General Helpers: (APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED)

[Vestra]

1.What date did you register as a CS member?:
Mon Aug 16, 2010 3:07 pm, Oh wow it'll be two years in two days!

2.How many posts have you made in the forum (at the time of applying):
5404,

3.How many days a week do you usually visit CS?
7/7 Unless I'm sick and then I usually try and get on to check,

4.How many hours per day do you usually spend on CS, on a day that you do visit?
Oh gosh... Umm.. Rough amount being at least 8hrs a day.. I might be alittle bit addicted

5.Can you think of any particular skills you can bring to the position (this is not required) (for example do you speak any other languages, or have you had any experience in peer mediation? Do you consider yourself a trade-value expert? Do you already answer a lot of questions in the forum? Do you know how all the tools/options in the oekaki work?)
Sure do!, Umm... I wouldn't say expert but I do know my rarities and for trades I get stumped on I use the Fair Trade thread, Oh usually when its something I know about! , Yuppers! I use oekaki/chibipaint for most of my art so I know it rather well!

6.Why do you want to be a General Helper?
Because I figured that since now i'm at home doing nothing all day and I'm just browsing around CS I would be helpful to people who might be confused on something or have questions! I love talking to people and helping them so hopefully I can get a chance to do more than I do now n.n
~ Good Luck to everyone!! ~

[Sun Bean]

What date did you register as a CS member?: Fri Oct 02, 2009 5:41 pm
How many posts have you made in the forum (at the time of applying): 1071
How many days a week do you usually visit CS? At the least, 5. Though, I usually get on everyday.
How many hours per day do you usually spend on CS, on a day that you do visit? On school days or work days, about 3, maybe 4. On weekends or free days, I can spend up to half the day on here.
Can you think of any particular skills you can bring to the position (this is not required): I remember when I first joined here, I didn't understand anything. Over the years, I’ve grown to get the hang of basically everything. I sometimes visit the CS suggestions and problems forum to help answer questions or throw in my 2 cents for suggestions. I am fluent in English and know basic Spanish and French.
Why do you want to be a General Helper? I want to be a General Helper because I want to give back. I've been here a while and over the time, I’ve gained spectacular items and pets, but most of all, I’ve gained knowledge. I've had a lot of friends who helped me to understand the ropes of the site, and how it all comes together, and I was so grateful for all of their help, and now I think I’m ready to do the same thing for others. I want to be able to give back and give others that happy little light bulb feeling they get when they figure something out. I also consider myself a fairly nice person, I’m good at holding my tongue and I’m patient with people so I’d be willing to explain things thoroughly without getting irritated.

[Cloudsong]

1. What date did you register as a CS member?:
Aug 02, 2009.

2. How many posts have you made in the forum (at the time of applying):
13,190 posts and counting ;3

3. How many days a week do you usually visit CS?
I come online every day!

4. How many hours per day do you usually spend on CS, on a day that you do visit?
Waaay too many. x.x At least 5 hours a day, but that tends to vary on who's online doing what..

5. Can you think of any particular skills you can bring to the position:
I'm fluent in Spanish and english XD and I know my way around CS pretty well. I am very good at explaining things, and giving specific directions; I'm more than capable of answering questions, and my writing always has good grammar and spelling, and is easy to understand. Most of the time I spend on CS I spend on the roleplay board; I do private roleplays, and usually lurk around there - I'm pretty updated when it comes to the rules of that board, and I am perfectly willing to help if someone has a question about creating a new roleplay.
I often help my mother out with her class - she's a school teacher - and due to this I have become a very patient person, since it's common that I have to explain myself millions of times to little kids.

6. Why do you want to be a General Helper?
I'd like to help out in the CS community. I've been a part of it for a long time, and it would be great to have a feeling that I'm actually making a difference.

