PENDING INTERVIEW Thank you for your application. After deliberation with the Human Resources Team, we have decided to tentatively accept your application and advance you on to the interview stage. Please ensure you have joined the GarnetGaming DarkRP Discord. A link to the discord can be found at the top of the page on the Navigation Bar.   Once in the Discord, please message anyone with the "HR Division" role, or any member of the Administration Team, with a few dates and times to coordinate your interview. Thank you again for the time and effort you put into your application. We look forward to speaking with you soon!   Responses will still be accepted at this time. Thank you!

In-game name: SmokeEdge Discord username: smokeedge Age: 18 SteamID (https://steamid.io/): STEAM_0:1:8735405 Active Warns: None, not even verbal. Timezone: PST Current Playtime: 72 Hours Do you have access to Discord and a microphone?: Yes Are you a member of the Garnet Gaming DarkRP Discord?: Yes Do you have the ability to record Garry's Mod videos?: Yes Referral(s): [What administrator recommended you to apply?] None Past experiences as staff: [Optional] Skynet Gaming, I was a Moderator for this SCP-RP community about 8 years ago, since then the server has gone under and the community disbanded. Additionally, I was also an admin on a Star Wars RP server called Evolved Gaming Networks about 6 years ago which has since gone under as well and the community disbanded.  Why should we choose you over other applicants?: You should choose me over other applicants because I bring a level of maturity and a set of expectations to the table. I hold myself to a high standard and would not produce something that is any less, this has been proven by my experiences in the past such as in Garry's Mod and in real life. These expectations I bring upon myself and my team have brought me into roles of public influence such as the event I directed for the City of Los Angeles. In this event, I assumed the role of Director and Creator of a Scare Maze for charity and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to the cause due to my hard work and diligence. As an award for proof if need be was my recognition certificate from the City Councilmen of Los Angeles County, Regional Chamber of Commerce, and California Senate award. Additionally, this led me to assume more roles that have made me more mature and level-headed compared to other applicants, such as chairs of various councils, advocating for youth, the change of policies within public school districts in California, and so much more. On a personal note, I have been living by myself since the ripe age of 16 and have been caring for myself since the age of 7. This radical change in my life has forced me to become mature at a young age since I have had to fend for myself for as long as I can remember. In my scholarly life, I completed High School in June 2024, graduating with high honors and every cord imaginable plus a special cord given by the Superintendent of LAUSD and Gavin Newsome that only one in four students receive in the state. Also, I was an active member in my Key Club gaining the Division Treasurer role in Los Angeles and gaining thousands for charity ultimately winning almost every award at our regional event titled "DCON" in Sacramento. Now, I enter the University of California, Berkeley part of the Haas School doing Business Administration and double majoring in Political Science, where quite literally the day after my graduation I was on a plane to the bay in school. After the summer session, shipped off to London where I studied at Oxford, University of London, and Kings College for the semester. Now since I am three years ahead of my peers in school, am going to Asia to study abroad once again and then to Washington DC to work a job over the semester at either the White House, Congress, or the Treasury Department, whichever takes a fancy to me. After I finish my undergraduate degree, I will be returning to either Oxford or Berkeley to complete my MBA and then hopefully law school somewhere. As for my professional background, I worked at Starbucks for two years throughout High School and left due to my study abroad in London. Once coming back to the States, got a temporary job at Portos Bakery & Cafe where I quickly moved up the chain but left due to school beginning back at the bay. Now, I sit at my university bored and making connections taking back up old hobbies such as playing video games like Garry's Mod. As of today, I was invited to join the campaign of a Governer running for Senate that will push-start my career into the public sector as I draft countless papers that will hopefully redefine the very republic we have today in the Federal Reverse, Immigration, Education, Child Services & Orphanage system, etc... I'm one for great attendance, punctuation, teamwork, reliability, and getting the job done.  