CodyPencil

Space Station 14 Username: GamesSweatShop

Banning Admin's SS14 Username: Icepick
Are you banned from the Server or a Job/Department: Job
The reason you were banned: Massive overescelation as shielded passenger against revs, murderboned people who were holding weapons, unshielded, or wanted.
Everything that lead to your ban, give a detailed explanation. Relevant info only and don't leave anything important out:
Join goob, and watch as revs kill the HoS in front of me, I drag his corpse to sec to save him but a rev gets in. Drag HoS to the armory and pretend to be sympathetic to the rev. Kill the rev who went into the armory and saved the HoS (rev later was later revived by me for shielding). Become mindshielded and obtain a weapon of war. Attempt to secure cargo in order to get mindshields to peacefully resolve the revolution. Cargo has fallen and all spaceships are sabotaged. I take the three mindshields I managed to secure and shield people. Notice two nonshielded in armory. Kill them, they are in the armory and have guns during an active revolution. Kill several other people I see attacking heads/sec. Kill people charging me with wielded spears and weapons some of which attacked me. More sec are dying, only remaining Heads are Head of Security and NTR. At this point we are roughly at 1917 Russia, armed people are running all over the station killing left and right, so I kill people who are aggressive with weapons / smashing in sec windows, some of whom turned out to be non revs. I also Murdered people running around in stolen security uniforms without mindshields.

Why you should be unbanned:
Let me ask you a simple question. As a police officer during a revolution out for your blood; what are you doing in this situation:
Figure 1: 

If you ever played revs as security, you know how evil this guy is. A dystopian cooperate police is going to shoot him without a second though.
Now, to justify my kills.
 - If you are a non mindhsielded in armory during revs, and the Ward had told you to get out multiple times, then you reach for a gun: I'm going to put you down
               - This is self-explanatory, I do not think I need to explain why it is a bad idea to let them live.
 - If you are running around with weapons while almost all of sec and command are dead: I'm going to put you down.
               - I witnessed in the current round multiple heads of staff and security being killed by such individuals and groups, you shouldn't be running around with weapons                       during revs.
- If you're wearing stolen security uniforms, armor, and weaponry during revs, you clearly killed a security or failed to stop a group from killing them and then chose to loot them: I'm going to put you down.
               - Why should I keep this person alive, they are wearing the skin of my dead comrade.
 - I did not kill anyone for the crime of being unmindshielded, though doing such would have been justifiable because all means of securing mindshields were sabotaged and the station had gone to complete shit.
 - Killed two tiders who were smashing sec windows with prisoners inside, they had secbelts, disablers, and other weapons on them.
              - Why would you do this and expect any other reaction from me?
 - Killed a tider running directly at me with a wielded spear.
              - See Figure 1, for additional resources, look up "suicide by cop"
 - Killed maniacs on evac who were slashing people to death.
              - No other option, there were a total of three secoffs alive and none of us had nonlethals at this point.
In conclusion, if goob players do not want to be euthanized like rabid dogs, they should not act like rabid dogs, especially during revs. 

Appeal denied
-Staff decided for a appeal denied.
Game ban should expire in 2-3 days.

Your appeal has been denied, After being given a poll various staff teams have said their reasons and ultimately decided that we will not accept this appeal.

You may re-appeal after 2 weeks.
Please have some Quality on the appeal next time and we shall re-consider.

Killing someone over a plasteel table, is pretty much over-Escalation. The chef does not need to kill the person rather ask the security to handle the situation, if it's in lowpop your chances of getting it back is low tbh. Either way it's better to avoid conflicts, ask engineering for a replacement.

Helped to clarify rules and was nice on the discord, worth to give him a try.

What's your Space Station 14 Username:
CodyPencil
 
What's your Discord Username:
Codypen
What's your playtime amount on the Goob Server:
100h+
 
How old are you:
17
Have you been banned from the Goob Server last or this month:
I have never received a ban on Goob.

Have you played on any other SS13 or SS14 servers? If so, name them, and tell us your playtime on the server(s):
I’ve played some Fulpstation13 for 20h+ and Monkeystation for 10h+
Wizard's Den, Frontier Station. And Goob Station Overall 1100h
(I only played them to study the mechanics of virology, genetics, surgery)

------------------------------------------
TIME

How many hours can you admin per week:
It may depend on my Lecture schedule 5-7 on weekends 7-9. I may later discuss.

On what days can you get on to Admin:
As I mentioned earlier, the days I'm available for admin duties can vary due to my lecture schedule. Could I share my lecture schedule or discuss specific days?

