BLUNTFORCE420 - Moderator Application

[BluntForce420]

Byond ID:
BLUNTFORCE420

Colonial Marines Character:
Tal 'Underscore' Ravis

Age:
20

Gender:
Male

Timezone:
EST (GMT-4)

On average, how many hours are you available per week to moderate?
~20 hours.

Do you have any previous experience in being staff (not just SS13)?
I was moderator on an active Discord RP server for 6 months.

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

What are the 3 biggest servers you play on besides CM?
Oracle, Yogstation

Provide links to any previous Colonial Marines applications that you've made:
CO Application, Accepted - viewtopic.php?f=142&t=16570

Are you currently a staff member elsewhere (not just SS13)? If so, where?
No.

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?
Yes - Permabanned on Yogstation in March of 2016, Appealed and Unbanned - https://forums.yogstation.net/index.php ... ther.9709/

Are you familiar with the chat program Slack (its use is required)?
No, but I'm willing to learn.

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.
When dealing with issues like this, it's important to note the context. Misfires in the Req line are not usually malicious in intent and can happen to anyone, new player or veteran, and it'd be fair to simply ask them why they did it/what happened and note them if necessary. But, if they have a note history of randomly shooting people at round start/griefing/improper escalation, a timed ban/further escalation may be necessary.

2. The ship has a breach to space and a bunch of players have died or are dying as a result.
It's incredibly unlikely that the ship will breach to space, but if it actually does somehow happen, get the breach sealed and aheal those affected (unless it was part of an event or a Predator detonation).

3. You see a player walking around the ship naked and clearly lost.
Call for a mentor. If one is not available, ask the player if they need help and if so, help the player by linking them the quickstart guide and answering any questions they might have about game mechanics and/or RP.

4. A player is being very rude to you in Adminhelps and requesting to speak to an Admin+ staff member.
Tell him that they aren’t entitled to speak to an Admin unless the issue very specifically requires someone with Admin+ powers or authority, and if they continue to harass me, tell them to Have a CM day!

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.
Tell them that it’s okay and they won’t face severe punishment for it, and that I only wish for them to change their name to something more reasonable next round, or if possible, get an Admin+ to rename them to what they want to be renamed to. Apply a note with regards to their original name and that they were told to change it.

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. Improper uniform offenses should be handled by the MPs and/or anyone with authority over the MT (CO, XO, CE, etc.).

7. You see a Squad Medic performing surgery on the planet. He claims it was because there were no doctors in the FOB.
Impossible. Squad Medics are mechanically prevented from performing surgery.

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?
Subtle message whoever is in command of the Marine side and tell them that the aliens are on the verge of defeat. 30 marines, as in actual marines and not shipside staff (and assuming they’re in fighting condition), should be more than capable of killing 4 aliens to end the round.

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.
IC issue. It isn't technically EORG unless it’s explicitly friendly fire.

10. A marine is running around disarming, punching and stealing gear at round start.
Roundstart shenanigans are now against the rules. Tell him to cease if the issue persists, and escalate punishments from there as necessary.

11. A marine has killed another marine. When you ask him why, he said it was because the other marine had punched him.
Check his note history to see if they have a prior history of improper escalation. If not, tell him about the escalation procedure and apply a warning, but if so, look into applying a short timed ban as necessary.

12. An issue arises that requires Admin+ abilities.
Try to get an Admin ingame, either via Slack or Discord.

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.
Predominantly an IC issue, but tell the person doing it to try and tone it down a little.

14. A marine opens fire at round start in briefing killing multiple marines and instantly logs off.
Check their notes to see if they have a history of griefing. If there is sufficient precedent for this behavior, file for perma, if not, apply a 3-to-7 day ban as necessary.

15. You see a player playing a xeno larva/chestburster run towards the frontlines and die.
Combat larva warrants a jobban from Xeno, unless the player is blatantly new and could not have known any better.

16. You see a xeno memeing, saying AYYLMAO, REEEEEE etc in hivemind chat.
Tell him to stop the low RP as Xeno, check note history and apply a warning/jobban as necessary.

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".
Hivemind is intended to be a translation of a Xeno’s thoughts into English, so it is not metagaming/failRP for Xenos to call the shuttle a dropship. Inform the player ahelping it as such.

18. A Command staff player at briefing near round-start mentions there are aliens on the planet.
If it is a no first contact event, then take no action. If not, tell them they aren't allowed to do that and not to do it again. Check note history and apply a warning or potentially even a jobban as necessary.

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.
IC issue.

