06. Becoming a Moderator
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[attr="class","enc_head"]I. Staffing Positions

[attr="class","enc_sub"]Who are the staff and what do they do?

Below is a list of the different staff positions that we have at Aludium and both the responsibilities and duties expected of them and the rewards and bonuses that they receive for performing their roles. You can apply for any of the below positions in several different ways and our Head Admin, JD, makes the final decisions on all staff appointments. Just follow the instructions below to apply to be a staff member.

You can click on the images below to send each staff member a message directly, or you can go to the Moderation Team Roster page to read about each of our staff members.


[attr="class","enc_link"]Go To: Moderation Team Roster



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HEAD ADMIN
The Head Admin position of the site includes everything. Everything that happens on the forum is your responsibility, your creation and yours to maintain. This includes: what the site looks like, the information it offers, how it functions and what the members on the forum do and how they behave. There is nothing outside the sphere of responsibility for the Head Admin.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Global Plot Development
Encyclopedia Maintenance
Site Theme Creation
Monthly Targets Creation
Monthly Awards Management
Character Application Reviews
Character Directory Maintenance
Canon Authenticity Checks
Board and Planet Creation
Items and Emporium Management
Staff Moderation
Member Moderation
Site Advertisement
Miscellaneous Admin Tasks
...and everything else!
REWARDS
You. Are. God. Mwahaha.

















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CO-ADMIN
The Co-Admin has many of the same responsibilities as the Head Admin in terms of the functionality of the site. You have full admin powers to manage the content and members of the forum and are expected to ensure the Star Wars authenticity and appropriate behaviour of the forum, as a whole.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Global Plot Development
Monthly Targets Creation
Monthly Awards Management
Character Application Reviews
Canon Authenticity Checks
Items and Emporium Management
Staff Moderation
Member Moderation
Site Advertisement
Miscellaneous Admin Tasks
REWARDS
+150 Credits a Month
Free Custom Side Bars
Theme Design Opportunities
Special Missions Requests
Staff Powers (Full)
Access to Private Admin Board
Access to Staff Board






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SITE MODERATOR
A Site Moderator has the basic admin powers to keep the site running and has the responsibility of helping out the Admins wherever they can. While you have the ability to keep track of other members and ensure that all global rules are being followed, you do not have the ability to make large changes on the site. You do, however, have full access to the Staff Board and are able to partake in the ideas and discussion that moves the forum forward.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Monthly Targets Creation
Canon Authenticity Checks
Items and Emporium Management
Member Moderation
Site Advertisement
Miscellaneous Admin Tasks
REWARDS
+80 Credits per Month
50% Discount on Custom Side Bars
Special Missions Requests
Staff Powers (Limited)
Access to Staff Board



To read, in more detail, exactly what each of the above duties and responsibilities involves/requires, please go to The Rules of Moderating page linked below.


[attr="class","enc_link"]Go To: The Rules of Moderating


[attr="class","enc_head"]II. Requirements to be Staff

[attr="class","enc_sub"]Anyone that wishes to be a staff member must meet the following requirements.

BE ACTIVE
Due to the fact that we cannot have inactive moderators, you need to be able to be active on the site. This means checking in at least once every other day or so. As with all members, it is obviously understandable for you to disappear for personal life reasons like exams, jobs or events, but you need to keep the other staff members informed of these absences, so that we can continue managing things in your stead until your return.

BE SKILLED
In order to encourage a good standard of roleplaying, you need to be active on the roleplaying boards, as well as the OOC boards, and producing the expected quality of writing. High levels of grammar and spelling accuracy, a zeal of creative writing and a few paragraphs per post on average. This is the standard that we ask all of our members to aim for in our Global Site Information page, but we expect our staff to adhere to this style of roleplaying more stringently, in order to lead by example.

The absolutely necessary level of roleplay required is a good, standardised use of the English language. We're all human and we all occasionally make mistakes but, in general, we expect accurate spelling and grammar and several paragraphs per post as an approximate minimum. We do not penalise against American English or British English spellings - both are acceptable.



