Moderator Application
Personal Information
Byond ID? CryoDrake
CM Character? Shawn Tedrow
Are you 16 or older? Yes
Timezone GMT
On average, how many hours are you available per week to moderate? 160
Qualifications
Do you have any previous experience in being staff (not just SS13)? No
Do you play any servers aside from CM-SS13? Tg Station
Provide links to any previous Colonial Marines applications that you've made Non
Provide links to any previous Colonial Marines applications that you've made: Non
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? No i was banned for 3 hours in march
Have you ever been banned for more than 24 hours on ANY server? If so, which server, when, and what for? No i was banned just for 1 hour on tg
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. In this case i would message the player that was shooting people and ask him whats happening if he dosen't respond i will tell him how to reaspond to my messages.
I would check if he has notes about assblasting people if he dosen't have notes about this that means he is a new player or it was a missclick but if he has notes about this behaviour of shooting random players then he is a griefer and should get a ban that depends on the number of warnings
Now if he responds then it is another story if he is new i would tell him what he did wrong and i would let MPs take care of him and give the player a warning.
Now if he has no notes and dosen't responds the messages how to respond to me i would give him a ban and a note the ban depending on if he killed 1 marine or a squad of marines.
Those that got shoot should be ahealed if shoot to death and not a missfire
A player ahelps that a predator has violated the honor code when killing him, what should you do? I would check the predator honor guideline page or ask another predator about this
Next the job of moderators is not to get there nose in whitelisted people's doings during a round so i would direct the player to were a report can be made on forum for that predator and tell him or her to get some proof after that i would watch a bit the predator and make a report later or let the player do it.
You see a player walking around the ship naked and clearly lost at roundstart. The player might be a newbie so i would use some RP ICLy message or LOOC to help him and a link to the wiki for the player
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. Well the thing is i do not care how he calls me plus even if he is savage as i would not name him a retard in a ahelp and i would just direct him were to make a report about me but if he keeps continuing i will just slap him a ban and make a note about his behavior.
A player ahelps that a marine is named 'John Doe', how do you deal with this? Well i would contact the player and tell him how to respond to me as it happens to have new players i would next ask him if he had read the rules the player might had read them or just lie then i would point what is wrong as John Doe is a reference name and tell him once he dies to ghost and change his name or ask him what name he wants and i will change it and make a note
Now if he has 1 alerady i will give him a warning and at 3 a ban
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. Well this is not a problem that should be Ahelp as this is a a breaching of SOP so it is a IC issue which MPs should take care of it but if he starts shooting people and some die then it is a Ahelp too issue.
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? Well it depends how it happens this if it like the survivors were waiting at LZ and started to shoot the marines to death i would check if any of the survivors had notes about this meta behaviour if not i would give a BIG WARNING TO STOP THIS SHIT and aheal poeple if he has notes then a ban.
Now if the marines got to survivor base and they were hostile this is IC but if they were saying they are friendly at first then in Alamayer or at fob started to shoot people then it is a admin issue too
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. Well i would first facepalm myself because of the marine law then i would get some testimonials from mp the marine and those that were inside req.
Now if the marine just got in req and took a attachment that would be 60 mins but perma is over 1 hour so i would ask why mp chose perma and check for any notes.Now i would reduce to a good number the timer and if the mp has notes about giving longer sentances to people then it would be a mp job ban
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? I would give a healthy Queen Mother message to xenos to go conquer the metal hive for the queen mother and send a message to co to finish the aliens once and for all on that planet
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? In this case i wouldn't get my nose into this as i am direct involved in this so i would ahelp and let someone uninvolved deal with the situation, and give a testimony when asked for one as to the situation.
The round ends, a Marine starts shooting a hostile CLF member and the CLF member ahelps about being killed after the round ended. Combat between hostile factions is allowed during and after round end more exact marines can kill xenos,xenos can kill marines,and marines can kill commies so i would tell the clf player the marine did nothing wrong in a polite way.