[ChocoFloat]

What date did you register as a CS member?:

Mon Dec 12, 2011, 2:53am

How many posts have you made in the forum (at the time of applying):

5128 posts

How many days a week do you usually visit CS?:

usually everyday

How many hours per day do you usually spend on CS, on a day that you do visit?:

in summer about 6-10 hours, on a school day about 2-4 hours

Can you think of any particular skills you make can bring to the position:

i can speak Mandarin, some French and German and English XD and know most of the oekaki skills

Why do you want to be a General Helper?:

i like to help people and make them happy, i am pretty friendly to others and can keep calm at mostly every situation. besides CS already taught me so much and gave me ideas on what to do, i want to give back something

[tazzazi]

What date did you register as a CS member?: (if it's less than 8 months ago, do not apply)
Sunday April 10th 2011

How many posts have you made in the forum (at the time of applying): (if it's less than 300, do not apply)
1312 posts

How many days a week do you usually visit CS?

I try my best to visit CS everyday and I normally manage it. I can seem to stop myself even when I have a lot of work to do. I check cs on my phone on the way home and have a look and spend a bit of time everyday in between things once I get home.
How many hours per day do you usually spend on CS, on a day that you do visit?

I will usually spend at least an hour a day completely focused on CS. I often check little things on my phone and I will have the cs tab one when I am doing other things on my computer. All in all I would guess I would spend about 2-3 hours per day on cs all together and up to 6 hours when I have a day off or am on holidays.

Can you think of any particular skills you can bring to the position (this is not required) (for example do you speak any other languages, or have you had any experience in peer mediation? Do you consider yourself a trade-value expert? Do you already answer a lot of questions in the forum? Do you know how all the tools/options in the oekaki work?)

I am currently in my third year of learning mandating Chinese and am going on exchange later in the year so I can speak Chinese to an extent and theni can use translator to help in other situations. I also learnt Italian as a language for 6 years so I can also partly speak Italian. I like to think of myself as a very kind person and I have plentyof experience with both young and older people. I volunteer at a surf life saving club and a few other places where I have to interact with people of all ages and I also coach young teams so I have a lot of patience. This has also helped me to learn ow to communicate very well with people as well as solve some disputes. I am also very good at helping people out as I have been told I am a calm and logical person. I have held sme leadership roles at school including school captin and through this I have done some classes/courses about working with people and how to speak to people so they understand properly. I think this would be a big help with dealing with people and giving out help and advice as a general helper has to do. I have also been on here long enough that I know the ropes and I consider my self as quite good with trading advice as well as other advice and things to do with cs. I have also had a few people pm me and asking me questions which I have had noproblems replying to. By becoming a general helper I think I would be ale to help many more people feel free to approach me as I am a very approachable person and I live to help!

Why do you want to be a General Helper?

I have said a few of these reasons above but i Will restate my main ones:
I would live to be a general helper as I consider myself an approachable, kind and experienced person in many things. I love to help people and there is nothing I enjoy more then the miraculous feeling you get when you know you have helped someone In some way, no matter how big or small. The thought of helping people really appeals to me and that is why I volunteer at places, so i can help people and it would be such an amazing experience if I was able to help people on cs as much as I like to think I am helping people in the world around me. I would love to have people knowing that I am approachable and that they can ask me questions as I love nothing more than answering someone's question and knowing that I may have helped them. Ever since I have joined this site I have respected the general helpers and moderators and I was lucky enough to be helped by sme general helpers when I first started and this was amazing for me. This ell was probably one of the reasons I kept playing, as they were very nice and it made me want to play cs as the people here were nice and there was help if I needed it. I want to give back to the cs community and being a general helper would really help me to give back to such an amazing site, full of such amazing people. I would love to think that one day I could help someone and therefore give them the experience that I had and help them to realize what a wonderful site this is. I know the site rules pretty well and I check the help forum as much as I can to see if I can answer anything questions that people have and i would love to be able to help even more as I feel that some people would prefer to pm a general helper than to post their questions. I would be honored to be a general helper and I feel that it would be a great experience for me to talk to and help more people. Thank-you for this opportunity! Good luck to everyone.