What time zone are you in:
UTC+8
 
------------------------------------------
General Questions

Why do you want to become a Game Admin? Go into detail about it and tell us a lot about it:
I wanted to take this position as I see the lack of administrators leaving vulnerable players on Raiders to ruin their play through, and I have decided that it's pretty much going to ruin the station's reputation, and I wanted to change that. I also notice a huge number of players who are pretty much at almost the same level of self-annoyance,(self-antaggers/shitters) ruining other players' fun as they try to sabotage their work. And I see that as a shithole move and would possibly want to reduce it After hours on Goob station I have noticed the lack of admin response on ahelp during the day time for me and the lack of information given during an ahelp. I wanted to change stuff a bit and try to help as much as I could. The tickets/ahelps lots of admins I do know do complain about the lack of admins and users spamming ahelp to be annoying or to get their attention.

Have you admined for any other SS13 or SS14 server? If so, tell us about your experiences during that time, and if possible, give us proof of this:
Although I do not have experience being an admin on stations 13-14 I do have some experience outside the platforms such as Minecraft/Roblox servers.
As much as possible I do want to learn more and gain experience.

What role do you think the Game Admins exactly serve:
In my opinion, the administrators are primarily responsible for maintaining the server. They enforce rules on those who attempt to break them, such as self-antags, troublemakers, or raiders, ensuring everyone adheres to the rules and engages in their intended roleplay or gameplay. Their goal is to ensure everyone enjoys the experience. Administrators may also intervene if a round is stalling, which is sometimes necessary. I believe this approach effectively keeps the server active and enjoyable for everyone. They also help new players explore the game explain to them the game mechanics or at least help them on their journey. And it Pretty much settles Ahelps and tickets.

What do you think is the current roleplay status of the server, what do you think can be done to improve it: 
In my experience, I see Goob station going up and down on the roleplay Although Some do MRP but are mostly LRP or NRP,  As of right now the server does not have its own culture which it self is hard to maintain a Role play status which is why we try to become Wizards den? Or have our own. There are servers like Frontier and Delta-V Mining stations that have their purpose, and culture.  And I see the Potential Growth Since we have a unique way of antagonists and our own set rules I say let it grow and Merge Some content Similar to Station 13.

------------------------------------------

The more questions questions. (It's highly recommended you put more than just a single or two sentences.)

Say, someone who already has a note on RDM from before, for example, was to RDM and kill two people, but they've left already before you could admin help them. How would you handle the problem?:

If the person already had a note of a previous RDM and they had already left meaning they knew they already did something that they shouldn’t have.
There’s only one way of action set on this person. Before we try to act I try to check the logs on the specific reports on ahelp damage logs, that way I can verify that they did do this specific thing and needed a set of necessary actions.

Captain seems to have disconnected before they died or the round ended. This is the first time they've disconnected while playing a very important job. What would you do about them?:

If the captain has undergone SSD state, There are a few steps to follow. First I would ask the other admins if they have been notified of the captain's Absence. Second, See if they went into cryosleep to open up the captain sloth. Or if they have stated in LOOC that they would return to their SSD state. If the captain(or any head departments) has not been notified about their absence. I would check for their disconnections or if its server lag that may caused the issue.
If they did not reconnect or provide any notifications, It would result in a note on their record for abandoning their role as the captain(or any of the department roles) Without using cryo-casket or notifying admins on ahelp.  This would cause some potential risk for the station having no captain to guide them.

You see a passenger player mess around too much and start interfering with a Security Officer's arrest by uncuffing the Officer's prisoner, as the passenger runs, the Officer pulls out their gun and shoots the passenger almost to death. What's wrong here and how would you handle the situation as an Admin?:

Although the Passenger is messing around too much and interfering with the officer It does state on the space law that they will undergo Breach of arrest, by assisting the said person, seeing the situation going escalation, I would ahelp the said officer and ask about their lethal escalation and not going non-lethal as said on guide procedures, Now if the Officer did state that they have non-lethals such as disabler’s and stun baton I would Try to explain to them that Security roles are held to a higher standard of play. It is easy to ruin the game for other players as these roles, therefore are generally more restrictive and given less leeway on the amount of disruption they are allowed to cause. Now I would place them on a note and ask them to carry the passenger to medbay and set them arrested for breach of arrest for assisting said person, and guide the officer to check the rules and follow standard procedures to make sure that they are following alert levels and following the space law and server rules.

The Clown has been constantly slipping, pieing, and messing with other players, including Officers by interfering and messing up their work. Despite being told to stop by others, they've continued. How would you deal with the problem yourself?:

This would Simply undergo the rule being a dick/asshole there is a limit to being fun and annoying at the same time but being a dick is way worse. By interfering with other people’s RP or jobs. Now I would simply Ahelp the said clown person about their recent actions and their targetting this one department. And try to explain to them that a clown’s purpose is to make the station fun play pranks on everyone and try to help around. Not targeting a department that you despite this may also fall on Metagrudge(may vary on the situation but mostly this is the reason in my experience) I wouldn’t give them a note but Talk to them about it and settle it.

