Helper

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

Helper was a rank on the Dogcraft server from March 2019 to December 2023. Their role was to help new players on the server, particularly with account linking. On the server it was represented in chat and on tab by the [Helper] tag, which has the "Helper" text in light red, and the brackets and the player's name in aqua. Helpers were rotated on a regular basis.

The role was announced on March 17th 2019. It was based on a suggestion from former moderator 20.png RTACubed, before being developed by the HeadMods into the official role. While the in-game tag distinguished helpers from regular players, they were not considered part of the official Dogcraft Staff team. In December 2023, the role was discontinued due to changes to the server infrastructure; the new age verification and account linking system meant linking is now done before players login, rendering an in-game role limited in ability to help new players.

Purpose

The purpose of the Helper rank was to grant players who the staff have observed to be very helpful in the community the ability to help players with basic tasks. Tasks included helping new players to link, showing them around, helping them with commands and overall providing general information about the server.

Between March 2019 and December 2023, three helpers (occasionally four) were selected by the HeadMods, usually on the first of the month, and otherwise a few days later if there was a delay. Helper, though not a staff role, was often a pathway for some players 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 streamed on the server.

List of Helpers

Month Start and end date Helpers
2019
Late March 2019 March 16 - April [2-5] 20.png TiniestTea § 20.png CaffeineJitters 20.png William278 N/A
April 2019 April [2-5] - May 4 20.png Bullet_Billl 20.png CaffeineJitters* 20.png Dutchsoccer N/A
May 2019 May 4 - June 2 20.png RY44 § 20.png GrimmWarHunter § 20.png Dutchsoccer* † N/A
June 2019 June 2 -July 2 20.png Domino 20.png EnderWatts § 20.png endorwitch N/A
July 2019 July 2 - August 2 20.png darparniox 20.png nossi_ § 20.png UndeadOtter N/A
August 2019 August 2 - September 1 20.png almightyanna 20.png misterblue28 § 20.png EtaThetaZeta N/A
September 2019 September 1 - October 3 20.png dmgdog § 20.png JustEnt § 20.png ArrowsTheHunter N/A
October 2019 October 3 - November 2 20.png Broga_ 20.png MCsallie 20.png Aeghu N/A
November 2019 November 2 - December 5 20.png __Stormaggedon__ § 20.png FangsofAmber 20.png TrainerMoon N/A
December 2019 December 5 - January 7 20.png blueartistic813_ § 20.png Andalarew 20.png JustEnt* § N/A
2020
January 2020 January 7 - February 4 20.png jmsvvr 20.png Morepork_Owl § 20.png SnazzyK101 N/A
February 2020 Feb 4 - March 1 20.png expedtadam § 20.png Princess223 20.png TigerNL N/A
March 2020 March 1 - April 1 20.png Txp_ § 20.png Pigeon_Confirmed § 20.png legowar1508 § N/A
April 2020 April 1 - May 2 20.png Iotados § 20.png ChargedBluey § 20.png EmaEmason § N/A
May 2020 May 2 - June 2 20.png Arkhangellsk 20.png TekBot0507 § 20.png iluvmath N/A[trivia 3]
June 2020 June 2 - July 1 20.png Hiulgrin 20.png Ssleepyflowers 20.png misterblue28 N/A
July 2020 July 1 - August 2 20.png Montenator 20.png StenLLuk 20.png RynnEver N/A
August 2020 August 2 - September 1 20.png ThatRoger 20.png ClaudyD4y 20.png TreeManForever 20.png Deranged_Slime
September 2020 September 1 - October 1 20.png SJONES97 20.png _Skyhook 20.png RealBrontitall § N/A
October 2020 October 1 - [October 26-November 2] 20.png colliecolie 20.png ThEquinox2 § 20.png Aiyn84 N/A
November 2020 November 2 - December 1 20.png Lakosius 20.png NeoFiore 20.png Chickzie 20.png Aiyn84 *
December 2020 December 1 - January 1 20.png GG553 20.png Nomiium 20.png AmbyArtist N/A
2021
January 2021 January 1 - February 1 20.png Kronolak 20.png mrkalaspuff 20.png _Brin § N/A
February 2021 February 1 - March 1 20.png ArrowstheHunter*† 20.png Kar204 20.png ashapink § N/A
March 2021 March 1 - April 1 20.png Txp_ 20.png IhopEnchiladas 20.png TekBot0507 N/A
April 2021 Apri 1 - May 1 20.png Montenator*† 20.png Philip98999 20.png Chriizsich N/A
May 2021 May 1 - June 1 20.png behid 20.png Tankkiler123 20.png eybwam N/A
June 2021 June 1 - July 4 20.png N1cM4tth3w63 20.png Minda905 20.png MattKi01 N/A
July/August 2021 July 4 - September 4 20.png Minda905* † 20.png _Shako 20.png PerskyPuff N/A
August 2021 August 1 - September 4 20.png TyrantrumGOD 20.png Slomo_1994 20.png JVKermit N/A
September 2021 September 4 - October 7 20.png zacattack2097 20.png AmbyArtist* 20.png MrsPierogi N/A
October 2021 October 7 - November 3 20.png Noodle_Plays 20.png Garch 20.png Zillaz N/A
November 2021 November 3 - December 6 20.png Snuginthesun 20.png Elednor89 20.png IhopEnchiladas* N/A
December 2021 December 6 - January 10 20.png BikerboyGR 20.png Ewan1011 20.png CajunNinja N/A
2022
January 2022 January 10 - February 12 20.png R0bstar 20.png GG553* 20.png strawberrysham N/A
February 2022 February 12 - March 7 20.png SplittingAdams 20.png TrueWinter N/A N/A
March 2022 March 7 - April 15 20.png SplittingAdams* 20.png TrueWinter *† N/A 20.png NeoFiore*