[Queen Blue]

1.What date did you register as a CS member?:
Jan 4,2012

2.How many posts have you made in the forum (at the time of applying):
Around 650

3.How many days a week do you usually visit CS?
Everday unless I'm ill or am stuck without internet of in which case it will be notified in my signature

4.How many hours per day do you usually spend on CS, on a day that you do visit?:
Weekdays is 2-3 hours while weekends I'm normally on most of the day

5.Can you think of any particular skills you can bring to the position (this is not required):
I am very good at sorting out tardes,whether they are fair or not and I try to encourage people to have fun while they're on here.If someone is feeling upset,I offer them a gift.Advice and hep them get their CS account up and running again.I have also taught a few newbies how to play this game and find great happiness at seeing them learn what to do and grow from baby chicks into fully fledged CS members.I also know quite the bit of html as I self-taught myself for 2 years and can help with coding problems.I can also help people with knowng the art rules although I have never used oekaki.I try to encourage people to do something new and I keep as calm as possible when sorting out arguments and diagreements.

6.Why do you want to be a General Helper?
For me,it is an important position,even though it is not a staff one.Helping others really makes my day and I'm kind and patience.True,I had trouble when I first started and I would like to help others so they would not make the same mistakes that I did.I am trying to make up for my mistakes and by helping people,I feel that I am becoming better at everything.I do not feel as stressed in real life anymore and that is because off all the kind people who ahve helped me.I wish to be one of those and by becoming a General Helper I feel I can do this.

Thank you

[Schuyler]

What date did you register as a CS member?

June 5th, 2011

How many posts have you made in the forum?

4444, I believe; 4445 as soon as I finish posting this.

How many days a week do you usually spend on CS?

I try to come online every day, every week. Sometimes I am on vacation or just cannot get to the computer that day, but that doesn't happen very often. Even if I am on vacation, I still try to get online whenever I get a chance; an hour or so every night at the least.

How many hours a day do you usually spend on CS, on a day that you do visit?

It is hard to say exactly, since I tend to come on frequently for 15 minutes here, 30 minutes there, etc. But I would estimate between 2 to 6 hours total, on the average day; sometimes more. Even when I do not stay on for more than a few minutes, I still frequently check my trades and messages and promptly respond to them. Although, I haven't been on as much recently because of summer break, but that will change once I am back in school in early September. (I often find that I spend more time online during the school year, when we do not go out on vacation much.)

Can you think of any particular skills you can bring to this position?

- I am learning to speak German and I am quite good at it. I would be able to understand and answer most questions using German if a member is not good with English. I also know a very small amount of Spanish, not so much that I can speak it well, but I can read simple sentences and my mom can help me because she knows a good amount of the language. I don't know any French yet, but I am hoping to start learning it sometime in the near future, so I could eventually communicate in French too.
- I know my way around CS and the forums pretty well, it would be no trouble at all for me to direct new members (and older ones) anywhere they need to go. I know that I am still relatively new to CS, but I am a fast learner and I understand most of how the site works.
- I am very familiar with BBCode, I can assist people who need help with it.
- I am not that great when it comes to judging trade values, especially with older pets or large trades, but I do know the general "rules" to fairness, I am learning more every day, and I have no problem helping members to find the fair trade thread, rares list, or any place else that will help them with their trade.
- I don't know if it counts as a skill, but I have an adoption center for new members to help them get started with some pets. I also like to go through the introduction forums and send new users random gifts or just say "hi".
- I am a great listener and I always try to be calm, open-minded, and understanding towards everybody.
- I am good at being diplomatic and remaining neutral to help resolve a dispute so that everybody is happy.
- I have answered a number of questions in the Help forum section and often give my opinion on suggestions for the site as well.
- I love a challenge, which means I will gladly tackle any problem and solve it to the best of my ability.
- I am great with grammar, spelling, and creative writing, so I can help with that if anybody needs it.
- I do not really use oekaki at all, so I don't know much about how it works, but I do understand the basic features and how to use them.

Why do you want to be a general helper?

It has been my dream to be a general helper ever since the last time they were being hired, when I was too new to apply. I have been hoping for a long time that applications would open up again. I know it sounds cliche, but it is true. I love Chicken Smoothie. I have loved it ever since I first joined, and I want to help other members to share that love. When I was new here, I was completely lost. But the older members on the site were so helpful to me that I soon learned my way around. Anytime I needed help with anything, I knew that all I had to do was ask, and there were so many people who would answer with whatever I needed to know. I remember how wonderful that felt, and I want to help other members to feel that same way. I am always open to help any member who has a problem, and do so whenever I can, but people don't usually ask me questions because I am just an ordinary member. I want people to know that they can come to me for help with whatever they need, whenever they need it. That I am trustworthy, caring, and that I love to help my fellow Chicken Smoothians to feel the same love that I feel for this site, this family.

