Mizari - Moderator Application

[Mizari]

Byond ID: Mizari

Colonial Marines Character: Aaron 'Rogue' Larson (Mainly play Xenomorph)

Age: 26

Gender: Male

Timezone: GMT +0

On average, how many hours are you available per week to moderate? 15 +, Most at the weekend but I can put in an hour or two each week day also.

Do you have any previous experience in being staff (not just SS13)? Yes, Former CM Moderator.

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

What are the 3 biggest servers you play on besides CM? I only play on Colonial-Marines.

Provide links to any previous Colonial Marines applications that you've made: viewtopic.php?f=69&t=7113&p=76243#p76243

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? Yes, I have been Job Banned for Ghosting at round start in December (Medical)

Have you ever been banned for more than 24 hours on ANY server? If so, which server, when, and what for? Only play on Colonial Marines, the other servers are too trollish for me.

Are you familiar with the chat program Slack (its use is required)?: Had to use it last time I was a Moderator here.

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.
A - Seeing how MP's have already detained the Marine, I'd let them handle it IC'ly unless it was in direct violation of Rule 7 then I'd shoot the player a message, asking him the reason behind his shooting. Whilst doing this I'd check the players notes and gather as much information as possible. Depending if its a first offence and the reason for shooting was directly in violation of rule 7, I would either issue him an official warning or a temporary ban but circumstances can be different so all depends on what has occurred.

2. The ship has a breach to space and a bunch of players have died or are dying as a result.
A - I don't believe this is possible with the current setup but glitches do happen so if that was the instance, seal the breach and if possible teleport the players back inside and heal them. Whilst doing this I'd also investigate how this happened and take the necessary steps to ensure it doesn't happen again. Either by reporting it as a bug or issuing a player with disciplinary action pending if it was with malicious intent.

3. You see a player walking around the ship naked and clearly lost.
A - This is an IC Issue more than anything and should be dealt with as such but I would keep an eye just in case and if he is about to do something wrong, ask him if he requires help. I'd provide him with as much information as possible and also direct him to the Wiki to learn more about the game mode. Everyone's new at one point so we just have to be as patient as possible with them.

4. A player is being very rude to you in Adminhelps and requesting to speak to an Admin+ staff member.
A - Well this can be a frequent occurrence if someone does not agree with a decision you have made but I believe I'd direct him to make a Staff Complaint via the forums but also notify my superior of the situation in case they want to step in and talk with the person. Following protocol is key to this I believe.

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.
A - I'd explain to the person calmly why this rule is in affect and direct him to the server related rules. Sympathize with the player about the issue but try to explain to the best of your ability the rule. I'd also maybe offer some alternative names for the player they might enjoy.

6. You see a Maintenance Tech running around in armor and carrying a rifle. The security level is green with no threat present.
A - This is an in-character issue and should be dealt with by Military Police. This use to be a rule in regards to having weapons on you with regards to your specific profession but I no longer see it on the rule list.

7. You see a Squad Medic performing surgery on the planet. He claims it was because there were no doctors in the FOB.
A - Explain to him the rule about Medics performing surgery and explain theoretically why a Medic would have very limited knowledge in regards to performing surgery. I'd Also check his notes and issue him with a warning for this.

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?
A - Either Use the Queens Mother Psychic to get things moving or USCM Command via orders to try promote the round progressing. This way we are not interfering too much and we will progress the round further.


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.
A - Delay the round end and speak with all players involved to find out if this was in error or what. EORG may be applied here if it was intentional after round end but I'd have to speak to both parties first before coming to a conclusion.

10. A marine is running around disarming, punching and stealing gear at round start.
A - This is in direct Violation of Rule 7 and is clearly griefing. I'd start by PM'ing the player and ask him what he is doing before checking his notes. Depending if this is a first offence or not, he may be issued with a temporary ban if his answer is not good enough or his notes show a history of doing such an act.

