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Why would a state-of-the-art ship have stowaways? It's not immense, where would they live? The ship isn't some city-sized behemoth with hidden compartments and everybody would likely know eachother, plus all crewmembers are registered on the records system and all of them hold occupations or are registered as passengers. Where would the stowaways live? The more questions you ask, the less it makes sense. All persons are registered, making stowaways impossible Food, drink and rest would require you to use a dormitory's shared facilities, and the other 4 people living there would notice a literal nobody hobo in their private kitchen. Cryogenic storage registers the persons sleeping in it, and it would surely alert security if a person without any registration used it, leading to you being unfrozen and arrested This is an idea that makes no sense from a lore prespective at all. Besides that, I think it's a bad idea and a literal copy from Baystation, which is cringe. Aurora isn't meant to be bay with a different setting + civillian.

Zhao has been entertaining to talk to. I have spoken with them several times and they are well acquainted with the server lore, and good roleplaying practices. They've also been good at understanding station procedure and corporate regulations. You've been playing as the HoS, which is the role that requires the most tactical and strategic knowledge of combat and crisis management. If you were playing HoP, CMO or any other command role, it'd be fine, but you must pay attention to the mechanics of the game itself and how things play out in-game when you engage in combat. I've seen you die two consecutive rounds, with the rest of the team staying alive and finishing the job. Since you're very important (can open armory, call evac, status alert etc) and the leading figure for the team, your death will often throw the rest of sec and the station into disarray. Combat as the HoS is not forbidden by any means, but make sure you are very confident in what you are doing before you engage in firefights. I'll now give you some specific feedback on the two consecutive rounds I have observed you for, both ending in your death but with the rest of security managing to capture the antags or secure the station. The first one was with engaging the armed traitor in maint. You should never ever engage in super heavy firefights there. He was carrying a rifle and had the drop on everyone. Unless there is a super critical reason or you have confidence in capturing them, you shouldn't wander into maint due to its super narrow corridors, darkness, maze-like layout and the presence of hazards such as windows to space, poor ventilation and fuel tanks. While that makes firefights way more lethal, it applies to both sides. About the other one where you got slammed with a PEAC, make sure to wear proper equipment for firefights like specific armor. You should always make sure to know where the enemy is and what they are doing, along their equipment. If I was correct, a firefight broke out in the cargo warehouse and things exploded leading to a lot of deaths (i think it was monkeys with bombs on them?) Again, you are not always in a hurry. Don't be afraid to retreat if a situation gets bad or you don't know what you are going into. You outnumber the antag, and they are the ones who have to result to guerilla warfare and hit-and-run tactics, not you. Concluding, I don't have an issue with you and I think you're a good roleplayer. Just make sure to get more acquainted with the mechanical aspects of the HoS role specifically and how certain situations play out, and I am sure you will be fine. Don't let stress get to you in bad situations and remember that as security, you likely always have the field advantage. With that said, I'll be dropping my +1, you'll learn with time and make a good commander.

I couldn't edit the post so I am doubleposting. Here's the relevant screenshot, I found it by looking at my folders. This was when the engi was approaching and you went deeper into maint after that

I played the HoS Shortly after I left cryo, I already had a weird interaction with the engineer (i forgot their name), they stared at me and called my name, running at me, then they dropped the conversation and walked away. I found it strange, but didn't pay much attention. When I was in the kitchen, eating waffles, I saw the maintenance door to the hallway open, and you talking in Solarian to the engineer, before you went deeper into maintenance and they left the tunnel, turning to directly face me. They stuttered, then whispered to me that they have a bomb, and that they were being forced to kill me. I took them to security to be interrogated by the investigators, and asked you to come for a search, as I thought you had been blackmailing her. After the search turned out empty, I let you go and turned my sights towards other suspects, as the engineer said they had been made to do it by a member of the Trinary when the interview concluded. The AI tells me you broke into secure storage, and prints the pictures in sec's photocopier. I begin looking for you, since you likely had the AI's upload board, and then the round ends without me finding you anymore. TL;DR - The whole reason I was suspicious of you is because you talked to them in the tunnels 5 seconds before they went at me and broke down in the kitchen. I posted an image below to clarify what I saw, this was not taken live and I took it on a random round and scribbled on it. The maint door was open and you two were talking at pretty much the tile I marked down. I don't have any more comments unless it involves me administratively

