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by Aurx
Sat Aug 16, 2014 3:43 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: IC in OOC too sensitive
Replies: 36
Views: 9682

Re: IC in OOC too sensitive

A report on this thread up to this point has been created and delivered to the headmins. If activity in this thread continues, the report will be revised to account for such .
by Aurx
Sat Aug 16, 2014 3:42 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Cloning backups and memories after scan.
Replies: 59
Views: 17741

Re: Cloning backups and memories after scan.

I'm preparing a report to the headmins on this and the previous thread, but in doing so I've realized that basically all arguments involved have been purely over interpretation of fluff so my report's pretty damn sparse. So if people would provide arguments not based in fluff, it'd make the report m...
by Aurx
Fri Aug 15, 2014 4:42 pm
Forum: Resolved Appeals
Topic: My Job Ban
Replies: 1
Views: 1076

Re: My Job Ban

Please use the template. And spellcheck.
by Aurx
Thu Aug 14, 2014 6:28 pm
Forum: Closed Complaints
Topic: [headmins] Neglect of policy discussion subforum
Replies: 9
Views: 2725

Re: [headmins] Neglect of policy discussion subforum

So, he's still not doing his job? neat. The primary obstacle to HBL's participation in PD threads according to him was not wanting to have to wade through the shitposts and people yelling past each other to get to the actual arguments. With me filtering threads down to just the arguments, that barr...
by Aurx
Thu Aug 14, 2014 7:12 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Why is Artyom dying?
Replies: 200
Views: 59790

Re: Why is Artyom dying?

To be quite blunt, if Artyom goes pubbie, I refuse to ever touch Artyom. And a significant fraction of the administrative staff and players share that opinion, even if they don't know it yet. Pubbie servers are pure hell.
by Aurx
Thu Aug 14, 2014 4:07 am
Forum: Closed Complaints
Topic: [headmins] Neglect of policy discussion subforum
Replies: 9
Views: 2725

Re: [headmins] Neglect of policy discussion subforum

>Making me do my job. You'll answer for this, Aurx. You and that dog of yours. >greentexting with the wrong color >making me gather information for you so you can do your job M8 I can fukken ruin you just try it. Also, this complaint has been resolved in #adminbus with me volunteering to provide re...
by Aurx
Wed Aug 13, 2014 1:40 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: IC in OOC too sensitive
Replies: 36
Views: 9682

Re: IC in OOC too sensitive

geilebeer wrote:Because we don't need it.
Care to support your position?
by Aurx
Tue Aug 12, 2014 8:49 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: ProtectStation needs new wording
Replies: 20
Views: 5344

Re: ProtectStation needs new wording

Some possible wordings: "Protect the space station against damage. Unqualified persons harming the station are to be no longer considered human, and are threats to the station which must be neutralized." "Protect the space station against damage. Anyone you see harming the station wit...
by Aurx
Tue Aug 12, 2014 12:27 am
Forum: Closed Complaints
Topic: [headmins] Neglect of policy discussion subforum
Replies: 9
Views: 2725

[headmins] Neglect of policy discussion subforum

This complaint is directed at HBL and Deuryn, given that Intigracy has functionally quit. You are in charge of policy. The policy discussion subforum exists to discuss policy. Intigracy has never posted there. HBL has two posts, the most recent of which dates back to July. Deuryn has seven posts, th...
by Aurx
Mon Aug 11, 2014 11:02 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Cloning backups and memories after scan.
Replies: 59
Views: 17741

Re: Cloning backups and memories after scan.

Ah, apologies. I hadn't realized there'd been a thread about this before. *Edit:* Although it doesn't really look like anything was decided for sure. Yeah, just a lot of yelling past each other while the headmins ignore it. One grows weary of this trend in policy discussion. Vote Aurx for /tg/stati...
by Aurx
Mon Aug 11, 2014 7:31 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: IC in OOC too sensitive
Replies: 36
Views: 9682

Re: IC in OOC too sensitive

Baycode has just the thing for stuff like this: Local Out Of Character. It sends an OOC message only to those that you can see onscreen (And some that you can't see, but are still onscreen too.). Allows you to talk about certain things in the round, as long as it isn't completely blatant, like who ...
by Aurx
Mon Aug 11, 2014 5:59 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Cloning backups and memories after scan.
Replies: 59
Views: 17741

Re: Cloning backups and memories after scan.

