z a n e b o t - Moderator Application

[z a n e b o t]

Byond ID: z a n e b o t

Colonial Marines Character: Randal "Wilks" Wilkerson

Age: 18

Gender: Male

Timezone: Eastern Standard

On average, how many hours are you available per week to moderate? Usually a couple hours everyday so at the least probably around 12-14.

Do you have any previous experience in being staff (not just SS13)? Yes, on a lot of other games like garrys mod serious roleplay and various forum roleplays.

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

What are the 3 biggest servers you play on besides CM? I used to play on TG and that was it.

Provide links to any previous Colonial Marines applications that you've made: N/A

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? TGstation for metagame a couple years ago when I first started playing SS13 which has since been appealed.

Are you familiar with the chat program Slack (its use is required)? Yes.

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.

Check the players notes, PM both sides for their parts in the story, and check the logs for anything that can point to it either being intentional or just an accident. If it was clearly griefing apply a note and 3 day ban. If it was an accident, explain to them how to toggle the safety on so it doesn't happen again and keep it as an IC issue.

2. The ship has a breach to space and a bunch of players have died or are dying as a result.

Check the logs for the cause of the breach, to start. If it was a valid issue like a dropship crash or predator self-destruct leave it be. If a player caused it intentionally, aheal anyone damaged or killed by it and then check the notes of the player who caused it. PMing the player and issue a 24 hour ban. If the players notes show previous griefing like this ramp the ban up anywhere from 7 days to a perma, depending on how severe the notes are.

3. You see a player walking around the ship naked and clearly lost.

Alert a mentor of the player if any are on and if not pm them myself and see if they need help or not. If they are new, link him/her the wiki and the guide for their role. Answer any questions they might have.

4. A player is being very rude to you in Adminhelps and requesting to speak to an Admin+ staff member.

Assure the player that the staff team is here to help and make sure the server continues to flow smoothly and alert an admin+ of the situation and that the player wishes to speak with them. In the event that there's no admin+ staff members on, I would inform the player that I'm going to handle his case. In the event that the player continues acting in a rude manner I would further warn the player and issue a note and 3 hour ban if it continues.

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 inform the player that the name still doesn't apply to the rules and another staff member might have just not taken note of it before hand. I'd let them know they need to change it next round.

6. You see a Maintenance Tech running around in armor and carrying a rifle. The security level is green with no threat present.

This is classified as an IC issue and should be handled by the MP's.

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 first check the players notes to see if they have any prior history of metagaming, if they do I would apply a note and a 24 hour ban. If it's the players first offense, I would simply warn them and add a note. Noting that squad medics cannot physically perform surgery in the game.

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 would subtle message the CO with anything along the lines of "Perhaps it's time to push, the enemy seems to be dwindling."

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.

I would explain to the CLF member that EORG only applies to people on the same team, and that CLF and marines continue to be hostile even after the round ends.

10. A marine is running around disarming, punching and stealing gear at round start.

Watch the marine for a while, since this would be a common IC issue at the start, unless the marine begins taking measures up a notch like beating other marines close to death. After checking logs to see if this is an isolated incident or part of RP I would issue a note and a 3 hour ban.

11. A marine has killed another marine. When you ask him why, he said it was because the other marine had punched him.

I would get both sides of the story by pming both marines, and checking both of their notes. If the player had broke the improper escalation rules and it was their first offense, I would warn them and add a note. If they had done this before, I would add a note and a 24 hour ban. In either event I'd heal the dead player.

12. An issue arises that requires Admin+ abilities.

I would inform an Admin+ of the issue and allow them to deal with it. If no admin+ is available I would try to ping on one 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.

I would inform the player that minor racist comments are allowed and assure him that they are not directly targeting him behind his character. I would deeply apologies if he feels offended and tell him it's simply a part of roleplay.

14. A marine opens fire at round start in briefing killing multiple marines and instantly logs off.

I'd start by checking his notes of previous incidents and apply a 7 day ban with a file for perma as well as adding a new note. I'd heal everyone affected by it.

15. You see a player playing a xeno larva/chestburster run towards the frontlines and die.

I'd PM the player and ask why they did it and check their notes. If they don't have a VERY good reason and have a note history with similar cases I would job ban them from xeno. If they did infact have a good reason, I would simply add a note and let them know doing this can result in a job ban from xeno.

16. You see a xeno memeing, saying AYYLMAO, REEEEEE etc in hivemind chat.

I'd apply a note and let them know that this is very low quality rp and to stop. If they continue to do it or have previous notes of the same issue I'd apply a 3 hour ban.

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'd explain to the player that it's not against the rules to refer to things as their marine names and explain that the hivemind is simply a translation of the hivemind to english.

18. A Command staff player at briefing near round-start mentions there are aliens on the planet.

I would PM them and explain that the marines have no prior knowledge of aliens at roundstart and check their notes. If this was a first offense, I would simply warn them and apply a note. If they have a history of similar issues I would apply a command job ban.

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 PM both players to get their sides of the story and then check logs. If the situation was roleplayed out correctly, I would leave it as an IC issue. If the player simply ran up and shot the marine, I would add a note and a 3 hour ban.

