sperky7933 command whitelist app

[sperky7933]

BYOND key: sperky7933
Discord Username: pain#6519

Character names:

Marvin-224 - Engineer
Silvester - Merchant, "son" of a rich trader
NT Bookworm - Librarian and big ass nerd
NT Cleansworth - Sociopathic janitor
Pilot 737 - Bridge Crew
Ka'Akaix'Kezo Zo'ra - Engineer
Ka'Viax'Kern Zo'ra - Corn Gardener
O.E. Beast - 8 foot tall industrial shell that acts like a child. Miner
Michael Greenberg - Family man first, Atmospheric Technician second and Engineer third
Ka'Akaix'Zim C'thur - Xenobiologist
I also play a lot of technomancer and loner, including most recently the mime loner, the nerd technomancer, samurai technomancer, the space cop from gorgamesh (or whatever it was), Luchicanisimo, etc... I thoroughly enjoy playing antag and I want to include these characters for your reference in judging how I play.

How long have you been playing on Aurora?: On and off actively since 2020, started playing 2015
Have you received any administrative actions? And how serious were they?:
I got banned in 2015 for being an epic troll and releasing the singularity. You can read my ban appeal if you want
I got a warning in 2021 summer for logging out outside of cryo

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?:
A head of staff is first and foremost the arbiter of disputes, the dispatcher of orders and the regulator of their department, not in any specific order. They are the foremost authority in their respective department and thus must be fully qualified to run it and understand it, to educate newer players on it, and to be a responsible, trustworthy and reliable person. Without a head of staff there is naturally a consensus between department members on what to do, which can lead to disputes, confusion or in general disorganization. My point being, the OOC purpose of a head of staff is to head their department properly and justly in the way they see fit, which should be the best way. They should also acknowledge and work with their subordinates. No one wants an asshole head of staff that micromanages, or conversely one that doesn't give a shit, or one that has no idea what they're doing. No one. It'll just ruin the fun.

What do you think the OOC responsibilities of Whitelisted players are to other players, and how would you strive to uphold them?:
You are being entrusted a very important role in the game, one that can (and will) lead to the round being utterly destroyed if you are irresponsible enough to mismanage it. Your responsibility is to make the round more fun, simple as. To be more fun, I would properly manage my department and ensure that I do my responsibility and be a respected and trusted head of staff that everyone can enjoy interacting with. A command staff that does too much and ruins the round is terrible to play with, and one that does too little and turns the round into bar RP for 2 hours is also terrible.

Could you give us the gist of what is currently happening in Tau ceti and how it affected your character and their career?
My character, Michael Greenberg, is a Solarian from Earth that immigrated to the Republic of Biesel because they began to loathe the bureaucratic nightmare and corruption that they were dealing with back home, and booming business opportunities with Biesel's phoron market. He immigrated during the early days of the republic, where there was much hope for the future in this new, accepting, vibrant and rich country. Now, he sees his new country go against his home nation, bow down to the whim of megacorporations, and, the worst part, Biesel has allowed said megacorporations to "rebuild" Solarian colonies in what he deems Solarian territory. Nevertheless, he is a staunch supporter of his new home country, though his heart lies beyond its borders. He sees the various warlords that splintered due to the collapse of the Solarian Republic as traitors.
Greenberg thinks the phoron crisis is a temporary issue that will be solved shortly. The SCCV Horizon he sees as being overkill, yet will never throw down the opportunity for a well-paying job.

What roles do you plan on playing after the application is accepted?
On trial, Chief Engineer. After acceptance, I will probably play literally every single command role besides HoS and CMO.

Have you familiarized yourself with the wiki pages for the command roles?
Yeah

Characters you intend to use for command or have created for command. Include the job they will be taking.:
Michael Greenberg - Chief Engineer

Do you understand your whitelist is not permanent, and may be stripped following continuous administrative action?
Sure, I wouldn't mind sacrificing my own whitelist to ensure competence and enjoyability.

Have you linked your byond account to the forums?
Yes, though you should tell people instead of a pop-up next time they join, they gotta click the "View Linking Requests" verb instead.

Extra notes:
Next few days I will be preparing for the new semester so I will be less active, but still playing 😄

[JormungandrButCooler]

Wanna talk about my personal experience since they are now applying.

Very glad that  ̶K̶a̶r̶l̶ ̶H̶e̶i̶s̶e̶n̶b̶e̶r̶g̶ Michael Greenberg's player is applying for CE. They are always helping new engineering apprentice's by running them through training and on-top of this, he's also a good RP mentor for the department, encouraging people to open up and talk between duties (which, usually if he's around, get done rather quickly)

I feel giving him a Chief Engineer trial is definitely worthwhile!

Edited September 2, 2022 by JormungandrButCooler
Several typos, on my phone walking home lol

[EJJ]

I haven't played a ton of rounds with Sperky by themselves, usually with another character hanging out with us; I've played a handful with interacting with NT Bookworm and Kern. They RP consistent characters and are generally very good at keeping a conversation/interaction flowing between multiple characters. I'll be interested to see how they take on a CE role and how they do with any other command roles they might try in the future.

+1!

[Cirukcaller]

Have had the chance to play with Greenberg a couple of times as my Skrell, and he's been very entertainng and engaging each time. Be it through handling engineering operations, setting up things, and always prepared to dish out advice whenever my character's lacking in some way (And they always are, because I'm DuMb) I really enjoy having them around, and already their character carries itself with a sense of moral authority that comes with their advanced age and deep insight of the engineering department, so in a way they're already a Chief Engineer in all but name and title.

+1!

[MattAtlas]

On trial until 19SEP2022.

[EJJ]

I've played a handful of rounds w/ Greenberg as an engineer. He obviously is experienced w/ the role and has given me some tips I didn't consider before. He gives great RP and great instructions from what I've seen, his character is developed and builds friendship with his engineers quite quickly. I don't have any real complaints on the ends I've seen so I'll be saying +1.

[White Void]

Just ended the round and i'm leaving a review, and oh boy what a round, CMO died Captain died HOS was near death under surgery and Greenberg took over as interim captain, and he managed to strike a deal with the intruders and make them leave us alone.

And overall cooperated pretty well with the rest of command and were of great help, if he keeps this up he will be a great command player 1+

[MattAtlas]

Accepted.