Counter Strike Confederation

Why do you want to become an Admin? I would like to continue my position as an Admin as I feel like there is still a lot I can offer within the position. ---------- What prior experience do you have that you believe will help you as an Admin?

Admin Seasons 8-9
Multiple staff positions leading up to being elected Admin (former TM Head and former Mod Head are most notable)

---------- What things do you hope to implement, reinforce, or remove as an Admin?

My past two seasons I have spent time *trying* to make things easier for current and future Admins. This has been primarily through documenting processes and making sure other Admins know how to do different aspects of the position. This is especially important in my eyes so a single Admin is not responsible for most of the knowledge of running the league. Historically, when one admin that knows a lot is no longer Admin, there is a period of ""what the fuck are we supposed to be doing and when"" which I dealt with a lot in Season 8. That being said, I have a few ways in which I have tried to make sure this information is shared. Some of these ways have been:

- Sitting in VC and explaining/showing how to do certain things
- Documenting different things
- Master To Do List (posted in an admin channel - still adding to it but the most important information for the beginning of the new admin cycle is there)
- “How to” Document (shows/explains how to do different things in CORE, the RSC Bot, TicketTool, etc. – Still a WIP and I will continue working on it even if I do not get reelected)
- Transactions explanations in the GM Guide Document (project done by Andrew) + the transactions guide is planned to be its own thing next season (WIP)
- Schedule “Templates” for new seasons (these are hit or miss depending on how many teams are in a tier and how many match days there are, but they are a good base to reference)
    - Application/Voting Templates (just makes elections significantly easier to have a simple base to copy/edit from)


There are still a number of things I would like to continue to work on from the list above as well as other private projects, but I will spare everyone some reading.

Ultimately, I think the most important thing with new admin cycles are just making sure old admins are adequately passing information along in case an issue arises and certain admins are not available to do something. I hope me documenting a lot of stuff helps this process for future admin cycles.


Personally, I would love to continue to work on the things I have mentioned above but I also have some other notes for myself. To begin, I think since becoming admin I have lost my more personal relationship with the league. That being said, I would love to involve myself again with the general player base a bit more whether that be running some community nights or just playing in the league more often. Part of why I became an admin in the first place was because I was a player and a staff member, so I was the one impacted by decisions as well as I was the one more directly dealing with players who were impacted as well. I think involving myself as a player again will give me that perspective of the league that I have sort of lost touch with. Player perspective is important with making decisions/considerations, which is why I (and the team) has discussed mid-season feedback on top of the end of season feedback that is typically collected. A lot of what I *could* talk about for things that have been done the past two seasons were collaborative efforts, so I think it would be a bit unjust to take credit for things that I didn’t have a major impact on.

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---------- Anything else you would like to add?

1. Sorry for wall of text -- thank you for reading if you have made it through.
2. It has been an absolute blessing and privilege to work with the Season 9 admin team and I have no doubt in their ability to continue running the league adequately with or without me.
3. Thanks to all the staff and players I have worked with and for over the past two seasons as Admin. I like to think the seasons were relatively successful regardless of any issues that came up. 
4. If anyone has any more personal feedback about anything I have done the past two seasons or areas in which you would like to see me improve, my DMs are always open and I will accept whatever constructive criticism or general feedback you may offer.

Super omega gigantic sized vouch. Does an insane amount of work behind the scenes and makes the league more enjoyable

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This past season, we saw the admin team take action in a way similar to an executive order by allowing more than 1 FA sub until the end of regular season for the challenger tier while the rules committee was actively discussing it. What are your thoughts on this ability to bypass committees?

Describe to me in your own words (and as much as you can give away as a current admin) the workload of each current admin, including yourself. If that can't be done, what responsibilities do admins have overall and how much of it have you done? (other than the work described already in your current platform, like documentation for transactions and todo lists for admins.

If elected (re-elected) what would be the #1 issue you would improve/changed first?

Should you get re-elected which of the other admin candidates do you hope to work with, should you not get re-elected who are the two candidates you hoping to see getting elected?