Xerux wrote:Ah, apologies. I hadn't realized there'd been a thread about this before.
*Edit:* Although it doesn't really look like anything was decided for sure.
Yeah, just a lot of yelling past each other while the headmins ignore it.
by Aurx
Thu Aug 07, 2014 6:50 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: I made a post on singulo i'd like y'all to read.
Replies: 13
Views: 4666

Re: I made a post on singulo i'd like y'all to read.

My only beef with this is that it doesn't say anything about whether or not the people who complained told you to stop or not. My biggest issue with admining is that if I do something wrong as an admin I don't get a single complaint from other admins, but what I do get is a little discussion with a...
by Aurx
Tue Aug 05, 2014 5:53 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What happened to the forum archive?
Replies: 19
Views: 6504

Re: What happened to the forum archive?

Tensioner, in summary: As round progresses, Tension increases. Tension increases faster if the round is deemed "boring", due to little death and mayhem. Every so often, Tensioner fires. Picks from a number of possible antags to create, based on current Tension. Low tension = traitors, ling...
by Aurx
Tue Aug 05, 2014 6:42 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: What happened to the forum archive?
Replies: 19
Views: 6504

Re: What happened to the forum archive?

Jalleo wrote:I hope its sooner than later though personally so much stuff about old things put into the game that has now become unknown knowns (we know about it but forgot what it was specifically e.g. Tensioner)
For SHAME. How could you forget about the tensioner and all the hilarity it caused?
by Aurx
Mon Aug 04, 2014 6:50 pm
Forum: Successful Complaints
Topic: Brotemis v. Blessed, Stickymayhem, Bluespace
Replies: 33
Views: 13718

Re: Brotemis v. Blessed, Stickymayhem, Bluespace

The fact that you banned an admin of equal rank to yourself( ! ) without consulting either active Headmin or SoS( !! ) I see absolutely no reason whatsoever that admins should be somehow exempt from being banned by their peers when they are deemed to have done wrong. Admins aren't special privilege...
by Aurx
Mon Aug 04, 2014 6:39 pm
Forum: Resolved Requests
Topic: Kyle Smith and Andre Wise: Security abuse and metacomms
Replies: 4
Views: 2431

Re: Kyle Smith and Andre Wise: Security abuse and metacomms

Investigated, confirmed events. Metagaming looks very likely.
Both have been given permabans and permajobbans from command and security.
by Aurx
Mon Aug 04, 2014 12:17 pm
Forum: Successful Complaints
Topic: Brotemis v. Blessed, Stickymayhem, Bluespace
Replies: 33
Views: 13718

Brotemis v. Blessed, Stickymayhem, Bluespace

[16:11:15]ADMIN: Stickymayhem/(Jack Steiner) : For future though it's a good idea to get wrongfully killed players back in the round [16:25:59]ADMIN: Bluespace/(Boris Pepper) : missle rack the warden [16:26:04]ADMIN: Bluespace/(Boris Pepper) : increase max health var [16:26:06]ADMIN: Stickymayhem/(...
by Aurx
Mon Jul 28, 2014 5:43 am
Forum: Resolved Appeals
Topic: [aurx] Sena Hashawari - Metacommunication with Lug_Kyuzun
Replies: 3
Views: 1267

Re: [aurx] Sena Hashawari - Metacommunication with Lug_Kyuzu

Given the nature of metacommunication and how hard it generally is to catch repeat offenders, I'm willing to unban one and only one of the two of you at this time. It would be appreciated if the two of you could talk it over and decide which of the two of you you want unbanned. I'll be unavailable f...
by Aurx
Mon Jul 28, 2014 5:43 am
Forum: Resolved Appeals
Topic: [aurx] Lug Nut - Metacommunication with Satchmeat
Replies: 4
Views: 2044

Re: [aurx] Lug Nut - Metacommunication with Satchmeat

Given the nature of metacommunication and how hard it generally is to catch repeat offenders, I'm willing to unban one and only one of the two of you at this time. It would be appreciated if the two of you could talk it over and decide which of the two of you you want unbanned. I'll be unavailable f...
by Aurx
Fri Jul 25, 2014 5:11 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Meta communication for the purpose of teaching new players
Replies: 20
Views: 5106