20.png William278*†

20.png Domino_1*†

(Note)

April/May 2022 April 15 - May 29 20.png MrManatee13 20.png Excaliber_FC 20.png CheesyPierogi N/A
June 2022 May 29 - July 09 20.png Mika_Panda 20.png Wanderer_06 20.png Maple39 N/A
July 2022 July 09 - August 03 20.png HatterSkye 20.png Unknown537 20.png Emina_winters N/A
August 2022 August 03 - September 14 20.png VikingGaming1 20.png Taurent 20.png Taerime N/A
September/October 2022 September 14 - [September 27 -November 3] 20.png GracessNella 20.png kfr291 20.png LadyFana N/A
October 2022 October 6 - [October 26 - November 3] 20.png Montenator ** † 20.png AwesomeTom21 20.png Asteria042 N/A
November 2022 November 3 - December 11 20.png Mika_Panda * 20.png lauratje19 20.png _Shako * N/A
December 2022 - February 2023 December 11 - March 1 20.png Solarstarkat 20.png accidentwithapen 20.png XPModder N/A
2023
March/April 2023 March 1 - May 1 20.png EddyTeach 20.png M_Sky3 20.png karekid2006 N/A
May/June 2023 May 1 - June 29 20.png SarahPantera100 20.png Duckyz 20.png AllikatUK N/A
July-December 2023 June 29 - December 3 20.png Ze_Tais 20.png Elasmotherium1 20.png Cosm1c_Moonl1ght N/A

Key

* - Second term

** - Third Term

- Current staff member

§ - Former staff member


Note: March 2022: Due to the launch of Survival 5 and the 3-year anniversary of the Helper role, in March 2022, 3 former helpers were re-hired celebrate the anniversary, and boost up capacity because of the high number of expected new players with the Survival 5 launch.

From March 2023 onwards, the HeadMods started trialing 2 month terms for helpers, instead of 1 month terms.

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] 20.png 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.
  • This extension of the July 2021's Helpers terms technically made 20.png Minda905 the first helper to serve 3 consecutive terms in the rank's history. The first player to serve 3 non-consecutive terms as helper was 20.png Montenator.
  • Due to the influx of new players as a result of 20.png renthedog's Dogcraft Base Tour video released on the 6th of October 2022, the September helpers were granted a second term, making a total of 5 helpers for October, as 20.png kfr291 had been promoted to ChatMod prior to this.
  • Due to several factors, the December 2022 helpers would all end up serving as helper for 3 months straight, a first for a whole group of helpers.
  • From March 2023 onwards, the HeadMods started trialing 2 month terms for helpers, instead of 1 month terms.


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