NoahKirchner Mod Interview

Coalf - Yesterday at 10:59 PM
Heyo
Coalf - Yesterday at 11:00 PM
You ready for your interview soon?
Noah Kirchner - Yesterday at 11:00 PM
yeah sure I've got nothin to do for the rest of the day as far as I know
Coalf - Yesterday at 11:01 PM
Alright
Is your Ckey: NoahKirchner
Noah Kirchner - Yesterday at 11:02 PM
yep, no space
Coalf - Yesterday at 11:03 PM
Good, I'll be asking you multiple questions most of them related to in-game things and problems that could happe to you in the future and you'll be answering on how you'd handle it.
Do you have any questions before we start?
Noah Kirchner - Yesterday at 11:03 PM
yep, for clarification
temp mods can temp ban, temp jobban, wind and add notes, right?
and notes =/= warnings?
Coalf - Yesterday at 11:04 PM
Yes correct
And yes
Warnings are for factually negative stuff, notes are just general points, good behaviour, bad behaviour or just neutral stuff can be in notes.
Noah Kirchner - Yesterday at 11:04 PM
alrighty, then I'm ready. thank you kindly
Coalf - Yesterday at 11:05 PM
Alright first question
A new player joins with the character name "Mystery Machine",  30 year old assistant in a green jumpsuit and brown pants. Our records show their account is 2 days old. What do you do?
Noah Kirchner - Yesterday at 11:06 PM
I pm the guy and tell him about the naming rules and tell an admin that I might need help changing a name in a minute here
I make sure to explain how to respond to PMs in the adminhelp too since he's only  two days old
Coalf - Yesterday at 11:07 PM
As you start PMing him you notice he bolts straight to a welder and a fueltank his only response to your PM's was "ruh roh raggy"
Noah Kirchner - Yesterday at 11:08 PM
I wind him and ask him what he's planning on doing with the welder and the fuel tank and I check to see if he has any prior notes or warnings
Coalf - Yesterday at 11:08 PM
You see he has no notes and logs off as soon as you wind him.
Noah Kirchner - Yesterday at 11:10 PM
I'd ask another admin online if perma'ing is the right way to go, so he'd be redirected to the forums and have to read the rules (and because I can't do it on my own), and I'd add a note explaining the behavior
Coalf - Yesterday at 11:10 PM
Alright, cool, cool you ready for the next question? From now on they'll be a bit rough
Noah Kirchner - Yesterday at 11:10 PM
yep I'm ready
Coalf - Yesterday at 11:11 PM
Alright
You get an ahelp from a player saying that they have been permabrigged for no reason. What do you do?
Noah Kirchner - Yesterday at 11:12 PM
I'd respond asking who permabrigged them and if they know what their charges are so I can use that information to corroborate later
Coalf - Yesterday at 11:13 PM
The permabrigged player tells you they were being arrested for assault by the HoS but then the HoS walked away and the warden stacked "Bullshit" amount of crimes on them.
Noah Kirchner - Yesterday at 11:14 PM
I'd pm the warden and ask what he brigged the player for, and while he responds I'd VV the brigged player and the warden to see if there was any confrontation between the two of 'em
Coalf - Yesterday at 11:15 PM
You see the permabrigged player was putting poison into peoples drinks and then punched both the warden and HoS multiple times, he isn't an antag.
The Warden tells you he arrested him precisely on charges the HoS gave him.
Noah Kirchner - Yesterday at 11:16 PM
I'd pm the HoS to ask the exact charges and keep the rest of that information in mind until i've got the full story
Coalf - Yesterday at 11:16 PM
Well the HoS tells you that yes, they arrested him for attempted murder as he was spiking drinks and then escalated it when he attacked both the warden and him while calling them "retard police"(edited)
Noah Kirchner - Yesterday at 11:18 PM
I'll pm the player asking him why he was spiking drinks when he's a non-antag
Coalf - Yesterday at 11:18 PM
When you PM them, they tell you their character is insane
Noah Kirchner - Yesterday at 11:20 PM
sorry bout that someone banged on my door and tried to sell me a magazine subscription
anyways I pm them asking if they've read the rules and inform them that playing an insane character isn't ok
furthermore I explain that you're allowed  to permabrig people for attempted murder and so his charges are justified
i then ask if he needs any clarification or has any further justification, like being turned insane by an antag
Coalf - Yesterday at 11:22 PM
Alright, ready again or do you have any questions?
