hollowworld.uk

Before we begin, a note on staff heirarchy:

There isn't one! Well, there is a small one. There is me, the owner, and then there is the rest of the staff team which are on equal footing with one another.

Why no admins? Because I want every individual member of the staff team to feel like they are responsible unto themselves, only very distantly responsible unto me, and are otherwise able to exercise their own initiative and judgement basically all the time. Gone are the days of requiring extensive committees obsessed with unanimity, even if another staff member disagrees with you, you are of equal footing with them and may carry on regardless. I'll figure out who was right later.

Why have an owner at all? Executive power has to lie with someone - or many someones - and they must be able to ban people, pay for server costs, arbitrate disagreements, and be where the buck ultimately stops. I trust myself the most to walk the delicate balance between too much and too little oversight; not smothering the initiative of individuals, while also not being so laissez faire that everything falls apart.

STAFF POSITIONS

Owner

This is me, blarg. You can always reach out to me for stuff. My actual responsibility to the community is organizing everything, paying for stuff, and being the editor for the stuff people submit to be added to the official canon.

Dungeon Masters

The primary role of DMs on Medaevum is to run events for people to attend. The secondary role is to adjudicate disagreements - if two players are in dispute during roleplay and cannot come to an agreement, they can ask for a DM to step in and decide the outcome for them. DMs can give out Goodwill to players during events, after resolving a dispute, or really any time they deem appropriate.

MOOOOODS!

Just make sure people aren’t breaking rules and being assholes to each other out of character. Has the authority to kick, mute, and temp ban people to this end.

Helpers

There’s some commands - like whitelisting, worldedit, etc - that shouldn’t be in everyone’s hands. Helpers are trusted members of the community that can do stuff like that.

Welcome Committee

It’s hard for a new player to join somewhere new. If you want to help new players out, roleplaying with them, answering their questions and so on, then this is the role for you.

Lore Team

There isn’t a lore team! Any player can submit lore and have it added to the community’s official canon after I’ve read it and approved it, or delegated someone else to read it and approve it.

Build Team

There isn’t a build team! Anyone can build anywhere, as long as you follow the rules that govern building outside of an official region. If you don’t feel like your building ability is up to snuff, ask someone in the community for help!