Karolis Interview

All good. Lets dive in then.
Some things to note before we start is that questions are permitted during the interview but nothing that is in direct relation to one of the questions on the list, I will tell you if I can answer them when asked.

This entire conversation from this message forth will be included in the recording. This recording will only be posted via your approval at the end of the interview
The following list is the moderator powers. This is not an exhaustive list, but covers most of the commonly used powers and such that you’ll use, and need for this interview.

1. The ability to use adminghost (aghost), which works exactly like the ghost command, but lets you re-enter your body afterwards. This is mainly used to investigate issues in the round.

2. Access to ingame logs (attack logs, ALL LOOC, ALL deadchat logs, ALL warning and admin logs such as people opening valves or welderbombing).

3. The ability to adminpm (bwoink) people for a chat.

4. The ability to place varying degrees of punishment. Kicks boot a player from the server with an optional message. They are not used often except to get people's attention. Notes are staff only messages on a player’s’ account. Warnings are similar but require the recipient to acknowledge it, and they can see what it was for. Bans are time based (or permanent), and can be from the server or specific jobs. People can see why they were banned. You can also view a record of all players past notes, bans, and warnings.

5. Access to moderator only chat (msay) for communication, as well as access to other chats like AntagOOC and DeadChat (as stated earlier).

6. The ability to WIND players, freezing them from all actions.

Any questions about the powers or interview process before we begin?
(So you don't have to scroll to review your powers use this link : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VGAQlr9qdfptiJhHSYPDwpcX-feGbaMOz8tePH8duSI/edit?usp=sharing)
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Mod powers
The following list is the moderator powers. This is not an exhaustive list, but covers most of the commonly used powers and such that you’ll use, and need for this interview. 1. The ability to use adminghost (aghost), which works exactly like the ghost command, but lets y...