11. A marine has killed another marine. When you ask him why, he said it was because the other marine had punched him.
A - Check the damage log and try get the other Marines side of the story. Either way, this could of been an accident and a misclick so I'd check both players notes and investigate it fully before either issuing the player with a warning or a temporary ban depending on the outcome of the investigation.

12. An issue arises that requires Admin+ abilities.
A - If there is an Admin online, I would try leave it for them to handle but if there was an alternate action I could perform to lessen the Admins workload then I'd look at doing that.

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.
A - If its in IC then there really isn't much we can do except advise the player to either handle it IC'ly by contacting MP's or moving away from said player. Explain that the rule only applies to OOC racism and the steps he can take to avoid these encounters.

14. A marine opens fire at round start in briefing killing multiple marines and instantly logs off.
A - This is obviously intentional and I'd proceed by checking the players notes and issuing a ban for breaking rule 7. I'd then heal all Marines involved and let the round progress.

15. You see a player playing a xeno larva/chestburster run towards the frontlines and die.
A - PM the player and ask him what he was doing, this may have been an accident as they have just spawned in as an Alien. If its an accident, I'd take no disciplinary action but if it was intentional I'd check the players notes and issue him with a warning or ban depending on his history.

16. You see a xeno memeing, saying AYYLMAO, REEEEEE etc in hivemind chat.
A - Pm the player and ask him to try not use acronyms in Hivemind chat and try keep it as realistic as possible. Its nothing Major and most players would apologize and not do it again.

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".
A - PM the player calling the shuttle a dropship and explain that most Xeno players call the shuttle a Bird because they are somewhat primitive and dont fully understand the technology of what Marines use or what they are called.

18. A Command staff player at briefing near round-start mentions there are aliens on the planet.
A - Contact the Player and remind him that he has no knowledge of Aliens at that time and cannot disclose such information, doing so is considered Metagaming. I'd issue him with a warning and quickly make an OOC Remark that Marines Do NOT start with the knowledge of aliens on the planet/location.

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.
A - This I would class as Rule 1 or rule 7, being a dick and I personally wouldn't tolerate that. I'd direct the player to the server rules and check his notes. He would more than likely be issued with a temporary ban.

20. You see a fellow staff member give wrong information in an Adminhelp or incorrectly enforcing a rule.
A - Mention to the fellow staff member the correct information but if absolutely necessary, involve my supervisor to ensure the staff member is aware of the correct information.

20a. You see a fellow staff member abusing his powers in-game.
A - Contact my Supervisor immediately and do not engage with the fellow staff member as I do not have abilities to deal with said issues.

21. You see a player talking in OOC chat about what he did with your mom last night.
A - Ignore it mostly, players can joke around a lot but if it got to the point he was offending others with his comments then I'd PM him directly and ask him to refrain from said comments as some may find it offensive.

Any additional information you'd like to add?: If accepted this would be my third time as Staff and I'd like the chance to be apart of the staff team again. Thank you for reading folks!

[NethIafins]

Regarding you answers:
8. Do not jump straight into queen mother message, especially if admins are around.
9. This all should be disregarded. We ban for EORG so quickly extactly to not have to delay round. And iron bears are antagonists to USCM so they can shoot each other
10. Too harsh... It almost always can be passed onto MPs. If there are no MPs then this is a different story
12. How you will contact them?
17. If they want to call it dropship, they can. Hivemind translates everything
19. Too harsh, also didn't check if it was roleplayer
20. No need to push it to supervisor unless it is something really serious.
20a. This part is proper though

I expected better from Ex-staff member. You are a bit too harsh at some points. All that can be fixed with trial but my heart lies at neutral position

[Mizari]

8 - I think this all depends if admins are busy or not but yes, I could agree with this yes.
10 - Indeed, I agree with your thinking here.
12 - Via Discord or slack.
17 - I was unaware of that so that's my mistake.
20 - This would only be if the staff member continued to keep giving out false information, sorry I was perhaps not clear about that.

Other than that, you've brought up some good points and I'll keep them in mind.

