Unique Dimensions | Content Manager REQUIRED!

[Nikoshka]

Hello! My username is Nikoshka and I am owner of a server called Unique Dimensions.
Unique Dimensions (or UD for short) is a Minecraft server which has had many ups and downs and I'd like to tie the knot by recruiting a good content manager in order to release better content for our server. Unique Dimensions server production and content has always been managed by myself, and I never enjoyed this position. Due to me focussing on content management, I started to neglect the needs of my staff team as a staff manager which lead to a dissolvement of the staff team. I need a great person who has experience with Minecraft in order to dictate what Unique Dimensions releases with.

Why should you join us?

• We have a 90 gigabyte server and another 32 gigabyte server in our data centre. yshf99 hosts the servers in a data centre owned by his father (I'm not really a technical person - for more information, ask yshf99, our Systems Administrator / Second Owner).
• We have a multicraft installation where we can create new servers to link up to the bungeecord.
• We have a Xenforo forums site which we use for suggestions and community feedback.
  
• Our Discord consists of around 80+ players which you can ask for feedback on server ideas.
• The content of the server is all your final decision. You are managing it.
• We have a good group of moderation staff members who are able to assist in creating and test the upcoming gamemode.
• We have a team of 3 java developers, 2 builders and 1 graphics designer currently working voluntary but will assist you in shaping UD.
• We have some funding for advertisement of the server once the entire staff team is fully content with it.

What does this role consist of?

• Deciding what content will be produced for Unique Dimensions and when we release the content.
• Managing the developers, builders and graphics designers and making sure their jobs are finished by the deadline.
• Recruiting new developers, builders and graphics designers.
• Gathering feedback from the community and staff team when constructing a gamemode.
• Communicating with the administrative team on any planned features / server progress so that they have up to date information on what is going ahead in order for them to relay the information to the relevant people they manage (EG: The moderation team).
• Configuration of server plugins.
• Adding/removing new plugins.

Basically, building the server from scratch with the help of the developers, builders and graphics designers.

What does this role NOT consist of?

• Managing the moderation team. You are only managing the content team, however, feel free to communicate with the moderation team and the administrative team on suggested changes.
• Answering player questions. You are allowed to answer player questions, however, your job is not dedicated to managing support emails or support tickets via Discord / our forums.
• Moderation. You have access to moderation commands, however, it is not your job to moderate the server so don't go out hunting for hackers instead of creating content for the server.

Requirements:

• A good experience with Minecraft (1 year +) and knowledge of Minecrafr mechanics
• Passion for Minecraft. You should not be demotivated with the game.
• Knowledge of player needs. You must be aware of what the players want and what is popular.
• Ability to manage a team. You must be able to drive the team forward and show the progression.

Optional but good to have:

• Able to provide a financial contribution towards the server.
• Able to develop Minecraft plugins.
• Able to create Minecraft builds of a high standard.
• Able to create graphics designs.
• Experience as a management staff member on another Minecraft server.

Payment will be a percentage of server donations. This can be discussed in DMs. I see this as quite fair as your job is to basically create an enjoyable server for yhe community by directing the content team and helping yourself. If the server is enjoyable, players will generally stay and donate. If players stay and donate, you will be doing your job correctly and therefore ne recieving more of an income from the donations.

If you are interested in this position, contact me via Discord: Nikoshka#9053

Minecraft IP: play.uniquedimensions.net (Server currently not open yet)
Forums: https://uniquedimensions.net
Discord: https://discord.me/uniquedimensions

 

[Jackelele]

Interesting, I worked at Unique Dimensions as a Front-End guy, along with hangar who did Back-end. A few things that needed to bring up is that communication in the team lacked during our time there, it mostly the management focusing on things rather than discussing it with the rest of the team. Niko was never a technical guy and he'd often get confused with something wasn't possible or able to be done. Josh (yshf99) was mostly inactive, you'd seem him in calls and talk in chat from time-time, but he was mostly there to focus on the servers & website being online.

Overall, back then; a few weeks ago exactly, the community wasn't well structured - myself and others were working on major changes that needed to be done on the community, they were done however, I was expected to apologise to someone who did actions and choices without even discussing with everyone, causing conflict - this user believed he was 'taking' charge and he thought it was the best to do; he was young and had no experience managing at all. Myself and a few others were forced to resign/demoted due to us not 'apologising' even though we dedicated time to the server, regarding our changes.

