Age: 19

Ckey: DiscordWizard

Discord Name: Wizard

Timezone: GMT+2

Time in SS13: 2 years and a half

Any SS13 Bans: Paradise once, appealed. Kind of dumb, it was my third ever game and accidentally uploaded something I really shouldn't into the public library thinking I was simply going to make a book.

Prior Moderation experience: A few months in Sojourn, almost a year of Administrator in Citadel

Personally, I think the most important thing about moderating is: Patience and learning, as well as being professional when handling game/chat issues or doubts. You have to both be able to communicate properly with superior staff members and the players to act as a bridge in-between and remain calm during any stressful moments, lest you go and abuse any of your powers unrightfully or be biased and give out missinformation.

Ckey: Spessmun


Discord name: J0K3R#7226 (or spessmun on the HSSE13 discord)

In-character name: Isaac Greene.

General character info: Isaac is 30 years old, born on a small outer colony in the Lambda Aurigae system. He joined the UNSC three years ago, deciding to pick up the fight against the ever-growing Insurrection.

Which role is your character's main(ex: Technician, Marine, etc): Marine.

Reason for joining : Finally started being active again so I wanted to re-apply after I got removed for my inactivity.

Your CKEY/BYOND username:TheMojaveWanderer

Admin's CKEY/BYOND username:[b]Koenigsegg[/b]

Details of complaint: I'm starting this out by saying this is not a hit piece against Koen. I respect them as staff, and they've made many good decisions in the past, and having worked with them for a time, I respect their judgement. I'm not one for malice, and this isn't me whining about someone being mean. This is -not- a popularity/dick waving contest. This is a genuine issue I feel Koen has when dealing with the player base.

That being said,

Koenigsegg has been staff for as long as I can remember, and I think that this is a relatively new issue in the grand scheme of the server as a whole. They're rude, ban on first offense, try to justify less-than-chill actions, and have even gone on record saying they don't care what the players think. This is disturbing for a number of reasons, and I would be willing to attribute the slow death of Halo SSE at least, in part, to the actions of Koenigsegg. I'm aware this is a very strong claim, but I hope I'll be able to back it up well enough.

With that preamble out of the way, let's get down to brass tacks. I'll be listing off the issues I have with Koenigsegg, how they can improve, and hopefully, how we can prevent this with future staff. Here we go.

Part One: Mediation.
It's no secret to anyone Koen does not mediate well. They tend to go in with the intent to ban, and usually don't examine logs very well. The point of an admin should never, ever be to hand out bans, as your role as a moderator is just as important, if not more important. I know it can be tempting to smash the big red button when someone is being less then agreeable, because I nearly did it many, many times - especially when dealing with the URF. But banning people - often on first offense - is never the best option unless they are very obviously griefers. By overusing the ban function, it not only dissuades people from playing on the server, but it gives us a "Baystation" reputation -  The running gag about being banned for doing literally anything wrong even once.

As I mentioned before, this is not just a complaint list, as I also have solutions to offer. Simply put, there needs to be either a grace period, or better use of the note system- something I noticed Koen did not do while I was staff was religiously use notes on players. This means nobody knows who's a first timer who's confused and unsure of the rules, or what their roles entail - or someone who seeks only to cause trouble for the staff and playerbase for their own personal jollies. So, all in all, here's what we have.

1. Better Mediation, sorting out issues without using the big bad hammer of justice.
   
2. Less Banning, not banning on first offense or with subpar evidence.
   
3. Better Use of The Note System, as this will allow your fellow staff to better sort out who's an asshole and who's an asshole to a somewhat lesser degree.
   

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1. Koen did not follow the wishes of both in game high ranks, as well as the general sentiment of the faction leader of the faction they were playing at the time - the URF.
   
2. Koen attempted to defend themselves through the lens of calling random bombings an "event".
   
3. They resorted to attacking me personally, stating that I was quote, "Too afraid to deal with a situation you are not prepared for.", despite such a situation never coming to pass had they not acted out like this. It's like shooting the president and being confused when the secret service tackle you.
   

