Moderator Application
Personal Information
Byond ID anclandor
Discord Username? anclandor
CM Character? Tori Wetsel
Are you 16 or older? Yes
Timezone EST
On average, how many hours are you available per week to moderate? 5-6
Qualifications
Do you have any previous experience in being staff (not just SS13)? mentor on CM
Do you play any servers aside from CM-SS13? TG station
Provide links to any previous Colonial Marines applications that you've made:
Are you currently a staff member elsewhere (not just SS13)? If so, where? no
Have you ever been banned for more than 24 hours on Colonial Marines? Not that I can remember
Have you ever been banned for more than 24 hours on ANY server? If so, which server, when, and what for? 3 day ban from tgstation, 2021-11-26: “Killed multiple people with a double e-sword on a Manuel lowpop round. Said they did this because there weren't admins on and they wanted to provide some kind of threat. This is not a valid reason. Please do not do this in the future or play on our servers where murderboning is permitted.” (I have not gotten any bans or notes on tg since)
Are you familiar with the chat program Discord (its use is required)? Yes
Communication is a vital part of being a Moderator. Are you willing to actively do so with the team? Yes
Common Staff Situations
A player randomly shoots someone at round start and MPs have detained him. I would PM him and ask him why he shot the guy, and generally investigate it. I would look at whether he shot the marine multiple times or only once. Depending on what I found, I would either warn him to not do it again, or ban him for griefing.
A player ahelps that a predator has violated the honor code when killing him, what should you do? I would tell them that I have no jurisdiction over WL rule enforcement and that they should make a player report on the forums so the predator council can look into it, and I would provide them a link to the forums.
You see a player walking around the ship naked and clearly lost at roundstart. I would go in mentorchat and ask for an SEA to come take care of the pvt. If that wouldn’t work I would ask another staff member to send me in as an SEA to teach them, or subtle message some MPs to help the new player, as they commonly help pvts when no SEA is available.
A player is being very rude to you in adminhelps, calling you names and arguing everything you say. He is requesting to speak to an Admin+ staff member. I would tell them that all staff can see my PMs to them and that if they wanted to intervene, they would. I would tell them to please calm down and possibly increase the punishment depending on the severity of their conduct. I would also tell them that if they disagree with my handling they can make a staff report on the forums.
A player ahelps that a marine is named 'John Doe', how do you deal with this? I would PM the player, tell them they need to change their name, and ask them what name they want. I would then change their name and tell them that I have changed their name for the round, but they will need to change it for the next round. Depending on their playtime I would note them for violating the naming policy.
You see a Maintenance Tech running around in armor and carrying a rifle. The security level is green and there has been no threat to the ship in the round at this point. If they are being very lrp or griefing, I would possibly intervene, but as a general rule, that is an IC issue for mps to handle. Things like that are why mps exist.
A Marine ahelps that they were killed by a survivor. It is early round, the Marines have just landed, and the survivor claims that they were outright hostile to all Marines from the get-go and openly stated their intentions. How do you deal with this? I would PM the survivor and tell them that unless they spawn as upp or clf survivors they are subject to normal escalation rules and cannot be hostile. I would either warn and note them or ban them depending on note history.
You receive an ahelp from a player stating that an MP has locked them up in permanent confinement for running into Requisitions and taking an attachment that was laying around. I would ask the arresting/processing mp what charges they applied and why. Trespassing and theft are only 17.5 minutes, and even with resisting arrest, minor DGP, and major disorderly conduct it's only a 50 minute sentence. If the mp cannot provide solid reasoning for why they permabrigged the marine, I would note them and tell them to put the prisoner in normal brig and give them the timer they should have minus the time they have already served.
The round is stagnating. There are 30 marines and 4 aliens. The marines won't leave the ship, and the aliens won't attack. What would you do, to "encourage" the sides to engage each other? For one, I would see if any admin+ was online who could use their increased powers to handle the situation better than I could. I would do a QM announcement telling the xenos to hijack and attack the marines, saying that they are performing a glorious attack that will cripple the almayer even if they do not succeed in killing all the marines.
You are playing as a medic, and another medic overdoses all your patients and prevent marines from being revived. It seems like it may be on purpose. How do you deal with this situation? I would first try and talk it out icly, however if that is not possible I would ask another staff member to investigate (I cannot handle a situation I am involved in) and/or escalate icly to eliminate the threat to my patients.
The round ends, a Marine starts shooting a hostile CLF member and the CLF member ahelps about being killed after the round ended. I would inform them that it is not against the rules for hostile factions to continue combat after the round ends.