Noah Kirchner - Yesterday at 11:22 PM
he doesn't answer?
or did I misunderstand you
Coalf - Yesterday at 11:23 PM
Well I planned saying he types "kk" and logs off after
but that seemed a bit pointless
Noah Kirchner - Yesterday at 11:23 PM
alright, in that case
I'd add a note onto his account for self-antaggery
and check to see if he has any other notes for similar behavior
if he does and hasn't previously been banned, I'd give him a 3 day ban, otherwise I'd give him an official warning thingy
Coalf - Yesterday at 11:25 PM
Alright alright,that finishes it nicely
Noah Kirchner - Yesterday at 11:25 PM
alrighty, ready again
Coalf - Yesterday at 11:26 PM
Suddenly a bunch of Modlogs appear about two guys shooting eachother. You recognize one as being a regular player, but you don't know the other one. It looks like they're shooting at eachother with lethal weapons, but you were in the lobby so you don't have much else information on the situation. There are no other mods or staff on at the time.
Noah Kirchner - Yesterday at 11:27 PM
i'd aghost to the situation, check the current roundtype and check the antag status of both of the involved parties
or just observe since i'm in the lobby
Coalf - Yesterday at 11:27 PM
Neither of them is the antag
It's extended, deadhour
Noah Kirchner - Yesterday at 11:27 PM
i'd VV both of them, looking to see if there was any escalation before the gunfire started, and I'd pm them both asking why they shot the other(edited)
Coalf - Yesterday at 11:30 PM
You notice they hit each other multiple times before, once with a crowbar, than the other player hit him five minutes later with a toolbox, then the previous one hit the other guy again with a different tool but there are wide spaces between these incidents.
One player doesn't answer at all while the regular tells you that this is his friend and he's teaching him how to play SS13
Noah Kirchner - Yesterday at 11:31 PM
I ask the regular how that escalated to shooting, and I pm the new player, asking him the same question but this time including instructions on how to answer ahelps. I also check his account age and keep the rest of the information in the back of my head, like the potential metacomms until I know exactly what's going on
Coalf - Yesterday at 11:33 PM
The regular tells you that they were just messing around teaching him the basic stuff like robusting and that they started shooting each other because the round was getting boring and he didn't want his friend to quit playing.
The new guys tells you that they were fighting like in the stories.
You see the news guy account is one day old.
Noah Kirchner - Yesterday at 11:34 PM
I check both of their notes to see if they have a history of stuff like this
Coalf - Yesterday at 11:35 PM
no, the regular has a few notes but none are related to the issue at hand, mostly things like stupid name and AFKing back when they started
Noah Kirchner - Yesterday at 11:37 PM
in that case, I'd pm the regular first, explaining that random gunfights are against the rules, especially when not an antag, and  that he should really pick a better server to educate his friend on and, ontop of that, that metacomming isn't allowed either (since  that's assumedly what they were doing). I'd pm the new player and give him instructions on how to find the rules, explain to him that random gunfights aren't allowed and tell him that metacommunications (What they were assumedly doing) are also against the rules.

I'd wait for a response from both of them before I start handing out notes or bans as the case may be
Coalf - Yesterday at 11:39 PM
Well they both respond with an "Ok" you see the regular go return the weapons while the non-regular just goes AFK on the spot
Noah Kirchner - Yesterday at 11:39 PM
oh, I thought they were dead, whoops.
Coalf - Yesterday at 11:40 PM
no worries
Noah Kirchner - Yesterday at 11:43 PM
anyways I'd add notes to both the players, explaining the situation. Since the new player went afk I'd give him a ban of 3 days or so with clear links to the appeal part of the forums, and I'd do the same to the regular. I'd mention metacomms and random deathmatching on both of them.

For clarification, the ban on the new player is in hopes that they read the rules and the regular should know better than to randomly start shooting people, at least in my opinion
A 3 day ban feels harsh but aurora bans seem to rely more on the appeal for appropriate times as opposed to waiting out the length, since most appeals on the forums are permabans for rule breaks that are lifted rather leniently
Coalf - Yesterday at 11:44 PM
Alright!
last question, ready?
Noah Kirchner - Yesterday at 11:44 PM
yep
Coalf - Yesterday at 11:45 PM
A player adminhelps that another player, one you know well but have never had to deal with as a moderator, is powergaming. A quick check on them reveals that they, as a quartermaster have managed to arm themselves with a mining RIG, Plasma cutter and other such things they can acquire as a quartermaster.
