Tetrino - Moderator Application

[Tetrino]

Byond ID: Tetrino

Colonial Marines Character: Kestrel Han, Klaasje Han, Lao Junshen

Age: 27

Gender: M

Timezone: GMT+8

On average, how many hours are you available per week to moderate?
Anywhere between 15 and 20 depending on how busy my weekends are.

Do you have any previous experience in being staff (not just SS13)?
I have moderated a TTT server back in late 2013 until mid 2014.

Did you play any of the previous Colonial Marine servers?
No.

What are the 3 biggest servers you play on besides CM?
None currently. In the past, I've played on goonstation and /tg/station.

Provide links to any previous Colonial Marines applications that you've made:
My mentor app isn't public and thus cannot be linked. Jerkface is welcome to publish it if necessary.

Are you currently a staff member elsewhere (not just SS13)? If so, where?
I am not.

Have you ever been banned for more than 24 hours on Colonial Marines?
I have not.

Have you ever been banned for more than 24 hours on ANY server? If so, which server, when, and what for?
I have not, to my memory.

Are you familiar with the chat program Slack (its use is required)?
Not currently, but I am willing and able to adopt it.

Common Staff Situations:
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.
I would message the player and ask for their motivation for the shooting, corroborating their response with logs if necessary. Improper escalation or roundstart disruptions warrant a warning and a note, obvious griefing would warrant a ban.

2. The ship has a breach to space and a bunch of players have died or are dying as a result.
Given that this shouldn't be possible barring an event or a bug, I would check on msay if any admins sanctioned this. If not, I would plug up the breach using whatever tools are available and aheal those who's been harmed by it. If unable to resolve it myself, bump it up via msay or Slack.

3. You see a player walking around the ship naked and clearly lost.
I would assign a mentor to them if one is available, or offer to show them the ropes myself. If they decline, I'll leave it to be treated as IC but keep an eye out for potential LRP and/or shittery.

4. A player is being very rude to you in Adminhelps and requesting to speak to an Admin+ staff member.
So long as the problem warranting the ahelps are addressed, I have no need to oblige them in rotating to other staff members in the hopes of getting more favourable treatment. They get a note for their attitude. I'll contact an admin+ if the situation actually requires a solution my moderator tools cannot provide.

5. You notice a player with a name that doesn't fit our naming rules. The player is arguing that: They've used the name for several years, no one has told them to change it before, and that they didn't know it was a rule.
Ignorance of the rules is not an excuse. If I have a valid complaint of the name and they refuse to change it, they'll be given a note and then a short ban if they persist in using it in subsequent rounds.

6. You see a Maintenance Tech running around in armor and carrying a rifle. The security level is green with no threat present.
IC issue, though I keep an eye on them in case they try anything blatant.

7. You see a Squad Medic performing surgery on the planet. He claims it was because there were no doctors in the FOB.
While this should be mechanically impossible given the skill system, I'll remind him that squad medics are meant to stabilize patients only. The medevac stretchers and dropships exist to get wounded marines to a doctor if one isn't groundside.

8. 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'd try to spur both sides into a decisive conflict by using subtle messages on both the aCO and the queen, or via central command/queen mother announcements if they are available.

9. The round ends, a MARINE starts shooting a hostile CLF member and the CLF member Adminhelps complaining he was killed after the round ended.
EORG does not apply to humans on opposing factions, and I'll inform him as such.

10. A marine is running around disarming, punching and stealing gear at round start.
Time to remind them that roundstart disruptions are forbidden as per Rule 4, and dispense a warning and a note. If they continue to persist, a ban is in order.

11. A marine has killed another marine. When you ask him why, he said it was because the other marine had punched him.
Sounds like improper escalation to me. Depending on his note history, I'd give him a warning and a note if it's his first offense and escalate it to a ban if he's pulled this sort of thing before.

12. An issue arises that requires Admin+ abilities.
If no one with the requisite rank is available in-game, I'd ping them via Slack.

13. 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.
So long as the racism is indeed 'minor' and not maliciously targeting a player(s) in particular, it's to be left as an IC issue.

