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    Cherry - Moderator Application

    Moderator Application

    Personal Information

    Byond ID?
    SimPleCitES

    CM Character?
    BB-XXX-B8, Xin Zic

    Are you 16 or older?
    Yes

    Timezone
    Eastern Standard Timezone (EST)

    On average, how many hours are you available per week to moderate?
    Around 24 Hours

    Qualifications

    Do you have any previous experience in being staff (not just SS13)?
    I've staffed before on community in Garry's Mod. Never before on SS13.

    Do you play any servers aside from CM-SS13?
    I play on Paradise Station.

    Provide links to any previous Colonial Marines applications that you've made:
    None made.

    Are you currently a staff member elsewhere (not just SS13)? If so, where?
    Nowhere else. I resigned from my positions on the Garry's Mod community a long time ago.

    Have you ever been banned for more than 24 hours on Colonial Marines?
    Never.

    Have you ever been banned for more than 24 hours on ANY server? If so, which server, when, and what for?
    I was banned on Paradise Station for once for my science device being used to kill security.

    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, that's fine by me.

    Common Staff Situations

    A player randomly shoots someone at round start and MPs have detained him.
    The first thing I'd do is look over the player's previous notes. I'd then PM the player and ask them to explain what occurred. Then depending on if this was a previous issue or not, the punishment will be handled out accordingly, if needed, as this situation on the surface is a breach of Rule 4. The punish either being a note or a ban.

    A player ahelps that a predator has violated the honor code when killing him, what should you do?
    This seems like a breach of whitelisting than a rule breaking issue.

    If the former is the case, I'd inform the victim to gather evidence of the breaking of honor code and let them know that the council and whitelist managers have to look into it.
    This is the link I'd give to them and inform them to make a report after round end:
    //forumdisp...eport-a-Player

    Otherwise, if it is the latter and a rule break has taken place, I'd get both sides from each player through PMs and decide what to do based on previous notes and the like from there.

    You see a player walking around the ship naked and clearly lost at roundstart.
    I'd check to see if the player is new, which they likely are.

    The first thing I'd do is PM them, informing them how to respond to such.

    I'd let them know that the mention help through OOC > Adminhelp channel is there for them if they have any other questions.

    I'd PM any SEAs around to meet up with them and link them this in the meantime:
    https://cm-ss13.com/wiki/Marine_Quickstart_Guide

    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.
    Since the report was set on me, I'd handle it.

    I'd inform the player that he's in violation of Rule 3 and let him know that he needs to calm down.

    If he doesn't I'd put him on mute and mark his attitude in notes. If persisting, a three hour cooldown ban will be given.

    I'd also link him this:
    //forumdisp...a-Staff-Member

    As well as this:
    https://cm-ss13.com/wiki/Rules

    A player ahelps that a marine is named 'John Doe', how do you deal with this?
    I'd PM the player that the name isn't up to par with Rule 12 and they'll need to give me a name to change their character to. Their previous notes will be taken into account.

    If they're new I likely won't add this to their notes, though if they aren't I likely will or just send them a link of the rules.

    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.
    This seems to be an IC issue and if it can be justified within Rule 2, there is no problem with it. The MPs will deal with them. MPs don't deal with that much so this is an opportunity to have something fun and entertaining for them to deal with.

    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?
    At the current moment, I believe survivors are not allowed to be hostile to marines.

    I'd PM both sides and get their story.

    Previous notes will be taken into account. If nothing seems off, I'd inform the survivor of the current situation. Otherwise a job ban from survivor may be appropriate or a 3 hour ban if previous issues of this are seen.

    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.
    In this case, both sides will be PM'd and their stories obtained.

    Their charges will be looked into as well as how they were arrested.

    Both of their notes will briefly be looked over to see if the MP is new or not.

    It depends on a lot of things, though I'd inform the MP of Rule 15 and instruct them that they need to brush up on and look over Marine Law.

    If this is a reoccurring theme, it'd likely be an MP/CMP 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'd likely inform the Xenos that the hive is lost and to just finish off as many talls as they can for the hive.

    I'd silently let the Commander know to get the marines to finish the job as well.

    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?
    Not dealing with situations I'm in myself has always been a big no. So I'd pass this off to another staff member to deal with.

    The round ends, a Marine starts shooting a hostile CLF member and the CLF member ahelps about being killed after the round ended.
    CLF and the Marines are hostile factions to one another.

    In this case EORG would not apply here.

    A Marine is running around disarming, punching and stealing gear at round start. You receive an ahelp from one of the victims.
    It depends to what degree they are being a nuisance.

    If they end up stealing key items that can majorly affect the round, then it falls under Rule 4. Otherwise this is best left up to the MPs.