Re: Meta communication for the purpose of teaching new playe

First thing I did was ahelp that I was teaching him how to do basic engineering tasks via skype, but that we won't metagame or anything. This is how you do it. Adminhelp to inform the admins, and so that if they have a problem with it they can tell you. Then carry on teaching the fresh meat. If Joh...
by Aurx
Mon Jul 21, 2014 5:42 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: New Silicon Policy, /Silicons Policy General/
Replies: 131
Views: 33942

Re: New Silicon Policy, /Silicons Policy General/

I would not ban somebody for electing to deliver a corpse to robotics instead of genetics. Both are perfectly valid ways to get back into the round, and if somebody wants to REALLY not be a borg they have the MMI time as a window to inform others of that.
by Aurx
Mon Jul 21, 2014 12:42 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: New Silicon Policy, /Silicons Policy General/
Replies: 131
Views: 33942

Re: New Silicon Policy, /Silicons Policy General/

There's a coded note left on borg'ed antags that state the laws are only there for records keeping an end-round reporting. (I know, because I wrote it) A de-synced lawless former antag cyborg should be no different than any lawless silicon. Policy 2.4.1.4 should still apply to them. >the laws are o...
by Aurx
Sun Jul 20, 2014 8:47 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Mind Transferring into silicons as wizard
Replies: 22
Views: 8587

Re: Mind Transferring into silicons as wizard

Honestly, I don't understand why not just allow wizards be antags in any form. I think it would open a ton of fun possibilities. The issue is that "Wizards who mindswap into silicons can ignore laws" is a snowflake exception that'd cause headaches when somebody who hadn't read policy but ...
by Aurx
Sun Jul 20, 2014 5:57 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Mind Transferring into silicons as wizard
Replies: 22
Views: 8587

Re: Mind Transferring into silicons as wizard

If you can be told you overrode the laws of the silicon (0. Accomplish your objectives at all costs) then there won't be an issue, but as-is, it would set a bad example to go "Follow your laws, EXCEPT here," because it should always be apparent what your laws are and how you should follow...
by Aurx
Sat Jul 19, 2014 12:02 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Why is Artyom dying?
Replies: 200
Views: 59790

Re: Why is Artyom dying?

Also required consistent admin presence. We have enough admins. If there are four on Sybil and none on artyom that's just ridiculous. Having admins around would do wonders. Look at how successful niknak was yesterday and how much fun was had. If there's multiple admins on one server and none on ano...
by Aurx
Fri Jul 18, 2014 11:17 pm
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Admin Feedback
Replies: 21
Views: 6168

Re: Admin Feedback

Ikarrus wrote:
paprika wrote:taking a ton of time to gear them up.
Right Click > Select Equipment isn't fast enough for you?
That only works for a very few selections of equipment and I rarely need those selections for events.
by Aurx
Fri Jul 18, 2014 11:15 pm
Forum: Coding Feedback
Topic: Adamantium Golems
Replies: 33
Views: 9073

Re: Adamantium Golems

Just as many people can get into the round. Already got a golem? Neat, give them to your coworkers, give one to your boss. Place some runes in the hallways and let some people get a buddy. It's not necessary to horde them right now anyway, since nobody actually gives their golems orders right now. ...
by Aurx
Tue Jul 15, 2014 9:34 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: You must be 18 or older to play on the game servers.
Replies: 114
Views: 36861

Re: You must be 18 or older to play on the game servers.

I know there was a thread that was basically "You're 18, right? Just say you're 18 and this will all go away," but that's not what he's saying. He's saying: - 12-year-olds forced to admit they're 18 are enough of a common presence in game that they can be used as a convenient example (it'...
by Aurx
Tue Jul 15, 2014 8:20 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: You must be 18 or older to play on the game servers.
Replies: 114
Views: 36861

Re: You must be 18 or older to play on the game servers.