20. You see a fellow staff member give wrong information in an Adminhelp or incorrectly enforcing a rule.
Let them know that the information was incorrect, give them the correct information, then allow them to rectify their own error.

20a. You see a fellow staff member abusing his powers in-game.
Gather evidence and talk to a staff manager about it.

21. You see a player talking in OOC chat about what he did with your mom last night.
Ignore it unless it is blatantly in violation of the "No 18+ Content" rule.

Any additional information you'd like to add?
Bottom text.

[ThesoldierLLJK]

Top text

I know you’re a bit of a goof sometimes but you’re not a player who causes issues. That being said I just wanna ask a few extra questions tal:

1. Why do you want to become a moderator

2. A survivor with a shotgun has shot at a cloaked predator at random, and the predator shoots him with a plasma stun and goes to town with his sword. The survivor ahelps that the predator broke the honor code.

3. A player ahelps that he is stuck in the brig during a xeno invasion/delta alert

4. A player keeps spamming prayer with “God are you there, please help me” and “God why won’t you answer me”

[BluntForce420]

1. Why do you want to become a moderator

Ghostdex advertised that CM was looking for more moderators.

2. A survivor with a shotgun has shot at a cloaked predator at random, and the predator shoots him with a plasma stun and goes to town with his sword. The survivor ahelps that the predator broke the honor code.

I would tell him that the pred did not break the honor code because he (the survivor) shot first.

3. A player ahelps that he is stuck in the brig during a xeno invasion/delta alert

I would consider it to be an IC issue, unless they were free to go/being processed and abandoned in the brig. I'm not sure if I'd be allowed to help them, and so I'd probably consult with other more experienced people in msay or on Discord/Slack or something before doing anything like deleting doors, but in my view, someone who is free (timer ran out) or was left handcuffed in the lobby as Xenos land deserves some kind of helping hand.

4. A player keeps spamming prayer with “God are you there, please help me” and “God why won’t you answer me”

Reply with "Hello, what do you want?" and maybe spawn a cookie.

[ThesoldierLLJK]

Answers

1. But why do you want to be a moderator, can you just elaborate on that for us?

As far your answers go
2. Although you can say that, at the same time you will have someone argue that they were worthy prey because they had a gun. If you're confident in your answer, you can always say if you feel he really did violate the guidelines, make a report.

3. I like your thought process, but there's nothing wrong with sending a Subtle Message to an MP to remind them that they left a prison in the brig doomed to die

4. You can't really spawn items, and if someone is spamming prayers with stupid things, you can tell them to stop/mute them

I'm leaning towards +1 until you can answer for everyone why you wanna be a mod besides Ghostdex advertised it.

[BluntForce420]

1. But why do you want to be a moderator, can you just elaborate on that for us?

I've been playing for >1 year now and I feel as if I could fairly and consistently handle the more common issues that I've seen through my time playing this game. I spend a lot of time on CM or with the CM community anyways, so I feel like I could do something more productive ingame or in Discord/on the forums since I'm usually around anyways. Once Ghostdex advertised that they were looking for moderators (there's a lot of tagged moderators on the discord, which is why I didn't want to push my application through since I didn't think they were looking for more), I figured it was worth a shot.

[ThesoldierLLJK]

I dont have any issues with you joining this gaggle of goons

Godspeed
+1

[Adralimas]

Never had any problems major problems with tal ravis before, Always struck me as competent and has a good attitude.

Application is fine too with no major issues or concerns, I think they would be a pretty good fit for the team!

I'm down for giving them a shot at trialmod. +1!

[Mizari]

I'm going to give you a +1 from me as well, seen you online and had no issues from you.

I think you could be molded into a good moderator.

[VortexGaming]

+1 From me, Active and such. Nothing a trial wont work out in general.

[Ghostdex]

Top text.

Good application save for the lack of colors.

1. A player ahelps that they accidentally activated a grenade in the req line, they have a previous note for doing this exact thing half a month ago, what do you do?

2. A marine ahelps that they got stabbed to death by another marine after they grabbed a rifle from the floor, how do you proceed?

3. You notice two marines are fighting in extended bunks but you dismiss it however not long afterwards two squads are fighting in briefing, what do you do?

[Bibiex]

My experiences with the person have been pretty positive, active ingame. Answers are fine.

I have a minor issue with a recent note that you received. I’m confident that you would make an excellent moderator however.

+1

[TheMaskedMan2]

Name I recognize as a regular, no major issues come to mind regarding you, application looks fine, but I think any major issues could be worked out over a trial.

Pretty much in agreement with everyone else here.