[attr="class","enc_link"]Go To: Global Site Information


BE HERE TO STAY
All applicants for a staff position must have 100 posts to their name. This can be across multiple character accounts, including any deceased characters, but needs to be over 100 posts in total. This is so that we have some assurance that you are a committed member of the site and aren't simply going to pop up, become staff and then disappear.

BE A TEAM PLAYER
Be someone that we like. This sounds like favouritism and we don't mean it in this way, but it is important to remember that we, as a moderation team, have to work together. We have discussions and debates on the Staff Board and all of our staffing positions look to each other for feedback and suggestions. We have a hierarchy in place to organise responsibilities and final decision makers, but we far more like to work together as a team. As such, you need to be someone that is a good listener, works well with others and is someone that we, as a team, believe would be an attribute to our group. It is great to be passionate about the site and have a lot of ideas, but if you express them in the wrong way, we won't be able to work with you.

BE DEDICATED
A dedication and love for Aludium is integral to being a staff member. We look for people who go out of their way to make the site great - not people who simply seek the rewards that come with the positions. While we offer credit bonuses and extra fun stuff in thanks to our staff members, we don't want these to be the driving force behind a moderator's motivations. Greed and personal achievement only ensures a dedicated staff member for a limited period of time. Someone who actually loves Aludium and wants to make the forum great works far better in a staff position.

[attr="class","enc_head"]III. How to Apply

[attr="class","enc_sub"]If you want to be a staff member, here's how you do it...

STAFF RECRUITMENT
When we have an opening in the Aludium staff team, you'll find a notice will go up on this page and out through the global communicator to all members. We like to make sure that everyone is aware when we have a new staff position so that everyone who is interested has the chance of approaching a staff member to apply. If you have come to this page through one of these advertisements, then use the code below the apply for the appropriate role.

VOLUNTARY APPLICATIONS
We're also open to voluntary applications, even when we aren't actively seeking new staff. If you have read all of the above requirements, and believe that you meet them, and would like to apply for one of the above stated staffing positions then you need to complete the below code and send it to our admin team at . Just copy the code below and click the button to be sent through to the appropriate messaging page. We will respond to your application as soon as we can. It may be that, at that time, we do not feel that we need any more staff members. Alternatively, we may believe that you can add something to the team. Either way, we will have your name in our heads when it comes around to recruitment time... Please remember that no staffing position is confirmed until we have responded to your application.

[b]STAFF POSITION APPLICATION[/b]

[b]Your Name:[/b]
As stated.

[b]Staff Position:[/b]
Which position are you applying for?

[b]Your Character(s):[/b]
Please link to all of your accounts.

[b]Total Post Count:[/b]
Please state the total number of posts across your accounts.

[b]Your Resume:[/b]
In your own words, tell us why you would make an awesome addition to our staff team.

[attr="class","enc_link"]Submit Your Request


[attr="class","enc_head"]IV. Planet Moderation

[attr="class","enc_sub"]Taking control of a planet.

Another staff position that we have available is the Planet Moderator role. This role operates slightly differently to the above and can be applied for at any time. We would like to get to the stage where every planet in our galaxy has a moderator to claim it as their own. This ensures widely diverse plots and locations for our members to visit and utilise. Please read the below description carefully, if you are considering becoming a planet moderator.

Please also note that a member can be both a planet moderator (and be responsible for the duties listed below, with regards to their particular planet) and one of the above global staff members, if they wish to. In doing this, they receive both credit amounts for their monthly reward, but only the highest value in the other rewards. For example, if a member was both a Site Moderator and a Planet Moderator, they would receive an extra 120 credits per month, and receive 50% at the Emporium (not 60%).


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PLANET MODERATOR
As a planet moderator you are a member of the staffing team who handles the history of a specific planet. It is your responsibility to launch new plots, settings or ideas based on the current history of your particular planet. You are responsible for the behaviour and writing of members within your own board only, but also have full access to the Staff Board in order to become a part of the global site staff discussions.

