Moderator Application
Personal Information
Byond ID? Schalkguy
CM Character? Martin Watson
Are you 16 or older? Yes
Timezone EST
On average, how many hours are you available per week to moderate? 10-15
Qualifications
Do you have any previous experience in being staff (not just SS13)? No
Do you play any servers aside from CM-SS13? I used to play some on Paradise
Provide links to any previous Colonial Marines applications that you've made: None
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
Have you ever been banned for more than 24 hours on ANY server? If so, which server, when, and what for? Got a job ban on paradise once. My internet went out when I was in an important role so I SSDed without cryo. This happened quite a while ago.
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 the player and ask for an explanation. If the player has simply misfired I would simply give him a warning and tell him to check his safeties and let it be handled in RP. If the player is new I would inform him about the server rules and try to help him figure out how to fire his gun. If it was intentional I would give the player a note on lethal force or a ban if he has a prior history.
A player ahelps that a predator has violated the honor code when killing him, what should you do? Moderators are not allowed to directly interfere with predators in normal situations. I would PM the predator and ask what happened and tell the killed player to file a player report.
You see a player walking around the ship naked and clearly lost at roundstart. I would ask a mentor to help the player as he clearly needs assistance, or if there were no mentors help him myself.
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 the plasyer that if he wishes to file a report about my actions he may do so on the server. If the player persists in eing disrespectful I would note the player.
A player ahelps that a marine is named 'John Doe', how do you deal with this? PM the player "John Doe" and inform him that his name is against rule 12 on the server. Then I can ask him what he would like his name to bec changed to and ask him to not use that name in the future
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. That's a violation of SOP and not server rules, so I would probably let the MP's handle it. I would keep an eye on the player though.
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? Survivors are not allowed to be hostile towards the marines and I would inform him of such. If this is his first time doing it I would give him a note and direct him towards the rules, otherwise I would give the player a survivor jobban.
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 MP why he has charged the player with permenant confinment as that is only reserved for capital offences. If the MP does not have a good explanaiton I would note the player and tell him to lower the offense.
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? In most situations I would probably leave this up to IC. But if that went on for too long, I would either send a message to via queen mother or a message to the commander and try to encourgae them to attack.
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 send an ahelp about the issue if there were other admins as it was a conflict of interest for me to intervene here.
The round ends, a Marine starts shooting a hostile CLF member and the CLF member ahelps about being killed after the round ended. Tell the CLF member that EORG does not apply to natural enemies like a marine and a CLF. ANd that the situation was handled correctly IC.
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 player and tell him to stop informing him of Rule 13 against roundstart schenanigans. If he had no prior issues I would note m, but I would let the situation be handled IC probably.
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 inform the other marine about escalation rules and possibly note him depending on the exact situation. I may aheal the other marine depending on the situation
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 use a MOOC and state that they need to send an ahelp before they can mutiny. If the persists I would not e the players and asleep them.
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 PM the players in question and tell them to knock it off. If they continue I would note them for violation of rule 3.
A marine opens fire at round start in briefing killing multiple marines and instantly logs off. I would ban the player and aheal anyone who was injured
You see a player playing a Xeno larva/chestburster run towards the frontlines straight from the Xeno hive the second they burst and die. That would be considered suicide. I would pm the player in question and ask them what happened. If they don't have a good reason I would note the player. I would also inform the player that if you do not wish to play as a larva you can ghost in the OOC tab.
You see a Xeno memeing, saying AYYLMAO, REEEEEE etc in hivemind chat, as well as insulting the Queen. PM the player for low RP and send them a note after explaining exactly what they are doing wrong, disres[ecting the marine and memeing.
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 who ahelped that doing that is allowed and is not considered low RP. Xenos are allowed to use words like dropship or the names of locations
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 inform the command staff player about the rules regarding lore and that is a violation of roleplay. I woulld likely issue a note and tell him that the marines do not know what the threat on the planet will be
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. There are only 3 spots on the pod, so it may be justified. If there was no other pods available and the xenos were closing in I would likely agree with the marine that it was in RP. If there was another option I may issue him a warning. It's hard to say exactly as it depends on the circumstances
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 thel the player not to talk about in LOOC and that they should file a staff report on the forum if they had an issue with me and note the player. If they persisted in doing this I would issue a short ban
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 would tell him that unfortunately being attacked while in SSD is allowed and that I can't do that.
You see a fellow staff member give wrong information in an Adminhelp or incorrectly enforce a rule. Depending on the situation I would likely PM the staff member and talk with him about it. If that doesn't work I would escalate it to an Administrator+ and file a complaint.
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? It's hard to say exactly as I'm not sure what the policies are in this situation. And a calm argument in msay is perfectly reasonable. If the argument escalates I would likely inform an admin+
Why would you like to become a moderator? I play a lot and really love this server. I play a lot at low pop times at night and King Phillip MOOCed that players at this time should consider applying for moderator. I want to do everything i can to make this server a good place to play on
In your opinion, what is the most important quality for a moderator? I think being able to judge a situation fairly from all sides and take context into account is most important.
Anything else you None