Helper

A screenshot of the helper tag as it appears in chat on the server.

Helper is a rank on the Dogcraft server. Their role is to help new players on the server. On the server it is represented in chat and on tab by the [Helper] tag, which has the "Helper" text in light red, and the brackets and the player name as aqua.

The role was announced on March 17th 2019. It was based on a suggestion from former moderator  RTACubed, after which the HeadMods developed the rank into what it is today. While the in-game tag distinguishes helpers from regular players, they are not part of the official Dogcraft Staff team.

Purpose

The purpose of this rank is to grant players who the staff have observed to be very helpful in the community the ability to help players with basic tasks. The tasks include helping new players to link, showing them around, helping them with commands and overall provide general information about the server. Every month, three helpers (occasionally four) are selected by the HeadMods, usually on the first of the month, and otherwise a few days later if there's any delay. It is important to note that this is not a staff rank, it is a title. However, some helpers are selected by staff to become Chat Moderators. The Head Moderators introduced this rank to take some of the workload off the moderators, especially in busy times such as when ReNDoG is streaming on the server. If there are issues, people should contact the server staff team.

List of Helpers

Month	Start and end date	Helpers
Late March 2019	March 16 - April [2-5]	TiniestTea §	CaffeineJitters	William278 †	N/A
April 2019	April [2-5] - May 4	Bullet_Billl	CaffeineJitters*	Dutchsoccer †	N/A
May 2019	May 4 - June 2	RY44 †	GrimmWarHunter §	Dutchsoccer* †	N/A
June 2019	June 2 -July 2	Domino_1 Username: Domino Activity: Active About: I am a player on the Dogcraft server, and an Admin on the Dogcraft Wiki. I like building stuff that has a story! Edit this templateWIP User page †	EnderWatts §	endorwitch †	N/A
July 2019	July 2 - August 2	darparniox	nossi_ §	UndeadOtter	N/A
August 2019	August 2 - September 1	almightyanna	misterblue28 †	EtaThetaZeta †	N/A
September 2019	September 1 - October 3	dmgdog †	JustEnt §	ArrowsTheHunter	N/A
October 2019	October 3 - November 2	Broga_	MCsallie	Aeghu	N/A
November 2019	November 2 - December 5	__Stormaggedon__ †	FangsofAmber †	TrainerMoon †	N/A
December 2019	December 5 - January 7	blueartistic813_ §	Andalarew	JustEnt* §	N/A
January 2020	January 7 - February 4	jmsvvr	OwlCroissant †	SnazzyK101	N/A
February 2020	Feb 4 - March 1	expedtadam †	Princess223 †	TheWhiteTigerNL †	N/A
March 2020	March 1 - April 1	Txp_ †	Pigeon_Confirmed†	legowar1508†	N/A
April 2020	April 1 - May 2	Iotados †	ChargedBluey §	EmaEmason §	N/A
May 2020	May 2 - June 2	Arkhangellsk	TekBot0507	iluvmath	N/A[trivia 3]
June 2020	June 2 - July 1	Hiulgrin	Ssleepyflowers	misterblue28*†	N/A
July 2020	July 1 - August 2	Montenator	StenLLuk †	RynnEver	N/A
August 2020	August 2 - September 1	ThatRoger	ClaudyD4y †	TreeManForever	Deranged_Slime
September 2020	September 1 - October 1	SJONES97	_Skyhook †	RealBrontitall †	N/A
October 2020	October 1 - [October 26-November 2]	colliecolie †	ThEquinox2 †	Aiyn84	N/A
November 2020	November 2 - December 1	Lakosius	NeoFiore	Chickzie	Aiyn84 *
December 2020	December 1 - January 1	GG553	Nonium †	AmbyArtist	N/A
January 2021	January 1 - February 1	Kronolak	mrkalaspuff †	_Brin †	N/A
February 2021	February 1 - March 1	ArrowstheHunter*	Karbloem †	ashapink †	N/A
March 2021	March 1 - April 1	Txp_*†	IhopEnchiladas	TekBot0507*†	N/A
April 2021	Apri 1 - May 1	Montenator*	Philip98999	Chriizsich	N/A
May 2021	May 1 - June 1	behid	Tankkiler123 †	eybwam	N/A
June 2021	June 1 - July 4	N1cM4tth3w63	Minda905	MattKi01	N/A
July/August 2021	July 4 - September ?	Minda905*	_Shako	PerskyPuff	N/A
August 2021	August 1 - September ?	TyrantrumGOD	Slomo_1994	JVKermit	N/A

Key

* - Second term

† - Current staff member

§ - Former staff member

Selection process

Helpers are proposed to the HeadMods by other members of the Staff team, who observe regular players to be especially helpful. Based on these suggestions, the HeadMods choose the 3 Helpers for the next month, and contact them to ask if they're interested. Direct requests from players to become Helper do not influence the selection process, and may have an adverse effect. To have a chance, one has to be a consistently helpful member of the Dogcraft community. Occasionally a second term can be granted to Helpers for various reasons.

Trivia

• In the proposal stage, the helper rank was referred to as "St. Bernard". However, it was quickly determined that the title would generate confusion in newer players who wouldn't know what the rank is, thus the simple title of Helper took its place.
• Additionally during this time, [HeadMod]  Scooberson, who after making a joke about helpers being the people who "herd the newbies in the right direction" began to refer to the helper rank as "The Corgi's", naming them after the Welsh Corgi, a breed of dog historically used for herding.
• May 2020's Helpers and Staff declared Scooberson as the 4th helper on a whim; he had no say in the matter.
• July 2021's Helpers ended up keeping their helper rank through August because the Headmods forgot to demote them. When they realized they forgot, the month was almost over so they kept them around for the rest of the month. 3 new Helpers were added at the beginning of the month, making a total of 6 Helpers for August 2021.