[Sir Lordington]

Customary review thingy in addition to what Neth said above.

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1. Randomly shooting someone is always a clear violation of rule 7 as it implies there was no reason behind the shooting. Other than that, it's fine.
3. You should probably contact a mentor here.
5. Remember to make a note.
10. Make sure this is actually an OOC issue and the marine has no reason to be doing this.
11. Elaborate on this please. When would you ban and when would you warn?
15. Make sure to note it when in doubt.
19. Killing another player for a spot on the evac pod is fine as the marines are in a dangerous situation that is immediately life threatening if there is no other option for them to evac.

[Skysoldier]

I think neth and lordington given the general review of the questions.

Ex-staff, a bit of a plus, but many things have changed since the last time you were in here I believe.

You seem to have a general understanding of what to do and how the system works, although the answers seem lackluster and lacking some details.

I'll be on neutral leading to +1, if you can provide more details to other answers and maybe some enthusiasm that would satisfy me.

[Mizari]

in relation to Sir Lodington's questions:

3 - I did think about contacting a Mentor also for this question also but I wanted to show that I was enthusiastic to help out but yes, Contacting a Mentor would also be a choice.
11 - Depending on the outcome, for example if the player has a history of griefing I would more than likely issue a ban as its a repeated offence or if the player attempted to lie to me about the situation and the damage logs proved different. I believe in those instances I would issue a ban. However if it was genuinely a mistake I would issue them a warning to be more careful as in the other Marine has low health and one bullet would of killed him. Using a gun to win a fight is a bit extreme.
15 - Sorry I was perhaps not clear, when I say I would warn him, I meant I would also note it on the player.
19 - I was unaware that we allowed that now but that could be down to myself mainly playing Xenomorph so I will keep a note that this can be allowed if Role-played correctly.

I hope these answers provide more insight for you.

Skysoldier:

Indeed a lot of things have changed from when I was last Staff and we operated quite effectively before with most things being Zero tolerance at the time but I am more than happy to adjust to the new regime of things if I am accepted.

[Grimcad]

Between Neth and Lordingtons probing you have answered all questions well enough. You've shown that you can handle some criticism constructively as well. While some things have changed since you were a mod I have no doubt in my mind that you will do a good job. Any wrinkles there are can surely be smoothed out during your trial.

+1

[Mizari]

I appreciate your support Grimcad and indeed I think I would get more familiar with how things are done now with a trial again but I can only hope.

[Solarmare]

A few more things I want a response for and to note.

4 If they continue to be rude and seem to have no intention of stopping despite a warning?

8 You can't use ares or high command announcements as a moderator.

15. If they have a previous note on suicide?

16. Note this, we're trying to prevent xeno from becoming OOC again.

[Mizari]

4 - If they continue to be rude and seem to have no intention of stopping despite warning, issue a temporary mute and add it to his notes.

8 - Was an old feature where Moderators could.

15 - Depending on how long ago it was, I'd slap him with a temporary ban for griefing as sometimes this can mean Xenomorphs may lose because they rely on that one larva. Explain the situation to him and how it affects the other players in general so he understands why this cannot be tolerated if it was intentional.

16 - I'll keep that in mind but yes, I'd like to keep Xenomorph from being OOC.

[Cry of Wolves]

The others seem to got most of the areas covered, so do you mind answering this one? It's a problem that isn't touched in the questions but still happens occasionally.

"You see a Carrier and Drone placing walls and eggs around the LZ before the marines landed, how do you proceed?"

[Mizari]

Assuming you're referring to round start? If thats the case then I'd proceed by deleting the eggs and walls as this could be considered metagaming and warn the players for said offence after adding/checking their notes.

[Solarmare]

Currently neutral on this at least, a fair amount of things have been pointed out and I want to see you put that into practice.

As far as 4 goes you can simply ban them if they continue to be rude, you're not there to take abuse or deal with someone being a dick about things. Mutes aren't also great as they need to be removed and they typically deserve a ban anyway if you feel one has to be placed.

