Lady_of_Ravens

Yeah, but is it actually obscene and/or 18+? Nothing I said would fall outside the range of what you might find in a biology textbook, a nature documentary, or (if you prefer a slightly more extreme example that remains below the 18+ bar) shown on an episode of Rick and Morty. Are the reproductive cycles of xenomorphs or tarantula hawks something you would consider obscene or of a "sexual nature"? What about sexual orientation, intersexed people, or other expressions of atypical sexual dimorphism? How about the use of sex-related profanity? No, seriously, I'm genuinely asking. Because while I wouldn't consider the existence or mention of any of those things to be inappropriate or obscene, I also know that there are a wide variety of cultures and values represented on the internet, and there exist people would consider most (possibly all, though I did try to include at least some items in the list that really should be safe by any standard) of them to be quite objectionable. So while you can say that it's obvious or clear cut, the truth is that it's actually not. If it was obvious, I would never have brought the subject up in the first place. Which really is what my objection here is about. There's nothing intrinsically wrong with a server having a rule forbidding the discussion of anything of a "sexual nature", though some further specificity really is needed there. What isn't cool is expecting players to follow undefined rules based on the unknown cultural standards of some subset of the admin/mod population. Or well defined rules that are well known and agreed upon among the entirety of the staff but which are undisclosed and so can only be guessed at or inferred from observed judgements.

BYOND Key: Lady_of_Ravens Staff BYOND Key: YouJustGotOwened Game ID: no clue, probably not important Reason for complaint: A touch over a week ago (I have been somewhat delayed in posting this) I had an unpleasant interaction with YouJustGotOwened in OOC chat. Logs and context are available below, but the gist of the matter is that I brought up a bit of Aurora history — the fact that it used to be the position of the admin in charge of the Tajara lore (HiveFleetChicken) that Tajara have live scorpions for genitals that literally fight to the death during sex — and he took exception, forbidding any further discussion/mention of the topic. Which, okay, it's shocking, sure, but mostly in an amusing, "I can't believe that was really a thing" sort of way. It certainly isn't a topic worthy of being unilaterally blacklisted. After the fact I did some checking, just to be sure, and I haven't been able to find any server rule that this topic violates. It also doesn't fall into any of the "unwritten rule" type categories (which totally should be written, btw, but that's neither here nor there). It's not divisive, or illegal, or obscene, or any of the obvious stuff. And there's certainly nothing sexually suggestive about aliens with live scorpions for genitalia. Quite the contrary, in fact, given that this bit of lore seems to have been generated for the specific purpose of being as non-erotic (one might even say anti-erotic) as possible. So why did YouJustGotOwened forbid the topic? I'm not actually sure. YouJustGotOwened's only justification was that I "do not need to be talking about taj genitalia," which is both technically correct and not an actual reason for anything. Maybe if I had pressed the issue I would have gotten an explanation that amounted to something more substantial than an obvious deflection, or maybe he would have used his authority in a punitive manner. Either way, I would expect an admin acting in their official role to do so based on a clear, well thought out, and logical rational that could be plainly articulated. That really doesn't seem to be the case here. Thus, I'm filing a complaint. Evidence/logs/etc: Here is a log of the interactions between myself and YouJustGotOwened on this topic. For the purpose of completeness/transparency, I have also included a log of all OOC chatter during the period of this interaction. Additional remarks: I don't actually expect anything to be done based on a single complaint against an administrator who has been around for quite a while, but I also don't appreciate being "Owened" and see no reason to remain silent on the matter. If nothing else, this is provides a record that can be referenced later as required.

I'll be around this evening if that's a good time for an interview.

BYOND key: Lady_of_Ravens Discord name/id: feliscorax Borg / AI names: EmPrESS Have you read the Aurora wiki page about the AI?: Yes, and not just 8 years ago. Why do you wish to be on the whitelist?: Because I enjoy playing as the AI. Also because it is a role that often goes unfilled, and one I am good at (if a bit out of practice), but mostly because I enjoy it. Have you received any administrative actions? And how serious were they?: I have two warnings, the most recent of which was in 2017. Do you understand your whitelist is not permanent, and may be stripped following continuous administrative action? Duh.

Yes please.

Is back!

That looks like the mutant horror-form of an Ewok. Wouldn't spend ERP token.

Truly an apt low-res depiction of a horrible mass of tentacles and claws. I want to spend my ERP token on this!

Bonus points if you can "accidentally" make kitchen knife soup.

Mwahahahahahahaha!

Most brains can be deconstructed for research, let Vox join the club. Good for RPing vox dissections, too.

When in doubt ahelp it and let the staff decide if it's worthy of their attention.

It occurs to me that if there is an actual legitimate but non-emergency reason to "promote" an off-duty visitor to their normal rank, there's always the fax machine. I can see this being useful if there is, for example, a shortage of engineers or other mission-critical staff. It would be nice if there was a proper form for it, though.

I'm glad to be rid of genetics, that sub-department was a constant source of headache, but how do we make protohumans now? They're super useful for, like, all sorts of science stuff. Also, fixing aesthetic stuff with genetics can be important in ling rounds where people don't want to spend the rest of the round wearing the wrong face.

Perhaps a mechanic similar to that used for slimes in xenobiology... put the corpse on the table, cut it open, then extract pieces of meat.