Brando

We have this ancient resignation thread from Dio:
https://www.panda-community.com/threads/following-suit.9793/

As I have been advised, we should cover some of the topics mentioned in the resignation and simply ask what part of Dio will be different this time. I understand that she left the community based on the relationship between herself and other members. Which I cannot tell anyone that this has changed, from mocking other user's posts, drama in the shoutbox, or leaving admin applications open for up to five consecutive months. The community has and will always have it's own set of issues. This should not drastically deter or effect the duty as volunteer staff however. Personally, nothing of this nature bothers me, because not a single admin here is getting paid for their time or work.

First question being, is history going to repeat if you are bothered by the same present issues?

Secondly, I am receptive of an uncomfortable experience between yourself and the founder of Panda. This has been mentioned by multiple sources, and while I'm not going to pry anyone for details, will this effect your performance or actions within the community?

Lastly, I would like for you to briefly explain why you decided jump back into the bowels of Panda, considering the prior experience.
 
If anyone would like to give some feedback to this post, it is more than welcome.
Nothing is going to get resolved here if nobody wants to talk.
The questions below are directed towards @Dio Brando

We have this ancient resignation thread from Dio:
https://www.panda-community.com/threads/following-suit.9793/

As I have been advised, we should cover some of the topics mentioned in the resignation and simply ask what part of Dio will be different this time. I understand that she left the community based on the relationship between herself and other members. Which I cannot tell anyone that this has changed, from mocking other user's posts, drama in the shoutbox, or leaving admin applications open for up to five consecutive months. The community has and will always have it's own set of issues. This should not drastically deter or effect the duty as volunteer staff however. Personally, nothing of this nature bothers me, because not a single admin here is getting paid for their time or work.

First question being, is history going to repeat if you are bothered by the same present issues?

Secondly, I am receptive of an uncomfortable experience between yourself and the founder of Panda. This has been mentioned by multiple sources, and while I'm not going to pry anyone for details, will this effect your performance or actions within the community?

Lastly, I would like for you to briefly explain why you decided jump back into the bowels of Panda, considering the prior experience.

In response to your first question:
No. History will not repeat itself, no matter how tedious things might become. Over the past two years, I have taken large steps to improve myself within my own time-- I am, quite literally, a completely different person than I was two years ago. I recognized that I had extremely large faults within myself, and have worked tirelessly to address these problems through various means in real life. Though issues will always be at hand, no matter where or whom they might be from, they can be worked out peacefully and without meaningless confrontation.

In response to your second question:
No. Though the founder and I did have some issues two years ago, which likely haven't faded from his mind in the two years of my absence, I am more than willing to speak with him and anyone else that I might have left a sour impression on from two years ago. Any problems or questions that anyone would like to address with me I am more than happy to answer, explain, and work out-- no matter how long that might take.

And in response to your final question:
Speaking honestly, I did leave the community in an unnecessarily harsh, rude, and disrespectful way. My mind was clouded by misjudgment, anxiety, depression, and several other internal issues that I have since taken steps to improve within my personal life. I can proudly say that I am no longer that same woman that I was two years ago, and as such, I wish to make amends for what I did.
Aside from that, I still greatly enjoy playing on the Panda servers. They're the only community servers I actively visit, even though I didn't for quite some time while I worked on bettering myself. I wish to be nothing more than a helpful member of the staff once again, and take the proper steps to making the community a better one.
 
I'd like to leave my part on here.
While I have no experience with the things being spoken of that happened a year or two ago, I'd like to say that Dio has been a great member of the community. I haven't seen any trouble from them and they follow the rules greatly, this and things mentioned above.

Simply, I give a +1

Also sorry, I was finishing up finals I should be more active now that I'm out of school
 
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I have my own scepticism about Dio becoming an admin again, but after interacting with them in game and privately, I believe Dio, if going through with what they promised, would make a good admin.
My only ban is from Dio, still salty.
As long as they don't repeat past mistakes I believe they are good.

+1 from me
 
Thanks to Stabbin for opening this again.

I know this is already under review and yada yada yada, but this is regarding your policies and I think it's quite important.
From what I remember and other people confirmed you used to disallow any swears whatsoever. Not only insults. I'm curious if this has changed because as far as I know you were/would be the only admin enforcing that kind of "rule".
 
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Thanks to Stabbin for opening this again.

I know this is already under review and yada yada yada, but this is regarding your policies and I think it's quite important.
From what I remember and other people confirmed you used to disallow any swears whatsoever. Not only insults. I'm curious if this has changed because as far as I know you were/would be the only admin enforcing that kind of "rule".

Yes, it has changed. I no longer deem swearing as mutable/gag-able. Now if a player is insulting others, I'll of course warn them to change their tone/behavior before issuing a gag/mute. But swearing by itself is not any form of issue in my eyes.
 
well i give you another chance, lets see what you make out of it, welcome back in the team.

your mentor during your trial phase will be @Pricholas, should you have any questions feel free to ask us.
 
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