Sparkle

This covers just about everything. Any changes is extremely unlikely to happen even on the Site Admin side of things.

Alternate suggestion. You are given a trial with R&D jobs ONLY. Once that has held for a significant period of time, then progression to the remaining jobs can appealed. I think this is a easy compromise to at least allow you a chance to grow. Also in consideration your last appeal was a week ago, way too short to try again. If you can accept that (and if it's possible to do SMT side), you have my +Support

Easy as heck counterpoint. It appears you did not respond to a very, very legitimate question. While you may have JUST gotten Manager, it doesn't take more than 1 minute to write out: "Hey, I just got here, I need some time to learn everything. It will be a while. Speak to a Head Admin that can put on queue." Covers my points, covers Talila's points. I WILL say @Zack / Zarl did a wrong callout cause this post understood you are very new to this. However, two wrongs don't make a right.

To some of the people above, we are here to look at whether the conduct of the sit and staff were proper NOT the reasons of the sit. That matter was considered closed earlier today. Any arguments regarding that should have been made there not here. Though I do have issues with that whole situation but that is for another time. Im gonna go ahead and drop a -Support I do believe the decision was handed down in a proper manner persuant to the rules. We are not given a lot of context on how the entire sit went down other than extremely brief snippets that can mean literally anything. It cannot be answered whether a decision was already handed, how long it has been, what arguments were already made, etc. off of just these alone. HOWEVER... there is some understanding regarding looks and the perception on if the sit would be handled "fairly". Ask yourself: If you walked in the door and this was is what you saw in front of you, how would it look? Not very good because it appears to be a heavy lean on one side. I feel much of this would have been avoided with a different staff member. If that was not possible, people forget we have Player Reports for this exact situation. There was an apparent no problem of it being used as it was utilized properly as seen above, albeit for a different reason. It doesn't take much to lead them in that direction if it's unavoidable and teach them if they are unaware. I will state the handling was not the greatest and the abrupt ending caused more enflamed emotions. Please avoid that in the future sir. Otherwise, I do not see more than a very light talk just to review and improve for the future.

Gonna go against you here Tomato. Good opinion piece however but food for thought. I think most of this anger would be better shifted toward paid blacklist appeals. You bring up ZJ as an example who was nowhere close in warns, just straight blacklisted. That paid appeal and subsequent re-blacklist still caused a massive damage to branches of his involvement. However here, warns are inherently nothing. At most would reset progress to the ban thresholds. High level offenses are often straight permenent or blacklisted and those can't be wiped. Low level offenses are managable by current staff. This package is at least reasonable to only date back to 2020 and before. Price a bit high? Sure. But the greater majority of those who absolutely NEED tend to have gotten them in quick succession very recently. Very very few would have like 39 warns from 2020 and coming back now. This was intended for those that had clean records from like 2021 on, is still here, and actually wants that clean record physically. And no, timed expiration is basically the same scenario as you bring here. Would be more choatic.

Do you guys just not care about the other points made? Yall just seem very committed to pick needles out of haystacks to invalidate everything else. No mention of how the branches have been fairing? No mention of my secondary reponses? Im already concerned of what your original message included and it is just not a good look period. Anyways... Onto the counter you have been waiting on. Who are the only people able to approve suggestions? Manager+. Who are the only people to give yay or nays to implementations outside of such? Manager+. No JMT or SMT outside of the rank of Manager or Owner are able to deviate from the instructions that come from them specifically. They cannot act on implementing job changes, MOTD changes, addon implementations without their approval. While Head Admin+ may have abilities granted to them, they cannot actually do so or physically push those updates without them. I am absolutely certain you know of that being JMT yourself. With that explanation out of the way, onto the issue and examples at hand. I have stated in some command and high command meetings "communication is a two-way street, not one". While theoretically Head Admin can be a point of contact regarding most of the changes, once the mentions of addons, new MOTD rules, custom weapons, new jobs with questions additions. Then the response is "I have to get the Managers word on this". Then goes up the stream. Which covers your point perfectly. And we can work towards that again. But unfortunately, this report is specific to mishandling of items that were already in his care. I believe I brought up a very specific example that Coltable himself worked with Security and in turn Security and Sixx couldn't receive much anything. Quick recap if you didn't read it before: So what happens when items go upstream but nothing is sent downstream for an extended period of time? Do you face it yourself as the middleman to explain just that? Arguable that is what myself and Sixx had to do. And it was due to unwillingness to face the tune of the music. Another original post point if you didn't read that either: I counter that I am again not asking for 24/7 availability and once again applaud the efforts he has done up to this point. But there is a level of tolerance of hurt before it starts to squeeze. And I argue that squeeze has already started. To finish up your points, We have been told it was not a good idea to post branch updates with unapproved addons. So if we are stuck, we are stuck at the top of the ladder. If the small and petty stuff were that much to be unbothered with, he has the ability to send it downstream with a simple message. For people that come to me personally, I always try to respond in some fashion, put them in the queue, or send them back downstairs if it's something I shouldn't be handling. If I miss something and I'm notified, I double that effort even if it means "I'll get back to you, I got you on queue". When we are looking to him for stuff, we don't expect stuff in a snap or immediately. But we still wish to at least be heard at SOMEPOINT so we can all move on. The things about personal life and the who, what, when, where, and whys. That is his personal responsibility to manage that and his alone and it was explained in site admin channels to not use that as an excuse. We never asked for personal details and the whole thing, if he needed the space he would let us know. I already stated in my initial counter (if you didn't read that either), that he had handled those steps correctly but then the rest wasn't. He took that LOA, we respected that space, we had that covered. It was what wasn't handled before and after that triggered why we are here.