A Marine is running around disarming, punching and stealing gear at round start. You receive an ahelp from one of the victims. I would PM the marine and ask him what they think they are doing. They would be breaking rule 2 - no major shenanigans at roundstart, improperly escalating, and depending on the equipment they are stealing, greifing. I would warn them and apply either a ban or a not depending on the severity of their offense and their note history.
You receive an ahelp from a Marine saying that he was killed by another Marine. When you ask the murderer why, he said it was because the other Marine had punched him. I would ask more questions to the marine and the murderer and look in the logs to see what happened with escalation. If the murderer jumped to shooting the marine after the marine punched him once, I would heavily warn them for IE and apply a temp ban. If the fight was properly escalated, I would do nothing. If it was somewhere in the middle, I would apply a note and warning to the murderer.
You find out that there is an improper mutiny occuring. The mutineers are rallying together and preparing to storm the CIC. How would you attempt to resolve this situation? I would PM the head mutineer and ask them why they are mutinying. If I approved of the reason I would warn them and apply a note about the incident, then allow the mutiny to go on. If I did not approve of the mutiny I would use looc or mooc to order the mutineers to disband and apply a much more serious warning and note to the head mutineer, or possibly a ban depending on history.
There are minor racist comments going on IC. 9 of the 10 people are laughing and RPing but one player gets offended and Adminhelps about it. I would warn the people who made the comments not to do so in the future.
A marine opens fire at round start in briefing killing multiple marines and instantly logs off. Aheal the marines and apply a permaban for griefing and logging out to the griefing player.
You see a player playing a Xeno larva/chestburster run towards the frontlines straight from the Xeno hive the second they burst and die. PM them and ask them what they thought they were doing. Look at their playtimes to see if they are bald or if they are a marine main who may be griefing. Inform them that frontlining as a larva is against the rules and apply punishment based off what I learned, either a ban/xeno joban for griefing or a note and a firm warning.
You see a Xeno memeing, saying AYYLMAO, REEEEEE etc in hivemind chat, as well as insulting the Queen. PM them and inform them that that’s lrp and violates rule 2, depending on note history either ban them for rule #2 or apply a note.
A Xeno player calls the shuttle a "dropship". A different Xeno player ahelps that it's low role play to call it a "dropship". I would inform the ahelping player that hivemind chat and xeno speech is a translation of xeno communication into english, so calling items by their real names is not lrp.
A Command staff player at briefing near round-start mentions there are aliens on the planet. You receive an ahelp from a marine regarding this. I would PM the command staff player and tell them that though marines know about the nature of the xenos, they are not aware that they are on the colony and that they are the reason for the distress signal until contact is made/evidence is discovered.
You find a Marine killing another Marine on the EVAC Pod to take the last spot and claims it was RP as he was saving himself. There are two other marines in the pod along with him. I would consider it IC, because not only is it a reasonable action in the situation, it is supported by the exceptional circumstances clause of rule ten.
A player insults you after you warn them for a minor issue and begins ranting in LOOC or dchat about staff and mentions you specifically, referring to you as an 'idiot' and a 'retard'. I PM them and tell them that becuase of rule 0.2 they must respect my ruling but that they can feel free to make a staff report if they disagree with my ruling. I would then link them to the forums.
A player ahelps saying he was hugged by a Xeno when he was ssd, and wants the larva be removed from him via admin powers. How do you handle the ahelp? IC issue just because your ssd doesn’t mean you're safe. If you want to be safe you need to move to a safe area before going ssd.
You see a fellow staff member give wrong information in an Adminhelp or incorrectly enforce a rule. I would tell them what they did wrong so they could correct the mistake. If they fail to do so I would go through the appropriate channels to report them to their superiors.
Two staff are arguing in msay if an ahelp is breaking a rule. Because the staff who took the ahelp thinks the player broke a rule, they ban the player based on their interpretation of the rules, with others thinking the person was fine. What would you do? I would of course, put in my two cents in the discussion. If I disagreed with the final outcome I would again appeal to their superiors, as being the lowest rank of staff I would be in no position to overrule their decision.
Why would you like to become a moderator? I would like to be a moderator so that I could help the CM community by punishing bad faith behavior and eventually running events to foster roleplaying and fun on the server.
In your opinion, what is the most important quality for a moderator? I think that the most important quality in a moderator is understanding the difference between bad faith and good faith play so that they can adjust the severity of their punishments accordingly.
Anything else you want to add? This question is compulsory.