December S/MotM! [Angel Ralts!]

[Lamont]

MotM/SotM for December 2017

Like previous months, the staff are keeping tabs on who we believe should be rewarded for their efforts on the forum. We even have a criteria to keep in mind if you want to maximize your chances:


Member of the Month

• Quality of RP posts: Are your posts creative and detailed so it weaves a rich and engrossing tale?
  
  
• Contribution to the site: How have you contributed to the development and history of this site? You could perhaps make some suggestions to improve the RP experience or create new topics for discussion or forum games to entertain us all.
  
  
• Participation and activity: Demonstrate to the staff that you enjoy visiting ZZ regularly. There are a large number of discussion topics in the General Boards which you could participate in. Even talking in the cbox might be a way of showing that you can fit in and get along well with the ZZ community.
  
  
• Good ZZ citizen: Although this is harder to judge, there are sometimes things that you can do to help out new members, current members and even staff. For example, you might welcome new visitors to the site as well as answer a few questions based on your current understanding of our rules and expectations.
  

Note that this is not the only criteria that we may judge on. There are other ways in which you could be selected such as promoting/advertising the site. The staff members will be making nominations at the end of the month and the winner will be announced shortly after.



Staff of the Month

• Efficiency of Modding: This includes not only quality and quantity but also speed and accuracy. As we continue to grow, a lot more threads will need modding so the main criteria for Staff of the Month is the way that you handle the pressure of modding and balancing this out with replies to your own thread.
  
  
• Variety of modding: As this would suggest, we are looking out for people who respond to many different threads and can adapt to different scenarios and situations imposed on them. There is also a trend towards providing choices for members in their RP instead of the mundane trainer and wild Pokémon battles forced upon them. Also, don't feel daunted by moderating other staff members.
  
  
• Participation in Staff activities: Something as simple as claiming Mod Points not only shows that you are enjoying the perks of being a Moderator, but it also advertises yourself too. We can only get a true sense of how much work that you've done by looking at Mod Point totals and it provides useful data, which can be analyzed and used to improve our efficiency in the future. Also, other contributions to Area 51 projects and making custom sprites for special events is much desired.
  
  
• Initiative and leadership: If you see something on the site that needs attention, you could perhaps alert admin to it through a pm or a thread in the Staff Area. To give an example, there might be a need to revise a particular rule or you feel that something is missing in the RP and needs to be covered.
  
  
• Site maintenance and management: Included in this is the administrative work that you've done. This could be as simple as responding to "Mod Request" topics for threads that are more than 5 days old or updating starter Pokémon into new members' profiles. Even looking after Game Corner threads.
  

Thanks for reading,
ZZ Staff Team.

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What Can You Win?
We're doing something a bit special given the holiday season and thanks to Midnightive for the inspiration. This time around there is only 1 prize, but if you are selected for an otM prize it'll be nearly one of a kind!

Angel Ralts
Level: 10
Attacks: Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Misty Terrain^EM
Ability: Synchronize OR Trace

Good luck everyone!

[Tyger]

Everybody line on up! It's time to reveal our...

December Member and Staff of the Month!



We set our sights towards chilly weather in the RP, but the competition was heated all month long! While we appreciate each and every member to our beloved forum, as well as the efforts of all members of staff, each month there are always shining examples that go above and beyond the normal call of duty on ZapdosZulu. Are you replying to your thread? Engaging others in the cbox? Do you visit here often? All of these things are taken into account. This Month, we have two clear winners. Ya'll got a sneak peek early in the month, so now it's time to see who got their hands on that Angel Ralts!

MotM for December 2017

Put your hands together for...

Lusamine !

Lusamine/Karin has been a member for a few years, and has added quite the spirit to the site! This month she really stood out with her addition of 'Lusamine' to the boards, as well as being active in the cbox. Even in our slower months, she's stuck around and made sure to greet others and keep chat going. She also keeps others entertained in her Estate! While this isn't necessarily something that all members can do, Lusamine has been here long enough to share the benefits of her Estate with others. In the various activities we've had in December, she's participated in them as well! Thank you for your activity and additions to the community. <3 

And next up!

SotM for December 2017

Drumroll please! It's....

A tie!

Dan and Lamont !


It's no secret that keeping the site running is no easy task. There's lots to be done behind the scenes, as well as on the face of the site. It's always when it's hard to get work done that threads need to be modded and, surprise! An image broke! We at ZZ are very lucky to have both Lamont and Dan on staff. In the blistery month of December, both braved the cold in order to bring us our stories! Both kept the eggs in our nurseries, the posts in our threads, and our transactions up to date! Staff is a come and go job generally, and we're all pretty lucky and thankful that this power duo exist at the same time and work so well together. Thanks for holding down the site in December! Both of your mod replies are well thought out and entertaining, and keep us wanting more! We appreciate you! <3 <3 

enough with the yapping what did they win


Thank you for all that you three do. Enjoy your prize! 



Angel Ralts
Level: 10
Gender: [choose]
Attacks: Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Misty Terrain^EM
Ability: Synchronize OR Trace
Other: S/MotM December 2017


[img src="https://s25.postimg.org/ss3x548pb/280-_Angel.png"]
[b]Angel Ralts[/b]
Level: 10
Gender: [choose]
Attacks: Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Misty Terrain[sup]EM[/sup]
Ability: Synchronize OR Trace
Other: S/MotM December 2017


That's all, folks! See ya'll next month!

[Dan]

After 7 long years I finally made it <3
Throwing Ralts into Warren's box and updating it! Congrats to Lusamine, our unanimous pick for member of the month! Hope you enjoy! Congrats to Lam as well! Finishing off 2017 with newly renovated IPF, all of the XMas stuff, and much more, you're very deserving of this!

[Tarlar]

Congratulations! You all deserve it I think ^^

I'm looking forward to see this special ralts-line being used in the rpg

[Professor Oak]

Congratulations to all the winners!

[Lamont]

Congrats Dan & Lusamine! Both of you have done a great job this past month with the RP and keeping everyone going on their journeys whether through the main boards or the estate. Tyger already said most of it so I won't repeat everything but just know the effort has been greatly appreciated.

I hope you both enjoy the special Ralts! I'll throw mine into Damien's box for now :3


Happy New Year everyone. Hope it's a good one for you all.