On the contrary, my experience with Garry's Mod dates back to when I was eight years old. My game hours accumulated over 2,691 hours so far meaning I have been with the community for quite some time and know a thing or two. Also, my experience as being Admin and Moderator on previous servers proves fruitful as my line of commitment and trust I have gained over in these communities, as I was with them until they shut down. My time as an Admin on StarWars RP also came with the role of Event Maker which means I made RP events for the StarWars RP community. Now that I'm coming back into Garry's Mod, I have chosen Garnet Gaming as my new home and wish to be embedded into the community further by becoming a part of your staff team. I believe my experience and life experience makes me an ample candidate for your staff team and I would bring much to the table. My goal if given this position would be to work up the chain and make the community a better place for people to want to come and spend their time on. Making friends and connections are important and having a good strong sense of community in this server will bring more active, returning, players that will hopefully put more money into the owner's pockets. As servers ultimately are a business in addition to a community, you need to maintain positive relations with your players so they will in return become customers and pay for items on the server. During my 72 hours on the server so far, I have made many friends that have made me in return like the server enough to keep returning and spending time on it. I believe this server has something as it is one of the most active servers on Garry's Mod DarkRP still which is saying a lot and you need experienced and qualified people to ensure you uphold your reputation and have your players keep returning. I strongly believe that teams make the dream, and you have to be a good team player and have a strong outstanding team to achieve great things. This means that I am not only great at leading teams but also being a part of a team to work for the greater good. For example, if I was a higher-up administrator and a moderator was having issues with a situation, hopefully, they would message me asking for help and guidance on what to do and I will gladly give input and guidance on whatever situation is at hand. I hopefully will gain a reputation in the staff team as reliable, trustworthy, and knowledgeable to gain insight and clarity on any question. Having a new moderator on the team with all of these skills and knowledge will greatly benefit not only the team but the server and community.  Have you ever been banned or punished on any server? If so, Include details: I believe when I was around 8 and 9 (10 years ago) I got banned on a few DarkRP servers and StarWars RP servers for being too young, and or they assumed I was trolling due to my voice and things I would say. Besides that, I do not recall any other bans within the past 10 years.  Have you made any previous applications, If so when?: No, I have not made a previous application. How much time do you have to contribute to the role?: I can contribute roughly around 10-20 hours a week to this role if not more. If you have any, what hobbies or activities are you involved in outside of Garry's Mod?: My hobbies outside of Garry's Mod consist of going to the gym to stay physically fit, I hold a special place for sports in my heart since in High School I was a part of the Cross Country team and won City Championships for Los Angeles and was apart of the Basketball team who won Valley League my senior year, also the volleyball team but in all honesty we sucked and used it to condition for basketball. I also do a lot of civil service in California and the United States. I'm currently a part of a campaign for a governor to become a senator and drafting constitutions of federal changes within the republic. As of recently, most of my time has been spent at my university. I am an active member of my school community and am a part of clubs and organizations. I also love going to concerts and events around the globe, the upcoming concerts I'm attending are My Chemical Romance at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles and Pierce the Veil at So-Fi Stadium in Los Angeles, I wanted to go see Kendrick and SZA perform together but tickets are way too expensive ranging over $600. Same with the Marias and other bands and festivals. My most recent concert was by DPR Ian at the OVO Arena in London. I may go to When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas this October and potentially Welcome to Rockville festival in Daytona Beach, Flordia this May. I have started playing Guitar and Bass as well trying to learn and get better to start making my own rifts and have prior experience playing the drums for three years.  Did you read the staff rules?: Yes, I have taken the time to read all the rules I have seen so far. If anything new comes up I will gladly take the time to read it and fully understand it.  If you are interested in connecting with me via other platforms, you can reach out to me either on Discord as given above, or Instagram. I will greatly give any advice on anything or opportunities if qualified, and answer any other questions regarding this application. My Instagram handle is @smokeedge  

Overall: +1 Confirming Reference   +Playtime +Age +Maturity +No Warns/Bans   While the paragraphs could be better, they do meet the minimum requirement. I have spent time interacting with Mischief and have no doubt he would be a valuable member of the staff team.

Based on what I've seen of you, you seem like a solid dude. Never really heard a bad word out of you, either. Your app paragraphs are a bit small for my liking but overall your playtime is good, you've got really solid referrals and you seem eager to help. Honestly couldn't ask for much more.   Good luck! +1

-1 paragrafs -didnt read staff rules -resign = cringe + great guy