    If they're new I'd likely send them the rules and the quickguide for marines.

    Otherwise, notes or a ban may take place if this behavior is common from them.

    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.
    This is when I'd look through the logs and question both sides.

    I'd enforce Rule 14 here, looking over to see if proper use of force was applied. Though in this case, it is likely that escalation of conflict was not done properly.

    A look through of the suspect's notes will determine whether or not a warning or a ban is needed. The rest will be left as an IC issue.

    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?
    Taking Rule 17 into effect here.

    As the mutiny is improper, I'd inform all the participating marines that it is invalid and therefore they shouldn't be doing such as the mutiny does the meet the requirements.

    I'd inform them it is against the rules and look through their notes to decide whether only a warn or something more is warranted.

    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'd have a conversation with the reporter, bringing up Rule 3.

    I'd inform them that in the case of roleplay, minor racism is fine.

    Though if the racist comments go OOC then that is considered a rule break.

    A marine opens fire at round start in briefing killing multiple marines and instantly logs off.
    I'd check any previous notes and more likely than not issue a 7-Day Ban on the spot.

    As I've read elsewhere, I'd be making a permanent ban request on said person.

    You see a player playing a Xeno larva/chestburster run towards the frontlines straight from the Xeno hive the second they burst and die.
    I'd check previous notes on the person to see if anything like this has occurred before.

    Then I'd PM them asking them why they did such a thing. As it is in violation of Rule 2 for not having any regard for their own character by being suicidal as a larva when they are supposed to be working as a hivemind for the Queen.

    You see a Xeno memeing, saying AYYLMAO, REEEEEE etc in hivemind chat, as well as insulting the Queen.
    I'd simply inform the xeno that things like that fall under Rule 2 as Low Roleplay and aren't acceptable by the server's Medium Roleplay standards.

    Insulting the queen also falls under this.

    Checking of the notes and punishment depending on such. Likely a warning unless done before.

    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'd inform the reporter that such is fine as hivemind is a english translation of their thoughts.

    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'd inform the Command staff player that the USCM knows about aliens and their structure but does not know they are on the planet.

    I'd inform them that it falls under Rule 6 and Roleplay Standards for Marine for them to look over in the future.

    It will be noted down in their file for the future depending on previous notes.

    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.
    The main rule for this one is Rule 2. Saving your own life through RP is a fair excuse for something like this.

    Just to be sure I'd investigate the logs carefully to make sure it was RP'd out before doing anything.

    If everything checks out I'd inform the reporter of Rule 2 regarding what occurred.

    Otherwise I'd look into the notes of the suspect and see if this is a common thing for them. Punishment depending.

    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'.
    A simple mute of LOOC or DChat is fine for this, or wherever else they are ranting on.

    I'll note their comments down in their file as well.

    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?
    I'd simply inform him that its a part of the game. There is no rule against attacking SSD people. He should go through IC means to remove the larva.

    You see a fellow staff member give wrong information in an Adminhelp or incorrectly enforce a rule.
    I'd just subtly inform the staff member of what they said and what I believe is correct.

    Additionally, I may cite where I got my source from just for the sake of it.

    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'd simply take it up the chain of command and give my input if ever needed regarding the situation.

    You can really only learn from situations and scenarios so its best to get a third party input sometimes.

    Why would you like to become a moderator?
    I'd like to learn how to moderate a SS13 for one, getting some experience here.

    On the side, I also want to help out the community be it through moderating or spriting. I enjoy computer gaming quite a bit, so they say if you enjoy doing something then it isn't work. And I enjoy the server, so it won't be much work to apply a little more effort in oversight of the players.

    In your opinion, what is the most important quality for a moderator?
    Clarity, Empathy, Understanding, and Flexibility.

    Anything else you
    Nothing else really comes to mind. I know no one probably knows me and that might lead to this not going through, but I thought I'd give it a try as I really enjoy the server.

    Boiler for Life.

    Feel free to contact me with any questions on Discord: Book!#7505
    Last edited by Cherry; 01-05-2020 at 04:44 AM.

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    Hey, the application looks okay but I didn't take a good look at it. I am going to drop you a -1 simply because you have very few hours played in the last couple of months as well as I have no idea who you are. Become more involved in the community and play the game frequently and I am sure you'd be a great addition to the staff team.
    Former staff, also former Synthetic senator.

    Now just a shitposter and lurker.

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    Yeah. I took a break as I had college things to deal with. Back now! Also understandable.

