Server Moderator Application - Batra

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Server Moderator Application

Basic Information
Byond Account: Batra
Character Name(s): Eliza Kolmstadt
AI Name(s): N/A
Discord username + tag: batcountry
Age: ~30, if exact age is needed can DM i guess.
Timezone: EST (UTC-4/5)
When are you on Aurora?: Mid-afternoons to evenings EST. Occasionally flex other times, though not extreme late night/mornings EST.

Experience
How long have you played SS13?: ~11 months.
How long have you played on Aurora: ~11 months.
How much do you know about SS13 (Baystation build) game mechanics?: Reasonably familiar, but not to the point of robustness.
Do you have any experience moderating for an SS13 server?: No.
Have you read through the criteria thread; https://forums.aurorastation.org/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=4198 - and believe that you mark off all the criteria?: Yes.
Have you ever been banned, and if so, how long and why?: No.

Personality
Why do you play SS13?: I am a huge fan of its mechanical complexity. Emergent, unpredictable gameplay of SS13's kind is hard to find out there; in a similar vein, I also play because this quality also means I greatly enjoy developing for it.
Why do you play on Aurora?: It's very difficult to find 'serious' roleplay scenes that aren't full of and/or run by people who are >85% insane.
What do moderators do?: It's in the name. Moderators are there to help keep rounds running smoothly by ensuring compliance with rules and norms. They remediate technical issues which can break or disrupt gameplay. They address issues with players, whether it's just trolls or more delicate flare-ups of the types of drama concomitant with every online role-playing community that has ever existed.
What does it mean to be a moderator for our server?: Be present, helpful, and mindful. Help people have fun. Don't be a crazy person.
Why do you want to be a moderator?: Fyni has been asking for more mods, so presumably we are currently running a little thin. I've done both development and moderation for servers before, and I greatly prefer the former. Quite frankly, I wouldn't have applied if we didn't Need more moderators, but I have the experience and value the community.
What qualities do you possess that would make you a good moderator?: I believe I have the right personality for it- or more honestly, I have a personality adjacent to the right one. I can keep my cool when I need to and I can recognize multiple sides to complicated issues.
How well do you handle stress, anger, or insults?: I can deal; people being salty online is just people Being People. It's fair to be mindful of the fact that people have emotions, and emotions can run hot, and I've always been willing to weather people getting that out of their systems (assuming it's being directed towards me; abuse of other players is a different subject). That being said, I also trust and expect people to be able to move on to address the actual issues After getting it out of their system.

Anything Else You Want to Add: (Do not put words here)
In addition to developing for Arelith for something like 14-16 years, I was also a Dungeon Master there for many of those years. Apart from running quests, this was dealing with all sorts of player issues, players outright trolling/griefing and breaking rules, players playing silly games to subvert the Spirit of the rules, and in some rather rare cases players getting up to Actually Kinda Heinous Shit. I've seen a lot of stuff. That also means I come with a certain level of jadedness. I believe I'm quite able to do the job, but it deserves to be said upfront that it's not my first pick for a secondary role here. While we need more Moderators though, I'd be happy to lend my experience if I would be a good fit.

Edited March 1 by zha everything broken
fucked up formatting

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Interview

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