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- Sun Apr 19, 2020 8:18 pm
- Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
- Topic: Will I get in trouble if someone gets hurt while messing with my things?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2789
Re: Will I get in trouble if someone gets hurt while messing with my things?
If you send around innocuous dangerous packages and try to play the "oh gee I guess they shouldn't have opened it!" when you get bwoinked about then yeah you're probably gonna get in shit. If you send around clearly marked dangerous packages and someone opens one, they do so at their own p...
- Sun Apr 19, 2020 8:13 pm
- Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
- Topic: [MANUEL] Should antags that are exempt from Rule 5 be given Rule 6 protections?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1582
Re: [MANUEL] Should antags that are exempt from Rule 5 be given Rule 6 protections?
As for friendly wizards, I do get the complaint - they've never been my favourite gimmick. Ideally there should be admins online who can help resolve things via roleplay means (spawning a second wizard whose objective is to hunt down the traitor is a favourite, or the CentCom Space Inquisition comi...
- Sun Apr 19, 2020 12:43 am
- Forum: Closed Complaints
- Topic: [Doctor Brutality] JackTheLing- Possibly bias judgement
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3532
Re: [Doctor Brutality] JackTheLing- Possibly bias judgement
Complaint retracted by complainant, closing this up.
- Sat Apr 18, 2020 6:07 am
- Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
- Topic: [MANUEL] Should antags that are exempt from Rule 5 be given Rule 6 protections?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1582
Re: [MANUEL] Should antags that are exempt from Rule 5 be given Rule 6 protections?
I feel like a certain amount of common sense applies to this. The nightmarish shadow monster who lurks in maintenance and can turn into mist? It's a pretty natural reaction to want to gun them down if you can. The human traitor? Not really as much of a fight or flight, rule 6 applies. As the thread ...
- Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:29 pm
- Forum: Closed Complaints
- Topic: [Vekter] glassmann - Smiting an ashlizard for no obvious rule-break
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2388
Re: [Vekter] glassmann - Smiting an ashlizard for no obvious rule-break
As a general precedent, sending stupid messages to Centcomm (or the Syndicates), including bad nuke request codes, has been open season for invoking their wrath via bluespace punishment, with anything from BSA to fireballs to pod delivered nasty surprises. The only general limit has been to not infl...
- Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:23 pm
- Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
- Topic: Going to centcom before round-end: Actually Bad?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5417
Re: Going to centcom before round-end: Actually Bad?
Also this isn't really a rules issue since if you get there by accident (somehow) then it's not gonna get you told off, just yeeted back to station. If you're maliciously exploiting a bug (which basically every means of getting to centcomm which isn't the escape shuttle/the ERT shuttle/admin invoked...
- Fri Apr 17, 2020 10:41 am
- Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
- Topic: Stealing SM sliver too vague
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6865
Re: Stealing SM sliver too vague
This isn't a policy issue - if you believe the objective is too hard or the provided instructions are too vague, I suggest proposing changes in the coding section of the forum.
Locking this since it's meandering with no real goal in sight.
Locking this since it's meandering with no real goal in sight.
- Fri Apr 17, 2020 7:58 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Removing Cloner removes a failsafe for Medbay incompetence
- Replies: 38
- Views: 9531
Re: Removing Cloner removes a failsafe for Medbay incompetence
anyone who doesn't think that you could end up in this situation during cloners never played during the days of quick cloning.
- Wed Apr 15, 2020 11:21 pm
- Forum: Closed Complaints
- Topic: [Arianya] deedubya - oranges was right electric boogaloo
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6299
Re: [Arianya] deedubya - oranges was right electric boogaloo
Alright, then. Answer me this. If the following post ( https://tgstation13.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=26207#p552910 ) was valid commentary on the topic, then how is me directly responding to said commentary somehow against the rules? I think it's worth noting here that not every post is goi...
- Wed Apr 15, 2020 5:02 pm
- Forum: Closed Complaints
- Topic: [Arianya] deedubya - oranges was right electric boogaloo
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6299
Re: [Arianya] deedubya - oranges was right electric boogaloo
I'll preface this by saying that I don't intend to go back and forth on most of these points. It serves neither of us any benefit to argue endlessly over the things we disagree on, as ultimately it's up to the headmins to decide whether there's merit to the complaint. That said, I would like to corr...
