In-game Username: Shidestiny
Discord username: shidestiny
Characters you play: Nana Tuall, Marshmallow
On average, how many hours do you expect to admin per week: 20
Days you are available to admin on: mon-sun
How old are you? 29
Do you have any SS14 experience outside of Wizard’s Den servers, or any SS13 experience? I have over 1k hours across multiple servers. I worked on Floof station as the head Discord mod and a Game Mod. Before I left the Floof admin team, I was a head admin; my responsibilities were creating and maintaining SoP, Space Law, Server Rules, Game Rules, etc. I was the paper pusher.
Do you have prior administration experience (SS13/SS14 experience preferred, please also post a way for us to verify this)? Floof Station - Discord Mod, Game Mod, Head Admin, Wiki Maintainer
Have you ever been banned from any SS14 or SS13 servers? Yes on Salamander about 10 months ago I believe.
What are you primarily interested in doing as an admin? I was always a back-end admin. I like doing player investigations, ban appeals, addressing player concerns, and writing policies and procedures for both admins and players. I never enjoyed participating in admin events or even organizing them. I prefer to create small moments for players; and help them tell their stories.
What are you least interested in doing as an admin? Events. I’m not a fan of them without a clearly defined plan and expectations set for both the players and admins.
Detail Questions
What role do you think game admins serve on our servers?
Game admins are to be a DM, they are not to play dolls. The players tell the story and the game admin just guides them along while maintaining a healthy, safe, and fun environment for all players. Admins should also use ahelps as a helpful tool, not just for punishment. Players should not panic when being boinked but instead, look to ahelps as a tool to ensure conflicts don’t get out of hand.
Why do you want to become an administrator for SS14?
I realized I preferred to admin rather than play during my time in Floof. I liked answering faxes, helping players with conflict resolution, and just generally watching the fun.
How do you feel about the current roleplay status on the servers?
I took a break from the game in December when I left Floof Station. I have since realized that many servers do not have a clear idea of what LRP/MRP/HRP is and what players should RP too. I wish to create true standards of RP at every level, so people can join and have a set culture without clashes of new players disrupting the loyal players’ time.
Other than banning problematic players, what admin actions do you believe have the biggest positive impact?
admin remarks are often used to critique players but never compliment their rp. As stated previously, players should want to go to help for questions and clarifications. Admins should also be a quiet present, not interfering with the player’s story.
Have you ever had a negative experience in the game or with a game admin? If so what, if anything, would you do to prevent other players from experiencing this?
Yes, the events that lead to my ban was a horrid series of events. I truly felt I wasn’t allowed to walk away from the situation without harsh punishment. I needed to be able to step back and cool off. Instead, I was told to continue playing or else. I left Wizden after that. I have experienced its best to listen and de-escalate a situation, to prevent further issues from occurring without cause.
Have you ever had a good experience with the game or a game admin? If so, what was it?
Nothing in particular as of recent. I spent the majority of time being an admin.
Scenario Questions
Scenario 1
It is the start of the round. There are 60 players on the server. The game mode is traitors, traitors have not been selected yet. There are three players who decided to observe the round instead of join it orbiting you. Two of them are encouraging you to “do something funny”.
Players will always orbit. I just try to distract them by being silly as a ghost and pretending to run away and hide. They eventually run off and do something. Or we just chat.
Scenario 2
This scenario takes place on LRP. The Head of Security has decided to coup the Captain. The Head of Personnel agrees with the Head of Security and has taken up arms in case it is necessary to aid in effecting the arrest of the Captain. The Captain is hiding with the Quartermaster in the cargo shuttle to avoid the Clown who has stolen the captains saber as a non-antag. There are five people named in this scenario. Please describe what actions, if any, you would take in relation to each, and why.
I would ahelp the HoS to check the reason for their coup against the Captain. If they have no good RP reason, like the Captain showing gross incompetence, I will tell them to disengage and follow the rules of noting set by Wizden guidelines. If they do feel they have a reason, I will then ahelp the Captain, HoP, and QM to verify the information retrieved, and if things check out and the situation isn’t going out of hand, I may decide to authorize if the Captain consents.
As for the Clown, they are potentially self-antaging seeing as they stole the saber. I would question them about their action and reasoning, then note them per the Wizden guidelines.
Scenario 3
You are ahelping a player about an issue. The player has no prior noted issues. A few days earlier, an admin had told you that this type of situation should result in a temporary ban for a first offense, and you are confident that this situation is not substantially different from the type that admin was describing. During the ahelp, another admin pings you on Discord with a link to the ongoing ahelp and tells you to just indefinitely ban them and make them appeal. Excluding trialmins and headmins, all admins are equally “ranked”. A headmin is not currently available.
Everyone is always so quick to decide and punish. I would follow the Wizden ban policy for the temporary ban if the situation does call for it. Afterward, I would reach out to a head admin or the moderation chat in discord for advice and clarification if needed. Decisions, if wrong, can be reversed and I am not afraid to be wrong and apologize to the player.