You and another Admin have been doing your job without problems, not much has happened. All of a sudden, the other admin decides to mess with the round without running a vote on it. It could lead to ruining the round for others rather than be fun. What would you do?:

Admin Intervention without prior planning or consulting the crew may ruin gameplay and affect the crew's roleplay experience. If an admin sets an event without considering these factors, It's essential to ask whether the crew was given a poll on the said event. If not I would try to talk to the other admin to ask about their reason and assess if the event aligns with the player's enjoyment. If the admin has not given a poll or set an event date.  I would try to contact the Event coordinators about the issue and settle it with the game admin about the actions that may be necessary on the said admin that has done an illegal event. without consulting both the admin team/event coordinators and the crew about the said Event.

------------------------------------------
End

Anything else we should know about:

Im sane!(Probably)

Security should had stoped you, its their job, clown and mime breaking into captain office should be taken the same has science forgeting to take care of an anomalie and it going crit.
It can be solved in character by security team noticing it and trowing mime and clown to perma, it has to be a only 1 time actions for it to not happen all the rounds to the point where is annoying and sec has to metagame for stoping them.
Axe gabinet destruction is the biggest infraction here, but stealing hop stuff can be handled has grand theft and tresspasing of high security areas, wich all of that could had permad you.
But since this server is known by the understaffing in pretty much all departaments and tiders destroying the station and raiders raiding the server. I think the admins did well since when there is no sec, admins have to take hands in the thing.
im not the best person to say this due to my history of notes and other stuff but still wanted to do this analisis. Also im peanut posting maybe.

Honestly, yeah. science unironically needs a mentor, a lot of people could benefit from learning how to play science better

Forum Name: CodyPencil
Discord (included tags): CodyPencil (codypen)
SS14 Username: CodyPencil
Characters: Madison Sidower, Molly White
Server Playtime: 100h+
---
Primary Departments: Science
Departamental Knowledge:
Understanding how anomaly behavior works along with Containment, Types, and how to deal with them properly, if need disposal an option is always required, so it may not cause harm to the crew. Anomalies such as light anomaly and rock anomaly(type Iron, glass, uranium, silver) may safely be contained however someone must be watching the rock's growth as it may potentially overwhelm the scientist who is getting rid of the rocks for the APE to safely Contain it. Some anomalies are tricky to contain such as light anomaly(tesla anomaly, power anomaly.) they are generally very interesting to contain and keep.
As they destroy the surroundings when pulsed. So the only way to contain is by using Tesla rods 2 or 3 are enough never have the APE so close to it. Must be 4-5 tiles away from the anomaly.
General anomalies like gravity, reagents, bluespace are pretty passive they are easier to contain as long as they are monitored and distanced away from the crew they are harmless. 
.Artifacts on the other hand are The basic way of getting science points by Triggering its Stimulation and the brewery of its node. Robotics on the other hand As of now it is as simple as gathering resources for the cyborgs and its module for crew functions. The laws and sabotage are always on science as it may experience cryptographic sequencer. sabotage of anomalies by using an Experimental CHIMP, The majority of knowledge I’ve garnered throughout the past experiences failures, and successes I am proud to say that Science is one of my main sources of knowledge.

shorter answer:
- Anomaly Containment:
  - Understanding anomaly behavior and types.
  - Proper containment procedures to prevent harm to the crew.
  - Monitoring anomaly growth, especially for rock anomalies.
  - Differentiating between passive anomalies (e.g., gravity, reagents) and more dangerous ones (e.g., light anomalies).
  - Utilizing Tesla rods for containment of dangerous anomalies.
- Artifact Utilization:
  - Triggering artifact stimulation for science points.
  - Node interaction for maximizing science output.
- Robotics:
  - Gathering resources for cyborgs.
  - Module maintenance for crew functions.
---
General/Special Knowledge:

General/Special knowledge: As a scientist, everything is possible as long as you try, however, if you are a syndicate/thief using a cryptographic sequencer on an auto/proto lathes may allow you to make bullets/ammo for China Lakes such as frag grenade/blast grenades mainly only security fabricators can make. (Not including weapons) this may serve you well if you are a nuclear operative who is using China Lakes you may take the auto lathes in cargo and use a cryptographic sequencer to fabricate such or generally ammo, so you may save some telecrystals for the ammo bundle. Memorizing permanent placements on items on the station has advantages to others, primary examples are Insulated gloves/Engineering goggles or merc combat gloves which can only be spotted in various stations. There are also hidden Suits in Specific areas of near engineering. Knowing every maintenance door that leads to the command may serve you well as an antagonist and be a nuisance to others. Robusting security officers by slipping/stunning or generally using stun prods and cuffing them.

shorter answer:
 
- Syndicate Tactics:
  - Using cryptographic sequencers on auto/proto lathes for resource acquisition.
  - Knowledge of fabrication for specific items (e.g., frag grenades) in security fabricators.
  - Utilizing hidden suits in engineering areas.
  - Familiarity with maintenance door access routes to command.
- Combat Strategies:
  - Techniques for subduing security officers (e.g., slipping/stunning, cuffing).
---
Additional Information:
- Experience:
  - 1200+ hours on Wizard Den.
  - 200+ hours on Frontier.
  - 100+ hours on Goob.
  - Continuous learning through experience, community interaction, and resource utilization (e.g., watching Lithenhead videos for updates).
 

