RevampedRebel's Staff Application

[RevampedRebel]

In-Game Name(s):  Sergeant Joe Marshall, Anthony Yablonski, Volodymir Kronov [Main], Judge Micky Mandate, Riccardo DeCavalcante
Steam Name: RevampedRebel
Steam Profile Link: https://steamcommunity.com/id/RevampedRebel/
Steam ID: STEAM_0:1:81293869
Discord Username: RevampedRebel
Age: 27
When did you first join the server: 2022 I think.
Total playtime on our Servers (Do !time in-game): 3mo 6d 10m
Time Zone: EST
How much time can you realistically dedicate to moderating?: A good several hours through the week, with more in the weekend.
Have you read the rules?: Yes
Do you have a working microphone?: Yes
Do you acknowledge that you must meet the weekly minimum ticket quota of 20 tickets? (Unless you have posted a valid LOA): Yes
Are you familiarized with SAM and/or Nutscript commands?: It has been a long time but I'm generally familiar with Nutscript admin commands, not so much with SAM.
Do you acknowledge that lying on this application will result in immediate denial and blacklisting from staff?: Yes
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Long Answer
Questions proceeded with an asterix require a response of 3 Sentences Minimum.

What is your motivation/reason for applying?:  So I'm usually a government main or when I'm on a civ its 90% LegalRP. I have seen it happen many times where there just isn't enough staff around especially in the later mid-week EST hours to make government chars fun to continue at times where the minge hour gets a bit too out of hand, people need autoplead but there's no staff on to validate it, people breaking nlr, etc. These days, I'm not locked into a faction where I can have enough skin in the game to be biased. In my opinion, we do truly need more staff who have little to no real conflict or reason to even be suspected of abuse. In my case, I'm just the legal guy who plays his cop a lot. I don't have a purpose for slimy nonsense I'd cut it down the middle just like I was acting on my Judge char.

Why should you be considered over other candidates?:  While my record isn't spotless, I feel I've proven that over a long time in the game that I'm capable of playing by the rules. I'm not going to say that my record is spotless and I'm not going to discount the severity of the only ban I have on record. The thing that should put me apart is the fact that I'm capable of ruling against people I like if they legitimately did do wrong. I've arrested friends on my cop. I've convicted friends or people aligned with my alt chars on my Judge. I'm capable of recognizing when there is an appearance of conflict and recusing myself accordingly.

Do you have any previous staffing experience? (Please list where, what position and how long): I was a Super Admin on IceMod TTT for some time, went on to own a Clockwork: HL2RP server in their network. I was a super admin on ShockCoreGaming's ClockWork: HL2RP City-RP server and an admin on their Combine Military RP server. I've staffed on some smaller nutscript projects as well. Most of these servers were 100% text based serious rp without voice chat enabled. SCG used to top 80 players in its prime before it died some years back and I had admined there for years.
 

Have you been banned before on any of our servers? If so, why?: 

I was banned for Char Abuse and Metagame one time about a year back.

I regret the incident and don't deny wrongdoing. I've since learned from my actions and ultimately went through a lot with Diverge from that point onward. I've matured a fair bit in that time, from getting my degree to settling down and getting married. I've had a long time to reflect on myself as a person, and the way I present myself when I play the game. Obviously the action was wrong, I accept that and feel that I have moved on and grown from the experience more than a year later.

Would you say that you are well known in our community, what's your reputation, what do other members think of you?:  

That's a mixed bag. I used to be a major criminal main. I used to run SOS and was a crim lawyer. During that time my reputation was positive until the end of that time. I went on to do undercover work which is seriously unpopular even oocly leading to my blacklist in most factions. I then went on to be a detective who was very effective at his job, leading to many important people getting arrested. I also did not let little things go either, believing that small offenses often lead to big arrests. This leaves me seriously unpopular with the crims. However, I feel that I am well liked among the government mains. I'm presently a patrol Sergeant on my cop and I also play a Judge. I spend way more time in that sphere than others outside of when I'm doing court-based material which is most frequent.

What is your favourite moment on Diverge so far?:

