[Ryan722]

Ingame Name: Ryan722

SteamID: STEAM_0:1:58210359
Discord Tag: Ryan722#0964

Time Played: ~210 hours (1w, 1d, 19hrs)+


When First Joined: 7/22/22

Availability: 
    Timezone: US East (EST/EDT)
    Weekdays: Evenings/Nights, 7PM and later (sometimes all day if I WFH)
    Weekends: All day

Rank Desired: Test Mod

Current Rank: Trusted

What can you do to help the community:
    As I mentioned in my last application, I have a lot of past experience enforcing rules for and maintaining gaming communities, and I feel the time since I received Trusted has served to reinforce my experience and understanding of the expectations of a staff member here. In the last month or so, I've become even more acquainted with the rules and guidelines, and better able to recognize malice vs. a bit of harmless fun (especially important amongst the depraved TTT community). I’m quick and persistent about handling reports and dealing with spam/slurs, etc, and know how to make a ban request with proper evidence.

    On top of gaining better familiarity with the existing rules and guidelines, I've made it a point since I joined staff to actively seek out ways to improve these aspects of the server. If I feel a rule/guideline is unclear or in need of reevaluating, I advocate for that change to the staff to see about fixing it. If I feel a player has been wrongfully punished or a situation hasn't been handled well, I feel comfortable bringing that up to the relevant staff member to better understand the circumstances. I’m an active participant on the server, forums, Discord, and in staff discussions, all of which I’m hoping have inspired some confidence in my readiness for this role.

    In addition to the aforementioned, and arguably unrelated to the responsibilities for a Trusted/Test Mod, I've been dedicating quite a bit of time to enhancing various addons for the server. This isn’t visible to many players or staff so is a bit more behind the scenes, but a significant portion of the time I spend on my PC is dedicated to working on changes and improvements for TTT addons. Regardless of the outcome of this application, I’m excited to continue improving existing and innovating new addons to make the server more fun to play on and more effective for staff. The dev team is constantly working to improve the server experience, and it’s been a real pleasure to get to play a part :) If you’d like to read about what I’ve been working on personally, there’s a link in my signature below.

Why you want to help the community:
    Not much has changed as far as my attitude towards helping the community since I applied for Trusted. If anything, having spent more time here and gotten to know more new and existing members has made me more enthusiastic about helping out. Maybe being staff on a Gmod server is for dweebs (sorry, staff), but I find it really fulfilling to get to play a part in figuring out and putting into action improvements for the server and the community. Getting to play TTT with y'all is a lot of fun, and getting to contribute to improving that experience for everyone is the cherry on top.

    As far as server commands go, I feel very comfortable using what Trusted is given (ULX, RDM manager, awarn system, etc.). The few extra commands that come with T-Mod would enable me to help out more than I’m currently able to on the server. !bring would save me from having to tell people I’m unable to teleport them when they get stuck, and karma-banning players would be a more convenient way to remove rule-breakers awaiting a longer ban from a Moderator. Also imo Trusted should get access to !getcommandtable, but having that as T-Mod would certainly help make identifying hackers easier. Especially with the increased server activity since the last update (and hopefully even greater activity once people are satisfied with the hitreg... ?), it’s important for us to have a solid, well fleshed-out staff team. As a Test Mod, I’d be better able to enforce the rules of the server, and keep malicious players and trolls from ruining the positive environment.

Have you been previously banned?: No.

Have you previously applied for staff?: 
    Trusted application 

How did you find us?: 
    Server explorer

Did you fill out the required scenario questions for the rank you are applying for?: Yes.

Other:
    I won’t post the entirety of my obnoxious “resume” like I did for my last application, but if you’d like to see it, it’s at the bottom of my last application linked above.

    Also I recognize this is toeing the line as far as eligibility goes, and that I haven't been Trusted for all that long. I'm hoping that since I became staff I've shown myself able to take on my current responsibilities and ready to take on more, but if the time thing is an issue it's no hard feelings. That said, I certainly feel comfortable managing the responsibilities of Trusted, and would be happy to help out with more.

    Please feel free to comment with any feedback. Any issues with my staffing or presence in the community haven’t been brought to my attention so far, but if any of my points from above are unbased I’m happy to hear other’s perspectives. I’m really just interested in helping out the server and the community, and any suggestions as to how I can do that better would be seriously appreciated :)