@RyverStyx His SCS is around the 7.6 mark. He has spent quite some time in the Federation, graduating with a Bachelors in Law then Criminology. After that, he served in the Qukala for about twelve years, honorably leaving the service after volunteering due to a small reduction in the number of officers at that time, deciding to leave due to seeing his assignment slowly shift into a dead-end for his career. Finding himself aimless and without many relationships to tie him down, he decided to set out in search of a prestigious job outside of the Federation. He set out towards the Sol Alliance, but didn't manage to secure a job that satisfied his standards in the Middle Planets. Moving out to Biesel, he joined NT and worked investigating small-time corporate fraud. After a vacancy in the Aurora, he applied to his current position, hoping to soon embark in the Horizon and shift his career upwards.

BYOND key: Flpfs Discord Username: FloppaFan#9462 Character names: Claire Tarson Swan Nicholas Xuoiqul Toqu Cayla How long have you been playing on Aurora?: About two years? Have you received any administrative actions? And how serious were they? Yes, Warning for going AFK, november of 2020 Please provide well articulated answers to the following questions in a paragraph each. What do you think the OOC purpose of a Head of Staff is, ingame?: The purpose of a Head of Staff is both to serve in a leadership role, by coordinating their subordinates in their department, and also communicating with the other heads to form a coherent response to problems that arise. They also have a mentor side, and are responsible for knowing most if not all of their department’s mechanics, and are also expected to teach apprenticeship roles if possible. What do you think the OOC responsibilities of Whitelisted players are to other players, and how would you strive to uphold them?: To make rounds entertaining by encouraging roleplay, and being an example in following the server rules, playing along with antag gimmicks when plausible and keeping salt both ICly and OOCly to a low level. Could you give us the gist of what is currently happening in Tau ceti and how it affected your character and their career? The most recent events, especially the embassy bombing by anti-federation agents and the arrival of the refugees with the creation of the Starlight Zone, has put a strain on Ti’ri, who is now more than ever pressed to prove his loyalty to both the SCC and to the Jargon Federation. With the unveiling of the Horizon, he sees it as an opportunity to slowly shift upwards in the corporate cogs, moving towards more middle management positions. What roles do you plan on playing after the application is accepted? Head of Security, Corporate Liaison, Head of Personnel Have you familiarized yourself with the wiki pages for the command roles? Yes Characters you intend to use for command or have created for command. Include the job they will be taking.: Qu'ke Ti'ri - Head of Security Do you understand your whitelist is not permanent, and may be stripped following continuous administrative action? Yes Have you linked your byond account to the forums? Yes Extra notes: None