20. You see a fellow staff member give wrong information in an Adminhelp or incorrectly enforcing a rule.

I would inform the staff member they might have given the wrong information or they are incorrectly enforcing a rule. I would then tell them what the correct information or action to take would be.

20a. You see a fellow staff member abusing his powers in-game.

I would note the date and time, take screenshots, and inform their senior member on slack.

21. You see a player talking in OOC chat about what he did with your mom last night.

Do nothing, just ignore it.

Any additional information you'd like to add? I know I'm not very well known but it never hurts to try and apply. I can always reapply down the line. Thanks!

[Emeraldblood]

Like the answers for 20(a). I like to check those ones as it's not one you just read the rules to answer. Your other answers aren't bad either. If I remember, I may toss a few other questions out later, but I usually don't. Good luck on the application.

[z a n e b o t]

Like the answers for 20(a). I like to check those ones as it's not one you just read the rules to answer. Your other answers aren't bad either. If I remember, I may toss a few other questions out later, but I usually don't. Good luck on the application.

Thanks! Looking forward to your other questions.

[frozentsbgg]

Your Answers Seem Good.
I wouldn't mind seeing the small problems I have with your app fixed in your trial!
Happy +1

[Solarmare]

As far as 14 goes a perma isn't needed unless it's repeated behavior, and with 15 if the larva was in an unfortunate situation such as bursting by marines there isn't too much issue or a note needed.Not to many issues otherwise and any could be worked on in a trial so I'll give this a +1.

[Sir Lordington]

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2. Dropships shouldn't be breaching anymore. Other than that, all good.
4. Players are not entitled to choose who handles their issues so unless the issue actually requires and Admin+ to handle it you really don't need to alert them.
5. Remember to note it.
10. We're still cracking down on roundstart sheananigans. Knowing that, how would you act?
14. What would you do if his note history was empty?

There's a couple of procedure issues with ban progression and usage of notes/logs. Nothing that can't be polished during the trial period but I'd like you to address the two questions I pose above.

[z a n e b o t]

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10. We're still cracking down on roundstart sheananigans. Knowing that, how would you act?
14. What would you do if his note history was empty?

10. Knowing that I'd warn them instantly to knock it off and apply a note and if further actions continue I would give them a 3 day ban.

14. Well, what I wanted to say before was to check his notes and apply a 3 day ban if no other incidents occurred, but there really isn't a logical way for anyone to do this without it being blatant griefing, so I settled for making it a 7 day but thinking back on it I don't think I would file for perma and instead just have it as a 7 day. If he did somehow manage to get unbanned from doing it before or had notes of incidents like it before, he's most likely just a griefer in general and I would apply a 7 day ban and file for perma. In my eyes, I don't believe I should give any leeway on a ban like this when it's such a clear case of griefing. I hope I made sense with this.

[Sir Lordington]

I think you escalate your ban times way too quickly. Keep in mind the ban progression of 3hours>1day>3day>7 day and you should be fine. I'll give this a +1 for trial.

[Imperator_Titan]

I'd like to toss you into a scenario,
Say that you're an alone full mod (You have access to jobbans, aheals and etc.) moderating the server when suddenly, you receive an ahelp by a marine, Unga McDunga.

He says that he's been "griefed by the sniper specialist Sniper McSniper" and decapitated.
When questioned, he says that Unga McDunga ran into his line of fire and got hit in the head and decapitated while he was trying to snipe some xenomorphs off in the distance.
After you check the logs, you find out that Sniper McSniper has infact hit another 7 people, 2 of which were also decapitated. You also find out that Sniper McSniper has only hit 2 xenomorphs in total.

How do you respond? Would you leave this IC or deal with it and if so, how?

[z a n e b o t]

I'd like to toss you into a scenario,
Say that you're an alone full mod (You have access to jobbans, aheals and etc.) moderating the server when suddenly, you receive an ahelp by a marine, Unga McDunga.

He says that he's been "griefed by the sniper specialist Sniper McSniper" and decapitated.
When questioned, he says that Unga McDunga ran into his line of fire and got hit in the head and decapitated while he was trying to snipe some xenomorphs off in the distance.
After you check the logs, you find out that Sniper McSniper has infact hit another 7 people, 2 of which were also decapitated. You also find out that Sniper McSniper has only hit 2 xenomorphs in total.

How do you respond? Would you leave this IC or deal with it and if so, how?

I would start by observing the SnipeyMcsniper and checking his notes to see if he has had any notes or bans regarding excessive friendly fire as well as checking with the other players he's hit to see if they think it was intentional or not. If his notes were clean I would continue by watching him play. If he's actually making an effort towards shooting his rifle towards xeno's and not friendly firing on purpose I would PM telling him to carefully fire his shots and to avoid hitting any more marines as he's already hit 7 and killed 2. I would leave it as an IC issue and add a note to watch for his excessive friendly fire. If he's obviously aiming for other marines on purpose I would PM and ask him why he's intentionally shooting other marines after sleeping him to avoid other people being shot. After hearing his response I would apply a 3 hour ban and possibly a job ban on specialist, and I would also aheal the person who reported it and depending on hearing the other players sides of the story I would aheal them if needed. If he's had past notes on the same thing or has been banned for the same thing I would give him a 3 day ban with a note and a specialist job ban.

[slc97]

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