Now if it was a admin mini event in which clf allied with marines to fight xenos and admin told the marines a few times not to shoot CLF members then i would speak with the marine
A Marine is running around disarming, punching and stealing gear at round start. You receive an ahelp from one of the victims. Well i would assume that if the marine is not doing anything bordering on major round disruption, it sounds like an IC issue, but I'd investigate anyway.
I would check notes if he has no notes about this and his lrp is not low i would tell the marine to let mps take care of this
But if he was noted for this and he is doing something bordering on major round disruption and he is doing a big lrp i would make a note and tell him to STOP THIS SHIT if he has notes then a ban in number of notes
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. Well i will start to make contact with the 2 marines and find out what happend now if the guy that said he got punched lied that he got punched then he is a griefer if it is a recuring behavior then a ban depending the number of notes if not then a CUT THE SHIT.
If he punched the marine i would check why he chose to shoot the guy and get some info about what happend then a punishement.
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? Now if it is a improper mutiny occuring then it has to have a motive so i would use OOC to tell the leader to ahelp becuase for a mutiny you need to ahelp first with 5 names and why do they want to make the mutiny.If a leader ahelps and has notes of improper mutines i would give him a short ban
If no leader ahelps then i would tell them that there is no mutiny and need to stop this and if somaone kills people i would deal with them with a warning.
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. Well racist comments in ic happend usually but if the player thinks they gone overboard then i would guide him were to make a report
A marine opens fire at round start in briefing killing multiple marines and instantly logs off. Well this shows he is a griefer from what he does as i know becuase i got killed by one with nades so i would check who shoot people and i would assume that he might use another acount if not then a ban and a note would work for this and i would aheal those that got killed as people can get sad by being killed by a griefer
You see a player playing a Xeno larva/chestburster run towards the frontlines straight from the Xeno hive the second they burst and die. Well depends were they bursted if in hive it is a suicide larva and i would message the larva and tell her how to respond and find out if new if not and had notes about doing this or dosen't give a good respond why doing this i would ban him or xeno job bad depending on response.
Now if larva bursted on frontline that can happen as a sadar was fired a marine pop out of nowhere or ob or cas
You see a Xeno memeing, saying AYYLMAO, REEEEEE etc in hivemind chat, as well as insulting the Queen. I would make contact with the player and see if he has any notes about this if not i would warn him and a note if he has then a job ban as how sever is
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 tell the player that the hivemind is a collective of minds and what the player called a dropship is just a description
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 make contact and ask him if new if he has notes about this then a job ban would work if not i would tell him that Marines do not know about xenos and i would direct him to rules so in future he knows
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. Well first i would ask the marines in pod what happend inside there after i would ask the marine that died if it was 100% done rp if yes then it is a ic issue but if the marine just pop out and shoot a guy then i will message him and give him a ban and a note if it is a repeat incident then a ban good for the number of notes
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 would guide him were to make a report about me if i have wrong him and i would tell him to stop ranting in looc and dchat if he continues a note if he goes overboard mute and a more severse one and if keeps doing a more severe one.
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? Well this sucks but is not against the rules so the best option is to explain polite that is not against the rules because it is a bit bullshit to crash and get hugged but you can't do something
You see a fellow staff member give wrong information in an Adminhelp or incorrectly enforce a rule. A polite conversation and disagrement is the key in a lot of casses if we get nowehere then going to a head is best
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 like to get in arguments or debatings but not being rude or mean so if the argument gets nowhere the best option would be the heads to chose.
Why would you like to become a moderator? To help new players playing this game and answer ahelps.
In your opinion, what is the most important quality for a moderator? To do not act like you have the power as easy you can no longer be a moderator so when problems apper you should be generally personable as you should act as a player playing the game first and second as a staff member.
When is about staff members arguments is good to see from a another 'angle' as those happens and some time is good as it can make the server better.
Anything else you I tried to cover more scenarios for some questions and were a lot of questions.