Moderator Application
Personal Information
Byond ID? Ridgyax
CM Character? Quint 'Bad Luck' Hawkings
Are you 16 or older? Yes
Timezone EST
On average, how many hours are you available per week to moderate? Several, I typically play CM13 at least once a day
Qualifications
Do you have any previous experience in being staff (not just SS13)? Currently a Mentor, don't know if that counts
Do you play any servers aside from CM-SS13? TGMC, Haven't played paradise in a while
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? Mmmmmaybe? I know i've eaten a few small bans in the past (EORG), but can't recall if I've taken a full day's ban.
Have you ever been banned for more than 24 hours on ANY server? If so, which server, when, and what for? Yes. Paradise, doing bad things (Turning off Grav Gen as clown)
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? Yaaaas
Common Staff Situations
A player randomly shoots someone at round start and MPs have detained him. Ask 'em why they did it, determine if IE rules have been properly followed.
A player ahelps that a predator has violated the honor code when killing him, what should you do? Refer them to Pred Councilers
You see a player walking around the ship naked and clearly lost at roundstart. Request an SEA, or help them out myself, as a mentor
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. Keep calm and carry on. I do not have to escalate things. Possibly apply a short ban (3 hours?) and if they ask for it, suggest that they file a staff report if they feel that things have not been handled properly
A player ahelps that a marine is named 'John Doe', how do you deal with this? Talk to the player in question, ask that they change their name next round.
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 is an IC 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? Survivors are currently not allowed to be openly hostile like this unless there is an Event occuring.
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. Check the MP's computer thing to see if the proper things were entered into it that would have their thing be an actual perma confine. If not, talk to the MP in question, and tell them they aren't allowed to do this, note them if it's their first time or so, apply a ban relative to the amount of offenses they've had that are similar to this situation, and possibly a role 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? Talk to an admin, if one is online, about potentially progressing the round further, this being possibly giving marines a Nuke,
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? Ahelp that someone is ODing marines and being a general jackass. If there aren't any other mods/admins online at the time, handle it myself. If I can check hours, it may just be a bald marine, so I'd do that, as well as checking notes. If they have a history of this, I'd both role-ban then, and apply a ban that's dependent on the amount of notes they have for this situation
The round ends, a Marine starts shooting a hostile CLF member and the CLF member ahelps about being killed after the round ended. Too bad, as a hostile entity to marine's, they are allowed to shoot you.
A Marine is running around disarming, punching and stealing gear at round start. You receive an ahelp from one of the victims. Talk to said marine, tell 'em to cut it out, check notes, apply note, possibly ban if a history of similar 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. This is a failure to follow IE rules, note them, if this is a history, ban dependent on note history
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? MOOC if mods can, telling marines NOT to mutiny, tell an admin if I can't.
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. Marines can be racist up to a certain point. If they're running around shouting "NIGGER" and other such terms for no reason, that's one thing. But marines discussing the finer points of being an African man (and making fun of them) is fine.
A marine opens fire at round start in briefing killing multiple marines and instantly logs off. BAN! And a note.
You see a player playing a Xeno larva/chestburster run towards the frontlines straight from the Xeno hive the second they burst and die. Larva can hang around the front lines sorta, Like not right at the front, a bit back. If they die as larva, talk to 'em, note 'em, if they have a history of it, ban for an appropriate amount of time
You see a Xeno memeing, saying AYYLMAO, REEEEEE etc in hivemind chat, as well as insulting the Queen. This is LRP. Tell 'em to knock it off, note 'em.
A Xeno player calls the shuttle a "dropship". A different Xeno player ahelps that it's low role play to call it a "dropship". Xenos can know it would be called a dropship, due to hivemind.
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. It is current expectations that marines are aware bugs are on planet.
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. Ehhhhhhh. If there's some serious logs about that marine RPing that they're getting on a pod no matter what, I think I'd allow it. But wordlessly slaying a fellow marine to get on a pod is a no-no.
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'. Tell 'em to knock it off, possibly note them if things continue, or even ban if they have a large history. If they feel that I've handled things inappropriately, they're more than welcome to file a staff report.
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? Sorry lad, can't do nothin for you. There are currently no SSD protections for any player. I've had this occur myself in the past, it sucks, I know.
You see a fellow staff member give wrong information in an Adminhelp or incorrectly enforce a rule. Let 'em know in a private message that they are wrong about such a thing, or have a conversation about what occured. I might not have all the information to make the right call.
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 refer to the admins in this situation, and likely call 'em in. If I think that the staff member in question handled it inappropriately, I'd file a staff report.
Why would you like to become a moderator? Cuz AcuteCircle told us mentors to. Figure I'd give it a go, see if I like it or not.
In your opinion, what is the most important quality for a moderator? Patience, and keepin a cool head.
Anything else you What?