In your opinion what is the worst thing about CSC?

Decisions usually are NOT made by just a group of admins, but through a group effort made by committee heads and admins alike. Things aren't always easy and streamlined as we would like. That being said, what would you be able to provide if what you might believe is a good idea or implementation but cannot get others to agree or stand behind it as well? How would you go about discussions that might not go the way you think it should?

How do you feel about the current form and direction of moderation on the server?

Im going to try my best to not answer things in multi paragraphs this season aPES_Laugh

(thanks willyflynn for this feedback, miss him ❤️ lmfao

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COW | Saunce

This past season, we saw the admin team take action in a way similar to an executive order by allowing more than 1 FA sub until the end of regular season for the challenger tier while the rules committee was actively discussing it. What are your thoughts on this ability to bypass committees?

So I think this is a delicate task depending on how far things are being reached. I think an important note is that this action was in discussion in RC and the final admin decision aligned with what RC was deciding on. The only difference is that it wouldve went live next season if Admins did not vote to do it in that moment. Even then, we have learned from that specific situation. I wouldn't really recommend that admins step over and do what they want with random things very often, but I do think in some circumstances/situations it is necessary.

PFA | xXx_legeNd_xXx_420

Describe to me in your own words (and as much as you can give away as a current admin) the workload of each current admin, including yourself. If that can't be done, what responsibilities do admins have overall and how much of it have you done? (other than the work described already in your current platform, like documentation for transactions and todo lists for admins.

So personally, I have done a lot less this season than last season comparatively which has been a massive relief. This team has been an absolute blast to work with and I think everyone has stepped forward to get things done when necessary. I think the hard part with the admin position is that there are so many different ways people can approach this position. Some people might like interacting with the community more, some people might like documenting things, etc etc. So much actual labor goes into the offseason and then a lot of what happens during season is dealing with things that come up and making sure things are running smoothly and then just keeping up with random things that need to get done relating to timelines and whatnot. I tend to prefer to do jobs like documentation of different things, making sure player profiles with numbers are updated as necessary, checking in with some committees, schedule making, etc. I don't think that I do any of these jobs completely by myself, though. At the bare minimum I am checking in with other admins for feedback on something or asking if people are willing to do xyz. The job itself is really what you put into it. The only issue to consider if someone who wants to be admin but doesnt want to do a lot of leg work is I hope it is realized how much slack others have to pick up if one person isn't contributing. I always think the "why" someone wants to be admin is their most important answer during these times as it sort of tells me how involved they will actually be depending on how they answer the question. What I find valuable in that response might be different than what others find valuable, though.

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sorry willyfynn Sadge

ive failed you already

NAN | Carrie

If elected (re-elected) what would be the #1 issue you would improve/changed first?

The only issue I have with this question is that Admins dont make major changes on an individual level, things are voted on by the whole team. I would hope that if I had any major glaring issues currently that they would either be actively being worked on by the team or they would already be fixed. If someone has somethign really sticking out, I would hope they wouldnt wait until admin elections to bring it up and I would hope they would have tried to open a line of communication with an admin regarding it already.

ATO | Assass1n

Should you get re-elected which of the other admin candidates do you hope to work with, should you not get re-elected who are the two candidates you hoping to see getting elected?

Im going to skip this for now just so I can go through the other candidates threads to get more information on all of their platforms

but dont let me forget to reply to this at some point

scraps

So I think this is a delicate task depending on how far things are being reached. I think an important note is that this action was in discussion in RC and the final admin decision aligned with what RC was deciding on. The only difference is that it wouldve went live next season if Admins did not vote to do it in that moment. Even then, we have learned from that specific situation. I wouldn't really recommend that admins step over and do what they want with random things very often, but I do think in some circumstances/situations it is necessary.

I appreciate your transparency. I've thoroughly enjoyed working with you as a mod. You are easily in the top 3 most dedicated people to this league, and I know you act with good intentions. Hopefully I'll get to work with you for another season.

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NAN | jawa 🏆

In your opinion what is the worst thing about CSC?