14. A marine opens fire at round start in briefing killing multiple marines and instantly logs off.
My priority is to get the round going smoothly again. Aheal the wounded, and then apply a note, a ban, and file for perma.

15. You see a player playing a xeno larva/chestburster run towards the frontlines and die.
While there are some exceptional cases where a larva is genuinely disoriented or unlucky, any example that can be observed deliberately beelining towards suicide requires a warning, a note, and perhaps a ban depending on their note history.

16. You see a xeno memeing, saying AYYLMAO, REEEEEE etc in hivemind chat.
I'll give them a poke reminding them that the xenomorph hivemind is a means of instantly communicating intel on the enemy and coordinating the hive, not a channel for LRP memes. Warning and a note.

17. A xeno player calls the shuttle a "dropship". A different xeno player complains to you that it's metagaming/failRP to call it a "dropship".
The in-game hivemind chat is an approximation of a an alien psychic network, and so human terms are permissible for the sake of easy understanding. No action needed.

18. A Command staff player at briefing near round-start mentions there are aliens on the planet.
If they're specifically referring to the xenomorphs, they get a reminder that the USCM is unaware of the xeno threat and receive a note.

19. A Marine kills another Marine on the EVAC Pod to take the last spot and claims it was RP as he was saving himself.
I would have to review the logs leading up to the incident. If it is indeed RP'd out, I'll let it slide. Otherwise, he gets a warning and a note, with a ban if necessary.

20. You see a fellow staff member give wrong information in an Adminhelp or incorrectly enforcing a rule.
I'd use msay to correct them in a manner that doesn't undermine their authority in the eyes of the playerbase.

20a. You see a fellow staff member abusing his powers in-game.
I would compile my evidence on the abuse and raise it to his corresponding staff manager.

21. You see a player talking in OOC chat about what he did with your mom last night.
Have a CM day! Unless he's breaking Rule 1, I leave it to other staff to take action if they deem his behaviour excessive.

Any additional information you'd like to add?
I tend to be very concise with my words, so feel free to press me for additional details or how I would respond to other scenarios.

[ThesoldierLLJK]

Answers are fine and I don’t think you’re a trouble maker from my experiences with you. I just want to be a jerk and steal awans job.

So just three little hypothetical questions for you

1. A player ahelps that a predator has murdered them and they were innocent prey.

2. A player ahelps that a xeno slashed him into paincrit then dragged him through flames and left them in the flames to burn

3. A player ahelps that they are stuck under the tank as a xeno and can’t be rescued. An admin teleports the xeno and you get another ahelp alleging that the admin just abused his powers.

[Tetrino]

Answers are fine and I don’t think you’re a trouble maker from my experiences with you. I just want to be a jerk and steal awans job.

So just three little hypothetical questions for you

1. A player ahelps that a predator has murdered them and they were innocent prey.

2. A player ahelps that a xeno slashed him into paincrit then dragged him through flames and left them in the flames to burn

3. A player ahelps that they are stuck under the tank as a xeno and can’t be rescued. An admin teleports the xeno and you get another ahelp alleging that the admin just abused his powers.

1. 'Innocent' prey is prey nonetheless. Unless the player was unfit to be hunted due to being severely wounded or a noncombatant, the predator is just going about business as usual. That being said, I am admittedly not too familiar with the deeper intricacies of the predator honour code and will brush up on that by reading past player reports.

2. This can be construed as a deliberate husking attempt. I'd notify the xeno to avoid that particular tactic, with a note and a warning to be given if they persist.

3. Given that it takes a very rare combination of circumstances for the tank to run a xeno over and not be able to finish the job, it's unfair to end that xeno's round by leaving her stuck indefinitely. If the player found my explanation unsatisfactory, I'd invite them to submit a staff report.

[Sleepy Retard]

I like your answers to the app, and you're relatively maybe an alright person all round. +1 for that.

1. 'Innocent' prey is prey nonetheless. Unless the player was unfit to be hunted due to being severely wounded or a noncombatant, the predator is just going about business as usual. That being said, I am admittedly not too familiar with the deeper intricacies of the predator honour code and will brush up on that by reading past player reports.