@enuz Sir, that screenshot references nothing of what you just said about providing ideas to revive RP. Bullet 1. Talks very clearly that the RP branches have been given no consideration for THEIR ideas. Branch High Command's ideas to do what little they can to keep their branch running. This references job changes and lack of content additions to help support the foundation of RP. It was already understood we cannot revive RP without the players willing to give it a chance. But at least they try to do what they can to make what they have more fun. Am I asking Coltable to drop everything for them? Fuck no. I am again asking for simple reform to how questions are handled. I bring up again that Research had been trying to do a simple branch update for a month and received NO RESPONSE. Similar inquiries were untouched and ghosted without so much as a "later". Bullet 2. I don't feel I need to go into that bullet point with you. But for everyone else. D5 receiving clearance to test on SCPs as MTF. Something that is not in the scope of the branch's original intentions. You say you want ideas to revive RP but look again at what you just screenshotted. How does that help Research at all? I want to seriously believe you are posting all this without malice but... really sir? I am not asking for a whole lot with this report.

Sir, respectfully, read the posts as they are. This is not an attempt to force revival of RP or force Coltable to come up with ideas. This was to change the style in which the referenced situations were handled. At no point did I ever state anything regarding RP. That is an entirely seperate battle. Do not pick and choose bullet points to argue down. Also it would HELP if the referenced branches weren't being brushed off mentioned IN BOTH POSTS.

