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Felinids are humans with genetic modification deriving from animals and their designation as a different nonhuman species is entirely political rather than based in the normal definition of the word species, this is a proposal to square that circle as something that can happen in-round I ...

ekaterina

Felinids are humans with genetic modification deriving from animals and their designation as a different nonhuman species is entirely political rather than based in the normal definition of the word species, this is a proposal to square that circle as something that can happen in-round I suppose ...

ekaterina

Genetic modification deriving from animals making someone non-human makes no more sense than someone with non-animal genetic modifications being non-human would.
Pressure adaptation doesn't make you non-human, why should infusions?

ekaterina

People having to click "yes I meant it" to post totally acceptable usages of a not terribly uncommon and normal word is a significantly bigger problem than having to get over a feeling of guilt about notifying admins that someone is breaking the rules, I am afraid.

I'd rather suck up my ...

ekaterina

As a Terry gamer, this is a non-issue. We at the security officers' union already have a solution for non-verbal shitters. If any policy is introduced here, it should be MRP-only.

ekaterina

I'd encourage players to report instances of OOC in IC like this and encourage admins to action it.

But I'd feel bad. I don't want to get people noted or banned unless they are straight-up griefing.

You cannot have your cake and eat it too. The filter is not that kind of automoderator ...

ekaterina

What policy are you suggesting here?

ekaterina

Timberpoes wrote: ↑Thu Apr 03, 2025 10:36 pm I'd encourage players to report instances of OOC in IC like this and encourage admins to action it.

But I'd feel bad. I don't want to get people noted or banned unless they are straight-up griefing.

ekaterina

That's it. That's the suggestion. Add "chat" to the filter.
Addressing the crew as "chat" is just ock ick.

ekaterina

I would definitely want to make admins pay more attention to the "line-crossing" behavior as a "soft policy" / encouragement from above, since i know about at least several good players that left because of specieism and bullying under the excuse of it - AND I HATE that we let them be driven out ...

ekaterina

I want Security players to feel backed by the admins. Lately it really feels like they aren't. I would like to re-introduce space law to security policy. Either how it was before as just something sec officers can take as a guide and reference in ahelps. Or going all the way to make it full policy ...

ekaterina

Hi, Maxipat.

You said something in one of the debate threads that was to me a massive cause for concern, and took you from a top candidate in my list straight to the bottom, which sucked given that you're someone I liked both as a fellow player and a candidate.
I would like several clarifications ...

ekaterina

What is your vision for security policy? Would you change anything about it, or the way it is enforced?

ekaterina

If you read the rest of my post, ekat, it does not work as proposed.

I don't agree with the rest of your post either, I just took the opportunity to highlight how it makes no sense to forcefeed Terry (part of) Manuel's ruleset.
People who want that kind of rule already have Manuel, all this ...

ekaterina

I already think is a good idea because I already think the roleplay rules are the correct improvements to the base rules

Well, the entirety of the Terry playerbase does not. Which is why we play on Terry, and not on Manuel.
People who think that way already have Manuel. People who don't already ...

ekaterina

Vekter wrote: ↑Mon Mar 17, 2025 8:54 pm I did not say "we should copy and paste MRP ruleset onto Terry"

So true, you only said "we should copy and paste a central difference between the LRP and the MRP rulesets, which is limited escalation against antags, onto Terry"

ekaterina

This is, quite possibly, the worst policy proposal I have ever read.
Nobody will want to play security after this. Terry would be doomed to exist with no security officers, forever.

I like this change, but I worry about it if there isn't also a change to limit the lethality of antags on LRP ...

ekaterina

Hi, kinnebian!

-I'd like to try clean up more rulings that are either unclear in their wording or inconsistent in their enforcement. [Looking at you, rule 11!] Rules should be easy to follow, and easy to enforce.

What specifically do you think is unclear about rule 11? Would you roll back the ...

ekaterina

BYOND account : Ekaterina von Russland

Ban/note type (Server Ban/Discord Ban/Forum Ban/Note): Note

Ban/note duration : Note
Ban/note reason : Used the phrase "Let the Liggie" out referencing a lizard who was trapped in AI sat an asked for help. Was notified that as per policy words like Ligger ...

ekaterina

Thank you for years of dedication to making tgstation the best. Godspeed.

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My favourite antagonists are blood cultist and changeling, though revs have been growing on me lately.

ekaterina

The problem is definitely real, although things so bad that they should warrant administrative action are rare in my experience. I think the soft filter is a good tool to address this problem.

ekaterina

would you be willing to work with me on this to see it realized? what are your thoughts on the concept?

Yes. I am a big fan of yours, and your project supports the "encourage admins and empower players to host more events" tenet of my campaign platform. There's no point having a dead server ...

ekaterina

I like your energy a lot, good to see you participating in elections!

Thank you :D

Would you mind sharing an experience you've had as a leader that you're especially proud of? (An OOC/IRL one, preferably. Keep it as vague as you're comfortable with.)