Look, the 12 year old who the admins forced to 'admit' he's actually 18 isn't going to know about the various ghost options and tools. He's going to join the server, fall out an airlock, and then have to watch whatever ERP nonsense is happening in his chat window. [about 12 citations needed] Alas, ...
by Aurx
Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:55 am
Forum: Resolved Appeals
Topic: Brotemis - floof5467 "im gonna fuck you in the ass"
Replies: 4
Views: 6189

Re: Brotemis - floof5467 "im gonna fuck you in the ass"

I was fucking a braindead/afk chaplain telling me not to fuck anyone in the ass and im just thinking "too late for that" its just a shame that not only can I not fuck someones ass without consent This is pretty good grounds for upping this straight to perma. We don't take kindly to this f...
by Aurx
Sun Jul 13, 2014 11:58 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: HOW TO BE THE BEST WIZARD IN SS13
Replies: 38
Views: 13522

Re: HOW TO BE THE BEST WIZARD IN SS13

Tokiko2 wrote:I found that MM + Mutate + Blink(maybe even jaunt) causes a lot more anger. Everytime this happens the deadchat is furious.
Don't forget to grab a riot shield from the armory, they're great AND piss people off.
by Aurx
Sun Jul 13, 2014 11:27 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Holding Players Accountable for Actions on Other Servers
Replies: 19
Views: 5212

Re: Holding Players Accountable for Actions on Other Servers

itt aurx holding a complete double standard trying to ban /tg/ players for raiding vore while his /vg/ admins participated in the /vg/ raid of the vore server while non of them got deadminned or banned. Everybody who was raiding vorestation that I was made aware of has been banned from /vg/station....
by Aurx
Sun Jul 13, 2014 8:23 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Holding Players Accountable for Actions on Other Servers
Replies: 19
Views: 5212

Re: Holding Players Accountable for Actions on Other Servers

~snip~ This whole thread was just answered through this one response, there's literally nothing anyone can argue any more about this, it's a clearcut case of a group of people talking shit and then getting hit. Except, banning people who went to vorestation as if we care when no one cares is just b...
by Aurx
Thu Jul 10, 2014 5:23 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Questions asked of the headmin candidates, their replies
Replies: 10
Views: 3535

Questions asked of the headmin candidates, their replies

Last Tuesday, July 1st, I sent out a set of ten questions to each of the listed head administrator candidates. On Monday, July 7th, I informed the candidates that the answers I received would be published today. It is my hope that these questions will allow voters to better understand the candidates...
by Aurx
Thu Jul 10, 2014 4:37 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Holding Players Accountable for Actions on Other Servers
Replies: 19
Views: 5212

Re: Holding Players Accountable for Actions on Other Servers

Why are there bans being handed out for actions taken on other servers? *words* what about the /vg/ players that raided vorestation. are they getting banned too or is this a /tg/ only policy? i mean, i read the rule list on /vg/ when i go on there once in a blue moon and saw nothing about it being ...
by Aurx
Thu Jul 10, 2014 4:23 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: Holding Players Accountable for Actions on Other Servers
Replies: 19
Views: 5212

Re: Holding Players Accountable for Actions on Other Servers

>Why are there bans being handed out for actions taken on other servers? Because raids reflect REALLY badly on us, and if somebody was using another server to organize raids we'd want them banned from there so they'd stop. >How is this any different from FriikkiM going on hub servers and maxcap bomb...
by Aurx
Wed Jul 09, 2014 5:48 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: New Silicon Policy, /Silicons Policy General/
Replies: 131
Views: 33942

Re: New Silicon Policy, /Silicons Policy General/

We're going to need some figuring out concerning Drones and their laws it seems. Examples like whether cleaning up a mess someone made counts as interfering with them and the like. Only if they're actively using the mess, display intent to use it in the future, or tell you not to clean it up. Other...
by Aurx
Tue Jul 08, 2014 9:16 pm
Forum: Closed Complaints
Topic: [Cheridan] Carnage752 - Unexplained/unwarranted mute + abuse
Replies: 5
Views: 2471

Re: [Cheridan] Carnage752 - Unexplained/unwarranted mute + a

Only thing I can see that I'd put Cheridan at fault for is the ban reason being too vague. "Egregious OOC in IC, communicating blatantly OOC matters to a metafriend IC" would have been a lot better. If you want to be aggressive and a jerk to people, you really don't have any right to compl...
by Aurx
Tue Jul 01, 2014 10:11 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Headmin Elections General
Replies: 84
Views: 27234

