A challenge I have been waiting for 2 years...

...well not exactly 2 years, but 1 year and 9 months. Close enough, anyways.

If you are not really active on the internet world it wouldn't be really anything "challenging".

But I have wanted this "job" for a long time, despite being voluntary, in a worldwide reknown social-gaming company: EA / Playfish.

Yes, a Playfish moderator. Something I have wanted to be for 2 years. 2 years ago I joined this forum and applied for a moderator position and failed. 2 years later I have finally gotten my dream actualized.

I have always wanted to be a recognized helper. I have volunteered on ForumUp.CN until it closed, and then RestaurantCityForum.com as a Moderator and currently Administrator. Finally, now, I'm a Playfish moderator.

It has only been a week but I find myself getting along with the job pretty quickly. Indeed it gave some pressure for myself, but that provoked me to work better and aim to provide accurate information to fellow gamers.

Also knowing my 2 years of effort have not been wasted, feels really great. For the past 2 years I have also been posting on that forum a lot (until before I was appointed as a moderator I went quiet for a while), mostly answering questions.

A bi-product that came with it is that I kept on promoting the forum to every gamer in my social circle, hoping to attract more people into the forum. That pulls users and the company together, I guess.

Another thing that came along was a number of foreign friends. Meeting friends online has never been easy, as you never know whether the person on the opposite end is providing accurate information. But seeing a team of talented moderators, from the looks they wouldn't be "acting" or being false - we put trust to each other in the team, anyway. So meeting some really great friends have also been a pleasure.

Yes, indeed: knowing your existence makes a difference, makes you happy, just like what I have posted after knowing being appointed as a moderator.

"I thought no one cares about my existence, thank you. You proved me wrong. (':"




Perhaps this changed myself too. As I was writing this blog post, I felt that the style is so different from what it was. No more ranting, unhappiness, but all the recognition, the joy, the happiness - the emotions from deep down inside has changed totally.