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AetherNetwork Staff Application In-Game Name (List ALL variations, if accepted your Forum/Discord name will be changed to your most used one): powersarge Age: 22 Steam ID: STEAM_0:1:26378341 Discord Tag: powersarge Total Playtime : 1w 6d 6h. Timezone: CST/CDT Steam Profile:https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198013022411/] Times you're most active : 2pm-1 am General Questions How can you contribute to Aether?: I can contribute to Aether by finding various bugs/exploits/sever crashes and by taking care of any bad actors when called on I'm sick of playing Call of Duty with the late-night trolls who have nitrp and just RMD or prop-block spawn and spam all sorts of nasty stuff I what to step up to the plate and do something about the void in the time slot for staff that I play at I want all the people I play with late at night to actually be able to enjoy the server and not have deal with constant bad actors completely destroying their gameplay Have you read the rules fully, understand and feel comfortable enforcing them as correctly as possible?: yes i have and i will follow them to the best of my ability Are you willing to listen to any Staff member guide you as a Staff, even if you feel you don't need to?: yes im only human and im going to make mistakes and i want to be corrected when i do i want the input to be able to lean form what went wrong how i can do better and what i need to do moving forward Are you certain you will be able to staff consistently every week whilst holding this position?: yes im addicted to this community and want the best for it and that means being here and doing the job im volunteering for DarkRP Rule Questions Give an example of RDM: random death match one of the most commonly broken rules on the sever is the act of hurting or killing another player with no valid reason a example of this would be buying a gun form one the gun shelfs in spawn set up by our lovely friend enzo and mag dumping said weapon into the first person or crowd of people you see Give an example of NLR: after dieing you HAVE to wait three minutes before interacting with the person or group that killed you typically governed by mic range unless it comes to a raid in witch you cannot go back to defend your base untell your nlr timer is up How many entrances does your base need?: a minimum of one working entrance What sign would a player place on their base to avoid being raided whilst having no raidables?: in this particular question its a building sign but also a rp only sign but that's more reserved for builds like tinkers cafe If you get RDM'd are you allowed to kill the RDMer back without repercussions?: no this is revenge rdm and is punishable form anywhere form a WW to 15 minute jail & 30 minute damage ban as its treated as normal rdm If your party member gets damaged are you allowed to kill the attacker?: yes this is know as party defense Give an example of a Staff abusing their powers: a certain staff member that has a slay bind to slay me every time i use a certain swep they find annoying around them YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE thank you for taking the the time out of your day to read this also thank you monika as you were my deciding factor to pull the trigger to apply for staff

AetherNetwork Staff Application In-Game Name (List ALL variations, if accepted your Forum/Discord name will be changed to your most used one): Locust, Hobo Builder, Nepeta, LOOT Goblin, Nechza Age: 23 Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:421571997 Discord Tag: _nechza. Total Playtime (24 hours/1 day REQUIRED): 5d 23h 19m, however i had good amount of playtime back in 2021, but my time got reset unfortunately. Timezone: Pacific Standard Time Steam Profile: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198803409722 Times you're most active (If you have a unpredictable schedule let us know): I am Usually Active between the times of 6:00 PM PST - 2/3:00 AM PST. I am in the military so i am unavailable between the times of 7:00am PST - 5:00 pm PST on the Weekdays. General Questions How can you contribute to Aether?: The way I can Contribute to Aether is being able to provide a healthy experience to the Users of this server, help them learn the jobs, or maybe resolve an issue of strife between people. Even as a player on this server I have always considered the happiness of others and wanting them to have fun and enjoy themselves on this server. I want to be able to help out more for this server by being that guiding hand for players, helping them out with issues, or helping them get as much enjoyment as they can. some other ways I may be able to contribute is having a schedule that puts me awake at night where the most trouble is which i have noticed become a problem late at night. People will come on and MRDM, prop block and cause to much havoc due to staff not being able to get on due to how late it is, thankfully I am on late during those nights so I would be able to help deal with those issues. To wrap it up, I want to provide a healthy experience for players, make them enjoy their time here and have them coming back to play. Though I am also a builder at heart, so I also wouldn't mind hosting some creative events! Have you read the rules fully, understand and feel comfortable enforcing them as correctly as possible?: i have gone over the rules, and i am willing to enforce them as correctly as i can. Are you willing to listen to any Staff member guide you