Moderator Application
Personal Information
Byond ID? TezRat
CM Character? Leonard Earwig/RA-xxx-GE
Are you 16 or older? Yes
Timezone Central Standard but I have a shitty schedule so I'm on around 12:00 AM-8:00AM
On average, how many hours are you available per week to moderate? A lot, I'd say around 35-40+
Qualifications
Do you have any previous experience in being staff (not just SS13)? I am currently moderating a dnd discord server with 1700 members
Do you play any servers aside from CM-SS13? No.
Provide links to any previous Colonial Marines applications that you've made: I do not have any previous applications
Are you currently a staff member elsewhere (not just SS13)? If so, where? Modding for a dnd server as mentioned
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? Absolutely
Common Staff Situations
A player randomly shoots someone at round start and MPs have detained him. If it was a random misfire and obviously not griefing or IE, there's nothing really to do, maybe a PM telling them to be more careful if they're new.
If it does look like IE, then I'd check their notes and PM them, letting them know they're being noted for such.
A player ahelps that a predator has violated the honor code when killing him, what should you do? As a mod I can't do anything about WL roles and I'll let the player know in my response, though I would check to see if they actually broke HC or if it was a misunderstanding. I'd then tell them to either make a player report or to talk directly to a councilor.
You see a player walking around the ship naked and clearly lost at roundstart. I would PM the SEA if online and let them know, if there is no SEA awake I would help them myself if already in game, or PM them asking if they would be open for help.
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. Being rude and confrontational in Ahelps is very much not allowed and I would let them know that. I would definitely not allow them to speak to any other staff through me either. Afterwards I would let them know they can always make a staff report against me if they think I messed up.
A player ahelps that a marine is named 'John Doe', how do you deal with this? PM the marine in question and inform them that 'John Doe' is not an allowed name on our server and ask if he would like a name change. Afterwards telling him he needs to change it by next round as he was already warned once. I would also note them for having a non-allowed 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. IC issue, unless he deploys, as shipside roles cannot do that without permission. And of course if the marine starts randomly shooting people that is grief and they will get appropriate consequences
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 can no longer be hostile towards marines for any non-event reason, I'd bwoink the survivor and let them know this, as well as ahealing the marine if no medics are treating them / they are far from any marines and have a low chance of being found. If the survivor continues to be hostile or if they argue with me I would note them for being hostile as a survivor.
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. I would check the MPs notes and see if they have a history of breaking ML, bwoinking them afterwards and asking what the reason they perma'd the marine is for, if there are things he mentions that the perma'd marine did not, such as killing someone etc. Then I would check logs and see if this is true, if it is then I would inform the perma'd marine that the sentence is correct and go about my day.
If the MP says it is just for stealing attachments then I would let them know that the maximum charge for that would be 10 minutes for theft, and tell them to let them out of perma, as well as noting the MP. If the MP has a history of such things, I may think about a jobban.
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? I would QM the xenos, urging them to push for victory against the tallhosts. If they refuse or otherwise don't react to it, I would Message the current commander of the OP and tell them to redeploy, either hinting the xeno numbers are low or waiting until a scan to message.
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 firstly ahelp about it, though with the times that I play I very well could be the only mod on, in that case I would take a more IC approach, maybe try to detain him and send him up to the Alamayer and let the MPs know what he did.
The round ends, a Marine starts shooting a hostile CLF member and the CLF member ahelps about being killed after the round ended. EORG is only applicable if there's no IC reason to be fighting, CLF and Marines are hostile to each other, plenty of reason to fight there. I would respond saying basically the above.
A Marine is running around disarming, punching and stealing gear at round start. You receive an ahelp from one of the victims. IC issue, until they start killing people there's not much I can do about it. I would check notes and if they have a habit of it, I would PM them and let them know that he has notes from doing the same thing before, possibly give him a chill out ban if he gets hostile in PMs.
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. Check logs and notes for both sides, note the murderer for IE if the logs support it, and let them know they've been noted. Either aheal the killed marine or, if a medic is treating them, leave them alone.
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 right away and tell them it is definitely not permitted to mutiny in the way they are mutinying. If they don't stand down and continue on their path of mutiny, asleep them and handle with bans and notes.
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. PM the people making the comments and let them know racism is not tolerated, check notes and note for racist comments.
A marine opens fire at round start in briefing killing multiple marines and instantly logs off. Instant ban, mass grief plus logging as soon as they did it, honestly not sure if i can permaban but would message my manager asking about it.
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 notes and playtimes. If they are clearly new then I would DM them and let them know it is definitely not a good idea to be on the front as a larva. If they aren't new then I would note them for it and DM them telling them not to do it again or eat a ban.
You see a Xeno memeing, saying AYYLMAO, REEEEEE etc in hivemind chat, as well as insulting the Queen. Netspeak is not allowed and I would DM them for it as well as noting them.
A Xeno player calls the shuttle a "dropship". A different Xeno player ahelps that it's low role play to call it a "dropship". Not lrp, iirc the hivemind is "translated" so to speak into English so that would be allowed, just like how gun, OB, and CAS, is allowed.
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. Marines definitely do NOT know that there are xenomorphs and I would PM them afterwards telling them this, note them as well. If they are a CO I would bring this up with the councilors as COs are held to an even higher standard then normal command staff
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. Check with the other marines to see if this is correct, if it is, I'm fairly certain this would be allowed, in fact it's even explicitly stated in the rules on the wiki that killing a marine to get their spot on an evac pod is allowed. If the story doesn't line up and the marine killed the other for apparently no reason, such as they were already giving up their spot to make a last stand or something like that, then note them for it.
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'. Insulting staff is not allowed and I would inform them of this, if they cool off, then a note would suffice. If not, they might eat a ban as well.
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? You can't really prove that they were SSD, and even if you could, going SSD anywhere near the front where it is possible that you could get killed or capped is not a smart move, let them know I can't do anything about it.
You see a fellow staff member give wrong information in an Adminhelp or incorrectly enforce a rule. Say something to them in private, I doubt it would be anything big so just a "I think it's this actually" would be fine. If I see them giving wrong information a lot I would talk to my manager about it.
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? Rule 0.1 gives a fair amount of leeway in rulings and it's possible they are both correct in their own way, personally I would try to stay out of it as I don't try to throw myself into arguments, if it's spirals out of hand though I would probably talk to my manager.
Why would you like to become a moderator? I really love this game, and (To an extent, there's always exceptions) love the people who play it, I want to become a more involved part of it, which is why I'm also learning how to sprite and code. This community can be grating at times sure, and people say things I might not agree with. But overall this place is great, and I'd love to be able to keep it that way.
In your opinion, what is the most important quality for a moderator? Definitely being able to be impartial, even under harsh circumstances. You're meant to solve problems, not cause more of them. Being able to explain your reasoning and having it not be biased is very important and can help to quell issues before they even come up.
Anything else you I am assuming this is supposed to say 'Anything else you want to tell us'. I just want to say thank you really, for making this game playable, who knows how many shitters would have their way with this place without mods, you guys get too much hate.