I prefer not to comment regarding IRL ...

ekaterina

Your proposal for this is adding more rules, more legalese and "Protecting players from overreach". How does this change the situation?

Even though you misunderstood my positions, I thank you for your questions and the opportunity to elaborate.

Players being afraid of doing stuff because ...

ekaterina

Honestly a lot of your thread speaks from having no experiential knowledge of the inner workings of the administration and it shows

This comes across as nothing more than a cheap attack based on me not having a colourful name.

if you were to be successful it would probably be better to purge ...

ekaterina

I like Justice's proposal in regards to a rule 2 precedent, which got blocked by the current term: https://tgstation13.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=730595#p730595

It's weird to have the rules directly address one, and only one, specific way of preempting antagonists. Evidently, it has generated some ...

ekaterina

Headmins are not the first line of defence for these cases. There are forum moderators and discord jannies for a reason. If they for whatever reason fail to deal with it, then headmins should step in.

ekaterina

I'd support bringing it back, with no appeals (own up to your decisions), and 7 day cap.

ekaterina

in short terms, everything i read makes sense and i agree with, specially favouritism and the mentors part, coming from a player who once had a perma ban for "false report" after getting their brains fried and eaten by a non antag for having hot air in a can, you have my vote

we need more serious ...

ekaterina

I think we agree on points about OOC in IC needing to be more robust and leaving less room for immersion breaking stuff, but I do wonder how you would handle points of disagreement with me as I think maybe we are more diametrically opposed than the other mrp admins running for the election in ...

ekaterina

I have been endorsed by the first player headmin

kieth4 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 25, 2024 9:03 amEkat sweep

Vote for Ekaterina!

ekaterina

I lean against it, both to preserve the theme of the setting and because of the mechanical vulnerability regarding Asimov.

However, if I find that more players want it than not, I'd support this change.

ekaterina

I can see the torch going. unlike all the other headmin before they make their rulings and never really speak about such till the grey area situation happens.
I know you well, I do enjoy your consistency. Will you guide folks to update more of the past rulings and clarify more of the english ...

ekaterina

Rectification has the most agreeable policy to me (it's essentially a copy of the first half of mine). It seems to me like we want the same or similar things:
We should empower players to make memorable stories.
I value player agency and want to empower players to do fun things.
prioritising ...

ekaterina

These "admins who only seek to rules lawyer any excuse to ban a player" are one of the central points of my platform and a big part of why I chose to run.

Naturally, I'd provide oversight to bans that are placed and overturn bad bans, and, if necessary, follow it up with an investigation of the ...

ekaterina

You have posted vocally about leaving our community "It's time for a break boys, I'll be back in a while", why do you wish to have more involvement than before in a server you do not wish to remain in? If your attempts to revert the wallening fail do you intend to follow through and leave ...

ekaterina

I have seen nothing but backlash from the players, and, on account of that, I am against the wallening.

While I don't find all of the new visuals unpalatable, this whole ordeal feels to me like a case of "trying to fix what isn't broken". Its current iteration is several leagues better than what ...

ekaterina

Hey ekat! When it comes to listening to the community, do you mean the people on the forums, discord, game or all three? How will you go about it? When it comes to spirit vs wording of a ruling how do you stand? Is the former or latter more important?

Thank you for the thoughtful questions!

In ...

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THE SECOND PLAYER HEADMIN [/color]

I am Ekaterina von Russland, queen of appeal peanuts . I also go by Marina Rudinova, self-appointed representative of the security officers' union . I am a certified coder and I wrote the wiki section on turning "boom" into science !

I am announcing my ...

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Yes we have gimped asimovs original laws of robotics, presumably to improve the experience of borg players so they can't be told to kill themselves. I don't like it either but I prefer a much more gritter type of game where playing a borg means you might be ordered to self destruct.

Human ...

ekaterina

Good feedback. Handled my ticket professionally. Went in with an open mind, and, when unsure, did appropriate research. Friendly demeanour.

ekaterina

I like norsvenska's idea

ekaterina

You're the one who said it was "barely an AI" rather than "not an AI".

ekaterina

tostah wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2024 7:00 pm GPT is unreliable and barely even an AI

ChatGPT is a large language model, not an AI in the sci-fi sense.

ekaterina

Doesn't not being able to convert the crew defeat the point of a conversion antag?

ekaterina

the assumption is probably going to go to winning the round, shift or game.

It shouldn't.

the actioning admin did nothing wrong at all. not logically, reasonably or procedurally.

Yes, he did, and you yourself identify it later on in your post. He, in the face of ambiguity, assumed the ...

ekaterina

As much as I hate friendly antags, this feels like an IC issue to me. Just kill them. I don't like the idea of restricting what players can do with their antag rolls. I like Not-Dorsidarf's suggestion.

ekaterina

Good feedback. Friendly and empathetic in ahelps.

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