Mixed opinions on Niko doing this, We were drawn to believe that the user above mentioned^ was the new Content Manager, another thing is % of donations doesn't sound exciting or convincing. A content Manager cannot dedicate his time to force people to donating to a server.

Good Luck!

 

[Nikoshka]

Interesting, I worked at Unique Dimensions as a Front-End guy, along with hangar who did Back-end. A few things that needed to bring up is that communication in the team lacked during our time there, it mostly the management focusing on things rather than discussing it with the rest of the team. Niko was never a technical guy and he'd often get confused with something wasn't possible or able to be done. Josh (yshf99) was mostly inactive, you'd seem him in calls and talk in chat from time-time, but he was mostly there to focus on the servers & website being online.

Overall, back then; a few weeks ago exactly, the community wasn't well structured - myself and others were working on major changes that needed to be done on the community, they were done however, I was expected to apologise to someone who did actions and choices without even discussing with everyone, causing conflict - this user believed he was 'taking' charge and he thought it was the best to do; he was young and had no experience managing at all. Myself and a few others were forced to resign/demoted due to us not 'apologising' even though we dedicated time to the server, regarding our changes.

Mixed opinions on Niko doing this, We were drawn to believe that the user above mentioned^ was the new Content Manager, another thing is % of donations doesn't sound exciting or convincing. A content Manager cannot dedicate his time to force people to donating to a server.

Good Luck!

The user who you are talking about was kicked from your conversations when he attempted to engage in a discussion with you. You and Hangar weren't very pleasant to him and I politely asked you to apologise. You declined and I then told you that your position in the UD team would be compromised due to refusing to apologise. I see nothing wrong with my decision as I'd rather have a person who is kind to others within the team rather than a good developer.
Also, I appreciate that you did dedicate time towards the server and attempting to improve it however, I gave you multple opportunties to give feedback through the monthly staff feedback forms I posted, however, you decided to suddenly do it via one outburst when I made a single incorrect decision and you never used the feedback forms given. I admit that my management skills weren't the best and I made a wrong decision but you shouldn't have suddely raged at me and started insulting other staff members.

Anyways, it's a new start and a new idea. I'd rather if arguments and conflicts from the old UD could just be forgotten. I'd appreciate if no more posts could be made with old UD as this is a completely new start and we can treat it as a completely new server. I'm sure we will both learn from the experience and improve as people and staff members for the future. If you do wish to continue discussing this, my DMs are open, however, I really would like to keep this thread clean. Thanks.

Regarding a % of donations, compromise is fine on that front, however, I have already had a couple of offers which are keen to accept the current 'payment'
Thanks for the good luck though.

 

[hangar]

You and Hangar weren't very pleasant to him and I politely asked you to apologise. You declined and I then told you that your position in the UD team would be compromised due to refusing to apologise

It seems I suddenly got engaged in this.
"The user" we are talking abou wasn't capable of managing a dev team and I got annoyed.

f you do wish to continue discussing this, my DMs are open, however, I really would like to keep this thread clean.

Ah, but difamating me (and him) in this thread is good?

 

[Nikoshka]

It seems I suddenly got engaged in this.
"The user" we are talking about posted this on UD Discord:
Oh wow, I wasn't very "pleasant" for calling him "idiot" on a Discord group dm he never got to see, while the old Content Manager ("he") called me "lazy ass", after everything I did for them for FREE. He asked me for a list of my work and he was content manager...

Ah, but difamating me (and him) in this thread is good?

I have contacted you via DM to sort this.

 

[Jackelele]

The user who you are talking about was kicked from your conversations when he attempted to engage in a discussion with you. You and Hangar weren't very pleasant to him and I politely asked you to apologise.

You agreed for us as a small group of your team to create a formal document regarding we wanted to change, I asked in staff chat for "anyone that wanted to be involved they should privately message me now" - I gave it 3 hours and he didn't message even though the 'user' was online. Therefore, he wasn't needed to be involved.

I see nothing wrong with my decision as I'd rather have a person who is kind to others within the team rather than a good developer.

