Scheveningen Posted February 12, 2017 Posted February 12, 2017 Server Moderator Application Basic Information Byond Account: OneOneThreeEight Character Name(s): Vira Taryk, Rachell Pershing, Kurakh Judge, AI Name(s): I Love Ice Cream, my neurotic service android that drags around an ice cream cart whilst blaring an ice cream jingle. Preferred means of contact: (Specify a preferred program/means. Contact details can be requested/provided over a more secure channel, such as PMs. Delete this comment when making the application, and replace with the answer only.) Age: 21 Timezone: UDT -5 (EST). When are you on Aurora?: My availability is at its best during the weekends but otherwise I operate on varying schedules of being able to play on the server. Experience How long have you played SS13?: Since mid 2014. How long have you played on Aurora: Years-ish. How much do you know about SS13 (Baystation build) game mechanics?: A large amount. I'm easily one of the more robust people on the server. I've a sweeping knowledge of the game and its mechanics, in addition to competency with adminverbs. I could code if I wanted to but it's not really my calling. I tried perhaps three times and just couldn't stand the non-developer positions on how coders work. It's for this reason I've a greater respect for coders than most other people, even if said coders are just "memetrash", if I might borrow a term from tgstation regulars to describe their distaste for their own coders. Do you have any experience moderating for an SS13 server?: I moderated for Colonial Marines in the past, and two other private servers that never got off the ground due to developer shenanigans. Somewhat not relevant to SS13 moderating, I helped run a bar and grill and had a lot of experience regarding customer service, and I'm awaiting the next season when I proceed with corrections officer training. Have you ever been banned, and if so, how long and why?: I was daybanned some time ago for dorking around with an admin in ahelps but not realizing it wasn't the place for it. It was lifted a couple hours later after an apology was made. I can't recall back any further at the moment. Personality Why do you play SS13?: For the overarching spaceman disaster simulation, overall. To see the crew of a space station desperately attempt in holding back the offending tides that threaten to leave their post in irreparable shambles is a narrative I find interesting and has a lot of replay-ability. It's a fun story to see repeated over and over again with always different circumstances. Why do you play on Aurora?: I'm capable of playing on lower RP spectrum servers but stuff like Donald Trump, Captain building walls to stop ashwalkers from infiltrating the station didn't really appeal to me and I've always sought for an interesting, engaging and meaningful story-building experience in roleplaying games. As the phrase goes, go hard or go home, because otherwise you're missing out on what RP as a whole has to offer. What do moderators do?: They ensure people are having fun without said people being subject to ganking each other for malicious reasons or simply mistreating one another. They serve as mediators and helpers to the loftier administrators and have tasks delegated to them if necessary. Barring that, they answer simple questions pitched in adminhelps and are expected to help people out if they have pertinent questions. What does it mean to be a moderator for our server?: Moderators serve as volunteers from the playerbase who may or may not possess a quality of masochism to want to deal with the irrational and the immature but mostly just intend to ensure the core experience of HRP (or rather, of the concept of Aurora itself) is preserved. Why do you want to be a moderator?: I do feel as though I have the proper mindset and skills to undertake such a task. I'm not unfamiliar with how teams or units work, though I'm particularly trained with a more intrinsic discipline in dealing with business. I can joke around like anyone else but I take any sort of job seriously and can put my mind to do just about anything. Unlike in the past where I attempted to apply in the past, I've made significant developments to my own personal character and time + experience have been wonderful assistants in self-growth. What qualities do you possess that would make you a good moderator?: I strive to hold a rational mindset and I do not pass judgement on something until I gain a full understanding of the subject or look into someone else's more professional and researched opinion and adopt it as my view on it if I find it reasonable and it makes sense to me. I'm not afraid to admit that I make mistakes, though I make an invested effort to put my best effort forward in doing something even if it were completely foreign to me. My pace of learning can't be said to be on the level of a genius but I pick up on patterns pretty quickly. Though humility may be a virtue, I place it not as a high priority when something needs to be done right. I'm really good at writing up paragraphs. If anything it gives me practice to have reading comprehension and to fully read into the meaning of text projected onto screen or written into books. I don't try to take things at face value, however, and I understand that there are often reasons for why things are done, but it is not always obvious to other people what those reasons are. How well do you handle stress, anger, or insults?: Better than I used to. As vague as that sounds, I wouldn't be lying in saying I'm calm and level-headed in many situations, either IC or OOC. I've never carried out grudges, I've always stuck to roleplaying as best as I can until the round ends. I've dispelled most if not all my saltiness and instilled a personal discipline in myself to never lash out at anyone aggressively for any reason. It was not easy and I am not merely flattering myself, as I formerly helped run a bar and grill and had to learn the art of customer service and being charismatic. I am particularly proud of having learned that skill. Anything Else You Want to Add: Anyone is free to call it bullheadedness, but I am confident I'm right for the job.