- Tue Apr 14, 2020 11:58 am
- Forum: Closed Complaints
- Topic: [Arianya] deedubya - oranges was right electric boogaloo
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6299
Re: [Arianya] deedubya - oranges was right electric boogaloo
On to the second post: Regarding Just because you have a grudge against me and want to hide the truth I'm splitting this up because I want to talk to you, not from the viewpoint of a moderator defending their moderation action, but as a person - no one cares . Genuinely, honestly, no one cares about...
- Tue Apr 14, 2020 11:58 am
- Forum: Closed Complaints
- Topic: [Arianya] deedubya - oranges was right electric boogaloo
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6299
Re: [Arianya] deedubya - oranges was right electric boogaloo
So the rules you broke: 1. No spam. (Contentless posts, repeated posts, off topic posts ) (Emphasis mine) 3.) This is not the place to discuss bans requests, appeals, administrators or other players; that belongs in the FNR section To clarify, you submitted 5 posts for approval, with 3 of them being...
- Mon Apr 13, 2020 7:31 pm
- Forum: Closed Complaints
- Topic: [Arianya] deedubya - oranges was right electric boogaloo
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6299
Re: [???] deedubya - oranges was right electric boogaloo
(The banning admin in this instance was myself)
I'll respond at a later point.
I'll respond at a later point.
- Mon Apr 13, 2020 7:13 pm
- Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
- Topic: Ban the R word
- Replies: 2
- Views: 982
Re: Ban the R word
Thinly veiled shitposts about ongoing policy discussions go in the hut.
- Sun Apr 12, 2020 2:15 am
- Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
- Topic: Preserving OG Options
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4976
Re: Preserving OG Options
It is darker than whats currently available. It is similar to the catpocalypse, where people were allowed to keep their characters, if they made it before new ones got banned. I chose my color when it was available and now it isn't. No, these things are not similar. Catpocalypse was an intentional ...
- Thu Apr 09, 2020 7:45 pm
- Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
- Topic: An0n3 amendment has become weaponised by the admin team
- Replies: 61
- Views: 18535
Re: An0n3 amendment has become weaponised by the admin team
Perhaps the soltion to this is (as has started to happen) is that mods and admins discuss peanuts/approvals etc allowing for more of a general consensus. Maybe easing back on certain things. I still am firmly behind that the peanut rule is useful, I've yet to see another server that doesn't have th...
- Wed Apr 08, 2020 4:41 pm
- Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
- Topic: Disable Meteors
- Replies: 35
- Views: 9306
Re: Disable Meteors
also certain events (including Catastrophic Meteors) are time gated - for example Xenos can't spawn normally unless 40 minutes have passed. There are lesser meteor waves that can spawn earlier but they tend to mostly be a danger to solars or make hull breaches as opposed to cratering entire departme...
- Sun Apr 05, 2020 10:27 pm
- Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
- Topic: An0n3 amendment has become weaponised by the admin team
- Replies: 61
- Views: 18535
Re: An0n3 amendment has become weaponised by the admin team
There is a very wide berth between "where do I go to discuss my ban with the admins" and "I want to shitpost about someone elses ban!" and I don't think it's particularly good faith to presume the latter is what that rule is talking about. Also the "ban requests and other pl...
- Fri Apr 03, 2020 12:06 pm
- Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
- Topic: An0n3 amendment has become weaponised by the admin team
- Replies: 61
- Views: 18535
Re: An0n3 amendment has become weaponised by the admin team
Your obsessive focus on the rules as written says everything that needs to be said I often apply the gauge of the spirit of the rules vs the written - there are many posts that wouldn't fly under the written word that have been allowed because they fit the spirit. I'd be curious to hear why you thi...
