Staff Applications
When someone on the staff team steps away, we will be on the search for someone to take their place! A new post will be made in this thread with the relevant application and deadline details. Subscribe to this thread to be notified!
WHAT DOES THE STAFF TEAM DO?
To see the list of staff positions and what each of them does, please reference THIS THREAD.
The staff team for Hogwarts.io has many roles that helps the site function in the most efficient way possible. The team is extensive and is not only composed of a few people, it is made of a lot of different people with different backgrounds. We operate both on the site and on external platforms such as the official Hogwarts.io Discord server. However, the team is always changing and we are always adding and moving staff members around as people step away for various reasons.
The site is always under construction, so we are here to ensure that rules and important information are in place for years to come. Moderation is done by the whole team, this is to protect our younger users and to maintain a defined set of standards for the community as a whole.
Please send all applications to two admins (the admin team consists of the four Heads of House and the Headmaster). You can see the current admin team listed on this page.
This is the "Game Master" account. Please do not owl this account, unless specified. This account is not moderated actively and therefore, you may not receive a response.
Contact a Head of House or the Headmaster if you need anything.
WHAT DOES THE STAFF TEAM DO?
To see the list of staff positions and what each of them does, please reference THIS THREAD.
The staff team for Hogwarts.io has many roles that helps the site function in the most efficient way possible. The team is extensive and is not only composed of a few people, it is made of a lot of different people with different backgrounds. We operate both on the site and on external platforms such as the official Hogwarts.io Discord server. However, the team is always changing and we are always adding and moving staff members around as people step away for various reasons.
The site is always under construction, so we are here to ensure that rules and important information are in place for years to come. Moderation is done by the whole team, this is to protect our younger users and to maintain a defined set of standards for the community as a whole.
Please send all applications to two admins (the admin team consists of the four Heads of House and the Headmaster). You can see the current admin team listed on this page.
This is the "Game Master" account. Please do not owl this account, unless specified. This account is not moderated actively and therefore, you may not receive a response.
Contact a Head of House or the Headmaster if you need anything.
Staff Applications
Information Regarding What We Look for in staff
1. Activity. We are looking for active members. Activity is defined as more than posting daily in out of character forums, or roleplaying so this is hard to define in binary terms. A user that has 300 posts in the past week with 298 of these posts being in OC Chat or forum games is active but so isn't the user with 15 roleplay posts in the past month. We look back to see if a user has been active by looking at their post history. If you came back recently from a lengthy hiatus, you may want to consider waiting a few months before you apply to a role to demonstrate that you are active.
2. Discord. We are looking for players that are accessible. This means, we are really looking for an applicant that is not only on discord but actually uses discord. Discord is our primary means of communication as a team and part of our moderation responsibility is managing the discord.
3. Play Nice. We are looking for players that are not [a bad word]. If you have a history of poop-talking other members, bullying users or staff, or attempt to troll the discord or site, you are more likely to face disciplinary measures than be offered a staff position.
4. Age. We are looking for players that are mature. While this can be interpreted as 18+, we have on rare occasion considered users that are under 18 that have demonstrated great mental maturity. However, this is uncommon and we have to weigh the concern we have for discussion topics and the media we sometimes face unfiltered. Some roles are more 'front end' than other roles and therefore have a greater risk of exposure, so while mental maturity might be there, we have to consider biological maturity for obvious reasons.
5. Experience. Experience can be gained a number of ways. While Experience is not required for a staff role, again it places a great deal of weight on the applications we find experience in. Mentors and sport captains are a common way to get experience.
6. Reliability. This is showing that you can keep deadlines and work with a team. Sports and assisting in balls are ways that users have historically stood out because they need to post on time, have deadlines to meet and have to work with others.
7. Understanding the Site Rules. We look back and keep records of previous edit requests and rule infractions. Being ask to meet the 200 word count for instance is a common new-player issue and for extremely new roleplayers godmodding and metagaming. These infractions do not make a player a bad one, but they do indicate a lack of understanding. Often we check and ensure that there has not been any recent rule breaks. By continuing to roleplay and demonstrating (by not having new infractions) we can be assured that you are capable of upholding the rules with other users.