To start of regarding the server rule, since this is a player complaint, i.e. "Characters must be believable, and well-rounded. No insane or psychotic characters. No Mary Sues. (Over the top characters, characters who know too much, have no weaknesses, etcetera.)" I personally believe that Claire is believable and well-rounded. She does not, as an example, have mental breakdowns and randomly start killing people or screaming over radio, which is what I interpret the rule as designed to prevent, not to stop people from playing mentally ill characters. I'd like to ask for the messages sent from several months ago about the microwave and EMP stuff to be disregarded as they are not relevant anymore. I have already been spoken to because of it. Deliberately using this to make my character look bad and like they went unpunished is unfair. > "I cant help but feel like Claire is breaking the no insane character rule fairly regularly. Her behavior is unhinged, spouting conspiracy theories and speciesist/racist remarks regularly." I don't know why you think specism means a character is insane. Claire is xenophobic, yes, but this has never interfered with her in-game behavior or interactions with other characters. She also partakes in conspiracy theories, yes. It is not a violation of the believability rule to be a conspiracy theorist, and there have been several other characters who have been conspiracy theorists. Just because she is mentally ill it does not mean that it's unbelievable for Claire to believe in these. - Regarding the screenshots posted by you, I'll reply to each one of them below, then I'll reply to what Ryder said. About the lithium in the drinking water, yes, she said that recently. I don't see how that breaks the insanity rule, though. About the "brain turn into frying pan", it's common sense that drug use causes damage to the body and brain, as my character said. When I talked about the "toxic sludge affecting genetics", if you look at the full conversation in context, my character commented that heavy metals affect the development of fetuses and how it leads to bad health in the impoverished population of Oran who don't have access to clean water. Many organizations, including the World Health Organization, have published peer-reviewed studies that heavy metals such as lead and aluminium cause brain damage (which is pretty much common knowledge; heavy metals = bad) and other disabilities in children. Example: https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/336875 About tajara specism, I don't really have anything to say, it's the relay and people have been specist there before. - And now, regarding what I assume led to you making this complaint, the conversation about brain implants that we had yesterday, fully in-character. You did not post the full conversation and context, but rather only parts of it. My character stated that brain augmentation is dangerous and can lead to brain damage, and she has also stated that brain damage causes loss of memories and is generally irreversible, a valid concern. My character has also spoken about the dangers of hacking those implants and how unsafe it can be. Your character—not you—resulted to appealing to authority by saying my character is not qualified and invented studies which do not exist in lore. I don't see how this is an OOC issue, considering how we had a normal in-character argument and we parted our separate ways by agreeing to disagree. How is the contents of this screenshot a violation of the believability rule? Regarding Ryder's complaints, I find it appalling that you are somehow implying that I am OOCly racist from my IC statements. I have regularly seen your characters, which I have never interacted with before, act in a hostile manner to me, simply because you, as far as I can tell, OOCly dislike me. Your character, Saturna Hellas, as an example, has called my character a "bomber" without even knowing anything about Claire or interacting with her. Your other character, Leo Raszeur, has openly written in the relay chat a call for my character to be lobotomized, and that a "cattlegun should be put through her fucking brain". I have never acted ICly or OOCly in any hostile way to you to warrant that reaction. On a separate issue which is more fit for a lore team issue, your character has repeatedly claimed that lobotomies in Dominia are common, and that your character which suffers from schizoaffective disorder, was considered for the procedure. This is all avaliable in the relay-chat channel, the main one. I am aware that this complaint is about me, but how can you accuse me of harmful stereotypes, when you yourself are partaking in one? > "the average schizophrenic is an exceedingly normal person." What makes my character abnormal? Is Claire not allowed to be schizophrenic and paranoid at the same time? It's literally a symptom of schizophrenia. Regarding stereotypes, mental illnesses are not able to be objective because all people have different symptoms, even if mostly similar. What makes my interpretation of schizophrenia wrong and someone else's right? Am I supposed to replace one stereotype (if I was playing one; this is just for example) with another? Wikipedia even states "There is no objective diagnostic test; the diagnosis is used to describe observed behavior that may stem from numerous different causes." Claire has never acted erratically or criminally in-game, and her strange behavior is because, well, everybody's online and they love to talk shit. A lot of Claire's relay posts are hyperbole on purpose and exaggeration for humor, and she does not act like this at all in game. It is possible to be schizophrenic and to shitpost on a chatroom at the same time. Correlation does not imply causation

Wigs are a cool addition, but please please do not let species wear wigs that aren't theirs. For me atleast, it feels very LRP for a human to wear unathi horns or cat ears and reminds me of the baystation boosters, which are extremely cringe. Wigs are nice but just make human hairstyle ones only

I am dropping here my +1. I don't believe Farson is a good fit for CMO not due to your IC behavior but just lack of mechanical knowledge, which can be learned. At the present moment, I definitively believe you could pull off captain or HoP. You are OOCly competent for those roles and open to feedback, and I have spoken with you both in game and in discord. You play mature characters and I haven't had bad interactions.

Leaving my -1 here. I've regularly seen your character on about four or five rounds, Sil Aclipsa, powergame and do chemistry as a physician. This wasn't even a one off thing, you once went as far as to make dexalin plus and peridaxon without being a pharmacist. If you can't obey one of the server's core RP rules, which is to not act beyond your character's IC capabilities even though you have OOCly knowledge, why should you be entrusted with a whitelist that grants you great power over other players?

Hi, I liked your contributions to the overall lore of the server, and I think you'd be a great fit for the role of unathi dev, I've always enjoyed talking to you about many topics in the lore and the overall server. You are dedicated to what you do and it's always great to see somebody who really has a passion for lore apply as a dev. I just have a question for you... What was the biggest project in lore you have contributed, in your opinion? And what will be your next big project, if you already have any idea of it?