as a Staff, even if you feel you don't need to?: Of course there is nothing wrong with guidance, even the smallest amount of help could change things. Are you certain you will be able to staff consistently every week whilst holding this position?: I am certain that I will be able to provide a consistent schedule for the server so that things are more easier to manage. DarkRP Rule Questions Give an example of RDM: Figure one is a hitman who recently got a hit on figure two. Figure one goes and completes his hit on figure two killing them. Figure two not so happy about this outcome comes to RDM the hitman who killed them. ending up as Revenge RDM. Give an example of NLR: Lets say theres a big PD force on the server, and figure one wants to raid the PD, and he ends up dying by PD. However figure one returns to raid the PD before the 3 minute timer is up and continues raiding, which leads to them breaking NLR How many entrances does your base need?: The base requires at least one valid entrance that doesn't break basing rules. What sign would a player place on their base to avoid being raided whilst having no raidables?: They would need to put up a building sign, or they can put up an RP-only sign. If you get RDM'd are you allowed to kill the RDMer back without repercussions?: No you are not, that would be revenge RDM and put you in the wrong as well. Instead call an admin on the player who RDM'd you and have staff help deal with the issue with you. If your party member gets damaged are you allowed to kill the attacker?: If they are in your party using the !party system, You are allowed to kill the attacker if they damage your teammate or kill them. Give an example of a Staff abusing their powers: There are several ways an admin can abuse their power due to how much access they are given, some Common ones i saw in the past where admins false banning users, or using God mode in a raid, or Admin abusing on users who gotten into some small trouble. Extra Comments: The name is Nechza, however you may know me as Locust or Goblin. I have been in the Gmod community for a while now, but always interested in the building aspect, and I like making nice things for people to enjoy. I have staffed in a few moderately sized DarkRP servers back around in 2018/19 which have been closed now, but i will hold those experiences closely as it helped me understand how to have fun and help people at the same time.

In-Game Name: Rebel Age: 18 Steam ID: STEAM_0:0:37904382 Discord Tag: rebelisnonchalant Total Playtime: 3w 3h. Timezone: CST Steam Profile: https://steamcommunity.com/id/Rebarr/ Times you're most active: Mostly all day I dont have much going on, sometimes pretty late into the night as well. I do however have an issue with my schedule were some weeks I'll be on an up all day schedule, then another week all night schedule, which could be helpful since there's not much staff on at night it seems. General Questions How can you contribute to Aether?: I feel I could contribute to Aether by the fact I'm knowledgeable on the rules, I only have 3 warns since I joined in September 2023. Since most the staff have jobs and school to attend to, more and more people have started joining and just ruining the fun of the server by mrdming, mrdaing, minging, and most having no intent to roleplay. That's where I could step in and help out; I've had previous experience on a seperate server (Fudgy's) back in 2021 & 2023. I know how to work with ULX & AWarn3. I am new to SAM though Have you read the rules fully, understand and feel comfortable enforcing them as correctly as possible?: Yes, as I do with every server I join on. I have no issue with punishing anyone with the proper context & evidence. Are you willing to listen to any Staff member guide you as a Staff, even if you feel you don't need to?: Yes, I'd love to learn more and be shown the ropes if I'm accepted in-order to be best staff possible. Are you certain you will be able to staff consistently every week whilst holding this position?: Yes, if anything comes up that would require me to not be on for a couple days, I'll let you know. DarkRP Rule Questions Give an example of RDM: Say Player 1 is standing at the fountain talking to a buddy of his roleplaying; Player 2 walks up and kills him without a reason, that would be RDM. Give an example of NLR: Player 1: The Baser is defending their base and dies to Player 2: The Raider; Then comes back to continue defending their base would be NLR. Another example would be say Player 1 gets killed by a hitman with a hit, then comes back to interact with said hitman before 3 minutes would be NLR. How many entrances does your base need?: One functioning entrance, 3 fading doors, 3 button doors, 6 doors in total. What sign would a player place on their base to avoid being raided whilst having no raidables?:RP Only sign. If you get RDM'd are you allowed to kill the RDMer back without repercussions?: No, this would be Revenge RDM which is still RDM, just make a ticket on the instigator. If your party member gets damaged are you allowed to kill the attacker?: Yes, party members can defend other party members if they are Kidnapped, being stun sticked / tazed & shot. Give an example of a Staff abusing their powers: Staff 1 gives themself health via ULX / SAM and then pvps, would be abuse of power. Another reason would be Staff 1 is freezing random players, jailing players for no reason or physgunning players, there's many more that could happen of course but these are the most common I could think of.

