rrrrrr Posted November 29, 2015 Posted November 29, 2015 (edited) Server Moderator Application Basic Information Byond Account: BotanistPower Character Name(s): Walter Brooks, Moses Fitzgerald, Dante Miller, Wasim Sekhon AI Name(s): NA Preferred means of contact: BYOND. Age: 20 Timezone: EST When are you on Aurora?: 3-4 times a week, usually longer than an hour. A lot, in short. Experience How long have you played SS13?: 5 years non-baycode, 4 years baycode. How long have you played on Aurora: 7-8 months. How much do you know about SS13 (Baystation build) game mechanics?: A lot. Do you have any experience moderating for an SS13 server?: Yes. I was an OG moderator on BS12 and remained in that position for maybe a year and a half, I'd guess? Have you ever been banned, and if so, how long and why?: Nope. Personality Why do you play SS13?: To have fun. Why do you play on Aurora?: See above. What do moderators do?: Moderate. Explain game mechanics because admins don't have time for that shit. What does it mean to be a moderator for our server?: Make sure people aren't being dumb. Why do you want to be a moderator?: Volunteering to be a moderator is the only way I, a non-coder, non-writer, non-mapper, can give back to the server. By putting in my free time to try and make it a better place. What qualities do you possess that would make you a good moderator?: I possess no qualities that would make me a good moderator. How well do you handle stress, anger, or insults?: Very well. Anything Else You Want to Add: Edited December 4, 2015 by Guest
rrrrrr Posted December 4, 2015 Author Posted December 4, 2015 Updated to actually be serious. Still kept it simple. Draw your own conclusions from my unwillingness to type a short essay on moderating a SS13 server.
LetzShake Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 God, please no. This guy is constantly, and I mean CONSTANTLY awful. Aside from being one of the types of player who plays racist stereotype characters (The old black afro-clad, stereotypically jive-talking botanist who only grew weed, alongside his banned buddy Halo, most prominently) and is generally just out to see how much he can skirt the rules by.
Guest Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 letzshake will you please stop being Pre-October Delta, it is not one bit flattering at all. I really have nothing to add myself since BotanistPower hasn't really been all that 'outstanding' in my eyes, in that I see him very rarely on the server. Nothing truly sticks out besides that he's a good roleplayer, but I'm not sure how that would really reflect as a moderator. Dunno, really, neutral.
rrrrrr Posted December 4, 2015 Author Posted December 4, 2015 (edited) God, please no. This guy is constantly, and I mean CONSTANTLY awful. Aside from being one of the types of player who plays racist stereotype characters (The old black afro-clad, stereotypically jive-talking botanist who only grew weed, alongside his banned buddy Halo, most prominently) and is generally just out to see how much he can skirt the rules by. I should just give you a reminder that I've been playing here for 8 months and am whitelisted for Heads of Staff and IPCs. That, and I have absolutely never played the character you've mentioned and I've never been in contact with Halorocks outside of the fabled nuke round where he got shot by another op for being annoying. Basically? Be quiet, you are an annoying liar and don't know what you're talking about. letzshake will you please stop being Pre-October Delta, it is not one bit flattering at all. I really have nothing to add myself since BotanistPower hasn't really been all that 'outstanding' in my eyes, in that I see him very rarely on the server. Nothing truly sticks out besides that he's a good roleplayer, but I'm not sure how that would really reflect as a moderator. Dunno, really, neutral. I'll admit that I went through a minor period of inactivity. I can't say I played all that much in early November. Of course, I'd probably try and fix any activity problems I have if I become a moderator. AFAIK they have to put at least a few hours in a week??? Edited December 8, 2015 by Guest
Guest Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 Works for me, really. Hope ya get given a chance, at the very least.
Garnascus Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 Right, ill be honest. Your answers are all short or one sentence replies to the questions asked. You even say you posses no qualities that would make you a good moderator. Its difficult to tell where you are joking or not. I will assume this is a serious app and ask you some questions. You seem to be opinionated on how the role-play game should be based on your post history. Where do you think the line is between "heavy-roleplay" and "being way too non-serious". Essentially how much can we joke or mess around IC before we have to step in as staff?
rrrrrr Posted December 7, 2015 Author Posted December 7, 2015 I am joking, in a way. I think few qualities would make any one person better for moderating a 2D spaceman game aside from being able to handle shit better, which I talk about directly below. Basically, I think that part of the app is fucking useless. I could make up some buzzwords and apply them to myself, but I really don't feel like it. I'm being honest (which can be considered a good quality but whatever). The line between heavy roleplay and being non-serious is way too vague a question. Come up with some fake situations and ask me to judge whether it's acceptable or not and I'll actually think about it.
