Helper

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  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]	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 †	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
2020
January 2020	January 7 - February 4	jmsvvr †	Morepork_Owl §	SnazzyK101	N/A
February 2020	Feb 4 - March 1	expedtadam §	Princess223 †	TigerNL †	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	Nomiium †	AmbyArtist	N/A
2021
January 2021	January 1 - February 1	Kronolak	mrkalaspuff †	_Brin §	N/A
February 2021	February 1 - March 1	ArrowstheHunter*†	Kar204 †	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 4	Minda905* †	_Shako	PerskyPuff §	N/A
August 2021	August 1 - September 4	TyrantrumGOD	Slomo_1994	JVKermit †	N/A
September 2021	September 4 - October 7	zacattack2097 †	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 †	GG553*	strawberrysham	N/A
February 2022	February 12 - March 7	SplittingAdams	TrueWinter †	N/A	N/A
March 2022	March 7 - April 15	SplittingAdams*	TrueWinter *†	N/A	NeoFiore*  William278*†  Domino_1*† (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 §	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 †	LadyFana	N/A
October 2022	October 6 - [October 26 - November 3]	Montenator ** †	AwesomeTom21 †	Asteria042	N/A
November 2022	November 3 - December 11	Mika_Panda *	lauratje19 †	_Shako *	N/A
December 2022 - February 2023	December 11 - March 1	Solarstarkat §	accidentwithapen	XPModder †	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 †	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]  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.