AetherNetwork Staff Application In-Game Name (List ALL variations, if accepted your Forum/Discord name will be changed to your most used one): REDACTEDxyz, redactedxyz, †, ＲΞＤΛＣＴΞＤｘｙｚ Age: 18 Steam ID: STEAM_1:0:635846343 Discord Tag: redactedxyz Total Playtime (24 hours/1 day REQUIRED): 2d 20h Timezone: GMT +2 Steam Profile: https://steamcommunity.com/id/redactedxyz_/ Times you're most active (If you have a unpredictable schedule let us know): 3pm - 3am General Questions How can you contribute to Aether?: Since I have a messed up sleeping schedule anyways, I can get on the server deep in the night and be on duty pretty much whenever. I do have some light knowledge in being staff in DarkRP because I used to be a moderator in a (sadly) now retired server. Have you read the rules fully, understand and feel comfortable enforcing them as correctly as possible?: Yes, I have read them, though I will most likely need to re-them due to my memory being not exactly good. Are you willing to listen to any Staff member guide you as a Staff, even if you feel you don't need to?: Yes, 100%. Please do correct me if I did something wrong. Are you certain you will be able to staff for 5 hours a week and finish at least 50 sits every 2 weeks?: Since I already play on the server above 6 to 7 hours a day, it probably wont be hard to do the 5 hours a week. And about the 30 sits every 2 weeks, I am honestly not sure but I will surely try my best! (I asked HRH Pancakes and he told me it sank to 30 per 2 weeks for the moment. Thanks Pancakes! ❤️ DarkRP Rule Questions Raids can last how long?: Up to 10 minutes. If a player in your party dies whilst raiding, how long do they have to wait to come back and raid the same base again?: Since the Raid Cooldown is shared across all party members, it lasts 30 minutes are per usual What initiates a raid?: The raid starts the exact moment the raider adverts /advert raid in microphone distance or inside of the base the they chose to raid. If no raiding tool is being used can the player steal the item from a base without an advert?: Yes, you do not need to advert it and the raid cooldown wont apply either. Give an example of a valid raid advert (type it as you'd type it in-game): /advert PD RAID If the owner of the base is standing outside on their base entrances sidewalk as you're about to raid but haven't announced a raid yet, can you kill them?: No, only after he adverts the raid. If he does kill him before adverting, it will be considered RDM. If you get arrested mid-raid can you return after your arrest?: No, since you left the base that you raided. Once the 30 minutes have passed, you can raid the same base again. If you get RDM'd are you allowed to kill the RDMer back without repercussions?: No, that would be considered RevengeRDM which is equally as bad as a regular RDM. A player punches somebody unprovoked and runs away, the player who got punched calls a sit - what punishment would you give the instigator?: If the person has done it once and only once, with not warns in recent history in the same regard, I would only give them a verbal warning; since no one died or lost anything. If they continue to do so, I will issue a warn for RDM. Or Attempt RDM[ARDM] -> (if that exists in this server) List all default Laws of The Land: 1. Raiding and stealing is illegal. 2. Raidables detected by the contraband scanner are always illegal. 3. Harming other players is illegal unless you are in your base defending it. 4. Laws can be enforced with KOS if the player is wanted. How many bases can you own per party?: Only one. A player is refusing to co-operate with you in a staff sit, how do you handle the non-cooperative player?: This can be situational. For example if the player in question is mic-spamming or spamming in chat, I can gag and mute them. After doing so I grab and freeze them in place and explain to them, what they have done wrong and what is going to happen to them. Or if the player in question is going around punching/harming people for no apperant reason, even after a sit just concluded for that matter, I would warn and jail them, so they can read the rules while jailed. Can you punish a player for intentionally ruining others time, even if they say it's out of fun?: While having fun is the primary goal of the server, ruining other peoples fun on purpose in the proccess, by targeting them for