Moderator Application
Personal Information
Byond ID? Scout Kreed
CM Character? Scout 'Zombie' Kreed
Are you 16 or older? Yes
Timezone US & Canada Pacific
On average, how many hours are you available per week to moderate? 10 to 25 on average
Qualifications
Do you have any previous experience in being staff (not just SS13)? yes, i used to be mentor on otehr servers, as well as admin on SCP RP Gmod server
Do you play any servers aside from CM-SS13? used to, don't anymore cuz i don't like the new game play or staff changes in the other servers that make it no longer fun to play.
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? Nope
Have you ever been banned for more than 24 hours on Colonial Marines? never been banned as far as i know
Have you ever been banned for more than 24 hours on ANY server? If so, which server, when, and what for? never been banned as far as i know
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. The MPs currently are handling the situation so i don't need to intervene at this moment. i would still investigate to see if they are a new player and if so link them to the wiki.
A player ahelps that a predator has violated the honor code when killing him, what should you do? i don't take any actions against or for ether side, as an mod i don't handle WL issues.
You see a player walking around the ship naked and clearly lost at roundstart. I would send a message to the current SEA and tell then the marine's name and location, if there is no SEA i will then inform the mentors that a SEA is needed. linking them to the Wiki is also helpful
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 inform the otehr staff via staff chat, ask them to handle it, but if needed i would remind them of rule 0.2
A player ahelps that a marine is named 'John Doe', how do you deal with this? I would Message the "John Doe" and ask them if they need help as they likely are new to CM and will also likely need an SEA to help them out. as well ask them to chose a IC name and once they tell me i would change it, and remind them to set their IC in the player panel to said name
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 more of an IC issue so i would check notes to see if they got any for frontlining but otherwise leave them alone
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? it is pretty much aganst the rules for the survivor to do this and give them a note, as well as aheal the right peopel
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. again check logs, they do have useful information, i also check in with req and MP staff to try to get an clear story. i would tell the marine to appeal to HC or aCO/CMP instead of ahelping the issue
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? there are many ways to handle this, but suttle messaging the aCO to get mariens to fight is the best way as with these numbers it is pretty much an marine major.
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 inform current staff on duty of what i know and let them handle the situation, if they ether can't deal with it or are no staff i would deal with the situation via checking logs to see if it is on purpose, if they are malicious in the OD i would likely give them an ban as what they are doing is removing people from the round and makes the game less fun for others.
ICly i would treat the ODs as best i cna but don't confront the medic who OD-e them.
The round ends, a Marine starts shooting a hostile CLF member and the CLF member ahelps about being killed after the round ended. from what i do know, EORG aka End of round Grief is banned, and CLF is in RP hostile to mariens and vice versa
A Marine is running around disarming, punching and stealing gear at round start. You receive an ahelp from one of the victims. I would message them askign them to explain, as well ask others what happened and go on from there
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 will check logs as per normal, as well give the guy an note for improper escalation.
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 will message the marines that are mutinying informing them that they are doing it improperly, and identify who is leading it, if they have reeason to do so i will help them, if they don't i will give the leader notes, if needed i can asleep people
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 remind the people involved that while we do have some leeway they must have context for doing so.
A marine opens fire at round start in briefing killing multiple marines and instantly logs off. aheal those they shot
I would snag their Ckey and bann em for a large amount of time, as what they did is not ok
You see a player playing a Xeno larva/chestburster run towards the frontlines straight from the Xeno hive the second they burst and die. i would ask them to please stay within the safety of the hive until they evolve, as some new players are following queen tracker. however if they have an history of doing this then ban and potentially ask someone who can to jban them.
You see a Xeno memeing, saying AYYLMAO, REEEEEE etc in hivemind chat, as well as insulting the Queen. tell them to stop a they are lrp-ing, if they don't inote for failure to RP
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 message the xeno who called it a Dropship and ask them to try to call it a metal bird, but yes both sides are in the right.
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 ask the command staff to please remember the RP rules for the situation and ask the captain to clarify, as well to correct themselves ICly
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. i would consider the situation, while 1 killing a friendly on purpose is bad, but if i check logs and believe they have provided an RP situation to warrant the killing as well as both parties fulfilling the RP then i will let them go, but if they are in the wrong such as an open evac pod within close access they just got a note, and maybe a ban if they have an history of doing stuff like this
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'. ask other staff to please deal with this as i was personally part of the incident and it would not be right for me to deal with it
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 have to tell them that we don't really have SSD protections but if they find a good place to SSD then incidents like this will not happen
You see a fellow staff member give wrong information in an Adminhelp or incorrectly enforce a rule. for clear cut cases i would remind them of the right answer and leave it
if what they said can have major consequeses then i would go to the appropriate person to report this while following the Chain of command, i would also give my reasoning as well what i might've done if i was the one handling the situation.
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 also ask the person to please calmly and clearly explain their reasoning as well ask them to make an player report if they can't come to an peaceful conclusion
Why would you like to become a moderator? well i saw the other day they you guys are in need of staff, and i am on durrign low pop times. plus i feel like i would like to help others make events and if i do advance high enough host my own events, while also ensuring that true and fair justice is being dealt out accordingly so that people will continue to return and play on CM.
In your opinion, what is the most important quality for a moderator? being able to keep an calm leveled head while also doing their best to enforce the rules in a way that is good for RP, but also ensures the rules are being followed as best i can, while also being able to admit i made an mistake
Anything else you i was surprised when after asking someone to check my notes that in fact, i had no notes at all, over 600 hours on CM and no notes.
to those that helped me by answering my questions, thank you.