At no point were me nor hangar 'disrespectful' to your team at all, in any circumstances. We were both there actively doing our roles fulfilling what you wanted to be done, but hold on we'll mention how everytime we did what you wanted you wanted more even though the server wasn't released and there was no active communication about what the server was going to be. At one point it was going to Skyblock, then "Unique Dimensions" then another point you wanted to make it Prison, it seems you didn't have a settled decision on what you wanted to do, it was just constant changes.

gave you multple opportunties to give feedback through the monthly staff feedback forms I posted, however, you decided to suddenly do it via one outburst when I made a single incorrect decision and you never used the feedback forms given.

I'm pretty sure everyone in the staff team tried to use those forms, but there were never any actual communication, no formal/professional meetings no nothing. Whenever we did actually have a meeting, it was mostly just staff games, no actual talk what we want the server to be or done.

We had one staff member apply for staff who didn't even meet the requirements properly, he was now given the 'Graphical Designer' role when during the 'Revelution' he was the one still behind suggesting about the Skyblock server, that just proves how awful the communication was.

I really would like to keep this thread clean

That's nice, but people here have the rights to know exactly what happened to UD before this fresh start, it was still and always will be part of UD; 'Unique Dimensions'

He asked me for a list of my work and he was content manager...

If correct, the user is still at UD, doing what exactly?

After discussing with the 'User' what happened after I was 'removed'. He told me "I'm really sorry fror what happened for what its worth, I didn't want things to go this way in my heart". I asked him what he wanted, and he said he was "trying to calm things down". He carried on telling me he was the person "in control", which was the 'Content Manager', Developer to Head Developer to Content Manager; although he was just a standalone bukkit guy.

I even told him how I asked people to come a long when he was online and he wasn't answering about it, he carried on to say "I must have missed that part" "I thought I read through everything" "I see the message now", "I must have missed it in my scrolling over".

All I have to say, it's interesting.

 

[Nikoshka]

You agreed for us as a small group of your team to create a formal document regarding we wanted to change, I asked in staff chat for "anyone that wanted to be involved they should privately message me now" - I gave it 3 hours and he didn't message even though the 'user' was online. Therefore, he wasn't needed to be involved.

Every staff member has the right to give an opinion for UD. I agree that he should have messaged you but once he was added into the chat, you automatically removed him. I don't appreciate that.

At no point were me nor hangar 'disrespectful' to your team at all, in any circumstances.

Hangar wasn't disrespectful too much and he apologised for his single mistake that he made.
You, on the other hand:

This is the reason I removed you from the staff team. I asked you to simply apologise. A one worded 'sorry' would have sufficed but you declined, and so, I stand by my policy of Kind staff members > Great content staff members.
I completely stand by my demotion:

I'd rather have a person who is kind to others within the team rather than a good developer.

We were both there actively doing our roles fulfilling what you wanted to be done, but hold on we'll mention how everytime we did what you wanted you wanted more even though the server wasn't released and there was no active communication about what the server was going to be. At one point it was going to Skyblock, then "Unique Dimensions" then another point you wanted to make it Prison, it seems you didn't have a settled decision on what you wanted to do, it was just constant changes.

I agree with this which is why I would like a Content Manager to help me change this. I have learnt from this experience and wish to make a change for the better.

I'm pretty sure everyone in the staff team tried to use those forms, but there were never any actual communication, no formal/professional meetings no nothing. Whenever we did actually have a meeting, it was mostly just staff games, no actual talk what we want the server to be or done.

Anyone who was within the staff team using the forms only gave good feedback.
Both you and hangar decided to hold back with your opinions.

The whole concept of the feedback forms were to give honest, truthful feedback. The fact that you decided to ignore them and then suddenly outburst with your insults to other staff members (evidence given above).

I agree that communication was awful but I cannot help to also partially put some blame on the staff team. I attempted multiple times to gather together a meeting group in order to discuss what is to happen with the server. Even one time, I organised a moderation meeting and all that occurred was the building of phallic symbols on the build server. Absolutely no discussion occurring. KingCharlie9 can confirm as he was an administrator back then and I remember he was the only one who was giving ideas back within the voice chat.

The reason for me attempting to recruit more moderators was to gain more ideas and feedback within staff meetings. Obviously, that didn't work.

I do put the blame on myself that I wasn't actively doing something about this issue though as it was clear the moderation team was not doing it's job. I was completely focused on content and project management which lead me to ignoring the staff team and managing the team inefficiently, as I explained in the thread:

Due to me focusing on content management, I started to neglect the needs of my staff team as a staff manager which lead to a dissolvement of the staff team.