So the weekend has passed. I guess it is as good time as any for a response. Some introductory points: - Yes, I will admit. I was way over my head in writing this report. - Yes, I did expect this report to receive mostly negative response but at the same time there was a purpose to this report that I will cover. - Yes, I believe Coltable does really well as a Manager and has been one of the best. But there is an asterisk to that in my mind. So to begin, I believe the bullets of this report was overlooked and missed with responses that picked on a part that I miswrote or puts all the blame onto finals. The whole P008 thing was not the best example or a point well written. I'll take the blame on that one but I do not believe it should discredit the report in its entirety. The blame on finals is a catalyst, not a result. There are ways to handle which initially the steps were taken correctly at first but then the rest wasn't which is one of the reasons we are here. To those that gave the report a look in its entirety, thank you. Even if it was negative, it gave a perspective I can respect. Continuing, I did not and am not asking for the world and for Coltable to be god. I understand there are limitation especially in a game running on a decrepit engine. At no point did I ask for everything to be implemented in a snap. I am asking for better communication in general. There was serious missteps in communication that created frustration, confusion, and decrease in confidence. Security is a very extreme example of where things began falling apart. Yes, this about the HIRU job. In long summary, this was a little bit after the rejection of the D-Class Weapon Cache raid system and Juggarnaut H.U.L.K. (which the community rejected, we accepted that loss and it was a heavy one with months of preparation and some cash down the drain) Link for those unaware: https://gaminglight.com/forums/topic/88909-security-branch-update-4222-completed/ Coltable himself worked with Security on a replacement job which spawned the HIRU. He personnaly brought the job to us to vote on 4/11/22. This job also included a weapon which he asked us about and overwhelmingly convinced us it was all good. We voted 7 - 0 with small skepticism but point stands. Updates were asked for this job on multiple occasions in Site Admin channels. Coltable was pinged on some of those occassions and no reponse was received (at one point on the same day he responded to something completely different 3 hours apart). Also during this period, other proposals were brought to us to vote on as well while this one was approved and sitting. At one point, Security High Command came to me personally about someone had told them that Site Admin wasn't onboard. That was what got me very heated because I had to be the one to sit in front of them and say otherwise. It wasn't until 5/21/22 that we were finally given word by Chief then later Coltable, that the job was being held in a turnaround of opinion. While I am not hard pressed about the turn of opinion, it hurts to see just a few sentences take so long and couldn't even be brought to Security personally considering it was his development. It had to be delivered by proxy which caused some hurt. While Coltable may come in and say he did eventually meet with High Command to smooth it out, it is the principle of the issue. I had also gotten other anecdotes that some branch high command were not responded to regarding their branch updates. Namely, Research had been trying for a month to DM Coltable AND Jayden for something. CI R&D had been particularly unhappy with the lack communication thus far with their attempts. Way before those and Security's thing, Medical's attempts at any response to their suggestions and addons went blank. While they finally got their stuff out and approved, it took longer than necessary and Medical Low Command had a mini uprising for literally any changes to happen which we just couldn't. Which brings us to a point that was very clearly marked on this report: "Neglect/Favoritism to certain Branches". And by extension, quote GarGar over here... Have you consider asking why I wouldn't reach out to those individuals? My bad for lumping all of you together as this is more geared to the branches that did not receive that bulk of the attention, love, and care. MTF and CI Military, I will not sugar coat it. You guys are getting the world that the other branches tend to not receive. I don't hold ill will against you all. And it is completely understandable of your -Supports because you guys don't see what some of us see. I just wish us over here on the other side had the same. So my final words. With understanding that the report will be denied, and I will accept that whole-heartedly. Even the playing field, communicate better with your High Command and Site Admin (which is already improving), and give them a fighting chance or denial so we can move on. Even if the response is "I'll get back to you, I got you on queue". It means a heck of a lot more than no response at all.