8. Tenure. While an applicant does not become automatically considered because they have been on site for 6 years and another overlooked because they have only been on the site for 6 months, tenure is a consideration. Often very new members need to show us who they are for a few months before they are considered for staff.
9. Application. Please remember that your application is your greatest advocate, your most vocal advertiser. If you place the minimum effort into your application, this demonstrates the effort and passion you have for the role. It also fails to give the voting staff an adequate picture of who you are as a potential peer and mod.
You will notice that hard numbers are not in place, this is because we have considered very new members (under 6 months) for staff without a history as a captain or mentor and we have knowingly admitted members to staff that are as young as 15. These are very rare instances and do not reflect community norms. To date we have not admitted a staff person that does not use Discord.
This is the "Game Master" account. Please do not owl this account, unless specified. This account is not moderated actively and therefore, you may not receive a response.
Contact a Head of House or the Headmaster if you need anything.
1. Activity. We are looking for active members. Activity is defined as more than posting daily in out of character forums, or roleplaying so this is hard to define in binary terms. A user that has 300 posts in the past week with 298 of these posts being in OC Chat or forum games is active but so isn't the user with 15 roleplay posts in the past month. We look back to see if a user has been active by looking at their post history. If you came back recently from a lengthy hiatus, you may want to consider waiting a few months before you apply to a role to demonstrate that you are active.
2. Discord. We are looking for players that are accessible. This means, we are really looking for an applicant that is not only on discord but actually uses discord. Discord is our primary means of communication as a team and part of our moderation responsibility is managing the discord.
3. Play Nice. We are looking for players that are not [a bad word]. If you have a history of poop-talking other members, bullying users or staff, or attempt to troll the discord or site, you are more likely to face disciplinary measures than be offered a staff position.
4. Age. We are looking for players that are mature. While this can be interpreted as 18+, we have on rare occasion considered users that are under 18 that have demonstrated great mental maturity. However, this is uncommon and we have to weigh the concern we have for discussion topics and the media we sometimes face unfiltered. Some roles are more 'front end' than other roles and therefore have a greater risk of exposure, so while mental maturity might be there, we have to consider biological maturity for obvious reasons.
5. Experience. Experience can be gained a number of ways. While Experience is not required for a staff role, again it places a great deal of weight on the applications we find experience in. Mentors and sport captains are a common way to get experience.
6. Reliability. This is showing that you can keep deadlines and work with a team. Sports and assisting in balls are ways that users have historically stood out because they need to post on time, have deadlines to meet and have to work with others.
7. Understanding the Site Rules. We look back and keep records of previous edit requests and rule infractions. Being ask to meet the 200 word count for instance is a common new-player issue and for extremely new roleplayers godmodding and metagaming. These infractions do not make a player a bad one, but they do indicate a lack of understanding. Often we check and ensure that there has not been any recent rule breaks. By continuing to roleplay and demonstrating (by not having new infractions) we can be assured that you are capable of upholding the rules with other users.
8. Tenure. While an applicant does not become automatically considered because they have been on site for 6 years and another overlooked because they have only been on the site for 6 months, tenure is a consideration. Often very new members need to show us who they are for a few months before they are considered for staff.
9. Application. Please remember that your application is your greatest advocate, your most vocal advertiser. If you place the minimum effort into your application, this demonstrates the effort and passion you have for the role. It also fails to give the voting staff an adequate picture of who you are as a potential peer and mod.
You will notice that hard numbers are not in place, this is because we have considered very new members (under 6 months) for staff without a history as a captain or mentor and we have knowingly admitted members to staff that are as young as 15. These are very rare instances and do not reflect community norms. To date we have not admitted a staff person that does not use Discord.
This is the "Game Master" account. Please do not owl this account, unless specified. This account is not moderated actively and therefore, you may not receive a response.
Contact a Head of House or the Headmaster if you need anything.