Moderator Application
Personal Information
Byond ID? ito726
CM Character? Kiara Miller
Are you 16 or older? Yes
Timezone complicated. EU, but not stable.
On average, how many hours are you available per week to moderate? depends on my play habbits. usually atleast 10, tho ofthen more.
Qualifications
Do you have any previous experience in being staff (not just SS13)? yes reddit, and a few small discords
Do you play any servers aside from CM-SS13? on occasion, i have previouslty, tg para bee
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? reddit for an about 100k sub tho for privacy reasons would prefer not to specify which.
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? only a job ban, due to inexperience, about 5 years ago on para, their recommendation was to play here to learn, and would reverse the ban
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. it sounds like minor griefing, and as situation is under control, nothing if its minor enough, probably give the guy a warning if they seem new, and direct them to the server rules. if they are an experienced player that was clearly griefing, a ban for grief.
if it is a case where its because revenge for previous round events by an experienced player, id look into a ban however for griefing and meta.
if its a troll on an alt, then id give a ban, likely permanent if thats the norm here.
i am assuming mps are doing things here by the book and charging him with murder. (in effect an about 2h ingame ban due to it being at round start, which is why i dont consider additional ones to be necessary for a new player)
A player ahelps that a predator has violated the honor code when killing him, what should you do? i have no input to give here.This is not the job of moderators to handle honourcode issues. id direct them to the forums.
You see a player walking around the ship naked and clearly lost at roundstart. id link the quick-start guide. followed up by getting them in contact with a moderator, be it though mhelp or asking a moderator to contact them. Either way, get them to meet SEA ingame if one is available. Id inform his sl or equivalent as well if there is no one else available. as they can best help them.
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. ask them to take the complains if they have any to the forums, and temporarily mute them otherwise, in regards to me, if necessary. Sometimes a mute prevents them from digging a deeper hole.
if simply ignoring them would seem more appropriate in having them cool off, i would personally prefer that.
I think this is a matter of choice for the moderating community as a whole. on reddit we follow a just ignore dont mute informal policy, as that seems to be most effective there. this would be covered under rule 0.2.
A player ahelps that a marine is named 'John Doe', how do you deal with this? this is a rule 12 violation, but i dont know the penalties for it. id warn the player and ask them to change it in the future at a minimum.
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 issue for mps primarily. Command sometimes approves this. they might be deploying soon in which case, i would simply ignore it on the mt side. if mps arent doing their job then its their fault and id look into that.
if they are metaing then ask them to stop and tell them to read the rules. if this isnt a first breach naturally id ban.
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? job ban for survivor if this inst a first offense. they are not allowed to be hostile at round start. Given the response from the survivor im inclined to believe they didnt know they cant do this any longer, and acknowledge they have rped and informed the marines, so id show some leniency. id naturally inform the survivor the rule on this has changed.
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. id look who the cmp is and have them handle it ingame. if the complaint is merited, id look into a jobban for the mp. this is both an ooc and ic violation of the rules for them. it borders on 'kidnapping', and massive sop breach for the mp. This is unless the mps are overwhelmed and this is a temporary detainment so they can process the backlog or they ran out of cells or the cells were blown up. id be a more lenient on a new mp.
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? naturally id QM, it seems a decent idea, queen will hate it, as im choosing her to lose here, ive been on the receiving end of this. id infrom the captain to attack here, for whatever bullshit excuse, such as save the captured marines.
i might inform one side there exists a strategic vulnerability they could exploit, if one exists, like an unguarded back wall. or inform command to process intel, or rnd to make xenos. there are tons of way to have this stalemate derailed.
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? id ask the to stop, and if theydont, id try to have them detained. ml allows for lethals in this case. i suspect the marines will just BE him tho.
if they stop id inform cmo/mps/command depending on who is there.
The round ends, a Marine starts shooting a hostile CLF member and the CLF member ahelps about being killed after the round ended. nothing, it would be like a xeno complaining they got killed. this is not grief. unless the clf is custody or something like that.
A Marine is running around disarming, punching and stealing gear at round start. You receive an ahelp from one of the victims. tell them to have the mps deal with him, they seem most appropriate. im not sure what gear they could take from a marine that they cant usually just replace. as for the player id consider ban for rule 13.
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. improper escalation, id consider a ban if this is not the first time. id also tell him to read the rules.
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? inform them to read the rules or they will risk bans.
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. id look into it, if they are going too far id ask them to stop. tho i suspect it wont usually be the case.
A marine opens fire at round start in briefing killing multiple marines and instantly logs off. clear cut grief. id ban. there dosent seem much to it. maybe something comes up when they appeal. i think most of the damage can be handled ic, given medics are on ship, and docs/rnd arent too busy at round start.
You see a player playing a Xeno larva/chestburster run towards the frontlines straight from the Xeno hive the second they burst and die. xeno job ban. clear cut griefing. if they were just scouting or lost, id treat it differently.
You see a Xeno memeing, saying AYYLMAO, REEEEEE etc in hivemind chat, as well as insulting the Queen. ask them to stop. possibly banish.
A Xeno player calls the shuttle a "dropship". A different Xeno player ahelps that it's low role play to call it a "dropship". this seems a bit like nitpicking. yeah, they are technically right in rp standards being low, but not against rules in this case. this is acceptable behavior from the xeno. tell first guy to read rule again carefully.
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. ropleplay violation. infrom the command staff to correct themselves ic 'that they heard a likely false rumor and that they should be ignored'.
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. they have a rp reason for it. they have a lethal but not intimidate threat to themselves. it is end of round, so grief is minimal. other than improper escalation there isnt much ooc wise. it would be illegal under ML but evac makes it a bit irrelevant in practice. it sounds like there is a ruling on this. i suspect its permissible, as long as they tried dragging them out first or incapacitating but not killing. without the escalation for which there is no time,it seems difficult to be able to pull this off based on the letter. spirit tho i dont know, i could be ooc grief is more important than ic role-play for this, or other way around, id go with borderline impermissible, tho i suspect there is a ruling im not aware of.
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'. hope he stops, we dont want to escalate. id have another member decide when it becomes too much, if possible as im personally involved.
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 dont think this would be against any rules, or if it is i have missed it repeatedly. if they are ssd in a bad spot, i feel its the marines fault. if they were actively being chased im sure they have no ooc protections for ssd. either way i dont think i would intervene.
You see a fellow staff member give wrong information in an Adminhelp or incorrectly enforce a rule. id inform the member privately. if they didnt know and it ends there, i dont see any reason for escalation. it is best if there are no contradicting ahleps out there during a round, even if the guy was wrong in the first place. they may correct themselves if they wish.
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 have no issue with a disagreement in msay, id weigh in but unless it becomes disruptive id take no actions. i suspect one of the 2 people would bring the issue up the ladder.
Why would you like to become a moderator? You guys asked for help repeatedly in chat, an i can fill in. i find myself often in low pop times
In your opinion, what is the most important quality for a moderator? patience.
Anything else you Thank you for your time.