example, is a no-go. In short, yes, though it does heavily depend on the situation to cast a fair judgement. Give an example of a Staff abusing their powers and how you would handle it: If for example a fresh moderator is abusing their powers by physgun'ing players around, without the players wanting that, I would first tell the staff in question to stop. If he doesn't listen and continues to do it, I will immediatly tell a Higher Up about it. Once the Higher Ups knows, they will handle and resolve the situation. A player is excessively RDMing, how would you intervene/stop them from continuing and what punishment would you give?: First, I teleport them to me in adminland and freeze them right after. (To avoid being killed) Then I ask them why they are doing that. Then I warn and ban them accordingly. [Example: MRDM(RDMx3) 3d ban] A Mayor enabled a lockdown without reason and is refusing to turn it off, how do you resolve this?: Teleport him and tell him to disable lockdown. If they still refuse, force demote them, since they are abusing it. Extra Comments: Fun Fact: Cows have regional accents! Fun Fact: Sliced bread was first manufactured by machine and sold in the 1920s by the Chillicothe Baking Company in Missouri. It was the greatest thing since…unsliced bread? Fun Fact: Canada is south of Detroit (just look at a map).

AetherNetwork Staff Application In-Game Name (List ALL variations, if accepted your Forum/Discord name will be changed to your most used one): Bames Age: 21 Steam ID: STEAM_0:1:203529496 Discord Tag: Vii#4210 Total Playtime: 5d 15h 29m Timezone: Arizona/MST Steam Profile: https://steamcommunity.com/id/AnexGraphics/ Times you're most active (If you have a unpredictable schedule let us know): Most of the time I'm working 5-10pm at work, so I'm usually on before work and after, which means I can play during late nights, right in the middle and the days where i'm off or scheduled to get off early, I can do nights pretty well. General Questions How can you contribute to Aether?: I can contribute to Aether by being an active participant in handling sits well, creating a fun and enjoyable environment where everyone feels equal and fair. I am a previous staff member as many of my Ret Friends will recall, and i'm very approachable as both a leader and a friend. I have a strong patience and understanding of how to expand my knowledge and get to the bottom of understanding a scenario. I'm also someone who doesn't believe in one side being right or one side being wrong, I like to get a fair trial for both parties, while also supplying a fair punishment without dropping them like crazy. In the past, I use my skills of mediation to try and get both parties to come to an agreeing so that neither side, the accused nor the accusee is punished as punishment usually tends for people to hold grudges. Getting players to actively participate in communication allows them to flow smoother without causing drama between groups. Have you read the rules fully, understand and feel comfortable enforcing them as correctly as possible?: I have read the rules fully, understand, and feel comfortable enough enforcing them, and as I know they are in the ability to change at any given moment would absolutely like to question specific rules by the community and learn to understand them in a fuller light by seeking help as needed. Are you willing to listen to any Staff member guide you as a Staff, even if you feel you don't need to?: I am willing to listen to any staff member guide me as staff, as I have said above. Some people know the rules of Aether more than I do from pure staff experience, and I'm sure we will come to terms where there is discussions about rules actively and fully understanding methods of handling. Are you certain you will be able to staff for several hours a week?: Yes I am certain, I do get a bit busy, but I do enjoy Aether and staff sits are something I can handle pretty regularly. DarkRP Rule Questions Raids can last how long?: Raids are 10 minutes long once you have begun the process of raiding or trying to gain entry such as any raidable tool, or by killing/shooting at players in the base. You may not camp in the base. If a player in your party dies whilst raiding, how long do they have to wait to come back and raid the same base again?: All players including the same party members may not raid the same base