It's not so much a moment exactly but it was my time in SOS. It was a long road which ultimately came to an abrupt and sour end but the time was well spent. When I had joined, SOS was on an activity warning and getting ready to lose the whitelist. I joined on my former Cartel Monteria character as a Captain. I helped claw the faction back from the brink, with some help inside and outside the club. When Gecko ultimately lost interest in running the show, he gave it to Punisher where I went on to serve as his VP. We had a rough go at first since Punisher clashed with many of the existing members of the Club, and many people outside the club as well. I learned during that experience early on about how fatal your bank account can be on Diverge and narrowly escaped getting a felony charge which would have ended my run as the club lawyer. I remember the sweet wins I had in court on that character. I stumbled my way through Court RP, getting lucky mostly but making a ton of money doing it. During the legal trouble, it put a freeze on Punisher and I and later Gunny moved up to surpass me as President. Together, him and I did legitimately crazy plays that got SOS out of being a district of Takahashi into being its own faction. I recall sitting there on the first racket event with the credit cards and seeing an opportunity to buy our way out. We gave all of our cards to Takahashi but one, where SOS then bumped down to H but Taka paid us $1,000,000 and released us from district in exchange for giving them all of the SOS and 14K credit cards which they gave to Kosher free of charge for some godforsaken unknown reason. While we lost the racket event, it was the sweetest victory since we achieved a major goal. Watching the club grow under us, it made me proud. I fondly remember on New Year's day 2025 I made a long winded announcement where I shared my appreciation and celebrated SOS' comeback from the brink where Pendred replied to it that it was indeed a great comeback.

One of the craziest moments I ever did have on Diverge was going toe-to-toe with District Attorney Jeffrey Blake in the case People v (Whatever Candles' UB of laventine was called). I had ultimately fought a hard fight and got an unlikely win after arguing a case that had a shaky defense. As we were celebrating, I recall getting surrounded by detectives and shuffled into the Judges chambers where I was then arrested on weapons stockpiling charges. I could go on for some time but sometimes the losses I took along the way are just as astonishing as the wins since the circumstances are both funny and memorable.

Have any staff members recommended you? If so, list their names: Psykoh, AUIAnimator, Greenghost
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Problem Solving
Detail step by step exactly the actions you would take.

Someone RDMs and you are currently off-duty. How do you handle this?: If possible, I'd try to get another staff member to handle it considering I'm likely mid-RP. If none are available and my flagging up wouldn't be a major nuisance to others around me, I'd handle the ticket ASAP on my staff char.

You have seen a fellow staff member of higher or equal rank than you abusing fairly often, but never doing anything too noticeable. What do you do?: I'd preserve all evidence I have of the abuse and bring it to the attention of UA. It wouldn't need to be a case of "fairly often" but moreso "happens at all". Staff abuse is never tolerable even if the offense is viewed as minor.
 

A member of your faction / friend of yours has a ticket made against them accusing them of RDM’ing, and minging. You know that this person rarely does this when you play with him. How do you proceed knowing this? Does it constitute possible bias?: I would first try to get another staff member on the ticket as there could be an appearance of bias. While I may be mindful of the fact that this person may rarely commit that offense, I'd always be inclined against giving out punishment without evidence anyways. Even if someone has 10 PO's for an offense they're being reported for, the default opinion should be that there won't be punishment where there isn't proof. After coming to a conclusion on the case, if there isn't another staff member able to look at it in game, I'd reach out to one by discord, show the evidence I have, and ask if the verdict is reasonable if I can do so in a reasonable amount of time.

[crusade2475]

+1 genuinely helpfully, and knowledgeable player in the community.   

[Psykho]

+1

Since I first joined this server and the Diverge community, Rebel has been an outstanding mentor to me. He has given me countless opportunities to learn nearly every aspect of legal and police RP. Beyond that, he helped me truly understand metagaming rules and server rules in general.

Whether serving as a Judge within the courts, a Detective, or in any other role, Rebel has consistently demonstrated that he genuinely cares about his friends, but more importantly, he prioritizes what is right and best for the community as a whole. He approaches every situation with fairness, zero bias, and no personal grudges. His years of deep experience on Diverge make him an invaluable asset to the staff team.

Out of everyone I’ve recommended for staff, Rebel stands out far above the rest. I strongly hope he receives this position and I know he will excel in it and continue doing great things for the community if simply given the chance. 

[Mateo G]

+1 I fw Revamped hes super chill and a actual good person so id plus one plus hes super knowledgeable on rules and laws so id 100% support this

[Kubus711]

+1 dudes like if not the best sergeant in PD he's chill too 

[SolidSnakeDrive]

+1 

plays the game the it was intended to be played.

[Ka1l1lly]

You are one of the most competent police officers

+1

[MrlogicNova]

+1 w judge helps you whenever u need help on the legal rp side of diverge defo will be a good staff member

[Greenghost_906]

+1 The man may have done some funny things in the past, but he’d be a genuine good addition to the staff team. He has a diverse experience in Diverge, being a former faction leader (even if he was a gay biker) and current actual good cop. 

[RevampedRebel]

17 minutes ago, Greenghost_906 said:

+1 The man may have done some funny things in the past, but he’d be a genuine good addition to the staff team. He has a diverse experience in Diverge, being a former faction leader (even if he was a gay biker) and current actual good cop. 

You need to put allegedly in front of gay right now or I'm suing for defamation