Sorry, I've suddenly been swamped in work so I can't really dedicate time to lore right now, I will be withdrawing this application and wish good luck to the others, I might reapply properly when a new spot opens and I have enough time.

I believe that skrell lore is in good health right now, I don't believe anything needs a large rework. With that in mind, I plan on working on further expansions to the lore with the current developer, my personal ideas being more expansions to the daily life of Skrell, such as more sports and media. My overall plan is to add more things for Skrell to talk about on the station, like movies they have watched. I want to expand on the Idols part a bit too adding idol Skrell in sports like swimming and hobbies like singing or chess so that it can be commented about, and that they can have fans, generating some nice roleplay. It'll probably come with a few cool loadout items like a lunchbox or a plushie.

Ckey/BYOND Username: Flpfs Position Being Applied For: Deputy Lore Developer Have you read the Lore Team Rules and Regulations wiki page? Yes Past Experiences/Knowledge: I used to DM for a group in DnD. Examples of Past Work: None Additional Comments: I've really liked reading through skrell lore, and I can work on adding new features to the codebase if needed.

Some habits carried over, yes. Azorisk is excessively paranoid when alone at night. This has led to him placing several locks on his door and always spying out of the window, every so often. He's tried to hide this new side of him to the folks back home, and maintains a false façade of bravery to more traditionalist sinta, lest he appear weak. Currently he's been struggling with staying in tune with his original values and he's gonna try to figure out who he really is and how he fits as a sinta into the larger Spur outside of the Hegemony, unrestricted by the social rules back home.

BYOND Key: Flpfs Character Names: Swan, Jack Mayfly, Ernesto Zhao Species you are applying to play: Unathi What color do you plan on making your first alien character: A shade of grey, probably light grey. Have you read our lore section's page on this species?: Yes Please provide well articulated answers to the following questions in a paragraph format. One paragraph minimum per question. Why do you wish to play this specific race: I liked the unathi lore after interacting with players in-game. I particularly liked reading the section on honor and the different wasteland clans. Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: Their society is much different from Humans, based on concepts like honor, which is integral to an unathi's reputation, and clans, which almost every unathi is a part of. Physically, they are much more stronger than humans and their presence is more imposing. Their politics also has the clash of the Traditionalists and the Hegemony, and there are also interesting specifics like the life of unathi in Dominia. Their economy is also different, working on a guild-based system with patronages rather than the human megacorporations we are used to. Character Name: Azorisk Ozeuoi Azorisk was born in 2436, to a small family on the outskirts of Darakath. While his father fought in the Contact War, his mother worked as a healer, and always emphasized the pursuit of knowledge to her son. While the war raged on, Azorisk took on an interest in tinkering with old devices, sparking an interest in everything that beeped or clicked. Often times going to visit the junkyard nearby, he took things apart simply to see how they worked, and learned how to work with simple, mechanical tools. Sadly, this wouldn’t last long, as he would soon be conscripted as he came of age, to fight on the frontlines, as his father did. The fighting dragged on, and they were pushed back all the way into their home city again. As Darakath fell, Azorisk and his family defected, managing to flee to a deserted part of the wasteland. Abandoning all that he knew and loved, they were confused and lost, but hope wasn’t gone. The family decided to join clan Ozeuoi to survive, and Azorisk used his talent to serve his clan, building and repairing generators, balloons and turrets. While the work was tiring and the wasteland was hostile, Azorisk found a strong sense of community there, and particularly enjoyed the company of the dionae that worked alongside him. A believer of Th’akh, he thinks that eventually Moghes will be returned to its original state as intended by the ancestors, after much hard work. After some time in the clan, he was approached by Hephaestus Industries representatives looking for new talents to hire into the company. Encouraged by his family, he decided to obtain formal education and leave the planet for now, so he could send money back to them and support the clan. Azorisk was ecstatic at the opportunity, seeing it as a chance to finally become an accomplished individual and as a way to obtain prestige, making his family proud of him. Moving to Tau Ceti for his studies, he resided in district eleven due to the cheap housing. Working odd jobs on shuttleports with less than optimal conditions, he had to give it his all to make ends meet and have a little extra to send back after it all. Suffering some culture shock due to the diversity of Biesel, he distrusted IPCs, seeing them as simply pieces of machinery that were treated too seriously, and preferred to speak to other sinta he met and a few dionae, sometimes visiting the Eternal’s temple for conversation. Perhaps enjoying the comforts of modern life too much, he adopted habits that would raise eyebrows back home, such as taking a liking to canned goods and sweets. After lots of sleepless nights, Azorisk finally graduated, and was hired by Hephaestus to work around Biesel. Enjoying his new-found employment, Azorisk takes a good view upon Hephaestus and sees it to be as a benevolent corporation in the Spur, one that treats its workers well. Being shuffled from small jobs such as shuttle repair and maintenance, he proved his experience enough to be selected for a position aboard the NSS Aurora. What do you like about this character? I like that he's been changed by his time in Tau Ceti, it's gonna be interesting to see him talk to other sinta and what they think about it. How would you rate your role-playing ability? I think it's good enough, most of the time. Notes: None