Thank you so much for this opportunity! Like I said, I have been waiting for it for a long time and I would be honored to receive this position. Even if I do not win, I truly want to wish good luck to everybody who enters and an early congratulations to the people who are picked.

[walk.]

1.What date did you register as a CS member?: Sunday November 28th 2010
2.How many posts have you made in the forum (at the time of applying): 3060
3.How many days a week do you usually visit CS?: 7!!
4.How many hours per day do you usually spend on CS, on a day that you do visit? Weekdays I will spend around 4 hours a day and weekends and holidays around 8 hours.
5.Can you think of any particular skills you can bring to the position: People have asked me to help them in the past. I know how all the bbc code and the forum works plus, all of the oekaki tools. I can use correct grammar and have been put in a situation before where someone stole my charrie, so I know what the members in need of help are going through. I am experienced let's just say. I can also speak quite a bit of french and greek and my friend is teaching me bits and pieces of mandarin.

6.Why do you want to be a General Helper? I love making sure every CS user is happy and knows everything they want and need to know. I adore seeing happy members on this website and every website in general. When I was in the situation of someone taking my charrie, a particular helper, Tiikera helped me through it and she inspired me to do the same for others. I am trustworthy and kind and will always do my best to help fellow Smoothians and set a good example for the newer members.

[BuffyWolfie]

What date did you register as a CS member?: November 30th, 2008
How many posts have you made in the forum (at the time of applying): 820
How many days a week do you usually visit CS? I try to get on every day.
How many hours per day do you usually spend on CS, on a day that you do visit? Hours and hours. Honestly, I have CS open almost any time I'm on the internet.
Can you think of any particular skills you can bring to the position: I speak Norwegian as well as English. Although I have an English keyboard, so typing it is difficult. But if it came down to it, I'd just copy and paste the extra missing letters. I have never experienced anything to do with peer mediation, but I have helped some people out with personal problems. I don't consider myself a "trade-expert", but I can tell most of the time if a trade is fair or unfair. I have not answered a lot of questions on the forum, because I haven't been asked. Had someone asked me, I would have answered in the best way I could. I do not know how the tools/options in the oekaki work.
Why do you want to be a General Helper? I like to help people, I also think it would be an interesting and good experience.

[glassesprotag]

1. What date did you register as a CS member?:
February 20th, 2011, 10:14pm Pacific Time

2.How many posts have you made in the forum:
4310

3.How many days a week do you usually visit CS?
Usually everyday. During the school year and summer. Although, during the summer, my family goes camping and I am usually not able to get wi-fi then.

4.How many hours per day do you usually spend on CS, on a day that you do visit?
In the summer, I'm online for almost a 15-20 hours. I don't need much sleep, so I spend my time here.

5.Can you think of any particular skills you can bring to the position?:
I am currently learning Japanese and can fairly understand and speak some common words.
I know a lot about the Oekaki, as I mess around with my art style with it. I know almost all about the tools, how to get color codes, almost all about layering, about fairly well in all other parts of the Oekaki.
I am fairly good at peer mediation, this situation doesn't come by my door often on the internet, but in real life it comes a lot, so I have experience for that.
I am also fairly good at bringing people's hopes up. For example, if they say they'll never get better at art, I always try my best to make them feel better by giving an example of myself to let them know everyone starts small, and can't be the best at everything their first try.
I used to roleplay a lot on this site, so I know how to start a fairly good RPG for all skill levels.

6.Why do you want to be a General Helper?
I'd really love to help out all the members of ChickenSmoothie. I already try to be as much help as I can to others. I actually love to help others, but rarely get the chance. I'd also like to give back all the help that CS has given me, whether it be meeting new people or just being able to share my art with people who actually care.