Re: Headmin Elections General

An0n3: You mention that admins need to crack down. My issue is that the playerbase is NOT properly reporting issues to the admins, and admins aren't properly responding to reports. I am sick and tired of the people who get griefed, and decide that the proper response is to bitch about it in post-rou...
by Aurx
Mon Jun 30, 2014 10:10 pm
Forum: Resolved Appeals
Topic: [Exalted12] RG4ORDR Unban and Job Appeal
Replies: 5
Views: 1683

Re: [Exalted12] RG4ORDR Unban and Job Appeal

You used a lethal weapon on a combat machine to vandalize a department. Then, when a member of that department's staff takes justified offense to your actions, you return with the intent to use that lethal weapon on the entire department, and kill them all when one of them defends themselves. That's...
by Aurx
Thu Jun 26, 2014 11:21 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: backups, cloning and meta
Replies: 51
Views: 15594

Re: backups, cloning and meta

This is going into some spiritual territory. Is that brain implant just a monitoring tool, or something that constantly transmits all the data from a brain via some wi-fi thingy? Because I used to think of cloning as of a "save file" rather than "o hai im bak" The text posted in...
by Aurx
Thu Jun 26, 2014 4:40 pm
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: backups, cloning and meta
Replies: 51
Views: 15594

Re: backups, cloning and meta

The player can also return as a golem, or a positronic brain, or an alien larva, or a mid-round wizard, or deathsquad, or any of a number of other things. But just because the player controls those does not indicate in any way that they would be the same consciousness. As point of fact, using pre-d...
by Aurx
Thu Jun 26, 2014 4:38 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: backups, cloning and meta
Replies: 51
Views: 15594

Re: backups, cloning and meta

Well then, a health monitor implant is VERY different from a constant brain re-scanner implant.
by Aurx
Thu Jun 26, 2014 4:20 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: backups, cloning and meta
Replies: 51
Views: 15594

Re: backups, cloning and meta

Officially, in game, (and code) scanning someone implants a cloner beacon into their brain that communicates with the cloner at all times. So lore wise, remembering what happened up to your body (and the beacon) being destroyed work. IC wise, it works. OOC wise is what matters thou. So I'm not sure...
by Aurx
Thu Jun 26, 2014 4:03 am
Forum: Closed Complaints
Topic: NikNakFlak: Condoning Shitcurity
Replies: 38
Views: 9953

Re: NikNakFlak: Condoning Shitcurity

Rounds being 30-40 minutes implies shuttle calls at the 20-30 minute mark. That does NOT agree with my experience. 60-70 minutes sounds a lot more reasonable, but hell let me go grab server logs and do the numbers. EDIT: Using Tuesday, 24th of June, 2014 Exact second has been dropped Round start tim...
by Aurx
Thu Jun 26, 2014 4:00 am
Forum: Resolved Requests
Topic: Kelenius, miraclemagnet : AI issues
Replies: 31
Views: 9538

Re: Kelenius, miraclemagnet : AI issues

Exactly? You can't refer to 'those guys in red suits over there' as nuke ops, then change it when the law is uploaded. Which is exactly what you did. The very fact that you don't realize what you did was wrong, even after all this discussion indicates that you need a harsh ban to teach you somethin...
by Aurx
Thu Jun 26, 2014 12:25 am
Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
Topic: backups, cloning and meta
Replies: 51
Views: 15594

Re: backups, cloning and meta

The fact that you can die and be cloned and still control the new body is indicative that our de facto canon is that consciousness somehow transcends the electrochemical activity of your brain. The player can also return as a golem, or a positronic brain, or an alien larva, or a mid-round wizard, o...
by Aurx
Wed Jun 25, 2014 8:33 pm
Forum: Closed Complaints
Topic: NikNakFlak: Condoning Shitcurity
Replies: 38
Views: 9953

Re: NikNakFlak: Condoning Shitcurity

the purpose of that statement is that it doesnt fucking matter that he stole from EVA because there is nothing dangerous in EVA and he's just an annoying assistant who, if left unattended, would have left the round and not bothered security at all. we can talk space law all you want but it does not...