Make Paper Forms Less Garbage

[Guest Marlon Phoenix]

Paperwork is meant to be a coverer of ass and accessible. It's meant to be an archive and record, as well as providing means to do something special.

However, many forms are excessively obtuse or filled with ridiculous redundancies. The robotics construction form is a glaring example of this. It should not require so much running around, signing, and filling out for a single security robot. It's ridiculous. I get mad looking at the robotics paperwork and im not even a roboticist! If a paperwork is complicated no one is going to want to do it, which defeats its point. If it's accessible and quick to do, you have an actual reason to harp on people for not doing it.

Here are my suggestions contrasted against the originals that would replace the originals. I didn't want to go through the entire database so I've narrowed it down to forms I use/see most often.

Case Report

NanoTrasen Inc.

Security Branch of Operation

Form 0206

Case Report

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Case Number: 6772-[field]-C

The case number will be the date and index of the form.

Time of Incident(s):

Charges:

Suspect(s) Charged:

Witnesses/People Involved:

Location(s) of Note:

Evidence Acquired:

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Main Body/Narrative:

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Conclusion From Evidence:

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Additional Notes:

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Head of Security/Captain Stamp

 

Genetics Testing Release Form

NanoTrasen Inc.

Science Branch of Operation

Form 0503

Genetics Testing Waiver of Rights

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Facility: NSS Aurora

Date:

Index:

I hereby grant consent to genetic manipulation testing. I understand that this may lead to personal injury or even death. That NanoTrasen is not responsible for any harm or liability. That this testing exists outside the coverage of NanoTrasen Medical Coverage. Superintending officers may, at any time, and even with no reason given. Put on hold genetic research. Issue a search on your workplace, yourself, or personal belongings. Demand you to be subject to ryetalyn gene restructuring therapy and any other medical treatment deemed necessary. Failure to comply may result in, fines, termination of employment, arrest, sedation, or any other means command staff deem necessary.

Subject:

Subject Signature:

Subject's NCF-0303 Attached [Y/N]: []

Performing Geneticist:

Performing Geneticist Signature:

Research Director’s Signature:

Research Director/Captain's Stamp

 

Scientific Release Form.

NanoTrasen Inc.

Science Branch of Operation

Form 0501

Personal Release (General Science)

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Facility: NSS Aurora

Date:

Index:

This form entails the personal release of the undersigned employee of the NanoTrasen Civilian Branch of Operation for the denoted scientific proceedings. The undersigned employee, through the act of signing this form, accepts to bear responsibility for any and all effects that the denoted proceedings may entail.

Employee:

Current Assignment:

Signature:

Intended Scientific Proceeding:

Reason:

Assigned Scientist:

Research Director’s Signature:

Research Director/Captain's Stamp

 

Cyborgification Release

NanoTrasen Inc.

Science Branch of Operation

Form 0500

Personal Release (Cyborgification)

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Facility: NSS Aurora

Date:

Index:

This form entails the personal release of the undersigned employee of the NanoTrasen Civilian Branch of Operation for the process of repurposing the employee’s brain as a biological processor. The undersigned employee, through the act of signing this form, accepts to bear responsibility for any and all effects that the denoted surgical proceedings may entail.

Employee:

Current Assignment:

Signature:

Assigned Roboticist:

Research Director’s Signature:

Research Director Stamp

 

Robotics Construction

NanoTrasen Inc.

Science Branch of Operation

Form 0502

Mech/Robot Construction

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Facility: NSS Aurora

Date:

Index:

This form records the construction of the denoted mechatronic constructs, such as mechs, exoskeletons, robots, by the science department of the aforementioned facility for the denoted purpose on the request of the denoted personnel.

Chassis/Type:

Receiving Department:

Assigned Roboticist:

Research Director Stamp

Edited March 19, 2016 by Marlon Phoenix

[Guest]

Whats the actual suggestion here, all you have said is 'our paperwork is shit, here are six unrelated forms' .

[Nanako]

I don't understand why scientific or genetic testing should require a head of staff authorisation.IMO, that's a contract between the subject and the scientist, a senior staff only needs to be involved if the subject tries to get the scientist arrested for it later or something.

[Guest Marlon Phoenix]

Whats the actual suggestion here, all you have said is 'our paperwork is shit, here are six unrelated forms' .

 

Please read the OP before you post.

 

I don't understand why scientific or genetic testing should require a head of staff authorisation.IMO, that's a contract between the subject and the scientist, a senior staff only needs to be involved if the subject tries to get the scientist arrested for it later or something.

 

That is true. However, it's good for the RD to be aware of such things going on. In this version you just need the RD to stamp it. It's rather serious, being borgified.

[Nanako]

That is true. However, it's good for the RD to be aware of such things going on. In this version you just need the RD to stamp it. It's rather serious, being borgified.

 

hmm, i'd say the same for that one too actually.

Heads of Staff seem busy enough already. I definitely agree with command authorisation for building ED-209 bots, or durands, but things like testing and borgification i'd view as a more personal contract. Borgifying an assistant doesn't really have any practical effect on the station that they couldn't accomplish by just joining the game as a cyborg.

it sucks for everyone involved for someone to sit around the roboticist's office for half an hour, waiting on the RD to be free to sign a form so he can become a cyborg and be useful.

[swat43]

I like this improved robotics construction. Commisioner and Recieving employee was confusing and it literaly gave no purpose sometimes to have a person sign the both places.. since he was the one who commisioned and who will recieve it later. I/E Miners.

[Guest Marlon Phoenix]

That is true. However, it's good for the RD to be aware of such things going on. In this version you just need the RD to stamp it. It's rather serious, being borgified.

 

hmm, i'd say the same for that one too actually.

Heads of Staff seem busy enough already. I definitely agree with command authorisation for building ED-209 bots, or durands, but things like testing and borgification i'd view as a more personal contract. Borgifying an assistant doesn't really have any practical effect on the station that they couldn't accomplish by just joining the game as a cyborg.

it sucks for everyone involved for someone to sit around the roboticist's office for half an hour, waiting on the RD to be free to sign a form so he can become a cyborg and be useful.

 

I try to play as accommodating as is reasonable when I play Command. My Head of Personnel, Houssam Jawdat, tries to do as much paperwork for employees as he can. In situations where no one will probably raise a stink, he also stamps and signs off on these things if the department in question has no head of staff. We could add all sorts of clauses and specifications and addendums to let you go to Head after Head after Head, but in the end it's ultimately up to the command player in question to decide how he wants to spend his time, and if he wants to stamp off on it.