firstact Posted January 10, 2018 Posted January 10, 2018 Server Moderator Application Basic Information Byond Account: Firstact Character Name(s): D'Jar Sa'Kuate, Jo'Zah Saani, Na'Khar Sa'Kuate, Da'hadir Naziim, and Nafisha Prruzhulkanich are my currently active characters. AI Name(s): Don't have a consistent AI. Preferred means of contact: Discord @ Firstact #0049 or steam at Firstact1211/firstact, I tend not to realise I get replies via email in terms of the forums as they get buried instantly. Age: 20, coming on 21 Timezone: US Mountain time (UTC - 07:00) When are you on Aurora?: My time zones may vary as I switch jobs and/or move, again. But as of right now i'm typically on from 6/8pm-7am US Mountain time Experience How long have you played SS13?: For just about 9 years. How long have you played on Aurora: Just about 4 years now I believe, I started playing a few months after the split. How much do you know about SS13 (Baystation build) game mechanics?: I know almost everything about the in-game mechanics of bay, both dated and new. I also have extensive experience with server owner level permissions, top to bottom, from prior head admin experience. Do you have any experience moderating for an SS13 server?: Yes, I was a mod on apoc station for 6 months, then I became an admin for 8 months, to which I was then promoted to head admin for about 2 and a half years before I officially quit, and joined Aurora. I also served short stints as head admin for a game forum for 6 months (that project died) and have misc. experience hosting and/or moderating game servers for about 1 and a half years after apoc began to split up. Have you ever been banned, and if so, how long and why?: I've only been banned one time while playing ss13, and that was for 2 hours for killing someone on my very first round ever, on Apoc. Jesus that was stupid. Personality Why do you play SS13?: Honestly the gameplay isn't the most fun, but there is one reason in particular I seem to come back to Aurora time after time, and that's the community, that aspect of this game, whether the server is Light RP or Heavy RP, or just CM, will always bring me back for years. Why do you play on Aurora?: There's a lot of problems with Aurora and I won't lie about that, but most of the players are fun to talk to, and to roleplay with, and the staff has made incredible improvements over the past few years, which is why i'm only applying now, instead of after the first year when I was talking with Skull about applying. What do moderators do?: Moderators on Aurora are a little strange compared to those often on other servers, but their role has become more concrete as the staff has expanded. Moderators on Aurora are held to a higher standard than others as they are in charge of monitoring the events that take place during the rounds, as well as settling disputes between players, making sure the gameplay flows smoothly, and also handing out warnings I believe. They have nearly as much responsibility as an Admin typically does, with the exception of gameplay altering commands and I believe they cannot ban as well, as that is meant to be a more severe punishment. What does it mean to be a moderator for our server?: To be a moderator for Aurora is mainly what I stated above. Mods help maintain a standard among the server and tend to be much more flexible and meant to fill time slots than admins are, as mods are in much higher amounts that the admin staff typically are, and the time zones vary enough that even now, there's almost always a mod on. Why do you want to be a moderator?: I meant to apply years ago, and I was even talking with the primary staff at the time (scopes, skull, sue, etc) about applying for admin duties, but I decided that after the past few years of being an admin I just wanted to play and organize my real life situation as I was going through school at the time. I have prior experience with both mod and admin duties, and I really want Aurora to improve, and I believe that being even a small part of the team can help with such. I'm out of school now, I have plans for the future, and nothing to really interrupt me anymore, so I believe I can set aside the time required to competently fill a role as mod while still having a normal life outside ss13. What qualities do you possess that would make you a good moderator?: Due to past experience I believe I can handle situations involving multiple players and/or rulebreaking very well, and I can often talk situations out with the ones involved. I'm lenient enough to give people a chance and only hit them with a warning or a chance to redeem themselves, but I know quite clearly when a ban is needed or when something has gone too far. How well do you handle stress, anger, or insults?: Due to past experience dealing with plenty of furious players typing away insults when issued a warning or even a simple "why did you do X?" I know that these words are typically just a desperate lash out to try and prove themselves innocent, so I tend not to react to them at all, because I know that if they simply continue with the insults and don't help their own situation out I am not the one affected by it. Anything Else You Want to Add: It seems staff have different responsibilities than I usually see on some servers, so for clarification, my run as "Head Admin" of Apoc station had me overseeing the entire admin team (which was decently large at about 18 people) and partially managing the much larger moderator team, who had their own Head mod, which was one of my admins. I believe I could fill the role of a mod rather well even if it doesn't fit my expectations of how the staff actually work on Aurora, since I rarely get a glimpse into what goes on in asay or msay. Edit: Formatting for ease of reading.
Catnip Posted January 11, 2018 Posted January 11, 2018 Berry will be contacting you on discord within the next couple of days for an interview.
Catnip Posted January 14, 2018 Posted January 14, 2018 Applicant's interview: https://pastebin.com/71yYTV8f You'll be receiving word on this within two weeks while another wave is processed.
Catnip Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 Trial starting on Jan 26, 2018 and will run for one month until Feb 26.
Catnip Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 Due to reasons discussed over Discord, Firstact has stepped down from trial. Thank you for your contribution to the server over the past month, you're free to re-apply at any time. Application denied, for now.
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