1. Koen needs to take more time before acting - think before you do something that could negatively effect the round of someone else, especially a civilian. Civilian players are often new, so the way you treat them will form their overall opinions on the server.
   
2. Koen needs to be calmer in a-helps, complaints, and other such things. See the second on moderation for more details.
   

Ckey: ArcticFlame


Discord name: Paprika#6636

In-character name: Lac 'Timaree

general character info: 7'6 tall male Sangheili, weighing in at 350 lbs. He has grey, wrinkled skin with his lower left mandible adorning a scar. He would do anything to further the covenant agenda.

Reason for joining : I've always had a fascination for the Sangheili race, and roleplaying as them. A server like this literally gives me the perfect chance to roleplay as a Sangheili, and through something more than just text.

Ckey: Clay_Smiles


Discord name: Clay #5818

In-character name: Kale Pointer

general character info: A Career Marine, joined at 17, has been serving for ten years now.

Which role is your character's main(ex: Technician, Marine, etc): Marine

Reason for joining : I've always loved the UNSC, it's got a interesting history.

Ckey: Clay_Smiles

Discord name:Clay#5818

In-character name: Vala 'Hattin

general character info: A strong natural leader, fiercely believes in the Covenant Faith and Honor.

Reason for joining : I want to bring a new leader to the Covenant.

Roleplay Example/History: I've been roleplaying for 5 years now, across many platforms, from Chat RP to Garry's Mod. I've done it all.

Ckey: Domodyl

Discord name: Domo#1150

In-character name: Castio 'Volkius

general character info: Castio 'Volkius is a sangheilli raised as any other of his kind are, to be a distinguished warrior and to bring honor to his clan, he finds himself in the duty of the Covenant and the great journey on a ship named the Vindictive. 

Reason for joining :I have been apart of this community for around a year now but have recently not kept up with it, I did not know of the whitelist purge and got removed.

Roleplay Example/History: One of my most favorite rounds ended with a duel to test another Sanggheilli's honor in combat for breaking the ways of his people. 

For the most part I have a wonderful track record, flawless for my covenant roleplays, I think I have one ban because of a issue as a insurrectionist.

Your Byond/Ckey Username: SirGarretofOH

Your Discord Username: Ghoulish Chazz 

Your character name (if relevant):N/A

Who were you banned by: jackmcintye

Date of ban:2019-02-02

Length of banerma

Full ban reason: Tossing a frag in command deck then claiming it was an accident 

Appeal details/ Why should you be unbanned: I was fairly drunk during the time and was quite new to the SS13 game ive learned from my mistakes since then and wish to prove I can now properly RP

Ckey: enkidienne

Discord name enkidienne#4253

Character Name(s): Nerissa Ratcliff

Do you understand the RoE? Yes, i do.

Do you understand that you are not above the law, and may be persecuted for not following the RoE? Yes, i do.

Do you understand that you can be removed from the whitelist at any given time, based on your behavior, even when not playing the role you applied for? Yes, indo

What do you think your job is as the role you are applying for? I am applying for the commander position within the great revolution. This is a position of that is meant to lead and guide the troops. This is the commanding one.

Why should you be whitelisted? Because i have been playing as an URF member since quite a long time, i am not known for being an asshole. I feel like i got what it takes to fulfill the role. There is not a lot of commanders, so i am hoping to contribute to the URF. My level of RP should be enough to meet the requirements. And honestly, ive played the role before it was whitelisted, i really like it, im just hoping to have fun with my faction. 

Enkidienne

Ckey: Hausman


Discord name: Hausman #2424

In-character name: Drew Tucker

general character info: Drew Tucker is a UNSC Marine with a heart of gold, willing to put himself in harm's way if need be.

Which role is your character's main(ex: Technician, Marine, etc): Marine

Reason for joining : I've always been fascinated with the UNSC due to it's unique standpoint, not the good guys but not the bad guys.