Karolis2011Today at 5:08 PM
Is Var View one of mod official powers?
MelodicVoidToday at 5:08 PM
You can see but not edit.
So you can use vars and check who touched a door etc.
Karolis2011Today at 5:09 PM
That yes, then yeah, I know how it's plausible to use it.
MelodicVoidToday at 5:09 PM
its very useful when someone is lying tbh.
Now then! Lets start with some scenarios. This are to be mostly RP'd out in a story book like way such as "I adminPM them and ask why they are punching themselves" to which I will respond as they would. You may also ask anything during this time. you can also say things like "I check out their notes" and Ill inform you what they are.
Karolis2011Today at 5:11 PM
Yes, I guessed it will be in this format.
MelodicVoidToday at 5:12 PM
Scenario One : While browsing the Library IC you see this message "John Wick, Security Officer has completed cryogenic revival"
Karolis2011Today at 5:13 PM
I check there notes.
MelodicVoidToday at 5:13 PM
There are no notes.
Karolis2011Today at 5:13 PM
Does this also include prevous warnings / bans?
MelodicVoidToday at 5:14 PM
it does. There has been no interaction from any admin or moderator on this account.
Karolis2011Today at 5:14 PM
I check there player age. IF it's plausible
MelodicVoidToday at 5:15 PM
it is. The account is 0 days old. They move from Cyro and start to explore emergency lockers, throwing stuff all over the floor and moving to the next locker.
Karolis2011Today at 5:17 PM
I aghost and follow them to stay with there situation. Also bwoink: Hello, you seem new to here! Have you read our community rules?
MelodicVoidToday at 5:18 PM
There is no response. They seem to have found themselves at the kitchen and are climbing the counter to the chefs side.
Karolis2011Today at 5:19 PM
I wind them. And bownk : Hold on there, are you aware that you as in security officer's role have to protect station from regulation breakers and trsspasers?
MelodicVoidToday at 5:21 PM
They respond to you AdminPM with "What t' 'ell man! i'm trying to like RP here!".
Karolis2011Today at 5:22 PM
I respond: Does it seem reasonable for security officer to trespass in to kitchen?
MelodicVoidToday at 5:23 PM
They respond with "Your not my mother" and proceed to put in OOC "Someone calm down your shitty overlords! they are stopping me from fucking RPing in this shit hole"
Karolis2011Today at 5:24 PM
Can I OOC mute them?
MelodicVoidToday at 5:24 PM
not sure if you can as a trail mod but as a regular mod you can.
For the scenarios you are a actual mod.
Karolis2011Today at 5:25 PM
Okay.
I APM them: Please talk only to me. You are guilty for breaking character as security officer. Are you aware why is that?
If they start to post things in ooc again, I will mute them imediatly
MelodicVoidToday at 5:28 PM
They reply by spamming with multiple replies of "fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, fuck you" until they get automated for spam from Ahelps
*muted
Karolis2011Today at 5:31 PM
I ban them for 7 days with reasoning `Acted out of character. Failed to cooperate to resolve issue.  wait they only got muted, not kicked?
MelodicVoidToday at 5:32 PM
Theres automute for every channel. Really fun when the server lags and everyone gets muted from IC and OOC
Good job!
Karolis2011Today at 5:33 PM
But yeah, I guess this situation would not have progressed any better. So yeah 7 day ban: Acted out of character. Failed to cooperate to resolve issue. Please check guidelines and rules
MelodicVoidToday at 5:34 PM
A better response :smiley:  always good to link the rules as well if you get accepted, no need for the interview.
Next scenario!
Karolis2011Today at 5:34 PM
Oh, I can actually link them, duh.
MelodicVoidToday at 5:35 PM
Yup rules.aurorastation.org or something similar.
Karolis2011Today at 5:35 PM
https://aurorastation.org/rules.html
MelodicVoidToday at 5:37 PM
Your sitting in the lobby when suddenly the chat gets filled with attack logs. You observe into the round to investigate and you see a very heavily armed group of cargo techs and a QM fighting and wining against a group of Mercs. One of the Mercs die and Ahelp "What the hell is this? where did cargo get more arms then Mercs!"
the others continue to fight, but play more reserved hiding behind walls.
Karolis2011Today at 5:39 PM
I wind cargo. and APM QM: Who approved thoes weapons? How do you know how IC to even use them ?
And to cargo techs PM: How you know how to use thoes weapons? If there is spaere time
MelodicVoidToday at 5:41 PM
The fighting stops as the mercs notice the winded people and standby while you do your work. The QM replies "My character is ex Sol Navy and I approved the weapons.
The Techs all reply with something similar to "I don't know. the QQM handed them out when the Mercs arrived"
Karolis2011Today at 5:43 PM
I look at QMs note / warnings/ past interactions.
MelodicVoidToday at 5:44 PM
The QM has a very large note history including previous bans. most notes are older then three months however some recent ones talk about aggressive behavior in OOC due to dying and other rage type incidents.
Karolis2011Today at 5:46 PM
Ahh, this is where lack of Lore bites me in the ass
MelodicVoidToday at 5:46 PM
Its okay. Ask away! and remember the Wiki is a friend! The QM oversees all of cargo's funds/orders and mining operations.
https://wiki.aurorastation.org/
Karolis2011Today at 5:48 PM
I APM QM - You were hired on aurora to be QM, not a warrior. It's powergamming when you suddently self approve such weaponry and use it.
I also inspect creates in mean time to check if they been opened borefe merc showed up or way before.
MelodicVoidToday at 5:51 PM
The crate was opened before the Mercs arrived on station. You can assume it was ordered before they knew about the mercs. the QM replies "My character may not have been hired for it but they have the training and experience."
Karolis2011Today at 5:53 PM
I respond Then why were you prepared to figth even way before you ICly knew about danger?
MelodicVoidToday at 5:54 PM
they respond "You know... just in case. Something always happens when its secret."
Karolis2011Today at 5:55 PM
I respond It could have been extended. It's powergamming as QM. Do you have anything to add?
MelodicVoidToday at 5:56 PM
they plead "I'm just so sick of dying.... I didn't think it was that big a deal."
Karolis2011Today at 6:00 PM