We had one staff member apply for staff who didn't even meet the requirements properly, he was now given the 'Graphical Designer' role when during the 'Revelution' he was the one still behind suggesting about the Skyblock server, that just proves how awful the communication was.

I agree that communication was awful and I wish to change this with an extra pair of hands managing the content aspect of the server rather than me managing everything.

That's nice, but people here have the rights to know exactly what happened to UD before this fresh start, it was still and always will be part of UD; 'Unique Dimensions'

That's fine but I would rather keep my thread clean. I can feel an argument arising and I don't wish for this thread to be flamed with one. I think we can both agree that there were many things wrong with UD, however, I wish to change that. It's time to move on in my opinion. .

If correct, the user is still at UD, doing what exactly?
After discussing with the 'User' what happened after I was 'removed'. He told me "I'm really sorry fror what happened for what its worth, I didn't want things to go this way in my heart". I asked him what he wanted, and he said he was "trying to calm things down". He carried on telling me he was the person "in control", which was the 'Content Manager', Developer to Head Developer to Content Manager; although he was just a standalone bukkit guy.

I even told him how I asked people to come a long when he was online and he wasn't answering about it, he carried on to say "I must have missed that part" "I thought I read through everything" "I see the message now", "I must have missed it in my scrolling over".

It seems I suddenly got engaged in this.
"The user" we are talking about wasn't capable of managing a dev team and I got annoyed.

The user is a developer and no longer a manager. I have learnt from this mistake and adjustments have been made. The person you are talking about is a great and friendly staff member, however, as shown, he is not capable of management. Even still, everyone starts somewhere and it was good for him to gain the experience.

 

[Nikoshka]

We have already had around 5 candidates coming up to me for the position and we are currently conducting interviews!
If you wish to apply for the position, please apply now as I will not be accepting any further applications at Noon tomorrow BST.

My Discord is Nikoshka#9053.
Thanks!

 

[Jackelele]

Every staff member has the right to give an opinion for UD. I agree that he should have messaged you but once he was added into the chat, you automatically removed him. I don't appreciate that.

I removed him because he wasn't welcomed, simple.

Hangar wasn't disrespectful too much and he apologised for his single mistake that he made.

Here your wrong, I did apologise to sentinel and a few staff members afterwards, so that's a good lie.

This is the reason I removed you from the staff team. I asked you to simply apologise. A one worded 'sorry' would have sufficed but you declined, and so, I stand by my policy of Kind staff members > Great content staff members.
I completely stand by my demotion:

I wrote those things for a good reason, and your staff team mostly agreed with my words. The staff team weren't doing anything and 90% of them were inactive and given promotions when the server wasn't even open.

The 2 helpers who wrote applications, wrote them far from the requirements or in any formal matter.
One of the helpers wrote this:

Now look at that grammar and lack of 'professionalism' he was still behind thinking we were still a skyblock server, when we both know a user's account got hacked and our premade spawn got griefed; whatever happened to the spawn a specific user made and it was never used after he constantly made it to your "requirements" even though you always wanted more, as always.

I agree that communication was awful but I cannot help to also partially put some blame on the staff team. I attempted multiple times to gather together a meeting group in order to discuss what is to happen with the server. Even one time, I organised a moderation meeting and all that occurred was the building of phallic symbols on the build server.

Every single time a meeting occurred it was always staff games straight afterwards, therefore majority of the staff team didn't even bother attending it until it was the staff games, communication between the management and the staff team was awful - you sit there and put the blame on myself and hangar for "insulting" members but you still haven't yet to show anything the other members and current staff members have pointed out about the staff team, even some behind your back. This is what I mean, the staff team doesn't even talk to any of the management regarding issues, this why myself and hangar were laid back about it, we were developers we weren't there to be the front-eyes of the moderation or administration team, that was for your staff team to do. Not us.

The reason for me attempting to recruit more moderators was to gain more ideas and feedback within staff meetings. Obviously, that didn't work.

I understand you wanted more staff, we needed better staff members overall. However, the majority of the current team didn't even meet requirements nor were they even active on discord.

I do put the blame on myself that I wasn't actively doing something about this issue though as it was clear the moderation team was not doing it's job. I was completely focused on content and project management which lead me to ignoring the staff team and managing the team inefficiently, as I explained in the thread:

There was a number of times I messaged you asking if there was anything you needed help with that I was there and able to help, but you didn't ask a single time about anything, it was more of requesting what had to be done to the website than anything else that was more needed at the time.