ayo this is a sheesher, i really liked the concept of Camarillas and the Merchant Navy, it will create interesting RP for synthetics and revitalize the faction. this has a +1 from me.

1 - Elep's questioned their loyalty after speaking to skrell born on Mars who never gained Federation citizenship, believing that the Federation should accept all skrell regardless of birthplace, and that the background checks required to obtain citizenship were arbitrary and oppressive. They've had to explain why they still supported the Federation to non-skrell, stating that despite the Federation's flaws, skrell should still unite to make their homeland a better place and should be proud of it, no matter where they are. 2 - My skrell's stereotypical about Unathi, perceiving them as prone to violence, picking this up after talking to humans on core worlds during their travels. Regarding what they think of humans, they see them as the best ally skrellkind could have. They had positive interactions with most humans they spoke with, and were treated kindly aboard the submarine they worked at. 3 - They like playing ping-pong, learning it after being taught by their shipmates on Europa. They also enjoy watching movies, particularly ones from Venus, and they listen to moisture wave. 4 - Due to them moving around a lot, they haven't formed many strong relationships. They had a workplace rivalry with the other skrell aboard the submarine, a navigator, after they were called lazy and lackadaisical.

I've updated the app, I believe the format's correct now

BYOND Key: Flpfs Character Names: Swan, Jack Mayfly, Ernesto Zhao Species you are applying to play: Skrell What color do you plan on making your first alien character: A lighter tone of blue. Have you read our lore section's page on this species?: Yes Why do you wish to play this specific race: I like the species and find the lore interesting, I particularly liked the parts on how the wider Federation works and the different eras of Skrell. Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: Differently from humans, Skrell are sexless and never developed the concept of gender, and prefer to form romantic unions rather than marrying. Skrell express emotions through voice, movement, psionics and use of their headtails, rather than facial expressions. They also possess psionic capabilities, being influenced by psionic wakes, and being able to enter the Srom when they sleep. Character Name: Elep Oxurg Elep Oxurg was born in 2411, making them a part of the Radiant Era. They were raised in Plebu, Aweji’s industrial hotspot. Their Qrri'Myaq is an electrical engineer, and worked in many projects around Plebu, employed by Qerr'Zolvq, and their Qraa'Myaq is a surgeon, having studied at the Aloise University. Oxurg is a receiver, and they’re part of the Xiiori ethnical group, tending towards Axiori characteristics. Oxurg is a devout follower of Qeblak, and after they finished kindergarten, they decided that the best way to see the universe was by exploring themselves, instead of just seeing it through holograms. Encouraged by their family, they obtained an education in navigation and reactor engineering, completing their training at the young age of 42. Setting out to explore the stars, they explored Solarian space mostly, and decided to stay in Europa for a while, finding the planet’s vast ocean environment beautiful. They worked as a reactor engineer in a medium-sized scavenging submarine for a while, before leaving Solarian space due to the fracturing of the Alliance. Attempting to continue their quest to explore the galaxy, they decided to venture next into Biesel space, citing a curiosity to see other alien races face to face. To cover for costs until they can travel elsewhere, they decided to stay in Mendell for a while, working with NT as an engineer. Life outside Federation space has changed them, making them more trusting of humans in particular, taking a great liking to Venusian media, it’s stars and glamour after they’ve visited the planet. However, they still remain distrustful of synthetics as before, believing their emotions are simply simulated to better fit in with other species, and that their actions have secondary, more perverse motives. Oxurg someday hopes to return and visit their home planet, having positive views of the Federation and agreeing with its ideals. Their credit score sits at a 6.2 but has been slowly rising due to their positive behavior towards the Federation on social media. What do you like about this character? I think that the character's liking in exploration will be interesting, and I will be able to roleplay with other people talking about planets I have visited, along with discussing cultures and seeing other species. How would you rate your role-playing ability? About a seven to eight out of ten. Notes: None

