PXR Moderator Applications! [CLOSED]

[Chakramaster]

Well I figured this would come at some point. Might as well try here

1. Which board would you like to moderate? Choose a maximum of two, list in order of preference.

Other Pokemon Games & General Pokemon Discussion (I was really torn between this one and another =3)

2. Please introduce yourself! What do you like to do at PXR? What are your hobbies? What do you do in real life?

Well here on PXR I seem to be called Chakramaster a lot. You don't have to call me that. Chakra or Eric is fine.

I love getting to talk with everyone here that shares the same connections with me. Whether it be that love for things Pokemon, video gaming, anime, or whatever else.

Hobbies consist of: eating, playing video games, watching anime or movies, and some reason lately I seem to really love theorizing on things.

Right now? Out there in the real world? I'm just working a job part time at a retail store as a cashier. Though maybe, if things go well, I might have something new soon. Other than that uhh...think about what to go back to college for to actually finish majoring in I guess.

3. Why do you think you would be a good moderator? Please include any experience you have that would help you in this role.


Well honestly, I've had the determination to want to become one for years now (almost a full 10 years now). Back on an old site I attempted to become a mod and was denied a lot (6 years annually each year until I left). From time to time I would notice something that would need to be changed (stickied or moved, etc) and have no power to do it and most the mods there were lazy when I told them about it. I know moderators are still limited in what actually can be done, but the lower tier still has enough to help do the job and make things look nice and stay decent in their sections. I've always been willing to lend that extra hand even if it's just one thing to do here and there depending on the activity on the forum.

Experiences, as a mod of a forum (section/board) none. However, on that old site I visit there were "private forums" you could buy with the site currency (at the time). I joined a lot of them, but around 2008 the leader of one had his computer completely die. So he talked with me and decided while his computer was down he was limited to PS3 only. Long story short he passed admin level of the private forum to me. The private forums are super small so it's nothing to go crazy over. Plus it was only as active as the people that actually joined it and stayed active. After things were fixed a bit on his end I passed it to someone else with getting the power to edit a few things here and there thread wise or on the main forum pages (which needed daily editing with the RP we had until it died out). Still thought it was worth mentioning.

4. Please share 2-3 ideas to increase activity of the forum overall AND/OR in your board of interest. This can be anything you can think of, from ideas for events, suggestions for running the forum or new threads etc.

Well in the forum of my interest the Other Pokemon Games right now other than Pokken have kinda come and gone. New games are on the way for sure and there will be much needed attention that it will have to get. Like Pokemon GO for instance. Not much is known on the game, but it's a mobile based game for Pokemon and once more information comes out about that most likely a discussion will come up from it. Would be great for anyone to share their experiences on or even what we have caught while playing it. The Pokemon Spin-off games are still super popular and as they come, there's much to discuss with them. Maybe even for things like Pokken we could have a daily mini (friendly) tournament kinda thing. At some point maybe even have a small tournament if things picked up. As for Pokemon GO a daily log of where to find certain Pokemon's would be nice to have as well listed here.

General Discussion was a tough one to decide on, but I figured I was more active there aside from the main section I would like to apply for. I've personally been coming up with theories on Pokemon ideas that could be used in games. Such as what Sun and Moon will be based on, or what might be involved in the game, or my still personal belief, the Detective Pikachu being a human turned Pikachu. Other than that the section is still pretty active and will still need that extra care. There's a lot of general Pokemon facts to discuss outside of that though for sure. There most likely will be for the proceeding future as well.

Extra: I've really been thinking of some way to try and help promote the forum in some way. It's hard that's for sure. I know some of the artists here have been at work at it trying to design some images for some apparel or things like that, but even those go so far. Images for the upcoming Sun and Moon are nothing, but fan theories right now. After images get put out there though that'd be something to maybe work off of. Really as far as things go, keeping things active here and even bringing one or two friends here may help in the end. So as long as the boards are active and the community stays friendly (which we shouldn't have to worry about with what we have right now I'd hope) then there's still hope to get more active here. Just keeping the site pushed out there to bring in new members is a start.