☆ about me : im ollie ! i use he/they pronouns , im trans and on the a-spec , i love music (listening to and making) as well as art , and i have been a member of the gaehive since late 2020 which makes me one of the oldest (in terms of time on the gaehive) curators still active in the gaehive. im 13-15 and my timezone is MST . i was also invited by reagan (@huqqles) who made me feel very welcomed , which is something i no longer feel very often in the studio, and i think we should strive to create a more welcoming environment again as a studio . ☆ why id be a good manager: as i have previously mentioned , i am one of the oldest curators on the gaehive , and although i have had periods where i am more inactive , i have seen almost everything that has happened in the gaehive in the past 3 years . because of this , i have seen the gaehive turn from a smaller , more tightly knit community into a much bigger studio with a lot more distrust . i think this gives me a unique outlook on studio issues because many things such as sockpuppet drama and drama in general are all very similar situations happening over and over again . however , i think the biggest thing i think we should be focusing on is turning the studio into a welcoming environment for ALL again . we have grown very distrustful of newer members to the point where we are scaring most people away , which is something i try as a curator to fix as best i can- any time i see a new member asking to join , i welcome them and introduce myself because when i joined people took interest in me and introduced themselves , and it made me feel really good . i also check the discussion studio almost daily and try to add any input i have because i think that it’s one of our main moderation tools as a studio as scratch gives us so few in the first place . ☆ downsides to me being a manager : i am relatively active right now , but in the past ive been known to go offline for long periods of time , which of course would be an issue if i was a manager and was not active enough . i also do not know very many people in the studio well anymore; when i was on @orchidcreator i knew almost all the active members but i no longer feel that way . ☆ unique things I could bring to the position : i really enjoy making art so i could create art contests and things of that sort for the whole studio to participate in ,which i feel like would be really beneficial ! also , i have thought through the responsibilities of a manager a lot before making this application- i wasnt really sure if i should make an application this time because manager’s jobs have definitely gotten harder in this past year , but i think im qualified for the job and have ideas that could move the studio in a positive direction. also , i believe id be the only manager in mst . ☆ my stances on current studio issues : as i have already stated , one of my top priorities is making newcomers feel welcomed which i already try to do but i think i could do it much more influentially if i was a manager , if that makes sense- although i fully understand people’s hesitation to welcome newcomers with the insane amount of trolls and sockpuppets that we have had recently , we need to stop ignoring and being rude to newcomers . it has had very negative impacts on the environment of the studio , and theres a very real chance that we could get banned because of it . in terms of venting , i think that it does impact the environment of the studio negatively and we definitely should not allow it . however , it is very insensitive to reply to vents with “not allowed”. instead , i think we should reply with a kinder response, which sympathizes with their problem before reminding them that venting isnt allowed in the gaehive but that they can ask to vent on somebody’s profile . ☆ what id improve: the main thing that i would like to do as a manager is start hosting fun things again , such as art contests (draw a character that the gaehive created through comments, or a dta with characters that ive made , things like that) blookets , and chess competitions . its really fun to have events going on in the studio and it definitely lifts people’s spirits . to be honest , i think the managers have been handling drama about as well as we can handle it without almost any moderation tools , so i dont really have any ideas for that other than to keep writing to the st about giving managers more moderation tools :/ ☆ other people id recommend for the position : - also a very old member of the gaehive and had a very well thought out manager application . i feel like xe would do well as a manager - chaos is super active in the discussion studio and also cares a lot about the studio becoming more welcoming , I feel like it would have a lot of ideas to bring to the manager position . finally , - i think