I respond: Powergamming is not sulution. if IRL when you see armed man do you attack them with out pocket knife? No you flee for your life. Take few days off the game and reconsider your actions.
And give out cargo job ban and 3 day ban for Porwergamming as QM. Confronted atangs, with guns ordered before arrival of Mercs.
Job bans can be only permanent?
MelodicVoidToday at 6:00 PM
there are temp job bans.
when you are a trial you can only temp ban until you pass and become a full mod.
Karolis2011Today at 6:01 PM
Then I would chose 1 month job ban.
MelodicVoidToday at 6:01 PM
A 1 month job ban? great. Lets jump into the last scenario.
Karolis2011Today at 6:02 PM
Yeah.
MelodicVoidToday at 6:04 PM
You are standing in the doorway to medical when suddenly a Ahelp comes on that says "this seems very cheat like".
Karolis2011Today at 6:05 PM
I respond Can you elaborate? and try to finish off my RP actions so I could aghost.
Also I make sure I am tuned in to DeadChat to make sure to get what ghosts think off current situation.
MelodicVoidToday at 6:07 PM
They respond "Well like... its a gun fight.. but the ninja is in and out of a body bag"
Ghosts are mostly sleeping. but it is good to check :smiley:
Karolis2011Today at 6:08 PM
I aghost finnaly to be able to observe situation.
MelodicVoidToday at 6:09 PM
you see a Ninja, suited up fighting with 4 members of security. They open the body bag and fire some rounds and close the body bag before they can be shot at. the body bag is in the middle of the hallway outside of medical.
Karolis2011Today at 6:10 PM
Mods can't del stuff, rigth?
MelodicVoidToday at 6:11 PM
no. only admins have perms to spawn and delete.
Karolis2011Today at 6:11 PM
Irrevelant mostly for actions I am planing on taking next...
I wind ninja and APM: What are you doing? Abusing game flaw for your own advantage?
MelodicVoidToday at 6:12 PM
the Ninja responds "What? No I'm just being strategic. I thought I was quite smart actually"
Karolis2011Today at 6:14 PM
I replay Body bag is not a bullet shield. It's kinda thin, and passes bullets trougth. At last it should if technicaly it would be possible. This is clearly 'abuse of bug'.
I cheack there notes to help decide on severity of punishment.
MelodicVoidToday at 6:17 PM
The notes are not that bad. There's a few notes about minor things but nothing major and no repeat actions. The earliest note is 2 weeks ago. they reply "Wait? I didn't know it was a bug! I'll stop!"
Karolis2011Today at 6:19 PM
I respond: You been warned, please try to not abuse bugs, that from real life perspective would be bugs.
I add note and unwind them.
MelodicVoidToday at 6:21 PM
They get up and end up being captured by securities. Blowing themselves up. they respond "Thank you. I'm sorry! won't happen again."
Well done! Lets move onto the second portion. it should be quicker :smiley:
Karolis2011Today at 6:21 PM
Oh, well. Good.
MelodicVoidToday at 6:21 PM
its five quick question. Stay awake for me :smiley:
What made you decide to put in a Moderator Application?
Karolis2011Today at 6:23 PM
I wanted to help comunity in area in witch it seems to be lacking currently - server moderation during some hours. Also myy wish to push myself forward and try out my abilities.
MelodicVoidToday at 6:24 PM
Next question : What do you think makes you stand out from the other applicants?
Karolis2011Today at 6:26 PM
What makes me stand out is that I have heavy knowledge of server code, mechanics. I also have patience with people, I try to be nice as long as possible.
MelodicVoidToday at 6:26 PM
this may have errors. ask for clarification if needed. (I didn't proof read this yet)
Sometimes you will come across a generally unagreeable situation that may lead into something stressful, Someone being less then pleasing to work with or irrate. This can ruin some peoples day and fun during the round. Are you prepared and willing to deal with those emotions if those situations arise?
I have actually got some vistors so I need to run. What i will do is drop the last two questions here and respond when your able. I will log everything when I come back.
Q5 : You are currently a Coder for the server. Do you think you can efficiently balance both p
ositions without hindering one or the other?
Q6 : If you could change one thing about the server on an administration side what would you change and why? (you can list more than one if you wish but it does not have an impact on your application).
I apologise sincerely for this.
Karolis2011Today at 6:33 PM
I would definitely fell not well, and it would definitely influence my decisions, so I would prefer to hand over situation to more fit moderator, if possible.
If that is not an option I would have to take short self concentration break and look at situation from outside view, not involving my emotions.
Karolis2011Today at 6:40 PM
Answering to Q5:
Honestly during past year my activity as a Coder was severely hindered by real life circumstances. Due to how I learned to plan my life, I think I could allocate more time for my current position and extra moderator position.
Regarding about efficiency of both positions: being coder helps to understand mechanics better, how server works and what could be expected from it. becoming moderator would actually force me to take a look at game from other perspective and find issues with it and actually address it.
MelodicVoidToday at 6:45 PM
Great answers.
Karolis2011Today at 6:48 PM
Answering to Q6:
I would have talked how ticked closing is biased towards staff, how they can close ticked right in front of player even if player still want to do some talking. But when locked at a system as a whole, It makes sense to not allows some to talk forever and occupy staff.
Maybe administration rotation would be nice, to freshen up staff and things.

I currently can't see what else I would like to be changed.
I am sorry for last few answer taking a long time, but my brain is quite tired and unable to efficiently process things.
Thank you for your time spent during this interview. If you need something more I will try to stay here for a bit to help with that.
MelodicVoidToday at 7:04 PM
Awesome. Thankyou.
Do you mind if I post this interview on the Forum attached to your application?
Karolis2011Today at 7:04 PM
I guess it's necessary, so yes.
MelodicVoidToday at 7:05 PM
it is. Thank you for doing the interview. Someone will be in touch shortly :smiley: