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    yayyay007 - Moderator Application

    Moderator Application

    Personal Information

    Byond ID?
    Yayyay007

    CM Character?
    Brian, Koki 'Koi', YA-Y, 'Yayyay'

    Are you 16 or older?
    Yes

    Timezone
    EST

    On average, how many hours are you available per week to moderate?
    10-30-50 (further down the line = less likely but possible).

    Qualifications

    Do you have any previous experience in being staff (not just SS13)?
    I was a Moderator for three-ish months here.

    Do you play any servers aside from CM-SS13?
    I've played on almost every single Space Station 13 server.

    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?
    Na-da, I was no longer a staff member on any space server after I retired in mid 2020.

    Have you ever been banned for more than 24 hours on Colonial Marines?
    Unsure, last time I checked my notes around mid 2020 it was a warning for being a bit of a poopyhead PO; that has long since passed since I mostly keep to myself, and being ex-staff, I don't really break the rules whatsoever.

    Have you ever been banned for more than 24 hours on ANY server? If so, which server, when, and what for?
    Yeah, probably on some dead server. Most definitely Goonstation or Hippie for being a shitter when I was like, 12 or w/e. I think mostly for being a shitty command, but that was 7-8 years 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?
    Ye.

    Common Staff Situations

    A player randomly shoots someone at round start and MPs have detained him.
    Depending on the situation:
    Most situations like this is a common griefer.
    PM both parties, get sides on it. If they respond with something lazy or half-brained about their satisfaction in doing it, it will likely be either a several day ban (not as a Trial, registered to a higher staff if this is the case), or a permanent ban registration. This would be case B.

    In case A, that it actually was something roleplayed, it has to be left to the discretion of the MPs to do what they want.

    If it is case B and they were actually just trolling/griefing, then go onto the forum tools, log all the IP, CIDs, and usernames for Jamie to use in bannu.

    A player ahelps that a predator has violated the honor code when killing him, what should you do?
    Last time I was here we said that it was left up to the Council to deal with their own subordinate whitelistees. So, tell them of the Councilmembers, their Discord #'s, and ask if they would like to either have the message relayed directly (incase they don't use discord), or if they are making a player complaint etc. Though, personalyl I wouldn't ask them or advocate for them to, because it's better to go to the council before you complaint since complaints are logdiving headaches.

    You see a player walking around the ship naked and clearly lost at roundstart.
    PM them with, 'Hi, new to Colonial Marines? I can help you out! Please click my highlighted name to respond to me.'
    If they don't respond, asleep and repeat. New players can be fickle, so trying to force them to respond to your helps can be more better than just letting them blindly around.

    If they respond to the helps: guide them through the usual marine training, refer them to the R:Rules and R:Marines Quickstart Guide etc. Generally, be patient. If there is a SEA at the time, PM them and let them spidey-sense the recruit and deal with them themselves since they can more better deal with the situation on a regular and thorough basis than a mod looking at the chat every five microseconds for a *breath.

    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.
    Tell them that, one, they don't need to be snappy online since I'm just as equally as trying to help them and offended parties, as they are, and two; you deal with the staff member you get. Unless a higher staff intervenes, they deal with the one that gets them. There's no, 'LET ME SEE YOUR MANAGER', they can do 'guess what ur mod did' to the mod manager later, not right in the middle of an ahelp situation.

    Typically if players refuse to calm, I either: 1, try to just get them to take a breather, use said time to just collect more evidence if I haven't already, or 2, apply the ban or elevated ban depending on severity.

    A player ahelps that a marine is named 'John Doe', how do you deal with this?
    Check their notes. Newbies are more to be forgiven for this, but experienced players should get a soft reprimand for it.

    PM them; "Your name doesn't follow our naming convention rules."

    Go through the process of noting, and changing the name manually, and send them on the way.

    If it's been multiple times, a ban can be applied. Like, 3 hours or something, never seen a day ban for stuff like this.

    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.
    Unless they keep doing this every round, it's an IC issue most of the time. MPs are more than free and obliged to deal with it. However, if they keep doing it, they need to be reminded to not be doing this constantly, as it detracts from what they should be doing on the Almayer during code green. Typically this doesn't even result in a note or warning etc., mostly just players doing weird stuff.

    However, if they just won't stop, this could maybe warrant a jban, or atleast a threat to it if they already have a record of just going full kommando on the Almayer despite literally nothing warranting it.

    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?
    Last time I was on the team, survivors were not allowed to be hostile to the marines. In this case, it is either a stern reminder, or a ban.

    In case A: aheal the other side, warn the survivor and show them rulings, pat on the back and resume the ayy shooting.

    In case B: aheal the other side, check notes and see the survivor has a record of this, jban/ban and resume the ayy shooting.

    Most of the time it's not case B, but sometimes it can be, and it typically depends on intent more than not anyhow.

    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.
    PM both parties and see both sides. Then, go through the intense process of verifying via witnesses like the CMP or people who saw them, likely the RO or CT. Otherwise, logdiving is the best friend for this purpose. Window attacks, SAY: and others are the perfect evidence for whether or not it is an IC issue or not.

    If the MP is in the wrong, firm reminders. If the MP consistently doesn't know Marine Law, this can amount in a jban or etc. typically. Most of the time it's just human error, and both need to be open to forgive each other. But either way, MPs are required to be very, very consistent with the way they deal with the Marine Law and never fuck up.

    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?
    Queen Hivemind them with something like, 'Get the show on the road!' or 'Fight to the last one! No retreat!' If people refuse, either get admins to bomb the aliens, or encourage the marines to zerg the other. Either way, it's all to just conclude the round since the ghosted team has to watch a begrudging amount of inactivity from both sides which would slog the round.

    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?
    Typically, leave it to other staff members as I have a conflict of interest in doing something to them. Unless I'm like the only staff on at the time, this really has to be left to others to deal with to ensure they get a fair judgment. Doesn't stop me from telling others what they were doing in MSAY chat though.

    The round ends, a Marine starts shooting a hostile CLF member and the CLF member ahelps about being killed after the round ended.
    CLF are hostile to the Marines and therefore killing them is not EORG. Label it an IC issue upon being ahelped.

    A Marine is running around disarming, punching and stealing gear at round start. You receive an ahelp from one of the victims.
    While SOMETIMES and most likely an IC issue, if it's constant behaviour, tell them to tone it down etc. This is mostly given to the MPs, but if they steal Specialist equipment and hide it, it will be more severe; like bannu severe. They shouldn't be trying to go out of their way to hide the RPG of a Specialist they don't like, etc. Fun is fun, but when you have to be an asshole to have it, you're just ruining others for the sake of your own.

    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.
    Tell them that the escalation was improper. Most of the time this leads to a three hour ban or more depending on note history and severity of intent, or whether both parties are more lax on each other since sometimes people have bad days. Either way, it's a note, 3 hour, etc. Plain and simple case when they admit to it easily like that.

    Remind them also of the escalation rules: Fists>Melee>Guns.

    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?
    Usually it's just full sleeps and MOOCing to tell them to quit it out. Though, do not at all use OOC because then the aliens will have a very nice surprise to their screens. Just keep it on a local level as best as possible, but if it's really the whole team, you gotta make it the whole team's issue. Also call on other staff members to assist because one mod can't realistically juggle several asleeped mutineers.

    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.
    Tell them that racism to a SMALL degree is allowed on CM, and that while all jokes cannot be funny, that doesn't mean certain comedies are banned on CM. However, if there's still a huge focus on racist jokes, just tell others to chill down with it or relax because some people are taking it to heart. People aren't machines and doing it because they're programmed, they're just having fun on Space Station 13.

    A marine opens fire at round start in briefing killing multiple marines and instantly logs off.
    Log the IP, CID, and begin diving on the forumtool for things. In the meanwhile, apply a 7 week ban. Aheal all those involved, and let the round go on as normal.

    Once all the IPs, CIDs, and users are logged, register the permaban and move on. Typically done after round. I've filed about 3-4 in the past. The real pain is dealing with huge amounts of alt accounts or IP providers.

    You see a player playing a Xeno larva/chestburster run towards the frontlines straight from the Xeno hive the second they burst and die.
    Check their history. If it's an experienced player, lambast them for doing this. This can amount in a jban if they are consistently doing this or have been a naughty xeno player. If it's a new player, they likely didn't know what they were doing, so a, 'Hey, did you run to the frontlines?' kind of ordeal, and just friendly reminders to check R:Xeno Quickstart Guide and to avoid running into combat as a larva, since they are effectively an easy kill.

