TheSlapDoctor Moderator Application

[TheSlapDoctor]

Byond ID:
TheSlapDoctor

Colonial Marines Character:
Fletcher Snowgood

Age:
20

Gender:
Male

Timezone:
GMT Europe/Dublin +00:00

On average, how many hours are you available per week to moderate?
~15

Do you have a Skype account (Skype is REQUIRED)?
I do.

Do you have any previous experience in being staff (not just SS13)?
Hosted and moderated Minecraft Servers back when I was a wee lad.


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

Have you had an application to Colonial Marines before?
I had a pending application for a Developer position.

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?
Nope, zero discipline needed.

Common Staff Situations:
Write a description of what you would do in each situation (BELOW) the situation. If you start it on the same line, I'll assume you can't follow directions and auto-decline your application.



1. A player is firing his weapon in the briefing area near the start of the round.
I would check what the player is firing at. If it's vandalism/destruction of property it's to be handled IC by MPs. If the player is firing on Sulaco Crew, I would freeze all players involved and ask each of them (but mostly the shoot-ee) for their account of the incident. While waiting, I would check the logs to see if the violence was properly escalated.

If the violence was warranted, I would unfreeze the players and let it be handled IC. If the player was griefing, I would issue a short ban and check the player's notes to see if this was a regular issue. If it was, I would suggest a permaban to one of the admins.


2. The Sulaco has a breach to space.
I would firstly repair the breach to stop it from having a large effect on the round. Then, I would investigate the logs to find the cause of and party/parties involved in the breach. Player(s) responsible would be contacted to determine whether or not the breach was intentional. Regardless of intent, the player(s) would receive a note. Unintentional breaches from players with no history of troublemaking would receive a warning. Repeated/Intentional breaches would receive a short ban.


3. The marines want the nuke codes because they claim they are losing too many marines. There are currently 4 aliens and 20 marines in your /who.
Inform the marines that I cannot distribute nuke codes, only head staff can. I would then issue an alert from MOTHER, giving an estimate of the number of Alien remaining, to prompt Marines into action without resorting to OOC comms.


4. A Sulaco researcher has made several napalm grenades and hands them out to marines. One of the marines throws the grenade into Logistics. There are no admins or other moderators online.

As with question 1, the incident would be investigated as lethal griefing and all parties would be asked for summaries. If the violence was escalted properly, the Marines would be informed that Napalm is a banned substance on the server and all Napalm grenades would be removed if possible. The Researcher would also be informed of this, to help prevent further issues. Obviously, any parties with a history of griefing, or those who threw grenades in order to grief would receive short bans and be suggested for permabans. The Researcher may also receive a job-ban if warranted. All parties would be given notes regardless of intent.


5. A played is starting to talk about the things he did with your mom last night over Ahelp.
Given the delay between Ahelps, it's unlikely to be much of a disruption. Besides, my mother is a saint. I would ignore the bait, and mute the player if they persisted.


6. You notice a marine with a name that doesn't fit our naming rules.
I would let the player know that their name is a breach of the server rules. If possible, I would ask them to choose a new name, and would change it for them. (I had this done for me on Baystation 12, I do not know if it's possible here). If not possible, I would ask them to change the name before re-joining the server for their next round. If the player ignores this advice repeatedly, a short ban will be issued to get the point across.

6a. The marine is arguing that: They've used the name for several years, noone 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. I would tell them that the rules apply regardless, and again ask them to change it.


7. You see a Sulaco Doctor with an M41A rifle strapped to his back running around the briefing area. There are wounded in medbay, and the other doctor is in surgery.

Inform the Doctor that civilians are not allowed to carry assault weapons. I would instruct the Doctor that he is required to treat the wounded in Medbay. I would then check the player notes, and add a note explaining this incident. If the player has a history of disregarding the Doctor-specific rules, a job-ban would be appropriate.



8. You see a Squad Medic performing surgery on the planet. He claims it was because there were no doctors in the FOB.
I would tell the Medic that the lack of Doctors on the FOB is an element of the game, designed to add challenge and risk. I would then explain that a squad medic is IC incapable of performing surgery, and is never allowed, regardless of context, Again, a short ban or job-ban may be appropriate for repeat offenders.


9. The round is stagnating. There are 30 marines and 4 aliens. The marines won't leave the Sulaco, and the aliens won't attack. What would you do, to "encourage" the sides to engage each other?
I would again use MOTHER to prompt the Marines to assault, without using OOC comms.


10. The round ends, and a marine starts unloading his weapons on other marines.
Short ban, three hours for End of Round Grief.


11. A marine who has recently awoken is using soap to slip other marines.
I would ask the Marine to stop, as they are breaking rule 0. Repeated offenses would lead to a short ban.



12. A marine has killed another marine. When you ask him why, he said it was because the other marine had punched him.
The Marine would receive a short ban, but before issuing it I would make sure to explain the concept of proper escalation of violence, and remind them that they are playing on a MediumRP server.




Any additional information you'd like to add?
I currently have a Dev application pending, and would be willing to accept the position and also perform moderation when online. I spend a lot of time simply observing rounds, so it would fit in well with the way I play.

Also, my timezone would allow me to be online during low-pop rounds, and much of the time I play I see there are no staff present. I could be useful here, to keep an eye on rounds that would go unmoderated.

[Lostmixup]

You seemingly got rid of the timezone spot on your app by the way. The app was pretty good; however, you can only be either a dev or a mod. Dev's get moderator powers, but their focus is game development not moderating the server. You should make it clear which position you want to go for.

[SASoperative]

If you could do some minor fixes such as your timezone and whatnot also you need to decide on if you want to be a dev or a mod so yes. what is stated above

[TheSlapDoctor]

Well I'm willing to do either, but I would prefer the Dev position.

My Dev app was submitted at the start of this month, and I don't know how long I'm to wait for a decision.

I'll add my timezone now.

[Lostmixup]

Well I'm willing to do either, but I would prefer the Dev position.

My Dev app was submitted at the start of this month, and I don't know how long I'm to wait for a decision.

I'll add my timezone now.

Dev applications take notoriously long.

[TheSlapDoctor]

Dev applications take notoriously long.

I'm not really in any huge rush, I've other stuff I can work on in the meantime. Still, if you're in need of responsible moderators, I'm available, and can maybe change to dev later or something. Just lemme know.

[SASoperative]

Look you gotta take a pick so for now this is being denied. if you already have a dev app pending than there you are mate.