- Fri Apr 03, 2020 11:59 am
- Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
- Topic: An0n3 amendment has become weaponised by the admin team
- Replies: 61
- Views: 18535
Re: An0n3 amendment has become weaponised by the admin team
For reference, the original anon3 post (unedited since its posting): THE AN0N3 AMENDMENT IS IN EFFECT Adding to/adjusting the definitions so that players can post in a thread regarding something they weren't involved in, IF IT IS TO BRING UP/POINT TO/HIGHLIGHT a rule, precedent, or piece of evidence...
- Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:32 am
- Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
- Topic: Discord Rule 12 Still Sucks
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2774
Re: Discord Rule 12 Still Sucks
There was already a thread made for this: https://tgstation13.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=24393, but either I'm tripping or headmins never actually did anything about it and just quietly locked it. To be clear, any post in Policy Discussion that goes a certain amount of time with no posts ge...
- Thu Apr 02, 2020 9:38 am
- Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
- Topic: Make me host
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2460
Re: Make me host
April Fool's is over, and so is this thread.
Maybe you should go and bake some bread.
There's no punchline
I'm just hungry and waiting for lunchtime.
Maybe you should go and bake some bread.
There's no punchline
I'm just hungry and waiting for lunchtime.
- Sat Mar 28, 2020 10:16 pm
- Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
- Topic: Valid Demotions are Protected similar to Valid Arrests
- Replies: 58
- Views: 15871
Re: Valid Demotions are Protected similar to Valid Arrests
Personally I think the issue is more code then policy - getting someone to stay still long enough you can take their ID, important job gear, change the ID perms, give it back and then throw them out of the department is realistically not within the means of most heads that lack stunbatons or access ...
- Mon Mar 23, 2020 8:58 pm
- Forum: Resolved Appeals
- Topic: [Phuzzylodgik] BeezKneez - Excessive ban
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1895
Re: [Phuzzylodgik] BeezKneez - Excessive ban
hopefully peanut compliant post: Adding to/adjusting the definitions so that players can post in a thread regarding something they weren't involved in, IF IT IS TO BRING UP/POINT TO/HIGHLIGHT a rule, precedent, or piece of evidence that was missed that is relevant to the situation. I was the guy wh...
- Sun Mar 22, 2020 4:28 pm
- Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
- Topic: Should gluttony's blessing grant you antagonist status?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3032
- Tue Mar 17, 2020 12:59 pm
- Forum: Closed Complaints
- Topic: [TheMidnightRose] Engineer Palmer - Forced Ghostrole Ghosting
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2860
Re: [TheMidnightRose] Engineer Palmer - Forced Ghostrole Ghosting
As a general precedent, ghostroles are not sacred and can be handed off/deleted/etc. with relatively little reason (though obviously open abuse isn't tolerated). This precedent goes doubly for admin-spawned ghostroles like ERTs - you only get the role because the admin spawned one, so they're genera...
- Mon Mar 16, 2020 10:34 am
- Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
- Topic: Decrease the probability of families gamemode
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3404
Re: Decrease the probability of families gamemode
It's a pretty delicate balancing act between putting a new game mode so high it gets old quick or so low that people barely ever know the mechanics/gamemode so they're left floundering. That said, it's currently in the same bracket as revolution, one of our other more action packed (and generally qu...
- Sat Mar 14, 2020 7:23 pm
- Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
- Topic: Ban the N word
- Replies: 184
- Views: 54249
Re: Ban the N word
While I get this is a hot button topic for certain people, I will remind that the point of Policy Discussion is discussion, not screaming at the other side till they shut up. There's more then a few posts in here breaking Rule 1: Posts only designed to antagonize or otherwise escalate the situation ...
- Thu Mar 12, 2020 11:17 pm
- Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
- Topic: Is forced pacification surgery harmful and should AIs be forcing humans to undergo it?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3732
Re: Is forced pacification surgery harmful and should AIs be forcing humans to undergo it?
Administrators regularly disagree on various aspects of all policy. This is why we have head administrators to settle disputes and decide policy :V Regardless, the ruling that TribeofBeavers cited is the current standing one. No amount of personal opinion (of an administrator or a player) matters in...
