What is your Minecraft name? My current Minecraft username is 'xJangox' however,  I may change it soon depending on person preferences nearer to the time. But, most likely it will stay the name it is currently assigned.




Why do you play Minecraft? I play Minecraft to socialize with my friends in-real-life and in-game. I also enjoy the fun, creative aspect of being able to do whatever you so desire; not many games offer this kind of experience, so I guess I'm drawn back to the Minecraft as an individual game because of it.  I am also a huge Factions addict so I guess I just want to keep playing Factions and get to the top, so it draws me back to playing the game daily.




When are you usually online? Well currently, I'm in school. So I tend to come on for around thirty minutes before school and I'll be on from 4:30pm to 11pm most weekdays. However, Tuesdays I have football so it tends to limit the time I can play then as training goes on for three hours and I can't miss it due to my high league team. Weekends, I play as much as I can if I'm not doing football, so if I have time free, I'll be on Squadcraft chilling with friends and PvPing, usually on Factions.




How many hours a day can you play? Well, I can play up to 6 hours a day average on weekdays other than Tuesday, and around 9-10 hours a day during the weekend in New Zealand. However, these times may vary depending on what I am doing each specific day. I will definitely be on 4+ hours every weekday, but I'll aim for more and I try to be on for half a dozen hours everyday not dependent on what day it is.




How many do you actually play? As I have previously stated in other questions, I try to be on as much as I possibly can. If I have free time, I'll be on Squadcraft. As of this week I currently have exams to study for, so this may decrease the amount of time I play by an hour. Other than Sundays and Tuesdays I'm usually all free, so I tend to be on a lot during those other days. I sometimes have some development work to do but that's only usually for 30-60 minute periods and doesn't come around very often, so I don't think it will have a huge effect in my activity.




How long have you been playing Squadcraft? I have played Squadcraft for almost three years now, and I can't believe how fast the time has gone by for me and I'm sure for other players in the community. I did however, only come well-known in the community late early 2014, so I guess some of the newer players may not remember me. I used to go by the name 'jangodog' and I was a bedrock rank to the server on the sub-server of Factions. I will have my three year anniversary on November the 11th this year. It's so close and I can't wait to have played here for so long.




What's your favourite memory on Squadcraft? My favourite all-time memory on Squadcraft would have to be raiding with xd3thsx on OldSquad. We had the best time and had so many laughs in the call. It really brightened my day up and I really love that memory. Or possibly another time with @nathanjp, we were looking around the end for a place to make our new bedrock base, when suddenly we see @smeags' name underground about 10 blocks under us. So we decided to take a look and found his 17 iron-golem farm! I remember the excitement of digging down hearing all the golems dying, we were over the moon with joy that we had found this amazing raid. And my final nicest memory would have to be going back into PvP for the first time after I had gotten back from my 6-month break, me and a few friends went PvPing and got loads of kills and we were super happy with the achievement we had gotten.




Where do you spend your time on Squadcraft? I tend to spend 90% of my time on the great server of Squadcraft on the Factions sub-server. I find Factions a really fun, creative way to have fun with friends and  have a great time in doing so. I sometimes hop onto KitPvP depending on my mood, however this rarely happens as I usually just go on to mess around and do 1v1s with my close friends on Factions. I think I am going to try and get back into the SkyWars aspect of the server, as it was were my journey on Squadcraft began and I don't want to leave it in the dust behind me.




Why do you want to be a Moderator? I want to be part of the moderation team on Squadcraft as I feel I can have a better impact on the community and the server by doing so. I want to help the server's community and player-base grow and become better and I believe I can increase improvement by becoming a moderator. It would allow me to mute and jail the toxic players and hackers who ruin the community and contribute to sending Squadcraft down-hill, and I would also like to help newer players out who are just getting started on the server, therefore increasing publicity. Sure I can help as a normal player, but I believe I can have a bigger impact as a Moderator than just another ranked player, that is why I would like to become a part of the Moderation team on the Squadcraft network. Furthermore, I have great experience with hackers, I know how to recognise the hacks players are using and how to separate them from the greatly skilled players who rest in our community and do not use modded clients. Since I live in the Australian time-zone near abouts, I am on the times most people in Oceania are. And may I say, I rarely ever see a Moderator on from our time-zone. I could help contribute to this by becoming a Moderator as I can be on the same time as all the other players in the time-zone we share. There is constant swearing in chat and hackers in PvP and no Moderators on in order to stop it. I can help prevent these toxic events from happening by becoming part of the staff team, helping make Squadcraft a better place for all.|




What is your goal as Moderator? My goal as a part of the Squadcraft Moderation team is to help Squadcraft become a more welcoming and heartened community than it previously was. I would love to help the Squadcraft player-base become better and I really want to see that happen, it is and always has been one of my goals to help make it a much better place for the players who play the server and for the staff-team who's job is the moderate the server. Another one of my goals is to decrease the amount of hackers in PvP, as recently I've seen a lot of them; hopefully as a Moderator I can maybe try and convince Surge to go back to his old hacking-system with a permanent ban for hacking, haha. One of my smaller goals is to decrease the amount of profanity and cursing used in chat as even though it has been getting better, I think there is still room for improvement in that part of the server.