I really liked talking to Rusty in game and interacting with you and in my opinion, we need more players that roleplay like you do. While I haven't seen you around a lot, I still believe you can become staff even with your short playtime, so I will be leaving you my +1.

Danse is one of the persons I enjoy interacting the most in the Aurora community and I have never had a negative OOC interaction with him. His dedication to human lore is a breath of fresh air and I am frankly excited to see what he will bring to the table with his unique ideas. +1

Right, sorry for the delayed reply, I was busy I felt like I was being targeted due to, how I perceive it, the extremely minor nature of the complaint filed about me. I feel like Abo is not acting out of pure concern and is simply reporting me in hope that something eventually sticks. I feel like he was impartial and that I was simply reported due to a personal dislike of me as a player. About Swan saying Ryan Barrett is too poor to afford a lawyer over commons, I disagree that it remains questionable on any level at all, or that it was better said in private. You talked about appropriate behavior for an EPMC IPC. This is not an IRU, or an ISU, the content in lore written about Index Security is very vague, simply saying that it's high-quality and that IPCs have a permanent ownership contract. I don’t recall anywhere in lore there being a specific section specifically about how Eridani IPCs should behave, so I simply took liberty to develop the character in a way I felt was sensible. I liked the idea of an Eridani IPC, so I created Swan, it's background being that it was used for corporate enforcement in private and public facilities, to keep low-level individuals in line, somewhat inspired by real-life concepts like the Pinkerton agency. As an example in lore, dregs in Eridani live horrible lives, being denied basic human rights and are barely counted as people, being regularly brutalized by the EPMCs. So, how is it questionable for an IPC that is literally purpose-made to ruthlessly oppress people to call somebody poor? I would fully agree with you saying it would be questionable if Swan insulted somebody like a doctor, scientist or head of staff, which is why I agreed with what you said about Swan's behavior in the relay. But Ryan Barrett is a known name in security, having a previous criminal record and being on the Aurora as part of some sort of parole program, from what I can recall. Of course Swan is going to treat him more harshly and keep an eye on him more, this is fully IC and has nothing to do with their player. Summarizing, I disagree with it being called questionable or better said in private, due to the nature and background of my character, as well as the context the line was said in and Swan's IC view and relationship with Barrett. This being the primary reason I named you in this staff complaint. I don't have anything else to say unless the staff wants anything else.

BYOND Key: Flpfs Staff BYOND Key: Unknown, NiennaB Game ID: Couldn't locate Evidence/logs/etc: Posted below Additional remarks: Reason for complaint: I would like to know the reasoning why a member of the staff completely unrelated to lore logged a line of conversation where I said Ryan Barrett was too poor to afford a lawyer in the transfer shuttle and reported The reason behind this complaint is that I believe that the staff member who reported me is overstepping their authority and distorting the context of what I said, making it seem like it was not in the context of humorous banter but to humiliate the character of Ryan Barrett, it feels extremely strange that somebody singled me out, possibly all round long, simply to find any small evidence of perceived wrongdoing and to report it as lore-breaking. I feel like the staff member who reported me did so filed the complaint in bad faith, doing so because of a personal bias against me as a player. After writing this complaint and asking NiennaB for the round ID, I was told the individual reported me came out as a player and not as a moderator, however I am requesting a investigation to confirm if they really initially reported it as a player and this is not a simple act of this unknown staff member backtracking. About the behavior of NiennaB, I feel like the complaint was handled improperly since they did not have the full picture and context of information, resulting in them jumping the gun at me, I do not think it is acceptable to officially discipline a player without concluding a full investigation at first and knowing all the facts pertaining to the complaint. I would like the leader of the lore team to give an official ruling on this situation, for which I have been left in the limbo, and to decide themselves if the behavior I have shown as Swan on that round was so inappropriate it really required official administrative action.