Loorey Posted June 5, 2023 Posted June 5, 2023 (edited) Server Moderator Application Basic Information Byond Account: Loorey Character Name(s): Jennavia Levine (XO), Inaya Hall (CMO), Casey Wildkins (OM), Serenity Anderson (Engineer) AI Name(s): Sophie (AI), MIA (Engi- and Mediborg) Discord username + tag: Reformed Cat#7805 Age: 19 Timezone: Central European Time (UTC+01) When are you on Aurora?: Depends on the day to be honest. When I'm totally free, I can be around at all times of the day, whether that is afternoon, evening, the late night or the early morning my time. I often also sit around and observe rounds, seeing what things people are up to when I do other things or just do not have the energy to play. Experience How long have you played SS13?: Since I created my BYOND account in 2018, so round and about 5 years now. How long have you played on Aurora: I dipped in my toes every now and then, since I started playing SS13 as a whole. Sometimes more, sometimes less though before start of this year not too actively, but I found my comfortable place in the community and now it's kind of my main hangout. How much do you know about SS13 (Baystation build) game mechanics?: I would say I have a very good understanding of mechanics, generally speaking for Space Station 13 overall and Baystation-specific mechanics. I played a lot on Baystation and Colonial Marines (which is heavily butchered Baycode) when I first started playing Space Station 13, I dipped my toes into quite a lot of servers every now and then when I was still a SS13 newbie, though it was usually servers centered around Baystation based code. Nowadays I really only actively play on Aurora and Colonial Marines, since I'm active around most of the departments in-game I would say that I know quite a lot mechanics-wise, added to that I often code-dive, check out things here and there and plan on contributing more to the codebase - which tightens up my mechanical knowledge. Do you have any experience moderating for an SS13 server?: I helped administrating on a small and niche server quite a bit ago, though the community really wasn't that big. Besides that I helped with Development (but mainly running the Server and everything back-end) on a Fallout 13 community once (Yes, judge me later!), and considering I often times spin up a local server to test things here and there, I am quite familiar with Moderation and Administration tools ranging from the simple things, over the secrets, logs and debugging tools. Have you read through the criteria thread; (link) - and believe that you mark off all the criteria?: I believe that I mark everything off! Have you ever been banned, and if so, how long and why?: Nope. No server bans, no job bans and no warnings on my record. Personality Why do you play SS13?: Honestly I am one of the tiders, I saw the Youtube video from Mandalore about Space Station 13, which really sparked my interest since I usually played Garry's Mod (Yes, you can judge me later for that one too!) on Serious Roleplay servers at the time but have never seen a game with such in-depth (even if on a clonky engine) mechanics. Interacting with such a large variety of different players with different playstyle in a game that is actually mechanically pleasing besides being text-based is just something I really loved the idea of, so it got me hooked! Why do you play on Aurora?: To begin with, Aurora has a community of mostly really nice and laid-back players, players that are very welcoming too, I remember first joining as a Physician back when I was still relatively new to SS13 as a whole, totally messing up but instead of being yelled at, the CMO at the time told me it's fine, slowly teaching me the ropes of everything and just being nice all around, whereas on other servers I would have probably gotten flamed in LOOC. The story-telling, large variety of different characters and pages full of Lore as a backbone of the Server are probably the other primary reason, you always meet new interesting characters from players that really put effort into the design of their characters. As last reason, I really like Baycode and it's mechanics as opposed to other codebases, and I have gotten fairly familiar with them over the years so Baycode based Servers are usually where I played on the most. What do moderators do?: Moderators ensure that the community is moderated - meaning they make sure that rules are followed by all community members and standards are upheld so that everyone can have a enjoyable time playing ensuring that nobody goes over the edge with what they do, does not make others uncomfortable or just totally kills the fun for everyone else. Besides making sure that the rules are being followed and rounds go smoothly - Moderators are expected to help players with their questions, thus requiring a more in-depth knowledge of game mechanics, the lore, regulations and all that matters to make sure a new player has a smooth entry into the Server. What does it mean to be a moderator for our server?: Being a Moderator on Aurora in my eyes means being a player that is granted the trust and given the tools to regulate the server, being a role-model to everyone else by upholding community rules and roleplay standards, whether that is by OOC or IC behaviour, both goes a long way, especially for the more trusted