Garnascus Posted February 12, 2017 Posted February 12, 2017 Delta i am going to be completely honest here. There are good parts and bad parts, the bad parts have been extreme enough to keep you from getting accepted as a mod in the past. Lets start with the bad then. Chief among them is a particular cycle you repeat every so often. You get worked up/depressed over whatever is eating at you. this usually culminates in you lashing out at some people. you know who they are. then you disappear for a few months and you go back to playing and being a good sport for a while. Can i trust this behavior not to repeat in msay? Your consistency is the main issue here. There are good parts too. Delta i have woken up more than once to some player or staff complaint in which you've already done most of the work for me in rationalizing or debunking a point or argument. You're definitely one of the main reasons i very rarely invoke a rule about "do not post if not involved". Your judgement is sound when you want it to be. Again though, the issue is how long will it last. I have always thought you had the potential to be a good mod. i am interested in your response to this.
Scheveningen Posted February 12, 2017 Author Posted February 12, 2017 Delta i am going to be completely honest here. There are good parts and bad parts, the bad parts have been extreme enough to keep you from getting accepted as a mod in the past. Lets start with the bad then. Chief among them is a particular cycle you repeat every so often. You get worked up/depressed over whatever is eating at you. this usually culminates in you lashing out at some people. you know who they are. then you disappear for a few months and you go back to playing and being a good sport for a while. Can i trust this behavior not to repeat in msay? Your consistency is the main issue here. There are good parts too. Delta i have woken up more than once to some player or staff complaint in which you've already done most of the work for me in rationalizing or debunking a point or argument. You're definitely one of the main reasons i very rarely invoke a rule about "do not post if not involved". Your judgement is sound when you want it to be. Again though, the issue is how long will it last. I have always thought you had the potential to be a good mod. i am interested in your response to this. The last hiatus I took was a mix of personal reasons not relating to the server at large and then a little bit of the actual server creating minor problems for me that I didn't need at the time. I up and asked for things to be deleted so I wouldn't be tempted in coming back to the server for a long while. I figured the benefits of it would be that I'd return to new features and fresher faces, and that's what I got and I was satisfied for the moment. The three month hiatus was primarily me getting my shit together in several facets, without any distractions getting in the way of it. My attitude was made to improve in more ways than just one. In regards to how I responded to certain people. They're banned now, and I'd rather not say anything more specific in a public forum about them at the moment as I doubt they want to come back to try and defend themselves. I said what I said about them and I meant what I said. It's very old drama and I was simply surprised those few weren't banned a very long time ago. Regardless, they were not very good people. They were very different from the average mill of people that gets banned from the server nowadays and they let very personal things about them be expressed to other unfortunate people that had the displeasure of dealing with them at the time. Anyway. You can trust me to not flip out. I didn't take a hiatus just for nothing to change. Thank you for your compliments regarding what has changed positively about me, I appreciate it.
Shadow Posted February 13, 2017 Posted February 13, 2017 We decided to give you a 2 month trial, if you wish to know why Ill explain it you in PMs, Ill have a short talk with you over discord and then you will get your rank.
Shadow Posted February 13, 2017 Posted February 13, 2017 Trial has started today 13FEB17 and will end 13APR17.
Catnip Posted April 16, 2017 Posted April 16, 2017 Application was accepted following a successful trial. Archiving the thread.
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