Moderator Application
Personal Information
Byond ID? Kharakian
CM Character? Salem 'Silver' Solomon
Are you 16 or older? Yes
Timezone UTC -7
On average, how many hours are you available per week to moderate? 10
Qualifications
Do you have any previous experience in being staff (not just SS13)? I've been admin for Counterstrike and Battlefield servers in the past.
Do you play any servers aside from CM-SS13? Not currently
Provide links to any previous Colonial Marines applications that you've made: N/A
Are you currently a staff member elsewhere (not just SS13)? If so, where? I am an Officer in an Elite Dangerous Guild.
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? No
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 I am.
Common Staff Situations
A player randomly shoots someone at round start and MPs have detained him. If this is their first offense, I would talk to them and see what explanation they have. However, if this is something they have done in the past, I would likely lean towards a ban of some duration.
It could have been an accidental friendly fire incident and the MPs may be arresting him unreasonably.
A player ahelps that a predator has violated the honor code when killing him, what should you do? Investigate the situation, talk to the predator and get their side of the story. Do my best to see if this was an Honor Code violation or not. If it was a violation of the Honor Code, then the predator must be held to account for their actions. Though I am currently unaware of what options I would have in that regard as a moderator.
You see a player walking around the ship naked and clearly lost at roundstart. Message them and direct them to the Quickstart Wiki on the webpage as well as offering some general tips to get them started.
If we had a SEA playing, I would also bring it to their attention that this person needs assistance.
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. Politely inform them that this is not appropriate behavior and that being escalated to a higher level is available but only if they are civil.
If they continued to be unreasonable, I would either escalate it anyway or look to apply a ban of some sorts. The escalation would depend on how serious the situation was. If it is them directly calling a member of staff out on some major issue, then it would be escalated to prevent any accusations of unfairness. If it was just a random request, it would not be.
A player ahelps that a marine is named 'John Doe', how do you deal with this? Check with the marine in question to see if they have a reason for this name. Otherwise, it is an oddly generic name and doesn't really fit with the roleplay requirements in the rules. It should be changed.
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. Message the CMP or MP and let them handle it in character unless it escalates. That seems like a marine law 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? This is a rules violation per the wiki unless they were spawned in as CLF. The marine should be revived and the survivor either killed/arrested IC. OOC, they will be warned against doing this and pointed at the wiki to refamiliarize themselves with the rules.
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. First thing, check with the MP and get their side of the story. If it was really just sneaking into Requisitions, then permanent confinement is not an appropriate punishment. If they are guilty of other crimes, than the marine is trying to weasel his way out of punishment and I would leave a note about it.
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? Message the Marine commander and suggest they do another deployment with all remaining combat capable marines.
For the Xenos, some Queen Mother messages about how they have to attack the metal hive to secure their survival.
Alternatively, if there was an admin on, I would ask one of them for help in perhaps calling in an ERT or something to get things moving again.
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? Ask them why they did this, they could have made a genuine mistake. If they are outright being malicious, IC I would have them arrested for Marine Law violations. If it was judged as griefing, I would look at getting those marines ahealed so that they were no longer permanently dead. It is not fair to them to be unable to play due to the actions of a bad medic.
The round ends, a Marine starts shooting a hostile CLF member and the CLF member ahelps about being killed after the round ended. Explain to the CLF Player that it is not End of Round Griefing for factions that are enemies to continue killing each other. If it was a CLF member shooting another CLF member or a marine shooting a marine, then it qualifies as End of Round Griefing which is against the rules.
Otherwise, take no action besides clarifying the rules for the player.
A Marine is running around disarming, punching and stealing gear at round start. You receive an ahelp from one of the victims. Investigate the situation, if this Marine is doing just that, have the MPs arrest him for violation of Marine Law. Heal all injured marines and make sure their equipment is returned.
Talk to the player doing this, if this is their first offense, a reminder of the rules and some brig time IC. If it was a repeat offense, probably a big note and a ban of some duration to make sure order is enforced.
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. Inappropriate escalation of force. Though if the other marine is randomly punching people, then he needs a punishment as well for violation of Marine Law.
It depends on the details of the situation, if the other marine was randomly punching people, he will still get revived but
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? Message the one leading the mutiny and ask them to stand down. Remind them that there is rules for a mutiny and not following them can have OOC consequences.
If they refuse to listen and escalate, confer with any other staff online about handling it either IC or OOC.
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 message the player making the remarks and remind them of the rules. Racism is expressly forbidden. Roleplaying or not, it doesn't matter. Depending on how they responded, I would consider it a warning and not put any notes on their file.
A marine opens fire at round start in briefing killing multiple marines and instantly logs off. Intentional griefing, permanent ban that they will have to appeal with a note explaining the situation. All killed marines will be ahealed and damage repaired. Try and get the round flowing again as quickly as possible to avoid major interruption.
You see a player playing a Xeno larva/chestburster run towards the frontlines straight from the Xeno hive the second they burst and die. Message them and ask them to explain their actions. Remind them of proper roleplaying. Though depending on their notes, if this is a common behavior, a ban of some duration may be appropriate.
You see a Xeno memeing, saying AYYLMAO, REEEEEE etc in hivemind chat, as well as insulting the Queen. Give them a warning, per the rules, they get one warning about this. If this is their second offense, they get a 3 hour ban for their actions per the current rules posted on the forums.
A Xeno player calls the shuttle a "dropship". A different Xeno player ahelps that it's low role play to call it a "dropship". Per the rules, it is not an issue. The Xeno hivemend is just translating thoughts to readable English. Explain to the player that they can use the 'xeno slang' if they prefer. But it is not an enforced rule at the moment.
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. Check to see if there is an event going on that allows the marines to know about the Xenos ahead of time. If not, message the command staff player and talk to them about the situation. Reiterate the rules if needed that while the Marines know that Xenomorphs exist and are a threat, they don't know why the colony has gone dark.
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. Warn the player who killed the other that this is against marine law and the rules of the server. Add a note to his file and caution him not to do it again.
Admin heal the killed marine and let him at least go down fighting against the aliens if it is still appropriate.
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'. Politely ask them to stop. If they don't, then some punishment may be in order. The rules currently do not list what is or is not appropriate punishments. So I would have to refer to what those may be.
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? As far as I know, this doesn't violate the rules in anyway. If the player went SSD while in a combat zone, that is on them. I would explain that to the player and tell them that this isn't a rules violation of any kind and nothing will be done.
You see a fellow staff member give wrong information in an Adminhelp or incorrectly enforce a rule. Speak with them privately about the problem and let them know what the right information or correct ruling is. Never escalate this sort of thing in the general chat.
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 consider the situation and offer my view on the matter as calmly and non confrontational as possible. If it devolves into a harsher argument, I would suggest they kick the issue up the chain and let a higher authority make a ruling rather than argue about it.
Why would you like to become a moderator? To help keep CM a fun community to play in for myself and others. I only applied because I saw one of the moderators posting that they were looking for more people. I am willing to put in some time to help out this community for all the enjoyment I have gotten out of it.
In your opinion, what is the most important quality for a moderator? Being unbiased and fair. You can't let personal feelings color your judgements or decisions. To steal a quote "Understanding is a three edged sword. Your side, their side and the truth."
Anything else you Nothing much, been an Alien series fan for a long time. Aliens is my favorite action/horror movie of all time. And SS13 is surprisingly fun considering how old it is.