And as 15 goes if there are already is a note on this it means he's already received a warning that means what you're saying, if you think they've intentionally killed them self as a larva despite that you can place a xeno ban as they've already received a warning on that matter.

I'd like to see a response with a revised set of answers to the issues that were raised with your app, should be a simple tthing if you've actually accepted the feedback so far.

[Mizari]

I'm aware of the issues raised with my Application and have responded to each issue that was noted I believe with a revised Answer. If theres something in particular you want me to answer more so, I'd be happy to. I dont believe I'm allowed to edit my original post as it mentioned I only had 1 hour to make edits after posting.

Indeed with Rule 4 I can agree that I could just issue a ban but I have a pretty think skin however if I found it was offending others to an extent then yes, I believe a temporay ban could be used to ensure that this sort of thing doesn't happen again.

As for 15, I was unaware Xeno Bans were a thing nowadays but if that was indeed an option I could use that to prevent players griefing on the Xenomorph side of things in relation to intentionally killing themself as a Xenomorph assuming they have already received a warning on the matter.

[ExGame]

I've been around the times when you were staff and read some of the notes/bans you've placed by random chance, and I don't see a lot of wrong with them - even if some of them were placed while different rules were in effect. Of course, as already pointed out by other staff, some questions reflect that you're not that up-to-date with current rules. In general they are okay though. That is nothing that can't be polished out, it's why we have the trial phase.

+1 from me.

[Solarmare]

A report has been lodged against you, I'd rather see that resolved before giving a vote.
And I stated a reply with your revised answers, just make another post with all the answers that you think should be different from your original application with what feedback you've received.

[Mizari]

Understandable,

As for my revised answers, very well I would gladly oblige.

3 - Contact a Mentor if one is available to help, if not, carry on with trying to assist the player myself.

8 - Contact an Admin to see if they are able to handle the round stagnating as they have the abilities to try progress it further via IC means.

9 - Disregard the incident as pointed out by an Administrator, they are both enemies to one another and not really considered EORG as its not teammates fighting one another as such.

10 - Investigate this fully, ensuring that the Marine has no reason to be doing this. I'd check his history and assuming the outcome either give him a warning and add it to his notes or if he has a history of breaching rule 7, slap him with a temporary ban.

11 - Depending on the outcome of an investigation, for example if the player has a history of griefing I would more than likely issue a ban as its a repeated offence or if the player attempted to lie to me about the situation and the damage logs proved different. I believe in those instances I would issue a ban. However if it was genuinely a mistake I would issue them a warning to be more careful as in the other Marine has low health and one bullet would of killed him. Using a gun to win a fight is a bit extreme.

12 - Contact an Administrator either via in-game, Discord or slack if possible but other than that, same answer as my original.

15 - If this was intentional and fully investigated by myself, He would receive a Xenomorph ban depending on his history unless its a first offence I may be inclined to give him a warning if it was a mistake or the player seemed new.

19 - Investigate to see if this was roleplayed correctly and gain both players side of things before coming to a decision if this was legitimate or not. I'd check the logs as much as possible to ensure I have the right information and see if both players story coincides with each other.

[Solarmare]

Overall going over the report on you, you should be aware you need to accurately know marine law as a staff member.

Beyond that you seem to be willing to learn and can handle criticism, so I don't mind giving this application a +1 now. If any other issues come up you'll have other staff members around who can help guide you on some matters.

[Mizari]

I appreciate the support Solarmare, I'll gladly take any feedback anyone wishes to give me.

[Sir Lordington]

I've been watching this thread since my comment and you've answered all questions and criticism well enough. Your report is not a huge deal, just double-check marine law.

I'll give you a +1.

[Adralimas]

Ye sure +1!

[Dumblike]

Looks like you'll get grasp of the things easily, so
+1

[Mizari]

Appreciate the support folks!

[slc97]

Accepted. Check your inbox.