    You see a Xeno memeing, saying AYYLMAO, REEEEEE etc in hivemind chat, as well as insulting the Queen.
    Usually results in a LRP warning for those involved. If they consistently do it, it can amount in a tempban, or jban depending on note history. Usually it's just people having fun, but forgetting about RP rules. Nothing too severe, so if it was a ban, it's usually just 3 hours and a slap on the notes.

    A Xeno player calls the shuttle a "dropship". A different Xeno player ahelps that it's low role play to call it a "dropship".
    Doesn't matter, they can call it birb, bird, albatross, dropship, pod, ship, shuttle, stellar bird, whatever. Aslong as they aren't really being LRP about it, the xeno hivemind is more like a tac-comms channel than a roleplay network most of the time. This is why xenos aren't enforced to say 'sister' to others, and can quite literally say, 'Queen do this' instead of pleading or asking politely, or '863 move forward' or even insulting other aliens (except for the Queen).

    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.
    Tell them that they cannot assume aliens are there until after first contact with them. If they constantly do this, it can amount in a jban, but most of the time it is a 3 hour slap or just a hard slap on the notes if anything. This isn't as much of a problem as it used to be, but it happens from time to time, and all it needs is just redress from the command staff that did it.

    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.
    It depends, really.

    At one point, killing each other IS a valid point. It is indeed valid RP wise. Someone wants YOUR seat so they can gtfo from the Almayer.

    On the other, it could just be deathmatch.

    I'd say it depends on whether or not they roleplayed. Like, 'GIVE ME THAT POD!'
    'NO SCREW OFF!' and then the violence, likely. Shoving and melee advised, shooting left to the last resort, but it can be entirely valid to shoot and kill each other for the pod seat in there.

    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'.
    PM them back asking them why they're insulting a staff member and escalate the issue. Sometimes people have bad days, and I mostly give them breathers, but insistently insulting staff and just being a baby isn't becoming of anyone. If they don't cut it out, hit them with a quick three hour or whatever ban is appropriate there. Otherwise, it's usually just a note. Most of the time, it's a 3 hour. These tend to result in the most staff reports.

    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?
    It's not really his place. If he was validly out of connection for most of that time, you could maybe give them a send to lobby and re-do their round, but most of the time, if they did it on frontlines, they kinda deserve it, and they'll just have to wait it out. If there's any SSD aliens, I typically offer them the body if they so desire it.

    You see a fellow staff member give wrong information in an Adminhelp or incorrectly enforce a rule.
    Friendly reminders, not arguing. Just going, 'Hey, don't you do X when this happens' or, 'X manager ruled on that earlier, it's valid'. If they go with the decision, it's their ahelp, not mine, they can get staff reported for it, etc. If they have bad log info, just show evidence in MSAY. Don't need to argue with friendly staff, it's not me who's the manager in that situation, they're just a fellow member.

    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?
    Report it to their respective managers. It is in no way for staff to argue in MSAY with each other. Arguments in a good context, are fine. Saying, 'fuck off' or 'you're a dipshit' isn't, and it only promotes a toxic staff behaviour. We're volunteers, not paid employees, so we should be better to each other. People have ways of enforcing the rules in different manners, so it's up to the one handling the ahelp. Though, lower staff members shouldn't and can't ignore rulings from those above like Moderator<Admin<Manager. etc. Seniority aswell and such TMod<Mod<SMod.

    Why would you like to become a moderator?
    I talked with Doctorprobe, asked if staff needed help. Said moderators are always needed, so I might aswell come back for a while. Got driving test soon, and more stuff inbetween, and hopefully going to get back to work in this miserable pandemic. Also said I was gonna be back someday when I wasn't burn out.

    In your opinion, what is the most important quality for a moderator?
    Patience. Patience to deal with the situation, patience to deal with yourself, knowing when you should give up time, or ask for someone else's. People are more stressed than ever during this pandemic than ever, so it's unusual times, and even more unusual anger. Just give each other the benefit of the doubt and some more than not. People tend to forget there's a human behind the other side of text.

    Anything else you
    I might be outdated, so give me a system reboot if I forgot any new rulings or w/e.

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    Probably forgot, but as an addendum to my old brain not working: survivor issues and big in-round stuff tend to not have huge fixes via aheal; usually left for medics or friends to deal with. Just forgot is all, and thought I should address this before it becomes a reason to deny me.
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    You were staff previously before, DM me on discord if you would like to potentially return.
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