Colonial Marines Character: Antonia McAlister most commonly
Age: Nineteen
Gender: Complicated? [Transgender Male to female. I don't fret about pronouns however so anything works. He, she, 'that one fucker', etc.]
Timezone: UTC -8
On average, how many hours are you available per week to moderate?
- This is a tough question for me to answer without a caveat. My work schedule tends to be incredibly chaotic so a tentative twelve to twenty-four hours. I don't have the luxury of being able to work this as a full time job but I wanted to do my part to help out as best I can.
- I have some minor experience here and there from life but not any major capacity of an online community.
- I did not.
- I don't play on any other servers regularly.
- N/A
- I am not.
- I have not been banned for more than 24 hours on the server.
- If you are referring to only SS13 servers, I have not been banned for more than 24 hours. If you need a ban-history on any online community I've been a part of I can disclose that in a response.
- I am not currently acquainted with its use but I am more than willing to learn during my trial if I am approved.
Write a description of what you would do in each of the following situations. Do not write on the same line as the situation - use the space below it or make space as needed. Failure to do this proves your inability to follow instructions and your application will be automatically denied.
1. A player randomly shoots someone at round start and MPs have detained him.
- First shoot a PM to the player in question. Ask them if there was a role-play reason for the firing if there is one or if it was an accident/misclick. Once that's done I would look through the logs to see if there's a way to corroborate with facts what he's saying and check their notes to see if there's been a past situation like this. When I get a response the actions would branch according to their response. Although the scenario given assumes it's been a random firing I can't be entirely certain of that unless I was watching from the get-go.
- If they claim there was a role-play reason, which they likely would even if there wasn't one, I would try and find their stated reason in the logs along with adequate roleplay for the situation. Was there any form of escalation? Does the stated reason match with the logged reason?
If those two questions are a yes I would ask them to try and not escalate the fights to that level again. Stating that while it may have made sense for the action to take place, in the end the player in question removed another player from the round. Decreasing the enjoyment for the one who had been shot and possibly decreasing it overall due to the loss of a player in a game where every life on your side counts.
If one or both of those questions were a 'no' further question them. Was there a reason you stated you had a role-play when there was no build up to the firing? The logs say A was the reason and you told me Z was the reason, is there a reason you felt the need to falsify that? Once that was completed issue them a punishment based upon their previous infractions be it a warning or a three hour ban and mark it down in their notes. I don't feel that this situation requires further escalation in terms of time spent banned due to the relative benign nature of it unless there is a laundry list of times where this same situation has occurred.
- If they state it was an accident I would instead use the logs to make sure it was. Checking if there was build-up again but this time wanting there to be none followed by a possible apology, IC or OOC, so I can assure it was an actual misclick or misfire. If that much was true I would let it be handled in character while reminding the player of the 'safety' feature for weapons in Colonial Marines so that it doesn't happen again.
- If they claim there was a role-play reason, which they likely would even if there wasn't one, I would try and find their stated reason in the logs along with adequate roleplay for the situation. Was there any form of escalation? Does the stated reason match with the logged reason?
- From reading other applications I am aware that as a moderator I have the capability of sealing breaches so I would first do that to seal off the atmosphere in order to mitigate further damage. Once that was complete I would then try and search through logs to find indication of what caused the breach. Was it a player? Just a glitch? If it was a player I would PM them and ask them the situation. Trying to get what exactly they did that breached the ship so I can report it to a higher up and see if we can prevent it from happening in the future. If it was an honest mistake I would give a statement for them not to do that again and mark down that they had done it but no punishment was given. If they are uncooperative in how they managed to breach the hull I would check their notes to make sure they had not done something like this on a similar scale in the past. If they had done something similar I would make the assertion that they were now griefing and would issue a ban accordingly.
- First check to see if this is a crew member of the Almayer. If they are I would ask a mentor to help them or in the absence of one assist myself. If they are not crew PM asking the reason and if they give an adequate response let it be handled in character.
- Tell the individual that they are fully allowed to disagree with me but that I will enforce the rules of the server. If they have an issue with the way I handled something they can make a report on the situation but otherwise I would continue to operate in the pursuit of the well being of the server.
- First I would check the notes to make sure they hadn't been given a warning or free pass on the naming convention already. Second, if they make the claim they've used it for years try and corroborate that in order to check if the intellectual property of that name was taken prior or if they simply had chosen a name that became an intellectual property, this will likely be a very edge case and not likely to come up but I want to keep that in mind. In either case assuming no prior warnings ask them politely to change their name once they are capable of doing so. If they have already been given their free pass issue a warning and tell them to change it at the earliest possible chance they get. If they had a warning already depending on their position in the game --- I.E. if they were a SL, XO, CMP, etc. --- I would, should they be a class that there are multiple of such, either issue a three hour ban at that moment or, should they be an integral class to the role-play, wait until the round end to issue the ban so as not to disrupt the RP in a harmful way.
- Shoot a PM the MT's way. See if there's a reason behind it and then corroborate that reason with possible RP evidence. Are they wanted by the MPs and suited up to defend themselves for example. If they don't have a reason remind them that it's code green and after that let it be handled IC while watching closely to make sure more issues that require moderator intervention aren't being created up because of this.
