Helper
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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 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 | |||
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2019 | |||||
Late March 2019 | March 16 - April [2-5] | TiniestTea ยง | CaffeineJitters | William278 ยง | N/A |
April 2019 | April [2-5] - May 4 | Bullet_Billl | CaffeineJitters* | Dutchsoccer โ | N/A |
May 2019 | May 4 - June 2 | RY44 ยง | GrimmWarHunter ยง | Dutchsoccer* โ | N/A |
June 2019 | June 2 -July 2 | Domino โ | EnderWatts ยง | endorwitch โ | N/A |
July 2019 | July 2 - August 2 | darparniox โ | nossi_ ยง | UndeadOtter | N/A |
August 2019 | August 2 - September 1 | almightyanna | misterblue28 ยง | EtaThetaZeta โ | N/A |
September 2019 | September 1 - October 3 | dmgdog ยง | JustEnt ยง | ArrowsTheHunter โ | N/A |
October 2019 | October 3 - November 2 | Broga_ | MCsallie | Aeghu | N/A |
November 2019 | November 2 - December 5 | __Stormaggedon__ ยง | FangsofAmber โ | TrainerMoon ยง | N/A |
December 2019 | December 5 - January 7 | blueartistic813_ ยง | Andalarew | JustEnt* ยง | N/A |
2020 | |||||
January 2020 | January 7 - February 4 | jmsvvr โ | Morepork_Owl ยง | SnazzyK101 | N/A |
February 2020 | Feb 4 - March 1 | expedtadam ยง | Princess223 โ | TigerNL โ | N/A |
March 2020 | March 1 - April 1 | Txp_ ยง | Pigeon_Confirmed ยง | legowar1508 ยง | N/A |
April 2020 | April 1 - May 2 | Iotados ยง | ChargedBluey ยง | EmaEmason ยง | N/A |
May 2020 | May 2 - June 2 | Arkhangellsk ยง | TekBot0507 ยง | iluvmath | N/A[trivia 3] |
June 2020 | June 2 - July 1 | Hiulgrin | Ssleepyflowers | misterblue28*ยง | N/A |
July 2020 | July 1 - August 2 | Montenator โ | StenLLuk โ | RynnEver | N/A |
August 2020 | August 2 - September 1 | ThatRoger | ClaudyD4y โ | TreeManForever | Deranged_Slime |
September 2020 | September 1 - October 1 | SJONES97 | _Skyhook โ | RealBrontitall ยง | N/A |
October 2020 | October 1 - [October 26-November 2] | colliecolie โ | ThEquinox2 ยง | Aiyn84 | N/A |
November 2020 | November 2 - December 1 | Lakosius | NeoFiore | Chickzie | Aiyn84 * |
December 2020 | December 1 - January 1 | GG553 | Nomiium โ | AmbyArtist | N/A |
2021 | |||||
January 2021 | January 1 - February 1 | Kronolak | mrkalaspuff โ | _Brin ยง | N/A |
February 2021 | February 1 - March 1 | ArrowstheHunter*โ | Kar204 โ | ashapink ยง | N/A |
March 2021 | March 1 - April 1 | Txp_*ยง | IhopEnchiladas | TekBot0507*ยง | N/A |
April 2021 | Apri 1 - May 1 | Montenator*โ | Philip98999 | Chriizsich | N/A |
May 2021 | May 1 - June 1 | behid | Tankkiler123 โ | eybwam โ | N/A |
June 2021 | June 1 - July 4 | N1cM4tth3w63 โ | Minda905 โ | MattKi01 | N/A |
July/August 2021 | July 4 - September 4 | Minda905* โ | _Shako | PerskyPuff ยง | N/A |
August 2021 | August 1 - September 4 | TyrantrumGOD | Slomo_1994 | JVKermit โ | N/A |
September 2021 | September 4 - October 7 | zacattack2097 โ | AmbyArtist* | MrsPierogi | N/A |
October 2021 | October 7 - November 3 | Noodle_Plays | Garch | Zillaz | N/A |
November 2021 | November 3 - December 6 | Snuginthesun | Elednor89 | IhopEnchiladas* | N/A |
December 2021 | December 6 - January 10 | BikerboyGR | Ewan1011 | CajunNinja | N/A |
2022 | |||||
January 2022 | January 10 - February 12 | R0bstar โ | GG553* | strawberrysham | N/A |
February 2022 | February 12 - March 7 | SplittingAdams | TrueWinter โ | N/A | N/A |
March 2022 | March 7 - April 15 | SplittingAdams* | TrueWinter *โ | N/A | NeoFiore*
William278*โ Domino_1*โ (Note) |
April/May 2022 | April 15 - May 29 | MrManatee13 | Excaliber_FC | CheesyPierogi | N/A |
June 2022 | May 29 - July 09 | Mika_Panda | Wanderer_06 | Maple39 | N/A |
July 2022 | July 09 - August 03 | HatterSkye ยง | Unknown537 | Emina_winters | N/A |
August 2022 | August 03 - September 14 | VikingGaming1 | Taurent | Taerime | N/A |
September/October 2022 | September 14 - [September 27 -November 3] | GracessNella | kfr4014 โ | LadyFana | N/A |
October 2022 | October 6 - [October 26 - November 3] | Montenator ** โ | AwesomeTom21 โ | Asteria042 | N/A |
November 2022 | November 3 - December 11 | Mika_Panda * | lauratje19 โ | _Shako * | N/A |
December 2022 - February 2023 | December 11 - March 1 | Solarstarkat ยง | accidentwithapen | XPModder โ | N/A |
2023 | |||||
March/April 2023 | March 1 - May 1 | EddyTeach | M_Sky3 | 1karekid1 | N/A |
May/June 2023 | May 1 - June 29 | SarahPantera100 | Duckyz | AllikatUK | N/A |
July-December 2023 | June 29 - December 3 | Ze_Tais | Elasmotherium1 | Cosm1c_Moonl1ght โ | N/A |
Key
* - Second term
** - Third Term
โ - Current staff member
ยง - 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] 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 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 Montenator.
- Due to the influx of new players as a result of 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 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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