As much as it hurts to do this, I feel as though this is the best way of handling the current situation SCP-RP is in. Although I do believe Coltable has great potential for the server, since the leaving of his friend group, he has shown negligence of the server and has seemingly been hurting for the server. His lack of communication as well as lack of all-together doing anything has shown to cause harm to the community, as currently most if not all of the community is unhappy with the current state of the server. Despite Coltable being made aware of this several times in not only Site Administration, but HCMD and other forums posts such as the recent one, he has continued to neglect this fact and continued to act the way he has. This is nothing out of ill-manner, but with the current state of the server as well as other communities within Gaminglight, I believe it is about time this is addressed and corrected. I am only voicing the opinions of what I have heard from a majority of Community members, and I am only seeking this be fixed before more severe, permanent changes are seen within the community. Your In-game: Sparkle Your SteamID: STEAM_0:1:59197292 The admin's name in-game: Coltable The admin's steam name (If you know it): [GL] Coltable What did the admin do: NOTE: This is not a personal attack on anyone in the SCP-RP Community. This report is for the general benefit of the SCP-RP Community, on Behalf of Members of HCMD, SA, and O5. Ever since the leaving of Coltable’s close friends, Coltable has been shown to completely neglect the server and has only been causing harm. For the past almost 2 months now, Coltable has been providing false information to HCMD and Site Administration as well as switching up on ideas/suggestions and unnecessarily shutting down or completely degrading the quality of phenomenal ideas on the server. As well as this, Coltable has made a limited presence on the server, Discord, Teamspeak, etc. and several SMT members have even stated that it will take Coltable a few weeks to get anything done. Currently, Coltable has been chalking up his lack of presence due to school and other real life situations, however many community members severely doubt this is the case as it has been ongoing for a few months at this point on top of Battlemetrics showcasing Coltable having time to play other games. Additionally, if Coltable was concerned about the quality of SCP-RP content, he would find substitutes to speak to HCMD, or SA (about said content) on his behalf. Branch Updates have been delayed weeks due to unavailability, or unwillingness to discuss terms about new ideas, and workshop items. Although I do believe that the presence of a Server Manager in game isn’t a necessity, his presence in all other aspects still needs to meet the servers demands, which he has shown to not be the case. The server has had a lack of content updates as of late making it incredibly boring, as well as a multitude of suggestions with phenomenal community support, that could also possibly fix the server, have been totally neglected by Coltable. Which I, as well as many other Community members believe, has caused the recent decline in the server. Evidence of the abusive action(s) (REQUIRED): Several Site Administration, HCMD, and even SMT members have disclosed that Coltable has been taking suggestions slowly recently, which is no problem to an extent. However, Coltable has been seen completely ghosting these members of the community which is crucial to its success. In addition to that, Security had a recent job concept called the Security HIRU unit. At the time of its creation, a vote was said to have started among Site Administration. Following the timeline, some Security CMD members paid for an add-on to be edited to server standards to which Coltable agreed and looked into stating it would be a great addition. Although these Security CMD members were aware that this was not fully confirmed to be added to the server, and that they shouldn’t be spending the money, Coltable stated that it would and that it was fine. Shortly after, Security HCMD posted their branch update including the addition of this job and raid. However, the branch update was completed, and Security saw no light of this new job addition. When Security HCMD asked Coltable as to why, Coltable stated that Site Administration entirely voted against it despite it having no negative votes and only positive votes. Once Security HCMD learned this information, Coltable completely started ghosting them when asked about it, and the job addition was put on hold. On top of this, Coltable has shown a constant lack of communication with Site Administration and HCMD as of recent, causing situations to occur that shouldn’t and general confusion among these members of the community. A full list of previous issues between Coltable include: • Neglect/Favoritism to certain Branches. I get that Coltable was a CI Military main, however there has been an obvious increase in Combat-Oriented Content over the past several months. But a stability and lack of new content for RP Branches. Addition to this, Colt has decided to edit or change jobs with no prior notice to the branches High Command. Examples of this are RnDs Bio-Engineers getting the P008 removed or Maintenance’s Containment Specialist not getting their speed from the Maintenance branch update. All with no contact prior to the change. • There has been neglect on aspects being added to the server that also support Combat Branches, but are damaging to RP Branches (the best example is the fact the D5 can test on SCPs now, destroying the entire purpose of Research. This should have been dealt with instantly with denial. There is no good reason that an MTF Branch focussed on GOI are testing on SCPs.) • Lack of Communication with HCMD, SA, O5, and Staff. (sometimes even to the extent of ghosting, or ignoring the pleas). • Delaying Updates because of lack of availability. To put it in the previous words of Igneous in the Hotshot report, when Igneous himself had to back Coltable up in other discussions: What do you believe should happen to the admin: Coltable should be reminded of the duties as Server Manager, and attempt to correct his actions. If Coltable is unable to contribute to the SCP-RP Community, due to lack of time, or ability, then the ability of Coltable as Manager should be re-evaluated and dealt with as needed. Any extra information: This report should not have any controversy or stir anything up. Please refrain from arguments, as it adds nothing to the report. Simply put, the server is in need of a Manager who is present, and Coltable has recently been showing that he is not that. That being said, please only respond with your personal experiences to prevent any unnecessary situations from arising. Yes, I am aware that there is a ClickUp form for this content, but this is more of a community situation, and reporting a Manager to themself will have nothing done about it. Thank you.

Damn I never would've thought. Very sad to see you go. You have been a great driving force to Security and a well rounded DHOS. Hope everything is okay and goes well for your future. It was an honor to see your work and I think you'll do just fine out there. With love from the local and only pony around

Name: Sparkle Rank: O5 Council Length (MM/DD/ - MM/DD): 5/27/22 - 6/10/22 Reason (If private that's fine): Private.

Agree with this opinion here. Thank you for not taking jabs at anyone, any branches, or unrelated persons to make a point. -Support

+Support Yall have been getting shafted alot to get here. Hopefully all goes well.

A well-written and well-rounded buff suggestions that hasn't desolved to choas. I'm impressed honestly, can we keep this mentality going? I like this better than the reactionary threads. +Support

-Support I think it would be better to hammer it home to those individuals that certain actions are not okay. I preach that strikes are verbal warnings and once that firm hand is shown, they will reel themselves back. I rather the few not hurt the many cause we often times don't get anything fun implemented due to "possible abuse" .

+Support I love 4k clear reports

Use the classes that you have. You have so many at your disposal. So much sacrifice and compromise have been made by Medical and none of the branches give back by actually giving Medical the light of day.

Damn, how did we not think about this for years. +Support

2021 warns are not eligible to be wiped with that package -Support Too long ago of a warn. Any evidence for and against your case is basically gone at this point. Better off keeping it in your record, it doesnt affect much except progression to the 10 warn 1 day ban. Keep a clean record from here on and you're fine.