I think the best and worst parts of CSC go hand in hand to be honest. I think a lot of us are super passionate about this league and want to see it prosper, but that also tends to be some of the worst situations to deal with as emotions are super high. I am definitely not perfect in some of those situations, either. I think when conversations are pretty contained, even if they are passion-driven conversations, they go pretty well even if some people don't agree. There are plenty of things that have occurred even throughout my time as admin and I just try to understand the POV in which it is coming from. I don't necessarily think any idea is bad, I just think some things need to be fleshed out a bit more and I guess hope that the general public understands that at times there are 60 things on our list and we cant prioritize everything. Often times when things have been called out for not having an immediate admin comment it has been when a handful of things are happening at once and we are just trying to deal with everything. I personally tend to have the problem of skipping through channels and reading things, but not necessarily engaging with every interaction because I am digesting all the information. There are even times when we decide as a team to reply to something and discuss it internally before giving a public statement. There are also situations that people are collectively discussing things and then ask why an admin hasnt said anything yet and it could be because we are just watching the conversation happen and trying to understand what people are thinking about it or we just havent had time to read the conversation yet because of work/school. I have tried the method of acknowledging things even if i dont have a response in that moment and sometimes that just results in people saying they dont want me to acknowledge it, they just want an answer Sadge

ATO | Beans

Decisions usually are NOT made by just a group of admins, but through a group effort made by committee heads and admins alike. Things aren't always easy and streamlined as we would like. That being said, what would you be able to provide if what you might believe is a good idea or implementation but cannot get others to agree or stand behind it as well? How would you go about discussions that might not go the way you think it should?

sorry Beans and jawa, i kinda answered both of your questions in the same things

lmk Beans if I missed part of your question in the above

NAN | jawa 🏆

How do you feel about the current form and direction of moderation on the server?

Tbh I think the current mod team has been doing a fantastic job. Yall are constantly working on stuff and there is so much discussion that happens with the mods and lots of things have been in the works (and lots of stuff yall have on the to-discuss list too which means yall arent allowed to slow down any time soon hyper

). I think it is pretty easy to trust yall with decisions and I know we admins go to you a lot. The trial mods aint trials anymore

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Hey Scraps! I genuinely believe that you have a great resume for admin. I just have a question that is more about your personal involvement in the league. I think that one of the best things about CSC is actually playing and participating personally in the league, I also think that being part of the players prospective is important for leadership. Can you explain why you have only been part of the PFA experience for the past 4 or so seasons? And if it isn't just time commitment problem, do you have any specific solutions to the reasons you haven't played?

pecan50 🏆🏆

Hey Scraps! I genuinely believe that you have a great resume for admin. I just have a question that is more about your personal involvement in the league. I think that one of the best things about CSC is actually playing and participating personally in the league, I also think that being part of the players prospective is important for leadership. Can you explain why you have only been part of the PFA experience for the past 4 or so seasons? And if it isn't just time commitment problem, do you have any specific solutions to the reasons you haven't played?

Hi pecan :) (i always wait for the pecan question of the election season - you always have some killer questions for candidates) When I first started PFAing, it was definitely a time commitment thing as I was a Resident Advisor in a freshman dorm - so things could come up at any time. Season 8 was more due to me being burned out of gaming (and a lot of other things in life) in general and then Season 9 just because I was starting at a new university so I was not sure what my schedule was going to be like and I was still coming back into gaming slowly. Like I stated in my app, I would like to involve myself again as a player as I definitely agree that player perspective is extrememly important for leadership decisions.

scraps

Hi pecan :) (i always wait for the pecan question of the election season - you always have some killer questions for candidates) When I first started PFAing, it was definitely a time commitment thing as I was a Resident Advisor in a freshman dorm - so things could come up at any time. Season 8 was more due to me being burned out of gaming (and a lot of other things in life) in general and then Season 9 just because I was starting at a new university so I was not sure what my schedule was going to be like and I was still coming back into gaming slowly. Like I stated in my app, I would like to involve myself again as a player as I definitely agree that player perspective is extrememly important for leadership decisions.