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    Good answers, I can see that you have put time and effort into them. However, you will need to have much better knowledge and more experience with the game in order to become an effective moderator. I have not seen you around and you're VERY new on forums, this is your first post. But, I'm willing to give you a shot. given that you answer these questions to a satisfactory standard;

    1. You are on the server as the lone moderator, there are no higher ranking staff online and the CMP is getting lynched as he arrested someone for throwing training grenades. What do you do?

    2. You mark an Ahelp regarding someone asking what happened to the PO's, how do you respond?

    3. You see someone who you KNOW is new but looks like they know what they're doing. They pick up a grenade. What do you do? (This is not a trick question, additional clarification will not be given for this one)
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    I'll have to go with Acute here. Your application is Ok, however haven't seen you around. Be more active and you might have a shot. -1

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    Quote Originally Posted by Novacti View Post
    1. You are on the server as the lone moderator, there are no higher ranking staff online and the CMP is getting lynched as he arrested someone for throwing training grenades. What do you do?
    I'd look over both sides of the situation, seeing how this entire came about to be.

    Firstly, I'd PM the ones that are killing/killed the CMP and inform them that according to Rule 14, they were way out of line in killing the CMP for making a simple mistake. That it could of instead been handled by informing the Commander if there was one at the time. This might even be considered a breach of Rule 17 in particular cases.

    Additionally, I'd PM the CMP about Rule 15. It would appear that they haven't read up on Marine Law for arresting someone for such a silly thing.

    All of their notes will be looked over and decided whether or not a warning or ban is needed if previous related incidents come up.

    Quote Originally Posted by Novacti View Post
    2. You mark an Ahelp regarding someone asking what happened to the PO's, how do you respond?
    As this is an IC issue about a current player(s)'s location, I'd inform the ahelper that I can't let them know about the PO's whereabouts. I'd remind them about Rule 6 and briefly state that me giving them IC information OOCly is against the rules.

    I'd then suggest them asking their question over the radio or something of the sort.

    Quote Originally Posted by Novacti View Post
    3. You see someone who you KNOW is new but looks like they know what they're doing. They pick up a grenade. What do you do? (This is not a trick question, additional clarification will not be given for this one)
    From my point of view, it seems like what they plan to do is very malicious.

    I'd like PM them asking them if they needed any help. I'd also send them the Marine Quickstart guide and try to get a SEA to go over the basics with them. This is all in order to see if they will choose to 'learn' to play and follow the rules or instead be a malicious individual to the community. I'd monitor during all this time and see what they do. Depending on what they do with the grenade, if they use it even after I contact them the punishment would likely be much greater.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cherry View Post
    I'd look over both sides of the situation, seeing how this entire came about to be.

    Firstly, I'd PM the ones that are killing/killed the CMP and inform them that according to Rule 14, they were way out of line in killing the CMP for making a simple mistake. That it could of instead been handled by informing the Commander if there was one at the time. This might even be considered a breach of Rule 17 in particular cases.

    Additionally, I'd PM the CMP about Rule 15. It would appear that they haven't read up on Marine Law for arresting someone for such a silly thing.

    All of their notes will be looked over and decided whether or not a warning or ban is needed if previous related incidents come up.



    As this is an IC issue about a current player(s)'s location, I'd inform the ahelper that I can't let them know about the PO's whereabouts. I'd remind them about Rule 6 and briefly state that me giving them IC information OOCly is against the rules.

    I'd then suggest them asking their question over the radio or something of the sort.



    From my point of view, it seems like what they plan to do is very malicious.

    I'd like PM them asking them if they needed any help. I'd also send them the Marine Quickstart guide and try to get a SEA to go over the basics with them. This is all in order to see if they will choose to 'learn' to play and follow the rules or instead be a malicious individual to the community. I'd monitor during all this time and see what they do. Depending on what they do with the grenade, if they use it even after I contact them the punishment would likely be much greater.
    DECENT ANSWERS.
    The last question is there to test if you've been exposed to recent events. What you replied with is not the answer one would've provided if they've experienced it, but still, an acceptable answer nevertheless.

    Clean record. Despite your low amount of hours, I still think you deserve a trial.
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    Like the others have said ya app is okish and ya answers to Nova are ok too but Acute brought a pretty big issue up with ya low playtime recently but I believe now that ya applying for mod ya looking at putting in a good amount of time in CM so I don't mind +1 to give ya at shot at a trial.

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    I like what I see, but low playtime is a thing. I'm going to be neutral for now, but if playtime increases while this app is up, consider this a +1 from me.

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    You should easily pass a trial with such answers, however, playtime is very important - especially as a moderator.

    Play a bit more, perhaps get active on Discord, then give this mod application another shot. I'm fairly sure you'd be given a trial.

    For now, it's -1, solely based on your playtime.
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