Head of Security begone: Long live the Chief of Security.

[KingOfThePing]

A long discussed topic, this PR plans to implement this change:

https://github.com/Aurorastation/Aurora.3/pull/13650

 

Basically everything that is related to the Head of Security will be re-named to Chief of Security. Items, access, descriptions and prompts. It will also repath everything from /hos to /cos, for sanity's sake. Discuss this change here, before it merges.

 

 

[Gem]

i'm fine with it as "chief of security".

[DeadLantern]

Why don't we change it to "Commander of Security," as Commander is already a common name for the HoS in lieu of HoS, and it also fits with the CoS thing.

[Marlon P.]

Sounds good to me; is it just cosmetic?

Edited April 24, 2022 by Marlon P.

[Alfa1561]

Finally, I can complain about "the Chief" as a bitter investigator. Much prefer this, Chief rolls off the tongue way easier than Head of Security, and is a better name than Commander for a civilian security department.

[Boggle08]

This will make differentiating between the Chief(CoS) and the Chief(CE) a little more annoying.

[MattAtlas]

5 minutes ago, Boggle08 said:

This will make differentiating between the Chief(CoS) and the Chief(CE) a little more annoying.

Not sure how? People have called the HoS "chief" for ages.

[Boggle08]

1 minute ago, MattAtlas said:

Not sure how? People have called the HoS "chief" for ages.

It's not bad over security comms, but it will be bothersome over command radio. We'll have two people who answer to chief now.

[MattAtlas]

6 minutes ago, Boggle08 said:

It's not bad over security comms, but it will be bothersome over command radio. We'll have two people who answer to chief now.

Seems like a nonissue to me. People will write "chief of security" since they've always fully written "head of security" before in command radio.

[Ramke]

I always disliked Head of Security, not because of the logic behind the title but because it just doesn't make much sense calling them HOS or Head - doesn't roll off the tongue. Most people go for Commander anyway, but Chief would be better as a personal opinion.

All for this.

[Kintsugi]

41 minutes ago, Boggle08 said:

This will make differentiating between the Chief(CoS) and the Chief(CE) a little more annoying.

Chief Medical Officer exists

 

Anyway, I support this. HoS is an awkward, unpleasant name

Edited April 24, 2022 by DanseMacabre

[KingOfThePing]

3 hours ago, Marlon P. said:

Sounds good to me; is it just cosmetic?

Yes, only cosmetic.

[Waff-AI]

I always hated the name 'Head of Security'. Good change! Long live the chief.

[Triogenix]

I support this.

[Carver]

I mildly prefer 'Chief Security Officer' just for consistency with the CMO and CE, but even if it's not adjusted I do like this (and especially like it over the suggestion of Commander, Commander always sounded awful like a bad Mass Effect reference). The only loss is that it's harder for me to find an excuse to call the Security Head 'Hoss' from now on.

[Arrow768]

Yeah, I think CSO / Chief Security Officer is better.

If we go for cos then we just need a sin (reporter alt title: "special investigative newsreporter") and a tan (bridge crew alt title: "technical advisor: navigation" for a "complete set")

[Butterrobber202]

please

[Caelphon]

I also support Chief Security Officer. 

[OffRoad99]

Chief Security Officer is a MASSIVE improvement over Chief of Security.

It's also a seamless upgrade of Security Officer.

Security Cadet > Security Officer > Chief Security Officer.

[KingOfThePing]

I dont think Chief Security Officer sounds bad - BUT! It does not sound like the head of the department. More like a senior officer, a second-in-command type during the absence of the Head/Chief of Security. So I dont think it's a good term to use, sadly.

[Owen]

I have no issue with changing it to Chief of Security, or Chief Security Officer like others suggested.

1 hour ago, KingOfThePing said:

I dont think Chief Security Officer sounds bad - BUT! It does not sound like the head of the department. More like a senior officer, a second-in-command type during the absence of the Head/Chief of Security. So I dont think it's a good term to use, sadly.

Given the existence of the Chief Medical Officer and the Chief Engineer, I'm not sure that this will necessarily be an issue. Either way, I prefer Chief of Security / Chief Security Officer over the current Head of Security title. 

And I know that this isn't the topic, but I guess this might also bring into question the titles of the Research Director and the Chief Operations Manager. But those can be different suggestions 

[Faye <3]

chief security officer sounds like some kind of security middle management roll. chief of security is better

[Roostercat]

Chief of Security is definitely better. Chief Security Officer kinda' downplays the role a lot. Just sounds like an officer that happens to be marginally more important than every other officer.

[Triogenix]

My only issue with Chief Security Officer is that it's what we currently call our Board-Level Security management, I.E, Nathan Trasen in the CSO of Nanotrasen, and Kamilla Strelitz is the CSO of Zavodskoi. This also fits in with the rest of the board member titles(Chief Research Director, Chief Risk Officer, Chief Legal Director, ETC.) I think it could cause some confusion to have the lower management leader of security aboard the Horizon with the same title as the board member who oversees the security section of an entire megacorporation.

Chief of Security is better in my eyes because of this.

Edited April 27, 2022 by Triogenix

[Faye <3]

Chief Security Officer sucks. It isn't a good title. It sounds like a middle management role, not the head of the department. The PR will now be "Chief Security Officer" per a "maintainer decision." It sounds horrible. A sudden maintainer change of the PR should be announced better.