Colonial Marines Character: Nikki "Sapphire" Skye / Neka Veanna
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Timezone: Eastern Standard - USA
On average, how many hours are you available per week to moderate? Busy Week: ~15 hours. Free Week: ~30 hours. Will be free for the summer.
Do you have any previous experience in being staff (not just SS13)? Nothing major.
Did you play any of the previous Colonial Marine servers? Pre-Omega
What are the 3 biggest servers you play on besides CM? Paradise. That is all.
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? Negative.
Have you ever been banned for more than 24 hours on Colonial Marines? Negative.
Have you ever been banned for more than 24 hours on ANY server? If so, which server, when, and what for? Negative.
Are you familiar with the chat program Slack (its use is required)? I have never used it, but I can easily 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.
Ask the reasoning behind the actions. If it was a misfire, then check the player notes to see if this has happened before. As long as proper escalation RP was held I would mark it as an IC issue. Should RP not have been upheld, I would issue a warning and note it down.
2. The ship has a breach to space and a bunch of players have died or are dying as a result.
First, note if it was caused by the dropship or a player. If a player, ask for the reason and if it was somehow a mistake, unlikely, note it down. If a good reason is not given I would issue a strong (3-7 days based on marine deaths) or permanent ban. If Mods have the power to spawn a wall, I would seal the hole assuming it is very small and not of RP origin. If it is a Predator explosion, I would leave it under RP actions.
3. You see a player walking around the ship naked and clearly lost.
I would PM them, asking if they are new to the game. If they are, I would then show them this link < wiki/Marine_Quickstart_Guide > and suggest they read it before they continue. I would also suggest they read the server rules < http://cm-ss13.com/viewtopic.php?f=57&t=5094 > as to not do anything they shouldn't. If they had any question after that, that they could use the "ahelp" under the "Admin" tab at the top right of the screen.
4. A player is being very rude to you in Adminhelps and requesting to speak to an Admin+ staff member.
First off I would make sure to keep cool. I would ask him to please try to be respectful and that we're only trying to help him. If an admin was on I would ask them if they wish to speak to the person, tell them the current actions current actions player and the reason they are in ahelp. If the admin/staff declined I would tell the player the admin/staff are unable to talk as of now and to please make a forum post about the current problem if they wish to continue the debate. The rude tone would be noted.
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.
I would ask them to change it when the round ends and say that even if he's been using it, it's still breaking the rules and must be changed unless gets clearance from a higher ranking staff member on the forums. I would also make sure to note this down. Should they not change it next round I would give them one more warning and put a final warning note down. If they continue I would issue a ban based on how outlying the name is / how notable the name is in breaking the rules.
6. You see a Maintenance Tech running around in armor and carrying a rifle. The security level is green with no threat present.
I would inform him that crew of the USS Almayer are to only have weapons during a code red or the case of a seen and visible threat. If the code is blue then crew are allowed to carry pistols. Armor should only be worn if you are in visable danger (ie: Xenomorphs have just crashed into the ship and you've seen/heard them outside your area).
7. You see a Squad Medic performing surgery on the planet. He claims it was because there were no doctors in the FOB.
I would inform him to please end the surgery, as well as sealing the incision made as to make sure no marine would bleed out from such wound, and that only the doctors know how to perform any surgery, even within the medical bay. I would note this down.
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?
If I have access, I would use the respected "Admin message" (being the Sky Queen Mother for Xeno and Ares v3.2 for Marines) to inform them to consolidate a force to wipe out the remaining weaker forces. In this case, I would tell the Marines something along the lines of, "Unknow lifeform levels are extremely weak. Recommended Action: Consolidating a final push to eliminate all remaining lifeforms." This done from the perspective of an AI.
9. The round ends, a MARINE starts shooting a hostile IRON BEAR and the IRON BEAR Adminhelps complaining he was killed after the round ended.
Inform to the player that Marines are allowed to shoot any hostile antagonist during the end of the round.
10. A marine is running around disarming, punching and stealing gear at round start.
I would ask for his current reasoning behind these actions. If a reasonable response is not given it will be assumed the intent was grief and he will be given a temporary ban, probably ranging between 6-12 hours depending on a number of other players affected. If a reasonable response is given, in a role play sense (which seems very unlikely), I will write down a single/final warning on the matter. Should this be a repeated offence, I would probably place a ban at 3 days. It would be re-noted down.
11. A marine has killed another marine. When you ask him why, he said it was because the other marine had punched him.
Inform him that this is an improper escalation of events. Verbal > Pushing > Brawling > Weapons. Given the other marine was killed I would have to issue a temporary ban of around 3-6 hours. This would be noted down.
12. An issue arises that requires Admin+ abilities.
I would try to contact someone with the required abilities over Byond, Slack, or any other known ways of reaching them with the issue at hand and what we require to fix it.
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.
I would inform the person that it's just all fun and games and that no offence was made to them. I would then look at the comments in question and if I fell like they may be a little too edgy I would give the person making the jokes a PM to try to keep the jokes a bit more lighthearted. This would not be noted down.
14. A marine opens fire at round start in briefing killing multiple marines and instantly logs off.
This would be a 3-7 day ban, based off the damage done. I would note this down and if the perpetrator has other marks against themselves I may request it be upgraded to a permaban.
15. You see a player playing a xeno larva/chestburster run towards the frontlines and die.
I would ask them reasoning behind the actions. If they are reasonable I'll just give them a simple warning to try to be more careful. If they died multiple times then I will note it down. If they keep dying I would give them a more firm warning to not die as a larva. A Xeno job ban may need to be given out if the acts kept up.
16. You see a xeno memeing, saying AYYLMAO, REEEEEE etc in hivemind chat.
A single time can easily be overlooked. Should they be spamming it, a warning would be given out and a note made.
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".
I would inform them that it is not metagaming and while encouraged to use more "Xeno-centric" terms, the hivemind is simply an English translation of what the Xeno would be saying.
18. A Command staff player at briefing near round-start mentions there are aliens on the planet.
I would simply give them a warning to inform them that the Marines do not know of the dangers of the mission, only the distress call. No notes would need to be made for one time. Should they continue to do this, a job ban would be issued.
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 ask if there was a build-up to the killing. Assuming there were enough of a warning and chance for the other Marine to respond, I would mark it as an IC issue. If he was shot with little chance to respond, I would inform the shooter to build conflicts before shooting. I wouldn't note this due to there being some RP justification behind it. If he was shot on the spot I would send a warning to the shoot to build up conflicts before shooting marines and would note this down as improper escalation of conflicts.
20. You see a fellow staff member give wrong information in an Adminhelp or incorrectly enforcing a rule.
I would message the staff member at fault and inform them about where they went wrong. If there was fighting back or they refused to acknowledge they are wrong I would ask a higher ranking staff member for their input on the situation.
20a. You see a fellow staff member abusing his powers in-game.
I would report this to a higher ranking staff member.
21. You see a player talking in OOC chat about what he did with your mom last night.
Obviously, I would give them a 99,999 minute ban with the reason "pwned, get gud m8." Realistically, this is between rounds and in OOC so we call all say whatever we want (unless you're bad mouthing our lovely admin/host.).
Any additional information you'd like to add?
I PMed Slc97 about it before writing this and he said to go ahead with the application. I'd be happy to help out the server that I enjoyed played on for so long and has given me some good memories.
Chibi Leon by Okand37. Huge thanks to her!
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