Garnascus Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 That section of our application, and indeed the entire app itself is only as good as you make it. Sure you can argue that the questions are generic or coach certain responses but I hope you have a little faith in us to tell the difference. You can write as much as you need to for those questions, or even explain why you think its type wrong question to ask and give us your reasoning why. Yes, it is a vague question I asked you. Intentionally so I might add. I'm looking to get a feel for your thought processes considering its an issue continuously debated by the community. Let me see if I can think of an example. Roboticists like to name their medibots and cleanerbots funny names or even memo names like John cena butt pounder. Is this just a joke in a small aspect of the game or is it breaking immersion on a high roleplay server?
rrrrrr Posted December 7, 2015 Author Posted December 7, 2015 Funny names? Sure. Memer names? No thanks.
punkDMD Posted December 10, 2015 Posted December 10, 2015 How well do you handle stress, anger, or insults?: Very well. lmao
rrrrrr Posted December 10, 2015 Author Posted December 10, 2015 Keep your really weird vendetta you have against me out of here, you literal punk. It's not my fault you can't handle the banter.
punkDMD Posted December 10, 2015 Posted December 10, 2015 Keep your really weird vendetta you have against me out of here, you literal punk. It's not my fault you can't handle the banter. LMAO. You shit talk someone in OOC, I tell that person to disregard you, and then you accuse me of having some sort of vendetta against you based on ONE interaction where you got SO MAD at me you tried invalidating my opinions completely. Then, after I start to ignore your nonsense:
rrrrrr Posted December 10, 2015 Author Posted December 10, 2015 Literally incapable of handling or detecting the banter, noted. Anything else you wanna get off your chest?
punkDMD Posted December 10, 2015 Posted December 10, 2015 u mad bro? u mad? kek, ur so mad bro Please don't approve this mod application.
rrrrrr Posted December 10, 2015 Author Posted December 10, 2015 First of all: as everyone as can clearly see, I didn't write that. Second of all: talking shit over OOC requires little effort, but you seem to think it's a sign of anger. It really isn't. Listen, just admit you are literally physically incapable of handling the banter.
SierraKomodo Posted December 10, 2015 Posted December 10, 2015 I'm just going to leave this here: Approximately 10:57 PM PST, Dec 9, 2015 if you want to check the logs themselves:OOC: BotanistPower: http://aurorastation.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=4343 OOC: Schubie: And? OOC: BotanistPower: shilling this again OOC: BotanistPower: don't be shoobies and give me feedback OOC: Schubie: botanist, stop whoring yourself out OOC: BotanistPower: i'll admit it, i am a big slut OOC: Schubie: how much for a blowie OOC: NursieKitty: he was the most elitist, obnoxious cunt i ever met in my adolescence. OOC: Megpowell: botanist it's cool, peeps will see it, promise OOC: BotanistPower: sadly.. vicious TROLLS like PUNK "SKUNK" DMD are ATACKING my MOD APP. OOC: BotanistPower: truly shameful. OOC: Schubie: is it valid to neg him for being a whore? OOC: Megpowell: Well saying mean things like that doesn't help :/ OOC: SierraKomodo: Botanist, there's a general rule of thumb to only post a whitelist once per round OOC: BotanistPower: yeah well OOC: Schubie: or because i hate his characters? OOC: BotanistPower: screw that OOC: PunkDMD: lmao OOC: SierraKomodo: If you can't follow the rules, how can we expect you to enforce them? OOC: BotanistPower: HERE IS THE TROLL HIMSELF UGH
rrrrrr Posted December 10, 2015 Author Posted December 10, 2015 I am (very blatantly) being sarcastic. PunkDMD, despite his odious 'tude, is not a skunk. I imagine he bathes regularly.
SierraKomodo Posted December 10, 2015 Posted December 10, 2015 I am (very blatantly) being sarcastic. PunkDMD, despite his odious 'tude, is not a skunk. I imagine he bathes regularly. Tishina had to mute OOC to get you guys to stop.
Zundy Posted December 10, 2015 Posted December 10, 2015 I dunno, that OOC log looks like pure #bants and I can't really see the issue there unless there was more?
Frances Posted December 10, 2015 Posted December 10, 2015 That OOC log looks okay. However, being a mod requires handling people in the most diplomatic way possible - including people who are angry at you. I don't think PunkDMD is taking the right approach in this thread, but your own replies to them aren't helping to defuse the situation. Think of how this would play out in a real modding situation: your reaction could be the difference between a person admitting their wrongdoings and changing their behavior, or staying mad at the server/staff and getting banned.
Jboy2000000 Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 I want to hold my tongue, so Im just going to say that I think theres a reason that there is literally zero staff that act like Botany acts.
rrrrrr Posted December 11, 2015 Author Posted December 11, 2015 Please, don't hold your tongue. This thread exists for a reason.
Gollee Posted December 12, 2015 Posted December 12, 2015 fostering hatred towards a fictional race of (disgusting, second-class, generally not at all liked) cat people is apparently a bad thing lmao Not exactly a good showing in a complaints thread; and this is enough to make me be against this, if you can't be serious.
Jboy2000000 Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 This thread is here for a reason, but I can't tell if the reason is one big joke. You said yourself you have no qualities to make yourself a good mod, but you show several that make it seem quite obvious that you have qualities that would make you a bad mod. You can't stay serious, and you seem to have a very skewed point of few. In the thread Golle is quoting, you're defending someone telling other people how they should play their characters. All in all, bloody hell no.
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