Hello! I’m Harley, and as you may have figured out, I’m going to be self-nominating myself for threadmod after some consideration. Whether you end up supporting me or not, thank you all in advance for taking the time to read this and consider me as a potential candidate for this job.
First, I’ll just drop a few lines about me in case you don’t know me well- but chances are we’ve at least seen each other a couple times.
My chosen name is Harley and that’s what I prefer people to call me, but I also go by River if you prefer. I used to also be well-known by my old account of Lioness the Worthy, but I switched to this one in late March. I’m a non-binary lesbian who goes by he/ae pronouns for the most part. Some of you might know me as one of the more senior wiki members- I was around for nearly a year while we still had Legacy, and I’m 16- turning 17 this month. I pop in here a lot to comment on whatever people are posting at the time; I generally stick to the more artistic side of the wiki, but I’m everywhere, really. I’m very fond of this place, it’s been my home for a hell of a long time and while it’s been an interesting ride, I can’t imagine myself leaving the community. It’s chill! You are all very cool people.
Alright, enough about me, I’ll go ahead and delve into the topic of this post now.
Requirements:
In order to go ahead and apply for threadmod, I obviously have to meet the requirements. These include at least 3.5k discussions posts and having been on the wiki for at least three months prior, as well as additional qualifications of regular activity, reporting history, responsible behaviour, and no blocks/warns or visible improvement after blocks/warns.
I’m fairly confident in saying I meet all of these requirements and additional qualifications. Along with my old account (Lioness the Worthy), I have a total of 9,154 discussions posts and counting. Including my old account again, I have been on this wiki for around a year and seven months, since December 2019, which hugely exceeds the requirement of at least three months. I regularly report wiki issues to mods (by pinging for the most part, coupled with occasionally reporting in the wiki workshop Discord server), I’m a mature, good-natured and responsible wiki user not known to mob or snap at other people here, and while I have been blocked a year ago (which I will address in full at the end of this post), I have notably improved since then.
For the activity requirement, I’m also extremely active. Statistics-wise I think I’m one of the most active users wiki-wide. My schedule these days is pretty flexible, and on average I have access to the wiki for 12+ hours each day. My activity level fluctuates sometimes- most days I post a lot, but other days I focus on other online matters. However, I am online and actively checking notifs frequently, for 12 or so hours.
In sum up of this section, I believe that I meet and exceed all of the requirements and additional qualifications for a threadmod. Following this are some reasons beyond requirements why I think I’d be a good consideration for this position.
Reasons why I think I’d make a good threadmod:
My timezone. I’m over here in PST, so I’ll be able to catch and deal with issues the mods based in other timezones may not be able to. (For example, I’m still online at times when most people in EST and CST are asleep, like at what would be 1 or 2am for them.)
I am very unbiased when dealing with any situation. I’m able to put whatever personal feelings I may have aside and focus on the problem for what it is and what it requires of me, not what my emotions try to say about it.
I have good judgement. I think? People tell me I’m wise and sound-minded, a lot more so now than in the past, and as a mod I would certainly be able to exercise these qualities for the good of the community. My sound judgement and good decision-making skills would allow me to take responsible action to keep the wiki safe and functioning as it should.
I’m not a doormat, but I’m also not belligerent. I believe I have a healthy level of assertiveness and calm efficiency with which I can tackle any job or assignment set before me. I’m not at all someone to let people walk all over me, but I’m also not too aggressive.
I’m good at making sure people know and follow the rules, but I’m not a minimodder.
I have Discord and as many people know, I’m on there an awful lot of the time. Same amount as on the wiki, 12 hours a day and actively checking notifs. I always invite others to shoot me a message if they ever want to talk to me, and I’m extremely approachable in general. I’d always be available if someone wanted to hit me up with an issue on the wiki I’d ought to check into.
I respect higher authority. I have always been polite, courteous and considerate when interacting with moderators and administrators, and have readily obeyed their requests, standards and expectations. I have never opposed their decisions or disregarded their authority. This would not change in the least were I to join their team. I would remain more than ready to cooperate with the wishes of those ranking above me in power.
I’m dedicated and hardworking as a person. I’ve always had a desire to use whatever I have at my disposal to do good work for others, and if I were promoted to mod I would take my job very seriously and only use my power to make this community better. Additionally, I’m very punctual and on top of my work. I’m not one to slack off or laze around and not properly attend to my job. When something is expected of me, don’t count on me to give it anything short of my very best effort. If there’s a job to be done I will get that job done.
I know how to act appropriately in any given situation. Whatever it calls for, I’m more than able to step up and act in the right way. I never behave immaturely in serious situations, and I don’t act rashly or irresponsibly either. My approach is always to direct the suitable measures to the suitable scenarios. There are times to be goofy and times to be serious, and I am highly aware of that. I’m certainly not goofy and silly all the time- when something calls for me to be sensible and adult-like, I’m always up to the task, but I’m also not serious all the time to the point of being overdramatic and depressing, either. In that area I’m very balanced, and I have a good sense of what kind of attitude a certain situation requires of me.
I’m already a helpful member of the community. At least, that’s what I like to think. I truly hope I’ve made a positive impact on this wiki and its members.
In conclusion, it's my personal belief that I would make a suitable threadmod because of the reasons I have listed above. I realize I have made some unwise decisions in the past, but I hope you are able to understand that I have changed from the old me to the new one, and were I to be promoted, I would take on and do my job with as much responsibility and integrity I can give.
And lastly, a confession. I have in fact screwed up, badly. In May of last year, I was blocked for two months by the mod team, along with two other people, for being involved in the transcribing and posting of a harassment message, which was made in personal retaliation of a similar hate post directed at someone I cared deeply about. While it is indeed true that my intentions were not malicious, that I was trying to defend someone and let my anger dictate things instead of thinking rationally, and that I was heavily manipulated and incited by that person, it is also fully true that I was at fault for the part I played in that mess. I take responsibility for my past actions and am willing to say it up front like this- the fact that it happened a year ago isn’t really relevant. It still happened. And while I can safely say that very nearly everyone who knew me at the time has seen how far I’ve come from then, and how much I’ve changed and bettered, I still did the deed. I am sorry. I believe I truly have changed for the better since then, but I acted like a fool and I still regret that. I’m beyond that now, but everyone who reads this post deserves to know what happened- however long ago it did happen, and however much I’ve grown from that point.
Thank you again for taking the time to read through this, and thank you for considering me as a candidate for threadmod. As always, criticism from anyone is welcome and encouraged.
Good luck to all of the other users running!