2. This can be construed as a deliberate husking attempt. I'd notify the xeno to avoid that particular tactic, with a note and a warning to be given if they persist.

3. Given that it takes a very rare combination of circumstances for the tank to run a xeno over and not be able to finish the job, it's unfair to end that xeno's round by leaving her stuck indefinitely. If the player found my explanation unsatisfactory, I'd invite them to submit a staff report.

Since soldier stole someone's job, I'll steal his stolen job:

1: Whitelists are a player report problem

2: Shoving a dude through fire is pretty much fine. If you're a queen or a rav, you know fire is bad. You also know fire doesn't hurt you. Might as well use it. As any other xeno, you know it also hurts you - and you also get hurt by shoving people into the fire.

3: yeah p much.

[Snypehunter007]

Answers are pretty smooth, almost as smooth as my mod app back in the day.

Some good research was put in for this with smooth answers, so I'll give this a +1.

[ThesoldierLLJK]

Since soldier stole someone's job, I'll steal his stolen job:

1: Whitelists are a player report problem

2: Shoving a dude through fire is pretty much fine. If you're a queen or a rav, you know fire is bad. You also know fire doesn't hurt you. Might as well use it. As any other xeno, you know it also hurts you - and you also get hurt by shoving people into the fire.

3: yeah p much.

What he said, but still it got you thinking. +1

[NethIafins]

Since everyone thinks it's Awan's job (it was actually initially mine XD )

1. You see a xenomorph run into frontlines and die. Queen ahelps that this was a pure random suicide. You found that Xenomorph player disconnected instantly after dying.

2. You see a player breaking into secure armory round start to pull additional weapons from there.

3. You are handling adminhelp but it seems you don't know exact ruling on said situation. No help is present at the moment to tell you correct answer.

[Tetrino]

Thanks for the endorsements and feedback. Rest assured I'm not looking to steal anyone's job.

Since everyone thinks it's Awan's job (it was actually initially mine XD )

1. You see a xenomorph run into frontlines and die. Queen ahelps that this was a pure random suicide. You found that Xenomorph player disconnected instantly after dying.

2. You see a player breaking into secure armory round start to pull additional weapons from there.

3. You are handling adminhelp but it seems you don't know exact ruling on said situation. No help is present at the moment to tell you correct answer.

1. Given the fragility of some castes, this can be difficult to verify. I'd check with other observers to gauge the dead xeno's intentions, and if it proves inconclusive, I'd leave it with a note for future scrutiny.

2. That there's powergaming. I'll give them a warning to cease and desist and leave a note, with a ban on the table if they don't back down.

3. As stated above, my priority is to ensure the round proceeds as smoothly as possible. In the absence of easily accessible precedence or an immediate response on Slack, I would err on the side of restoring conditions to how they were before the situation arose, with aheals and warnings as necessary.

[Frans_Feiffer]

As it has become a recurring theme, i’m gonna steal that “Friendly” guys job this time around. Everyone else has already interrogated you, and I personally have no gripes with your responses to the questioning. Any complaints I may have can be easily dealt with during your trial, and I believe you’d have no issues learning the art of Moderating, as your responses show you put a decent bit of thought into them before responding. You’re decently active both ingame, and on here, plus you’ve given us no reason to assume you’ll cause troubles, so all signs point to me giving you my +1. good luck Brother, here’s to seeing ya on the team!

[NethIafins]

Alright, besides answer 3 I like everything

Answer 3 is too short for my liking

+1 from me

[Tetrino]

Duly noted, and many thanks. May I know what you would prefer to see in an answer to #3?

[NethIafins]

Primarily I wanted to know how you would handle stuff after you received info on that incedent but round is long gone

[Tetrino]

I see. In the aftermath, I would make a note of the correct ruling on Slack for future reference, so that others don't repeat my dilemma. If my call at the time turned out to be incorrect, I would contact the affected players and apologize to them.

[awan]

Since everyone seems to assume it is my job.

Other staff members actively discuss a player in mchat. You think the dialog is going a bit too far.

There I also posted a question.

[Tetrino]

Since everyone seems to assume it is my job.

Other staff members actively discuss a player in mchat. You think the dialog is going a bit too far.

There I also posted a question.

I would address the staff members with my concerns, as I believe we should be able to put aside personal differences and grudges for the health of the community. If a consensus can't be reached through the discussion and I am still dissatisfied, I would raise the matter to the relevant staff manager.

[awan]

Sure have my +1 treat it well though.

[Mizari]

Hmmm, I like you're answers for sure

Eh, you can have my +1

[Omicega]

Not sure what the above post means about registration dates considering Tetrino's forum account dates back almost a year.

You're a competent and reasonable guy and I like the straightforwardness of your answers. +1

[RobBrown4PM]

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2. The ship has a breach to space and a bunch of players have died or are dying as a result.
Given that this shouldn't be possible barring an event or a bug, I would check on msay if any admins sanctioned this. If not, I would plug up the breach using whatever tools are available and aheal those who's been harmed by it. If unable to resolve it myself, bump it up via msay or Slack.

Good, though if by some miracle involving space magic and luck, anything destroyed via a Pred explosion should be left as is

4. A player is being very rude to you in Adminhelps and requesting to speak to an Admin+ staff member.
So long as the problem warranting the ahelps are addressed, I have no need to oblige them in rotating to other staff members in the hopes of getting more favourable treatment. They get a note for their attitude. I'll contact an admin+ if the situation actually requires a solution my moderator tools cannot provide.

Negative. Players don't have the right to pick and choose which staff they deal with. If the player is unhappy with your answer(s), remind them that they are free to post a staff report on the forums

5. You notice a player with a name that doesn't fit our naming rules. The player is arguing that: They've used the name for several years, no one has told them to change it before, and that they didn't know it was a rule.
Ignorance of the rules is not an excuse. If I have a valid complaint of the name and they refuse to change it, they'll be given a note and then a short ban if they persist in using it in subsequent rounds.

Fine, however, check the players notes and ask the player which staff gave them the green light for the name. If the player has any further debate on the issue they can appeal it on the forums. Also, check with that staff and see if they did indeed give the green light for the name, if this indeed the case then the player should be able to have the name, unless it is over ruled by a superior. Just remember that the player has to change their name should you ask, or any moderator and above ask.

14. A marine opens fire at round start in briefing killing multiple marines and instantly logs off.
My priority is to get the round going smoothly again. Aheal the wounded, and then apply a note, a ban, and file for perma.

Don't file for perma right away, unless of course the player has a history of this type of behavior, or has a laundry list of notes. That isn't to say a hefty ban shouldn't be given out.

19. A Marine kills another Marine on the EVAC Pod to take the last spot and claims it was RP as he was saving himself.
I would have to review the logs leading up to the incident. If it is indeed RP'd out, I'll let it slide. Otherwise, he gets a warning and a note, with a ban if necessary.

Within reason, it's fine for Marines to kill another to save them selves should they be in this situation. That isn't to say they shouldn't be insta killing. A little bit of RP would go a long way in this case"

20. You see a fellow staff member give wrong information in an Adminhelp or incorrectly enforcing a rule.
I'd use msay to correct them in a manner that doesn't undermine their authority in the eyes of the playerbase.

If it's incorrect information you can correct them, however, should you be faced with a situation where in which a staff enforced a rule incorrectly, you shouldn't be questioning that staff. Throw it up the chain of command and let your/their superiors handle it.

All in all good answers. +1, nothing here that can't be ironed out during the trial process

[Kavlo]

App looks good overall and responses in comments seem good.

+1.

[RobBrown4PM]

I would address the staff members with my concerns, as I believe we should be able to put aside personal differences and grudges for the health of the community. If a consensus can't be reached through the discussion and I am still dissatisfied, I would raise the matter to the relevant staff manager.

Ehhhhhhhh, depends. Honestly, I'm a firm believer in observing and reporting. Throwing it up the chain of command allows you to get back to your job and creates 0 drama for you and the team moving forward.

Let the system deal with this stuff.

[Ghostdex]

I like the application and the replies, +1 from me.

[Maddog_1977]

Active and friendly player, good responses. +1

[Imperator_Titan]

Accepted. Reference your inbox for further information.