[r0-adic] Admin Application
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 2:31 am
BYOND ckey: r0-adic
Character name: Gloria Redwood, Sami Redwood and (very rarely) Persephone.
Discord username (+user id): r0-adic#0823 + 149373177758220288
How long have you played on Citadel?: Nearing a year and a half.
How long have you played SS13?: Same amount of time, maybe subtracting a day or two.
What is your timezone/general hours of activity?: I'm on EST, usually for a period stretching from 5 PM to 7 AM. Typically on vampire hours, though it tends to drift a few hours earlier or later.
Previous SS13 related admin experience: None.
Previous non-SS13 related admin experience: Moderated some small IRC channels on Rizon back in the day, none above 30 people.
Current administrators who have agreed to support your application: None.
Reason for application: I like this server. While I’ve messed around on some other ones, this place is what I think of when I think of SS13, both in terms of gameplay and community, and I’d like to do something to help keep the place as enjoyable as it is.
1. How would you engage with two players having an out of character altercation?
It depends on the intensity, but if people are starting to get personal, slinging names at each other and becoming heated in OOC, muting OOC is the right answer. Occasionally, emotions flare up while playing and a breather is what’s what required to cool heads. However, if people remain at each other’s throat despite the opportunity to cool down, that's generally when you tell them to take it somewhere private and to make sure it's not affecting things in-game. People here are adults after all and should be expected to handle disagreements like one.
This is why the intensity is important. If people start slinging threats instead of names and start acting like edgy teens, the hammer should come down hard and fast.
2. What should an admin do if they're involved in a situation that needs admin intervention?
Naturally, they should request another admin to get involved. Even if there’s no other admin available, it's usually better to open a ticket than open yourself up to the conflict of interest that arises in administrating issues you yourself are a part of. This is barring situations like dealing with an obvious griefer, such as someone singuloosing for no discernible reason, but that's a very high bar.
3. How should an admin determine in what way to punish someone who breaks the rules?
The goal of punishment should be to prevent someone from repeating rule-breaking behavior. While that means obvious griefers should be promptly shown the door, I think most people respond to being warned and informed about they’ve done wrong. This means first-time offenders should be given a bwoink and a note, if required, but when misbehavior is habitual the punishments should be escalated.
I think habitualness is the most general quality that separates an incident from deserving note from one that's deserving a ban. That is, if they've proven a lighter touch was ineffective, you should move up to a heavier one. I don't think there are hard guidelines that separate issues that deserve a temporary ban from ones that deserve a head/job ban, though the goal of curbing rule-breaking behavior remains the same.
4. Under what conditions should an admin de-admin themselves while playing?
They should definitely de-admin when they’re playing security, a head of staff or as an antagonist both because the information is an unfair advantage and because it’s not feasible to answer tickets with the attention they require and do those roles. I also think it’s important to try to avoid taking on the responsibility of those roles while admin'd for the same reason.
5. What is expected of an admin on Citadel?
I think people want someone to be impartial, consistent and professional in administrative matters, and they expect admins to strive for it.
Character name: Gloria Redwood, Sami Redwood and (very rarely) Persephone.
Discord username (+user id): r0-adic#0823 + 149373177758220288
How long have you played on Citadel?: Nearing a year and a half.
How long have you played SS13?: Same amount of time, maybe subtracting a day or two.
What is your timezone/general hours of activity?: I'm on EST, usually for a period stretching from 5 PM to 7 AM. Typically on vampire hours, though it tends to drift a few hours earlier or later.
Previous SS13 related admin experience: None.
Previous non-SS13 related admin experience: Moderated some small IRC channels on Rizon back in the day, none above 30 people.
Current administrators who have agreed to support your application: None.
Reason for application: I like this server. While I’ve messed around on some other ones, this place is what I think of when I think of SS13, both in terms of gameplay and community, and I’d like to do something to help keep the place as enjoyable as it is.
1. How would you engage with two players having an out of character altercation?
It depends on the intensity, but if people are starting to get personal, slinging names at each other and becoming heated in OOC, muting OOC is the right answer. Occasionally, emotions flare up while playing and a breather is what’s what required to cool heads. However, if people remain at each other’s throat despite the opportunity to cool down, that's generally when you tell them to take it somewhere private and to make sure it's not affecting things in-game. People here are adults after all and should be expected to handle disagreements like one.
This is why the intensity is important. If people start slinging threats instead of names and start acting like edgy teens, the hammer should come down hard and fast.
2. What should an admin do if they're involved in a situation that needs admin intervention?
Naturally, they should request another admin to get involved. Even if there’s no other admin available, it's usually better to open a ticket than open yourself up to the conflict of interest that arises in administrating issues you yourself are a part of. This is barring situations like dealing with an obvious griefer, such as someone singuloosing for no discernible reason, but that's a very high bar.
3. How should an admin determine in what way to punish someone who breaks the rules?
The goal of punishment should be to prevent someone from repeating rule-breaking behavior. While that means obvious griefers should be promptly shown the door, I think most people respond to being warned and informed about they’ve done wrong. This means first-time offenders should be given a bwoink and a note, if required, but when misbehavior is habitual the punishments should be escalated.
I think habitualness is the most general quality that separates an incident from deserving note from one that's deserving a ban. That is, if they've proven a lighter touch was ineffective, you should move up to a heavier one. I don't think there are hard guidelines that separate issues that deserve a temporary ban from ones that deserve a head/job ban, though the goal of curbing rule-breaking behavior remains the same.
4. Under what conditions should an admin de-admin themselves while playing?
They should definitely de-admin when they’re playing security, a head of staff or as an antagonist both because the information is an unfair advantage and because it’s not feasible to answer tickets with the attention they require and do those roles. I also think it’s important to try to avoid taking on the responsibility of those roles while admin'd for the same reason.
5. What is expected of an admin on Citadel?
I think people want someone to be impartial, consistent and professional in administrative matters, and they expect admins to strive for it.