Check
What's your Space Station 14 Username: Beridot
What's your Discord Username: Beridot
What's your playtime amount on the Goob Server: I couldnt tell you the actual time cause I got my playtime ticket go through and set all my playtime to a big number. I've been playing approximately,  3-7 days?  I couldn't actually tell you.
How old are you: 20 years old.
Have you been banned from the Goob Server last or this month: nope.
Have you played on any other SS13 or SS14 servers? If so, name them, and tell us your playtime on the server(s): I've played on, Wizden (548H, Technically more since before the STATS was added), Mining Station (N/A, Server down),  Ekrixi (N/A, Server Down), Afterlight:3149 (N/A, Server Down), Goob station (obviously)
------------------------------------------
Time
How many hours can you admin per week:  When not Working: 60hr~, If im working: 25hr a week (These are not realistic and are estimates.)
On what days can you get on to Admin: My schedule wildly fluctuates due to the nature of my work. but Sundays im usually free, Weekdays and Saturday are up in the air due to my work. For Example, the past two days Ive been COMPLETELY free. But I can usually admin right after I get off of work.
What timezone are you in: CST. (Central Time)
------------------------------------------
General Questions
Why do you want to become a Game Admin? Go into detail about it and tell us a lot about it: To be honest, im bored. im very bored. 
First reason is im bored.
Second reason is that I wanna help out, yes I know it's a very generic answer. but it's true. I wanna help with admining since Goob Station reminds me of early  WizDen.
Third Reason is that I actually miss doing admin events on Wizden, my favorite thing to do was spending time to make a event for the server.  (Of course I never got some of them done cause of the constant AHELPS interrupting me but that was apart of the job.)
Have you adminned for any other SS13 or SS14 server? If so, tell us about your experiences during that time, and if possible, give us proof of this: Wizden. 
Proof: 
What role do you think the Game Admins exactly serve: Prominently they serve to enforce server rules, Reprimand, Punish, or Ban anyone who breaks these rules depending on severity and the situation. Admeme/Events should be something that admins should be able to do to keep the player base entertained, But it shouldn't be done in excess.
What do you think is the current roleplay status of the server, what do you think can be done to improve it: It's LRP. Some would say it's NRP,  But I believe it really just is LRP.  Not really much you can do to improve LRP, Currently dealing with shitters are the only thing you can do at this moment of the servers lifespan. I think.
------------------------------------------
The more questions questions. (It's highly recommended you put more than just a single or two sentences.)

Say, someone who already has a note on RDM from before, for example, was to RDM and kill two people, but they've left already before you could admin help them. How would you handle the problem? In Wizden, We would just look through the logs(This would usually not lead anywhere, imo), Ask the two people who were RDM'd what happened and then Appealban them and wait for them to answer on the forum so we can decide what to do further.
 
Captain seems to have disconnected before they died or the round ended. This is the first time they've disconnected while playing a very important job. What would you do about them? I would put a alert note that would alert any admins online when this player joins again to ask them what happened in that round. 
 
You see a passenger player mess around too much and start interfering with a Security Officer's arrest by uncuffing the Officer's prisoner, as the passenger runs, the Officer pulls out their gun and shoots the passenger almost to death. What's wrong here and how would you handle the situation as an Admin? 
The problem is that the officer did technically over-escalate the situation by using lethals. I would bwoink the security officer first and ask him to use non-lethals next time. Then I would bwoink the passenger and tell him to stop being a dickhead and that the Security Officer reserves the right to arrest him.
 
The Clown has been constantly slipping, pieing, and messing with other players, including Officers by interfering and messing up their work. Despite being told to stop by others, they've continued. How would you deal with the problem yourself? I wouldn't do anything, The clown has not done anything for me to resort to admin intervention. Realistically in this situation the clown would be already arrested by security.  If I was to do anything I would just tell the clown to get a better joke.
 
You and another Admin have been doing your job without problems, not much has happened. All of a sudden, the other admin decides to mess with the round without running a vote on it. It could lead to ruining the round for others rather than be fun. What would you do?
As much as I would hate to do it, I would have to tell the head-admin about it. Not much I could do about it besides that.
------------------------------------------

P.S: Before you consider me you should look at the other admin applications before considering someone with experience, let someone experience how it is to deal with the playerbase and to be a admin.