+1

[BluntForce420]

1. A player ahelps that they accidentally activated a grenade in the req line, they have a previous note for doing this exact thing half a month ago, what do you do?

Unless the situation was blatantly griefing (and I have seen this in the Req line), give them the benefit of the doubt that it was an accident unless they have a history of griefing or improper escalation, especially since they themselves are ahelping it. Frequently, accidental activation of a grenade in the Req line is due to lag, such as a frozen screen, and lag can be fairly constant depending on where the person lives. Such factors are frequently out of the player's control, and so I would simply note "ahelped regarding an accidental grenade activation in the Requisitions line" just for future reference.

2. A marine ahelps that they got stabbed to death by another marine after they grabbed a rifle from the floor, how do you proceed?

Ask them for the other marine's name or check the logs to find out. Ask the other marine what they were doing and why in order to get the full picture. Stabbing to death may be slightly excessive in terms of retaliation, but if the situation was properly escalated, then I wouldn't proceed with punishment. If it was improperly escalated, apply a warning and a note for the offending marine based off their previous note history, if applicable.

3. You notice two marines are fighting in extended bunks but you dismiss it however not long afterwards two squads are fighting in briefing, what do you do?

SM anyone with authority (CO/XO/SO/CMP/MPs) that there's a fight going on in briefing and that the flasher might be useful, assuming they aren't already present and trying to stop the fight. Escalate further with mod powers only if there are no MPs or if no one decides to do anything.

I have a minor issue with a recent note that you received.

Context for this note (assuming we're thinking about the same note, the masterkey incident was totally an accident and I have no idea how I hit that dude) can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1qnJXHbH6s

I wanted to see if I could do anything to make it less vague, since I was informed the note only reads "borderline ERP" without context.

[Frans_Feiffer]

Everything I feel needs to be addressed has been, your responses were not too shabby, and I agree with the others. I think you deserve a shot, and I wouldn’t mind seeing you in Msay I guess. So with that, here’s a +1. I trust you’ll use it well.

[Ghostdex]

Unless the situation was blatantly griefing (and I have seen this in the Req line), give them the benefit of the doubt that it was an accident unless they have a history of griefing or improper escalation, especially since they themselves are ahelping it. Frequently, accidental activation of a grenade in the Req line is due to lag, such as a frozen screen, and lag can be fairly constant depending on where the person lives. Such factors are frequently out of the player's control, and so I would simply note "ahelped regarding an accidental grenade activation in the Requisitions line" just for future reference.


Ask them for the other marine's name or check the logs to find out. Ask the other marine what they were doing and why in order to get the full picture. Stabbing to death may be slightly excessive in terms of retaliation, but if the situation was properly escalated, then I wouldn't proceed with punishment. If it was improperly escalated, apply a warning and a note for the offending marine based off their previous note history, if applicable.


SM anyone with authority (CO/XO/SO/CMP/MPs) that there's a fight going on in briefing and that the flasher might be useful, assuming they aren't already present and trying to stop the fight. Escalate further with mod powers only if there are no MPs or if no one decides to do anything.

Answer 1is good. For answer 2 if the situation was improperly escalation you should consider an aheal. As for the answer to question 3, SMing is good but 2 squads brawling at round start isn't something we want happening so you should be taking OOC action against them via warning or the like. Anyways decent answers and app +1 from me.

[Elcheba]

Looking at the answers to the questions people asked in the comments you seem to have a good understanding of the rules.

Although you've got two notes this month (one for LRP and one for "borderline ERP" wich after watching the video you posted i wouldn't consider it ERP.), i don't think these issues are too serious and they can be hammered out during your time as a trial.

Just remember that as a moderator you are held to a higher standard of conduct and too much LRP can bring you problems. +1

[Emeraldblood]

I'm willing to give him a shot as long as he acts responsibly while moderating. Titan still makes the final call.

[taketheshot56]

Lets be real about tal, while he may get notes once in a while and does silly stuff. He is still a good player.
Good attitude, never salts. A good understanding of the rules and a good app.

I say we give him a chance. +1

[Bancrose]

I hope you get the shot at it.

Active Player, Not a Retard.

+1

[Kavlo]

Cool guy and can definitely handle the role even if he is a degenerate at times.

+1.

[Kerek]

Yeah, Tal's a good member of the community. His answers on the application are fine, and his responses are fine too. +1

[RobBrown4PM]

I am ok with this, Tal is a great member of the community. I believe he will add a lot to the team. +1

[Imperator_Titan]

This is probably a big mistake but hey, if karmac was a good moderator, I suppose I could give you the benefit of doubt too.

Accepted, check your inbox.