Serveris Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 (edited) CCIA Staff Application Basic Information Byond key: Serveris6 Character names: Sylos Lir'Dev, Za'Akaix'Naix Zo'ra, Ka'Viax'Kau'Zo'ra, Ka'Viax'Tyx'Zo'ra, Eris Reed, Avery Bell, Jesse Farseer, Talin Ta'kim, Aiken Vylokyv, Raphail Protosko Age: 28 Timezone: Eastern Standard Time What times are you most available?: 1830-2200. Work and sleep schedule varies depending on time zone and scheduling at the time. Experience How long have you played SS13?: About ten years give or take two. I've started to lose count. First got into the game around 2010 with a few breaks in between. How long have you played on Aurora?: Around three and a half years total. Recently coming off a hiatus of about three. How active on the forums, discord and/or server are you? I check the forums daily, the Relay channel constantly, the lore channel regularly, and monitor the main discord in passing barring specific mentions. I don't see much information there that I feel is particularly relevant. I've been averaging two or three rounds a day for the past month. Have you ever been banned, and if so, how long and why?: Probably? Notes that I'm able to access suggest no but do display a single minor warning from absolute years ago. As far as I'm aware it's the only one and I can recall from memory exactly what it was over. I vaguely recall general staff negging when I was around last constituting a couple joke bans I'm sure I found myself at the butt of once or twice. If I was it was for five minutes tops and I'm sure the reason provided in my notes will reflect it wasn't serious. Have you ever volunteered as moderation staff for any other servers, SS13 or otherwise?: Yes. Baystation12, Aurorastation, and D2K5. Do you have any other experience that you believe would be relevant to a position in the CCIA?: I was the primary administrator assigned to liaising with it during its initial creation circa 2016 alongside retired primary administrator TishinaSenpai. I have direct experience as a CCIAA and unless logs were purged since then, I believe some of my interviews from back then should still be available in the database under the ckey Serveris6. Personality Why do you want to join the CCIA?: As I'm told and all too aware, activity ebbs and flows in gaming community teams. I'm getting the impression there's some backlog building up and I'm looking to get my feet wet towards involving myself in the community again. I believe I have a skillset and temperament that would be well-served investigating and documenting sufficient records detailing occurrences IC occurrences and pushing the envelope regarding the involvement CCIA renders towards active rounds as well as community quality control. What do you think are the most important qualities for a CCIA Agent to possess?: First and foremost, complete out of character objectivity. Failing the ability to remain objective, the entire idea behind you filling in as an investigator who's findings may be acted on with significant repercussions regarding someone's character or roleplay throughout the server. The ability to remain detached regardless of what characters you find yourself interacting or investigating in the capacity or the players responsible for driving them is paramount. Furthermore, the rudimentary understanding of in-game regulations and procedures is to be expected. You are, after all expected to be where the buck stops if someone in a round is called out for breaking them if such problems arise within the realm of being an 'IC issue' not worthy of moderation team intervention. What do you think the purpose of a CCIA Agent is in an ongoing round?: If directly played in the conventional sense - get what you came in there to do and get out of the picture. Don't intercede on behalf of station crew through a round in progress. Don't issue rulings that step on toes or diminish the authority or decision making of whitelisted players in-round as command staff. Acknowledge you may be targeted by antagonists and within the bounds of good taste and roleplay expectations, allow fair play where fair play is due and present opportunities. While not manifesting presence in-round as your agent, be vigilant when faxes or transmissions are sent from the Aurora. Address them as appropriate. Contact server administrators with recommendations, requests, and indeed their own input if you believe further action is necessary outside of a simple reply or acknowledgement. Wherever possible, do not disrupt the flow of the round or the agendas that station antagonists set out for themselves - rather keep it moving forward, offering gentle nudges as needed. What do you think the purpose of a CCIA Agent is outside of the server?: To remain apprised of developments regarding lore and station 'bureaucracy' in all that it entails; whether it's lore events having an impact on the state of play, changes made to corporate regulations or standard procedures, or acknowledging the general mood of the community. Outside the server a CCIAA should keep active tabs on incident report submissions, remain in contact with fellow agents through discord or out of round communications regarding their progress, recommendations, and perspective on investigations they are actively pursuing. Furthermore as a CCIAA is considered a staff position, the player is expected to be of sufficiently wholesome moral character and respect server rules and community guidelines both in game, through Aurora affiliated mediums such as the discord servers, this forum, and third party communication services ie Skype and Discord. How do you handle stress?: With a little alcohol in moderation typically. I've found a couple camping trips throughout the month does wonders to help one unplug and clear their head as well. Lightheartedness aside if there's a problem or I have pressure building from real life, I don't have a problem speaking up on the subject and/or recusing myself, taking a leave of absence, or acknowledging burnout and resigning. How well do you work autonomously?: Better than I do in a subordinate fashion or being micromanaged, but there's strong advantages towards being a team player. As long as I have a clear understanding of what the job is, I can take it from there. I'm largely familiar with the process in my humble opinion - but will leave that to the discerning opinion of those reviewing the application. I figure a couple days of handholding to get back up to flight speed is all I'll need, from there I should be good to dive straight in on my own. Feedback good or bad does wonders along the way, of course. Additional Notes: Honest to God - I didn't do this to spite the people that wanted me to re-apply for moderator. We joked about it, yes. The inherent community responsibilities simply doesn't interest me anymore and I feel this is a much better tempo for what I consider staff involvement. Cheers. Edited December 13, 2020 by The lancer Guess the format post could use a little finetuning. Adjusted to specifications.
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