Making the Internal Affairs Agent Playable

[SgtSammac]

I'd clarify the plan would be to give them access to the command channel, not a command headset. They'd have a HoS headset basically, not captain. (Security + command)

 

About adding things to their office! Remove about, all of the folders, there is simply no need for 7 folders in the damned office

 

If you got 2 IAA's and they do paperwork properly there is.

Besides, if you don't want them, put them in the damn filing cabinet, simples.

[Valkrae]

A thing that was brought up in chat one day, was the the general lack of anything actually happening from IA Agents filing reports with Central Command. If a Head of Staff is breaking regulation, and an IA Agent files a report to CentComm, nothing happens. CentComm doesn't even care, or so it seems.

I would advise that if a report is filed, and it is severe enough, an actual NT Agent arrive on-station to demote said Head of Staff, or any other person if a HoP is unavailable. I would feel as if this would actually give the IA some metaphorical teeth.

[Guest Marlon Phoenix]

A thing that was brought up in chat one day, was the the general lack of anything actually happening from IA Agents filing reports with Central Command. If a Head of Staff is breaking regulation, and an IA Agent files a report to CentComm, nothing happens. CentComm doesn't even care, or so it seems.

I would advise that if a report is filed, and it is severe enough, an actual NT Agent arrive on-station to demote said Head of Staff, or any other person if a HoP is unavailable. I would feel as if this would actually give the IA some metaphorical teeth.

 

That depends completely on how many admins are active and which one of them has both the ability and interest to write a response. Sometimes there is no response, yes, so when the sent fax is pretty important after ~3 minutes I tend to send an ahelp about it because sometimes admins can simply miss the fact that a fax was sent.

[Guest]

That depends completely on how many admins are active and which one of them has both the ability and interest to write a response. Sometimes there is no response, yes, so when the sent fax is pretty important after ~3 minutes I tend to send an ahelp about it because sometimes admins can simply miss the fact that a fax was sent.

This is very accurate, faxes do not make a sound when they come through for us, and if someone is attacking a slime with a saw or fire extinguisher, it's not uncommon for us to miss them. Mainly because of attack logs.

Other times it depends on who is on and if they have time to respond. Recently I have been trying to answer the faxes or get someone else to. There are also some that we get that central would class as a situation report, those do not get reply's.

[LetzShake]

Maybe it'd be something to consider to create a separate player class (almost like another whitelist) of people who, while they have no administrative privileges, rights, or duties out of character, can act as a Nanotrasen representative and respond to faxes as appropriate? I imagine this would be much more selective than normal whitelisting and should be only for very regular players who are particularly trustworthy. But it's something to think about, I think.

[Guest]

It wouldn't be able to be done as a whitelist because the function is in the admins datum (System Memory). It would require making a new staff rank just for faxes, and that would be a lot of work for a small outcome.

There would also be a risk of multiple faxes being done for one request, things being asked for that require admin actions (ERT, Officers coming on board, recharging smes), sorting out problems with heads of staff, and things like that.

[Davidchan]

I've been thinking about this for a while, and in my own personal opinion, there is no reason to give the IAA higher access or additional equipment they otherwise don't have.

An Internal Affairs Agent is basically a redundancy. IRL, 90% of what IA does for their job is review paperwork. Checking reports, accounts and anything else that might have been filed for discrepancies or evidence of behavior that goes against the policy of what ever entity they work for. If nothing unusual is found, or reported directly to them in the case of high profile incidence, they call it a day, come back tomorrow and search through a new stack of paperwork and documentation. They don't, for example, randomly inspect the various departments or branches of the entity they work for at random in hopes of finding something. Doing so would be a hinderance to who ever they inspected, wasting time and money. At the very best, they may have a scheduled inspection far in advance to check up on a previous problem spot to ensure the solution worked.

On the flip side, once they do have evidence or reason to believe something, the power they wield is rather scary. As long as their bosses green light it, they can stop anything, search anywhere, and tear someone's entire job apart looking for signs of incompetence or loose threads that would be damaging to the company they work for. By themselves, they have no authority or power, but rather act as an extension of the company they work for and policies set in place before them. If you screw up, and internal affairs discovers it. They don't fire you themselves. They sniff out every little detail about your screw up, drag you back to their boss, and go onto their next case. The information they uncovered may get you fired or terminated, but in the end it's your boss or what ever entity you work for that decides your fate.

So, no, in the end we should not give the IAA anything more to do their job, save remodel their office and ensure they have enough record keeping supplies to follow any complaints, write-ups or incidents that happens. If the Captain/Heads of Staff want to upgrade the IAA's access or gear, be a temporary boost to look into something or a permanent promotion to better aid in their advisory role, so be it. But this is at the pleasure of the Command staff, not the privilege of the IAA. Without a Fax from CentCom to reinforce anything they say, the IAA is just a civilian detective sniffing out clues of misconduct and turning the information over to their boss(es)