RESPONSIBILITIES

GLOBAL
Site Advertisement
Miscellaneous Admin Tasks

PLANET/BOARD SPECIFIC
Plot Development
Event Management
Special Missions Creation
Canon Authenticity Checks
Member Moderation
REWARDS
+40 Credits per Month
10% Discount on All Emporium Items
Staff Powers (Board-Specific)
Access to Staff Board








To apply to become a Planet Moderator, use the code below and send your application to through the link below. We will respond to your application as soon as we can and update the relevant board, should you be successful. Please be aware that no staff positions are confirmed until we have responded to your application.

[b]STAFF POSITION APPLICATION[/b]

[b]Your Name:[/b]
As stated.

[b]Staff Position:[/b]
Planet Moderator.

[b]Your Character(s):[/b]
Please link to all of your accounts.

[b]Total Post Count:[/b]
Please state the total number of posts across your accounts.

[b]Your Resume:[/b]
In your own words, tell us why you would make an awesome addition to our staff team. It might be good to mention in this sections plot or event ideas that you have for your planet.

[attr="class","enc_link"]Submit Your Request


[attr="class","enc_head"]V. Creating a Planet

[attr="class","enc_sub"]You can not only control, but create too.

You can not only become a planet moderator of a planet that is currently in existence, but create and moderate your own planet. Below is a list of planets that have limited information about them in the Star Wars universe. They are real planets, named at any one point in Canon and Expanded Universe Star Wars sources, but they have limited information and nearly no illustration of what they look like or who lives there. As such, they are open to creative license. If your application to "create" a planet is accepted, you are automatically that planet's moderator and a member of the staff team.

As the global plot of the site continues, more areas of the expanded universe galaxy will become available to roleplay. Within them will be more planets with limited canon information that will then be open to be moderated too. So, as time goes on, the below list will grow...


Deep Core
NORTH
IOPE
PRIMUS GOLUUD
KEEARA MAJOR
SYMBIA
EAST
CAMBRIA
THOADEYE
HAKASSI
OTTABESK
ECLIPSE
WEST
BYSS
SOUTH
ZAMAEL
LIALIC
CONSTANCIA
DULVOYINN
CRYSTAN


Core Worlds
NORTH
MAMENDIN
DENEVAR
THOKOS
TWITH
VOON
DACHAT
HYABB
GALVONI III
TANJAY IV
WEERDEN
NORKRONIA
ALLAND
SOLAG
BIOLAG
GARULAG
SELGON
GRASTES
AXUM
URFON
PHLORS REX
PHLORS REGINA
ICHIUM
KORFO II
VULTAR
EAST
GLITHNOS
RAXXA
TALRAVIN
TRELLEN
LORETTO
VUMA
LOLNAR
SEDRATIS
RYDONNI PRIME
GOORLA
TINNEL IV
WEST
FRELLOR
FRETARIA
FRENORIS
TAMBAN
ARADIA
KOKASH
SOUTH
KARVOSS II
SHUMOGI
CHASIN
GAMA
CHAMM
DANTEEL
KOBARIA
LANSONO
BOTOR
DAUPHERM
GERRARD V
EAMUS 6
PLEXIS
DIAMAL
THEBEON 8
DELPHON
ILLODIA
CUVACIA
CORTINA
LOEDORVIA


To apply to create a planet and become its planet moderator, simply use the code below and send it to the admin team through the link beneath. Just as with all staff applications, your message will be reviewed and responded to directly. No staff position is confirmed until the staff team have responded to your application.

[b]STAFF POSITION APPLICATION[/b]

[b]Your Name:[/b]
As stated.

[b]Staff Position:[/b]
Planet Moderator - NEW PLANET

[b]Your Character(s):[/b]
Please link to all of your accounts.

[b]Total Post Count:[/b]
Please state the total number of posts across your accounts.

[b]Your Resume:[/b]
Tell us why you would make an awesome addition to our staff team.

[b]Your Planet:[/b]
In order to ensure that we don't have too many planets that are alike, please describe what sort of planet you would like to create. Consider weather, climate, culture, people and global morals in your description.

[attr="class","enc_link"]Submit Your Request



Jan 21, 2018 14:25:31 GMT

We don’t read and write because it’s cute. We read and write because we are members of the human race And the human race is filled with passion. Medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for. That you are here; that life exists, that the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be?
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add aargau to claimable planets under core worlds north
Apr 10, 2018 15:57:14 GMT