I agree that communication was awful and I wish to change this with an extra pair of hands managing the content aspect of the server rather than me managing everything.

I even asked about being Content Manager due to having past experience with management roles; which I even showed you and spoke to you about - it went through one ear and out of the other; that is when the 'USER' was given the role of content manager creating this arising issue and constant arguments.

We have already had around 5 candidates coming up to me for the position and we are currently conducting interviews!
If you wish to apply for the position, please apply now as I will not be accepting any further applications at Noon tomorrow BST.

My Discord is Nikoshka#9053.
Thanks!

What about my application?

 

[Thomas M.]

the horror...

teh terror...

the drama.

 

[Nikoshka]

I removed him because he wasn't welcomed, simple.

That's nice.

ere your wrong, I did apologise to sentinel and a few staff members afterwards, so that's a good lie.

You apologised because you wanted to join back into the team and I said no because I didn't like the way you dealt with the situation and how your actions were very volatile.

I wrote those things for a good reason, and your staff team mostly agreed with my words. The staff team weren't doing anything and 90% of them were inactive and given promotions when the server wasn't even open.

I'm not denying that they were of good reason however, I asked you to kindly apologise to staff members you insulted. I asked you to apologise about the things you said in the text channels and you refused.

The 2 helpers who wrote applications, wrote them far from the requirements or in any formal matter.
One of the helpers wrote this:

Now look at that grammar and lack of 'professionalism' he was still behind thinking we were still a skyblock server, when we both know a user's account got hacked and our premade spawn got griefed; whatever happened to the spawn a specific user made and it was never used after he constantly made it to your "requirements" even though you always wanted more, as always.

1) Communication sucked, I know. It seems as if I keep having to repeat the fact that we are trying to improve that though.
2) Agree on the professionalism part. That's a flaw. However, no need to say rude things about people which you did in an outburst.
3) No builder ever made a skyblock spawn. Other spawns were made but SkyBlock wasn't. Dimensions spawns were made but the requirements on that were massive and it wasn't something that a build team of 2 members could complete.

Every single time a meeting occurred it was always staff games straight afterwards, therefore majority of the staff team didn't even bother attending it until it was the staff games, communication between the management and the staff team was awful - you sit there and put the blame on myself and hangar for "insulting" members but you still haven't yet to show anything the other members and current staff members have pointed out about the staff team, even some behind your back. This is what I mean, the staff team doesn't even talk to any of the management regarding issues, this why myself and hangar were laid back about it, we were developers we weren't there to be the front-eyes of the moderation or administration team, that was for your staff team to do. Not us.

You still don't get the fact that insulting a staff member is completely unnecessary and rude. If you insulted someone on the server, you'd be banned/muted. If you insult someone in staff chat, you get removed from staff. Simple. (Btw, Hangar didn't really insult any staff members apart from a tiny incident which he maturely apologised for.)
Agreed with the fact that the staff team didn't talk to management regarding issues. Which is why I'm making a change now so that I have more time focusing on staff management and consulting staff members about said issues rather than focusing on content management.

I understand you wanted more staff, we needed better staff members overall. However, the majority of the current team didn't even meet requirements nor were they even active on discord.

Understandable, which is what I'm trying to improve.

There was a number of times I messaged you asking if there was anything you needed help with that I was there and able to help, but you didn't ask a single time about anything, it was more of requesting what had to be done to the website than anything else that was more needed at the time.

I even asked about being Content Manager due to having past experience with management roles; which I even showed you and spoke to you about - it went through one ear and out of the other; that is when the 'USER' was given the role of content manager creating this arising issue and constant arguments.
What about my application?

1) What? You never even asked to be content manager. I have literally searched our conversations and also the UD discord server with every single variation of "Content Manager" there could be. You offered to help with configurations, which I accepted.
2) Anyways, I don't want someone as content manager with your volatile and rude personality. Your Cubecraft history, UD outburst, forum style stealing, and leaking private UD chat to the entire ELELE community just shows how incapable you are to communicate maturely within a staff team.


Anyways, I'm closing this thread now as applications are now over. I have had quite a few cool people contacting me about the position and I now proceed to interview them. Thanks for the interest in applying.