members in a Community and making sure that everyone has a smooth and fun time playing - we are all here to have fun and the Moderation / Administration Teams are there to help with that, whether it's with the points I have mentioned beforehand or by lending players in need a hand when they forget about a mechanic, are new to a department or generally new to the whole server. Space Station 13 is a scary sandbox for new players, especially with a more punishing medical system and so much lore and background knowledge - Moderators and Admins are there to make sure the scary sandbox turns into a fun learning experience. Why do you want to be a moderator?: Honestly? The primary reason was probably the announcement on Discord from Read. Having actively played and integrated with the community for a longer time now, getting my first whitelist - that being AI - and then also getting into the Command Team motivated me to give back more to the community by helping players more extensively and taking some weight off of the shoulders of the existing Moderation and Administration Team. What qualities do you possess that would make you a good moderator?: There's quite a few qualities that I possess which do definitely have a positive impact on a position as Moderator, the most important being the ability to work autonomously - something happens? No problem, I'm going to try my best to resolve it smoothly, whether it's helping someone for however long, code-diving to find out mechanics or resolving conflicts. Though, having the ability to work autonomously does not mean I'm afraid to ask if I cannot solve something myself, moderating and administrating a server is a team effort, if you'd do everything alone you would probably just drive yourself into stress which would impact your responses and performance - which brings me to my next quality - which is the ability to properly work in a Team. Having a Team is nice but if you're a person that poorly integrates into said team or is a complete loner it just does not work. I often take initiative in situations, try to give guidance, have tasks evenly spread between team members and myself to balance out workloads. My last quality I want to mention, and one of the most important ones? Being able to drop any bias in situations of conflict. When there are multiple parties that have issues with each other, it's important to listen to all sides of the story, no matter how ridiculous they might be, and then make a unbiased decision that's solely based on the actions from the parties and rules of the server - it's something I think I am well capable of. How well do you handle stress, anger, or insults?: It'd be a lie to say that I am perfect and do not react to these things at all, we are all humans, we are all impacted by stress and need breaks, are all confronted with our own or other people's anger and have to manage it and all take a minute to think about it if we've been insulted. Though, when you play a lot of video games in all kinds of different communities, you realize that some forms of anger are totally pointless and some insults just come out of thin air simply because something did not go as the other party expected it to go, I learned to quickly ignore being insulted - this is the internet, where everyone just openly says anything they want and sometimes people just want to antagonize you with no reasoning. When I'm talking to someone that is angry, I try to calm them down because if you're angry, you automatically say more regrettable things. In situations where I need to keep a cool head, I do so, ignoring insults coming from people and looking away from their anger. I personally do not think any of this will impact my performance or influence situations in a bad way. I know what real toxicity is, I used to played League of Legends for a long time, and I think that most Space Station 13 players are relatively tame compared to what you experience there. Anything Else You Want to Add: Thanks for taking your time reading the application! Edited June 5, 2023 by Loorey Broke the Criteria link, not like it matters, but it's there now! 5
SilverSZ Posted June 10, 2023 Posted June 10, 2023 I don't believe I've had many OOC interactions with Loorey, at least not that come to my mind instantly. But I have played a good few rounds with their XO with my Captain and I could not say more positive things about their roleplay and general temperament from those experiences. Levine is one of those characters I see where it makes me think "Yeah, I should play Captain this round." I've genuinely never had an unpleasant experience from them IC, they're a delightful character and good role-player. And I do think that IC conduct speaks to the OOC conduct of a player as well to some extent whilst also showing that they know what the expectations for good play should be in-game. Along with the answers given as part of their application. I would be quite happy to see them be given a trial at the very least. +1 1
Jasorn Posted June 10, 2023 Posted June 10, 2023 Very good interactions IC and clearly knows how to do HRP, especially command. Recently expressed valid concerns about players considering rules and I have recently talked with them OOC too, I think they're a good candidate for moderator +1 1
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