- Remind the medic that surgery cannot be performed by a squad medic whatsoever and cite MSR 12. Check their notes to make sure this isn't a one time problem and issue a warning if there are none. Then follow standard protocol of ban escalation if they have a history of neglecting of the rules. Making sure to notate any and all punishments given.
- I'm not sure exactly of the circumstances if I am able to do this or if I can suggest this to someone higher up as an idea, but I believe this makes an excellent way to start a role-play situation. Assuming the thirty marines include all of the Almayer's staff and only four aliens, even on current low pop this would mean there are quite a few dead who are unable to participate. As such it might be possible to have the UPP/CLF board the ship to cause mayhem, role-playing that the UPP/CLF may have scanned the Almayer and found they had a woefully inadequate garrison on the vessel, and then nudge the aliens into assaulting the ship during the chaos that would ensue from such a boarding action. Giving the aliens a chance to possibly recoup some of their numbers through injured from the UPP/CLF and USCM conflict. I would of course make sure to indicate to the UPP/CLF that their command doesn't want prisoners and just the Almayer herself to stop the chance of the UPP/CLF simply joining with the USCM and just tipping the balance in the Marine's favor. As straight up giving a crutch to one side would only result in the other side becoming disheartened and bitter. If that's unavailable try and nudge an Admin to create an announcement from High Command saying that the Almayer is needed elsewhere and that they need to finish the operation ASAP or something similar.
- Remind the CLF member of rule 7's account of EORG. Spawned antagonists do not count towards EORG and as such the death was not punishable. There would likely be no further action needed at this point as this just requires a reminder on the rules.
- As usual first I would shoot a PM towards the offender. In this case telling them to stop those actions immediately. Then check their notes to see if they've done something similar before. If so, follow the usual escalation of warnings to bans. If not, add a note saying that they were warned for minor griefing and keep an eye on them to make sure they don't start anything again.
- In this scenario I've already made contact so I would check if proper escalation had been done and corroborate with the dead. Standard Argument->Threats->non-harming physical contact->harming physical contact->deadly melee weapon drawn->deadly melee weapon used->firearm drawn->firearm used to incapacitate->firearm used to kill. escalation. Did either side try and de-escalate the situation ICly? If it really was direct punch->gun fired situation check notes and see if a similar situation has happened in the past before following standard ban escalation.
- Request over Slack that an Admin pick up the case. Possibly asking if I can tag along during the investigation if there are no new AHelps to take care of, acting both as an extra set of eyes and as a way for me to learn from someone more experienced than me.
- Tell the player that so long as it isn't grossly offensive it can be handled ICly. Either by asking the other marines to stop with the comments or by moving to another group of your squad. If that's unavailable tell them that if the situation gets worse and grossly offensive statements are made I will step in when the line is passed.
- First damage control. Heal the affected marines while telling anyone who's decided this makes the perp an open target that breaking rules because someone broke a rule is not something that can stand. Then check the CKey and get notes. See if something similar has happened with the individual and follow standard ban escalation procedure from there.
- Send them a PM asking why and check notes. Check and see of there's anything against larva leaving the nest or if the Queen explicitly told them to remain. Give a warn if there was nothing prior, stating that as a larva you should remain near the queen at all times if possible while she has her ovipositer, but if their notes indicate a similar situation has happened before follow normal ban escalation procedure.
- PM them and give them a verbal warning if its their first offense and follow standard ban escalation afterwards. There's no possible ambiguity here so the response is quick and simple.
- Cite XSR.1 and say that while using different names is fun, it is assumed that it's the idea of the dropship not the word itself being sent. Also state that this is actually the example given in XSR.1 and that I suggest they refresh themselves on the rules to make sure a false positive like this doesn't happen again.
- Shoot a PM and ask what they mean. Perhaps they're referring to the fact that there just are aliens on the planet that are not specifically hostile. Like the 'furhosts' of the Xenos. Poking fun that they have no clue there are hostile creatures on the planet. If they very clearly state they are hostile and have metaknowledge check notes and make sure they haven't done something similar in the recent past. Then follow standard ban escalation procedure.
- Check logs for proper escalation and notes to see if they've done something similar recently as well as shoot a PM the dead marine's way to see if they felt it was okay. Proper escalation being argument->Threats->non-harming physical contact->harming physical contact->deadly melee weapon drawn->deadly melee weapon used->firearm drawn->firearm used to incapacitate->firearm used to kill. If this was followed or the dead marine believes no pressing of a ban is needed, it's an IC issue that requires no further comments. If it was not properly RPd and the dead marine believes they should be punished or if they'd done a similar action recently issue a ban accordingly.
- Shoot them a message over Slack and cite the rule or information they incorrectly gave. If they correct the information nothing no further action needs to be taken. If they defend themselves saying their interpretation is right drop it and prepare a report while contacting a higher up on Slack.
- Shoot them a message over Slack and ask them why they're doing so. If they don't stop, give no reason, or give what I believe is an inadequate reason contact a higher up on Slack and prepare a report.
- Remind them of GR.1 then ignore it unless they're explicit in details. In which case it violates GR.4 under explicit content and standard ban escalation will be done.
- I might be unavailable for short to long periods as I undergo steps in my transition but I'll try and notify whenever that would occur. Other than that, I hope whoever reads this has a wonderful day regardless of the outcome.