until 20 minutes is over, unless you are raiding the PD then which is shortened down to 10 minutes. What initiates a raid?: Technically this is a double-stated rule in the guidelines, because the rules would state in one section that any kill or raiding object such as blowtorches, lockpicks and keypad crackers would initiate the rules since that 10 minute timer starts there however there is technically a rule stating aswell that the first attempt at lockpicking/keypad cracking the base is the initiation of the raid. If no raiding tool is being used can the player steal the item from a base without an advert?: Yes, as long as the job is permitted to steal which is listen in the description of the job in the F4 menu. For example, One time I found two afk players hiding in the hidden waterfall base. No tool was used to enter the base as nothing was built, nor was either player killed, I entered and grabbed the money, and ran without destroying said property, killing or using any raid tools. Give an example of a valid raid advert (type it as you'd type it in-game): An example of a valid raid advert would be /advert raid any other advert would not be straight to the point, in which case would confuse players and be rule breaking. If the owner of the base is standing outside on their base entrances sidewalk as you're about to raid but haven't announced a raid yet, can you kill them?: No, unless they directly try to interfere with your raid. For example, if you run into their base after adverting raid, and they follow after you into the base then you can consider that interfering or defending and slay them. If you get arrested mid-raid can you return after your arrest?: No, arrested is similar to being killed, and you treat it as a death. Raiding is illegal therefore they have proper discretion to arrest you, and you must wait the full 20 minutes to return to the base If you get RDM'd are you allowed to kill the RDMer back without repercussions?: No, you are not allowed to kill the rdmer back, as you should be taking this to admin or checking your console/chat to ensure the player isn't a hitman/assassin. This is considered Revenge RDM and is just as punishable as RDM is. However if the RDMer shoots you but does not kill you, you may kill them as they have damaged you and it is considered self-defense. A player punches somebody unprovoked and runs away, the player who got punched calls a sit - what punishment would you give the instigator?: The instigator would first be questioned as to why they attempted to cause an issue with the player such as punching, if the situation was purely a joke by the given player or to mess with the punched person. I'd then hand it off to the punched player to make a call if they wish to push it with a verbal warning or let it go. However if the player was uncooperative or mishandled the sit, I would then give them a vw for their first offense or push it to a 5 minute jail with a warning depending on escalated things became. List all default Laws of The Land: 1. Raiding is illegal. 2. Money printers, drugs and explosive are illegal. 3. Bitcoin Racks are illegal (small versions not included). 4. Harming other players is illegal unless you are defending your base. 5. Life Threats are illegal. 6. Having a gun license automatically makes all weapons on the user legal whilst holstered. 7. Kidnapping, theft and harming another player are illegal. 8. Shooting dangerous weapons in public is illegal. 9. Laws must be enforced with AOS instead of KOS unless the Police Officers life is in danger or the player is wanted. 10. Non-default Laws must be things that players have to go out of their way to do. 11. Laws that are seen as baiting kills or arrests are disallowed. 