- Thu Mar 12, 2020 11:07 pm
- Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
- Topic: Roleplay rules surrounding metagaming and 'staying in your lane' and the negative impacts they cause
- Replies: 34
- Views: 7518
Re: Roleplay rules surrounding metagaming and 'staying in your lane' and the negative impacts they cause
The issue becomes when discussion becomes more about a ban then policy/precedent set by it. Threads spawned by a controversial or precedent setting ban are fine. Threads that are using policy discussion as a thin veneer to have a peanut gallery on a ban are not. I.e. "I don't think people shoul...
- Thu Mar 12, 2020 10:55 pm
- Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
- Topic: Is forced pacification surgery harmful and should AIs be forcing humans to undergo it?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3732
Re: Is forced pacification surgery harmful and should AIs be forcing humans to undergo it?
Non-consensual surgery is harmful for the purposes of Law 1. Doesn't matter if it's pacification or borging or whatever.
As ever, if you believe an AI is breaking their laws ahelp it.
As ever, if you believe an AI is breaking their laws ahelp it.
- Mon Mar 09, 2020 9:50 am
- Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
- Topic: Roleplay rules surrounding metagaming and 'staying in your lane' and the negative impacts they cause
- Replies: 34
- Views: 7518
Re: Roleplay rules surrounding metagaming and 'staying in your lane' and the negative impacts they cause
I won't express an opinion on the botany thing but I'll tell you for free that the issue with the paramedic was less "staying in their lane" and more: Every round, he would There are plenty of things you can do without issue on an individual round basis that become tiresome or problematic ...
- Sun Mar 01, 2020 5:48 pm
- Forum: Resolved Appeals
- Topic: [Doctor Brutality] Chrapacz2000 - Metacomms
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1056
Re: [Doctor Brutality] Chrapacz2000 - Metacomms
Your appeal was denied here: https://tgstation13.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=25789 on the 1st of March 2020. By the rules of the board, you must wait 12 months before appealing again, in the absence of permission from the banning administrator or the head administrators. I'll be locking this f...
- Thu Feb 27, 2020 1:34 pm
- Forum: Former Admins
- Topic: [No Longer Admin] Armhulenn
- Replies: 154
- Views: 62884
- Sat Feb 22, 2020 6:50 pm
- Forum: Resolved Appeals
- Topic: [Arianya] Deedubya - excuse me what the hecc
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1682
Re: [Arianya] Deedubya - excuse me what the hecc
You've also barely played in the intervening time, so I don't think that's as strong a vouch for you as you think it is. That said, I can't realistically handle a ban appeal from a political opponent during election time without, whatever my decision would be, being interpreted in political light, s...
- Thu Feb 13, 2020 1:10 am
- Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
- Topic: Talking mimes shouldn't be valid
- Replies: 66
- Views: 16763
Re: Talking mimes shouldn't be valid
The recent posters should really read the thread wholly as the points have been very well gone over already regarding this topic. All it is imo is a thin excuse/cover to valid a role that everybody cool dislikes, and thus will not argue over you murdering them for whatever lie you make up. Perhaps ...
- Thu Feb 13, 2020 1:06 am
- Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
- Topic: Manuel - Naming Policy
- Replies: 66
- Views: 16201
Re: Manuel - Naming Policy
Also as much as I dread even commenting on the 9 billionth naming policy thread, I will comment to point out "it's a real name that real people could/actually do have" is not a good metric for whether something is acceptable in a roleplay enviroment - there are a lot of stupidly named peop...
- Mon Feb 10, 2020 1:06 pm
- Forum: Resolved Appeals
- Topic: [Arianya] Arathian Kebabopoulos - 14 days server ban - 30 day ghost role ban
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4073
Re: [Arianya] Arathian Kebabopoulos - 14 days server ban - 30 day ghost role ban
So - this is gonna be a bit of a long one because, well, rule 0 ban's generally require more justification. As I intimated in the previous ban appeal, there was a reason for my decision at the time, and I'll expand on that in my conclusion. First, to clarify, the bans in question are a 2 week server...
- Sun Feb 09, 2020 1:15 am
- Forum: For No Reason Trash
- Topic: [Arianya] Arathian Kebabopoulos - 14 days server ban
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4110
Re: [Arianya] Arathian Kebabopoulos - 14 days server ban
I'm not going to respond to this tonight, partially as a courtesy to you since the ban appeal seems pretty irate. I would suggest taking 5 to cool off and revising, though I can't require it of you. To clarify - the issue at hand here isn't the invasion itself, but rather the actions taken in pursui...