And they are currently in a firefight with the merc team. They are winning. What do you do.
Noah Kirchner - Yesterday at 11:46 PM
can players take bleeding damage and what-not while winded?
or does it completely freeze all damage
Coalf - Yesterday at 11:47 PM
Nope, they can get murdered pretty easily in that state and it's why we have the "no touch" rule.
Noah Kirchner - Yesterday at 11:47 PM
how many of the mercs are still up?
Coalf - Yesterday at 11:47 PM
2 still standing, one is in crit and one is hard dead
Noah Kirchner - Yesterday at 11:48 PM
hmm
I'd do my best to wind all of the players on the scene for the time being to prevent anyone from getting shot while down, and I'd pm the quartermaster asking why he's so decked out in gear and fighting the merc team. I'd also check, as quickly as I can, his skills in his professions sheet (if that can be done by a mod) and his notes to see if he has a history of this stuff
at the same time I'd pm the merc team about any previous interactions they'd had with the quartermaster
Coalf - Yesterday at 11:52 PM
The quartermaster says he was decked out and prepared but he didn't actually powergame because the mercs suprised him when they entered the room and he didn't think of running away.
The mercs confirm that they walked in on the quartermaster and he opened fire first.
The quartermaster has one note about powergaming as a chemist doing surgery and one warning as a scientists where they used the telepad to teleport a bomb into the AI upload on malf.
Their skillset is nothing but shooting and CQC maxed
Noah Kirchner - Yesterday at 11:54 PM
I ask the QM about their skillset and why they only have combat skills maxed as a quartermaster
Coalf - Yesterday at 11:54 PM
They say their character was in [Insert lore war here] and works on aurora instead of retiring
Noah Kirchner - Yesterday at 11:56 PM
I tell them that using their backstory like that as justification to completely destroy a merc team as non security is a bit suspect, and point to their two prior notes on powergaming
and then wait for their response to that
an addendum
especially since they're using a rig suit with no EVA skill
Coalf - Yesterday at 11:57 PM
They tell you they really don't understand what you want because when they had skills maxed out they were bwoinked, when they didn't they were bwoinked now his skills are right, his backstory his right but he keeps getting bwoinked for no reason, he also informs you that you're just admingrudging him
Noah Kirchner - Yesterday at 11:59 PM
I tell him that regardless of skills you're still expected to not valid hunt, and being maxed out in a RIGsuit that you can't use in conjunction with being loaded with weaponry is looking a lot like that. I also tell him that if he feels like this is being mishandled that he's free to make a staff complaint on the forums
I see if he has any response to that before I proceed
December 30, 2017
Coalf - Today at 12:00 AM
He tells you that you're a misinformed goblin
Noah Kirchner - Today at 12:02 AM
I put a note on him explaining the situation, ban him for 3 days citing powergaming as a quartermaster by using all of his available equipment to fight mercs while using maxed combat skills as justification (Perhaps more but I'm not entirely sure of standard ban times for repeated offenses yet since I have yet to be banned and that's the best way to learn, honestly) and say in looc to the mercs to ignore the quartermaster when everybody is unwinded
if everything is resolved, I'd unwind everyone involved and make sure they don't use the opportunity to mess with the body unfairly
Coalf - Today at 12:03 AM
The mercs ahelp that they want to be rejuved
Noah Kirchner - Today at 12:03 AM
I'd ask an admin to see if the situation warrants a rejuv because it's a bit out of my purview and I don't believe I even have the necessary verbs
Coalf - Today at 12:03 AM
You do not
Noah Kirchner - Today at 12:04 AM
or VV capabalities as it may be
alrighty, then I'd forward the request to an admin and explain the situation to the best of my ability
Coalf - Today at 12:05 AM
Alright
That'll be all
Noah Kirchner - Today at 12:05 AM
that last one was a toughie
the beginning in particular
Coalf - Today at 12:05 AM
Actually one last question
Noah Kirchner - Today at 12:05 AM
sure
Coalf - Today at 12:05 AM
Are you okay with me posting this on the forum?
Noah Kirchner - Today at 12:05 AM
yeah totally
Coalf - Today at 12:05 AM
Or do you want to keep it private, you have the option
Noah Kirchner - Today at 12:05 AM
nah I don't mind
Coalf - Today at 12:06 AM
Okay that finishes up the interview