As a Moderator how will you effect Squadcraft? I believe I will effect Squadcraft community and server in a very positive manner. I will try to do my best job as a Moderator and part of the staff team as much as I possibly and humanly can. I think I can help make Squadcraft a better place for the community and a better server for people to play on. Even though Squadcraft is great, we always have room for improvement, and I feel I can bring a large portion of that improvement all in myself. I think I can also help rid the server of any toxic players and inform Surge of them to help the player-base get more of the great server and what it is rather than what the harmful players make it out to be. This decreases the amount of new players interested in Squadcraft and can even force other players who have played for years, quit. I can help prevent this from happening and I really feel this will help me make a good effect on the Squadcraft server, player-base and forums community.




Do you want to have Mod just for the prefix? I obviously and definitely do not want the staff and moderation rank just so I can have the cool prefix. I would in no way think about applying for the server just in the intent of getting a 'cool prefix' I think if I did, I obviously wouldn't have put the effort I am putting into this application, hopefully this is enough proof to fore fill my statement of denying the fact. I really want the rank and moderation rank to help players, the server and the community on it, become better, stronger and more enjoyable than ever.




What happens if you are not chosen to be a Moderator? I would not do anything negative towards the server, and wouldn't even think of doing so. I would try and help Squadcraft as much as I possibly can without the moderation rank, and report hackers and the like equally and as much as I possibly could. I would definitely be disappointed and I wouldn't be human if I wasn't, however - I know if I'm declined for the position the current staff team have made the  right choice, as I obviously wasn't right for the position of Moderator. If I am not accepted I do feel as if I may increase in the amount of reports and the such I put up as I will try and help the community and server as much as I can without the help and perks of the moderation rank and the punishments I can dish out with it to those who deserve it.




What kind of skills do you have? I hope the believe I am a very responsible individual and I hope I can help bring that into my skills as a Moderator. I have a lot of experience with the server rules and with all the plugins that the server uses, as I have used them all before. I can deal with change and I hope to be mature about it too. I know a bit of Java and C++ but I don't know too much of it. I am a very trust-worthy person and I think I would love to put these skills into my position as a Squadcraft Moderator. I'm also completely familiar with the different punishment standards and how to deal with players who break them, this includes how long to mute players for and the such. I also like the to think I can be a very helpful person as I can follow instructions quite well and use them. However, some may say this has lead to be coming across as a bit annoying and pushy.




Have you ever been banned? I have never been banned on Squadcraft and I have no intent to be banned in the future. I have however, been jailed once by Joshy666 for abusing the /me command when stuck in a none-chat supported area, not sure if this counts, but thought I'd add it in anyways.




Have you ever used hacks? *Sigh* and here's where my whole application turns bad. I have never hacked or used any sort of Modded Client to improve my gameplay performance. However - there is a very strange rumour going around Factions lately saying that I hack. I'd just like to say this is ridiculous, I would never hack nor do I ever want to. I feel it ruins gameplay for others and for yourself.



How do you treat younger players? Being a younger player myself (13 years of age) I treat the younger generation no differently than the older people who play the Squadcraft server. They're people too and I find that some of the most mature people I know are younger, or around the same age as me. This proves that younger players don't need to be teased nor made fun of, as it's really just a number. I treat them no differently than any other player on the server and I really hope I never change my state of mind in this matter.




Do you use TeamSpeak or Skype? I tend to use both for chatting, however I rarely use my microphone due to pushy parents and the fact that current microphone is broken. I do however use Skype and TeamSpeak for SMS and the such and will be on that many hours a day, so I am reachable using that method of contact. Many people make fun of the pitch of my voice, so I guess sometimes that makes me a bit sceptical of using my microphone in large, public calls or channels with many people in it, as I guess I can be a bit embarrassed of my voice.




How many applications have you submitted before, when was the last one? I have submitted two applications before this current one you are reading. I made them both before my six month break in the middle of this year, so I'm not sure if it counts as I've really changed as person since then. The last application I made I believe it was about six months ago under my 'jangodog' username. I'm not sure on the exact date but I believe it was around that time I made the last application, I may be wrong - please do correct me if I am as I'm not currently sure and not to sure how to check.




Is there anything else you'd like to say? I'd just like to bring up the toxic player I was about a month back. I was going through a very rough stage in my life and I guess this triggered very hateful side of me that really wasn't me. I ended up seeing the negatives rather than positives in Squadcraft and I really wish I hadn't shown that side of myself to the community. I have apologised to Surge personally, and I really hope it doesn't effect the overall outcome of my application. That person was not the usual me and I apologise to all who witnessed me in that state of mind.




Do you have experience as a staff member? I do have much experience as a staff member. I have run a couple of pretty successful servers and developed for one. I have moderated a couple of smaller servers but no-where near as big as Squadcraft is. I think however, I can help put these skills into play as a Moderator on Squadcraft where they will be most needed and I hope it will help me out if I do get chosen to be part of the staff team.




Tell us about yourself, what trades do you have?  I'm a big fan of football (soocer) and I am in the top grade in the country, I love to hang out and communicate with my friends. I also feel I am a very mature and responsible individual and I can follow instructions if I am clearly directed. I am quite a harsh person and if someone brakes the rules I do be believe in enforcing punishment upon them varying on the crime they have committed.