- Sat Feb 08, 2020 11:14 pm
- Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
- Topic: Ashwalkers discussion thread
- Replies: 36
- Views: 9276
Re: Ashwalkers discussion thread
Realistically the thing that gets on the nerves of players and admins alike is lizards who go "whoopsie doodle I headed south and left and found this mysterious station that I totally didn't know existed! I wonder if I can take this shuttle up to the station and now act like a murderer despite ...
- Sat Feb 08, 2020 11:06 pm
- Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
- Topic: Do I have to be he one banned to make the appeal?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2629
Re: Do I have to be he one banned to make the appeal?
While it's obviously up to the headmins to resolve this thread, it's worth noting the ban apppeal rules have been updated recently.
- Sun Feb 02, 2020 2:58 am
- Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
- Topic: Re: wizards
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2508
Re: wizards
The "hatred" of wizard has very often been a overstated forum thing vs popularity in in-game polls, so you're gonna have a hard time convincing the headmins that now is the Time to remove Wizard
- Fri Jan 31, 2020 10:07 pm
- Forum: Resolved Appeals
- Topic: [Doctor Brutality] Glibik - Perma evasion
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1878
Re: [Doctor Brutality] Glibik - Perma evasion
I can see you've written out the answers to the template, but please edit the template itself into the OP: [b]BYOND account:[/b] [b]Character name:[/b] [b]Ban type:[/b] [b]Ban length:[/b] [b]Ban reason:[/b] [b]Time ban was placed:[/b] [b]Round ID in which ban was placed:[/b] [b]Your side of the stor...
- Thu Jan 30, 2020 6:44 pm
- Forum: Resolved Appeals
- Topic: [Feemjmeem] Reneh - Murderboning appeal.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1059
Re: [Feemjmeem] Reneh - Murderboning appeal.
As feem is retired, I'll be taking over this ban appeal On investigation, the claim that you and Bletchi are not the same person has some merit - though you both clearly changed which ckeys you were using a couple of times, even aside from that. In future I'd suggest you stick to one c-key and ahelp...
- Mon Jan 27, 2020 5:58 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: what happened to tg administration over the years?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 10146
Re: what happened to tg administration over the years?
-snip- Or an admin could post them publicly without consent, I guess. Fortunate for you that the "privacy is expected by players" conveniently leaves out admin logs, notes, and other private correspondence. Perhaps if you thought for two seconds, you'd realize that you rather waive expect...
- Mon Jan 27, 2020 4:35 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: what happened to tg administration over the years?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 10146
Re: what happened to tg administration over the years?
The only times I ever remember being warned were a couple times a year or so ago. https://i.imgur.com/QY6z9de.png I can fact check you all day if you really want, but the more honest thing would just be to admit you don't like /tg/ and would rather other people share your opinion without making up ...
- Mon Jan 27, 2020 10:09 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: what happened to tg administration over the years?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 10146
Re: what happened to tg administration over the years?
Re: what happened to deedubya's posting over the months?
- Mon Jan 27, 2020 1:14 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Can't connect?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6083
Re: Can't connect?
Another great thread ruined by necroposting
- Mon Jan 27, 2020 12:52 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: what happened to tg administration over the years?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 10146
Re: what happened to tg administration over the years?
Finally, the most important point...why aren't the rules and guidelines for administrators a matter of public knowledge? At the moment, the admin complaints forum is just a farce, because we the community do not know what standards the admins are supposed to be held to. Likewise, because we don't k...
- Tue Jan 21, 2020 10:48 am
- Forum: Closed Policy Discussion
- Topic: Wizards...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2784
Re: Wizards...
Make a less shit thread
Alternatively take the 18th thread (<-- this is hyperbole) without a wizard disable as something of a hint and either wait for elections or come up with a proposal that's substantially different.
Alternatively take the 18th thread (<-- this is hyperbole) without a wizard disable as something of a hint and either wait for elections or come up with a proposal that's substantially different.