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The Market Squad Is Recruiting


Market Squad is recruiting!
Market Squad is looking to pick up a few trainees. Wanna give it a shot?

What do Market Squad members do?
The job of the market squad is to moderate the Market section of the forums, as well as to investigate scams posted in Scam Reports. While these are our primary duties, we also intervene in-game with duel scam related cases and lurk around the #support IRC channel.
Due to that, you should be aware that the position requires a considerable amount of your time. The market section is a big part of the forum and has a whole list of rules you'll need to enforce. Keep this in mind when deciding whether or not to apply.

What do I need to become a member of Market Squad?
First and foremost, you need to be active around the forums. Having some experience with moderation and the market helps but is not necessary. If you get in, you'll learn everything you need to know over time, we have a trial period for a reason. Having some infractions, even those in the market isn't a big deal. If you have a lot recent ones or you were banned recently, it will be harder for you to get in.

How can I apply?
Applications are free form so you can write whatever you think is important.
Send all your applications to one of following guys: 2WC, Daedalus, Druggedpanda, Moonshake, phail, Pimp or Powas.
DO NOT POST YOUR APPLICATIONS HERE.

What happens next?
The recruitment period will close whenever we've gotten a satisfactory amount of applications or a given amount of time has passed (assume roughly a few weeks). It will be announced here and the thread will be closed until we decide who we want to accept. Please be patient, as you will receive a PM if are successful. Do not PM squad members asking about the status of your application. If you are not contacted or on that list then you have been unsuccessful in your application. Due to the number of applications we get, we are unable to provide individual feedback on applications.

If you have any general questions, please post them in this thread.

Note: this is a pretty useful resource if you're having trouble getting started

Good luck!
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Hypothetically, assuming you did become a trial, would you expect to receive complaints about your actions? If so, then you should confirm what you're intending to do with a more experienced team member. A quick glance suggests that msquad receives very few specific staff complaints, and Market has very straightforward rules for the most part. If you apply those rules correctly, and if you take advantage of the experience of the other team members, then there shouldn't be any issues with complaints.

On the off chance that a complaint was received about a trial, it would be handled the same way as it would be for any staff member. This may result in the trial being warned or removed, based on the severity of the complaint.
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Well obviously if I did become a trial I would do my very best to enforce the rules correctly and avoid any complaints but I just wondering if I did receive one. Thanks suo, I'll make sure to verify before taking actions if I do become trial.
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I have another question, what staff position is harder in general? msqad or es? I'm just curious
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Well I feel that depends on your definition of hard. Some users might find going In-Game and hosting hotseats and tournaments more tiring than managing areas of the forums while some might feel just the opposite. But personally I would saying being an MSquad member is harder because of all the rules to memorize & enforce. Not to mention any scam reports. But of course handling events is very tiring as well.
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I wouldn't look at it like that, both are pretty demanding. From the perspective of someone who used to be a GM and Squid at the same time, it looks like this:

Hosting team requires more of your team in one sitting - tourneys often take more than an hour, other in-game events can be even longer. Working with events means you're expected to be creative and reliable when it comes keeping deadlines, preparing those events and whatnot. By its nature, it's also more of a team job, you cooperate with other team members almost constantly. Currently, the job is relatively easier than it used to be as responsibilites such as server sitting, in-game moderation, solving general reports and hard hosting quotas were removed.

With Market Squad, you have a bit more freedom of choice as to when do certain parts of your job - you can jump in, solve a report or two, jump out, rinse and repeat few times a day. Most of the cases you solve yourself (as a full, trials, as mentioned before, are being supervised), asking for input when the case is pretty complicated or involves other reports, that are currently being handled by other Squids. Team communication focuses on those instances, as well as discussing rules and changes to them if needed. Still, some reports are demanding and consume quite a bit of your time, as you often need to investigate alt accounts, transaction logs, exchange PMs with involved parties, write TSA actions (this part is a pain in the ass when you got yourself a case with a lot of items to transfer) and so on. I'd say that, as it is currently, Squid's job is more responsible, as in, it's up to you (mostly) whether someone will get their items back, whether the scammer is punished and for how long. Any mistakes done by a MS generate bigger issues than ES's.

It's all a matter of preference, pick your poison.
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Ah ok so either way it's hard, gotcha. Thanks for answering my questions.
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Originally Posted by Fluxorious View Post
Can you make some additions even if you already sent your app :P?

i'd say just sent the person another PM with your addition, either they include it or not.
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It would probably be either partly or entirely dependent on whether not they have already reviewed and voted on it.
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