It's exam week, so I'll prob not be involved as much

Thanks for answering! (edited)

pecan50 🏆🏆

It's exam week, so I'll prob not be involved as much

Thanks for answering! (edited)

good luck with your exams prayge

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Hi scraps, What do you think your biggest flaw or mistake has been in your seasons thus far as admin, and how would you approach the situation differently in hindsight? If you could also highlight what you think your best achievement is and how you plan on furthering this achievement with another 2 seasons I would also like to hear that. Best of luck

If you fail to be re-elected as an admin, do you see yourself looking toward applying for other staff positions? Or would you step back and become a player/spectator(or something else entirely)?

HG | MenTaL 🏆

Hi scraps, What do you think your biggest flaw or mistake has been in your seasons thus far as admin, and how would you approach the situation differently in hindsight? If you could also highlight what you think your best achievement is and how you plan on furthering this achievement with another 2 seasons I would also like to hear that. Best of luck

Hi MenTaL :) This is a bit challenging as I think there have been a number of learning moments over my past two seasons (some of which I can't share due to situations being priv info). Overall, though, I try to take a step back after every "big" interaction and just reflect on what happened and why. Not every situation is going to go perfectly but I try to learn from them. I am quite certain there will be more things, if I were to continue as admin, that I will mess up or wish I had done differently. I also don't know what I would say is my best achievement because being an admin is really a team environment. We succeed and we fail as a team. I think it would be a bit disingenuous if I came out here and tried to say I was why x, y, z happened. I am really content with the strength of the team in its current form and I know this season was a success thanks to all of them.

COW | MrFailology

If you fail to be re-elected as an admin, do you see yourself looking toward applying for other staff positions? Or would you step back and become a player/spectator(or something else entirely)?

Ah - this is something I have thought about quite a bit lmfao

To be completely honest, I think I would take a little break. I have been heavily involved pretty nonstop for a little over a year now (?). I would probably end up applying for a couple staff positions once that break ended. However, I think my goal in terms of playing is that regardless of whether I continue as an admin or not, I plan to try to be a bit more involved as a player.

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i vouched for scraps the first time around and after two seasons of working together i can safely say my endorsement was nowhere near strong enough. vouch times a million

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With you having such active roles with in the community from what I've seen (I joined season 7 where you were mod head or had just stepped down I don't recall) are you worried about possible burn out affecting you over the course of the next 2 seasons? As you are normally at the forefront of a lot of the discussions that go on publicly I could imagine it can get very draining on a day to day basis

GAS | Crazy

With you having such active roles with in the community from what I've seen (I joined season 7 where you were mod head or had just stepped down I don't recall) are you worried about possible burn out affecting you over the course of the next 2 seasons? As you are normally at the forefront of a lot of the discussions that go on publicly I could imagine it can get very draining on a day to day basis

I have definitely hit periods of burnout previously. Luckily, there is always staff around encouraging me to take a break from CSC stuff and can step in. Part of having 5 admins too means that I can always have someone else step in and do something if I feel like I am hitting a wall. Unless the whole admin team decides to go MIA next season, I really dont see that I would face more than what I have previously. I would say that if I can make it through Season 8, I can make it through whatever CSC hits me with. It is quite exceptional the difference a full 5 being active is.

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hey scraps! you mentioned wanting to get more involved in the league again through playing or running events/community nights. i got 2 questions from this: what do you think a new perspective will bring to the admin team? how may this impact future decisions?

ATL | omA 🏆

hey scraps! you mentioned wanting to get more involved in the league again through playing or running events/community nights. i got 2 questions from this: what do you think a new perspective will bring to the admin team? how may this impact future decisions?

hi o(ma)wen I think for me it will mostly just remind me more of the perspective of the player. I always try to consider all sides in decisions, but I think to a point you need to be involved in all sides to fully be able to assess all sides. Luckily, we have 2 admins that are currently rostered, so the perspective hasn't been lost at all. I just think for me personally, I need to remind myself of that perspective and sort of sit back in those shoes again. I think it could help me realize some other things within the league that still need improvement as well.