12. The Mayor can choose to make dangerous weapons legal or illegal when owned/held but no other weapon-based laws. (These laws are 24/7 with or without a mayor) How many bases can you own per party?: A party may only own one base. This also includes mega complex areas that have been turned into "shopping centers" or "communities", if you are in a party you are permitted to 1 building, not entire streets even if you are friendly with your neighbors. A player is refusing to co-operate with you in a staff sit, how do you handle the non-cooperative player?: Most non-cooperative players are either trolling/minges or having a bad day and need to be handled in different context's. If someone is just trolling/mining it's going to be very obvious in which case you may want to gag/mute them to prevent issues in the sit that prevent the person who called it from not being heard. If a player is having a bad day or a rough sit you may want to offer them to talk about what's the issue, or trying to come to a resolution. If they are holding a grudge against you as a staff member for reasons that may be unknown, you may also want to comfort them and give them the ability to be handled by another staff member if they wish. Can you punish a player for intentionally ruining others time, even if they say it's out of fun?: Garry's mod is a fun and crazy environment where you can basically stretch the limits on who you can and can't be. With that being said however, some people can take it too far, and be absolute trolls/minges, and it's at the staff member's discretion to choose the appropriate actions. In my case, I'd try to handle the situation and persuade the person trolling to maybe not bug the person who called the sit as they clearly did not enjoy the problem, and depending on how complex the situation was or how it escalated I would handle it in a manner that prevents the person from ruining the fun of others. Give an example of a Staff abusing their powers and how you would handle it: An example of a staff member abusing their powers would be using unfair advantages that staff members gain to use in their everyday rp scenarios, this could expand from using god mode in raids, giving their friends less punishments, putting printers in places they shouldn't be, and trying to gain an unfair advantage. I'd handle it by getting the proper evidence and sending it to Jouaram as he's the ultimate higher-up and has the real power to handle it. Prior in ret we used to send it to higher up staff but as this has changed on aether, I would just send it to Jouaram and explain the scenario so that's it fully handled. Spreading said clip or trying to punish the player yourself would only end up in drama and issues within the community. A player is excessively RDMing, how would you intervene/stop them from continuing and what punishment would you give?: If a player was excessively rdming, I would intervene/stop them by either freezing them or jailing them temporarily so that we could discuss things in a timely manner. Instead of just banning the player I would try to communicate with them as some people may have a bad day and are just trying to relieve stress that they shouldn't do like this. If they were cooperative, i'd try to be a little more lenient but depending on the scenario, i'd follow the guidelines as best as possible. Further things arise such as leaving the sit or just doing it to do it without actually trying to play the game, I would extend said ban. A Mayor enabled a lockdown without reason and is refusing to turn it off, how do you resolve this?: I'd resolve this issue by just approaching them and trying to come to an understanding. Maybe the mayor had a reason but didn't list it or maybe he did it on accident and is unsure how to fix it. If he did it just to minge or be toxic, then I'd follow the guidelines or try to reason with him depending on his attitude. Not everyone is a bad person, but some people do bad things. It's all about handling the medians. Worse case scenario i'd demote him and if things escalated further i'd warn him or punish him harder such as jails but nothing further unless it breaks specific rules in addition to the charge. Notes: I might not know all of you as some of you may play at certain off times compared to me, but I'd like to get to know all of you <333

In-Game Name (List ALL variations): King Age: 13 Steam ID (https://steamid.io/): STEAM_0:1:521339420 Discord Tag: too op with knifes bruh!!#4786 Total Playtime: 1w 1d 4h 14m Timezone: MST Steam Profile (a link): https://steamcommunity.com/id/3245141454/ Times you're most active (The rough times you are able to be most active): Normally everyday after 3PM, if I'm busy 5-8PM. On Weekends I'm usually on any time after 9AM DarkRP General Questions How can you contribute to Aether?: I can contribute to Aether by helping other staff and settling disputes between players. I have good judgement and common sense, I've been a staff member on another server before and did well so I think I can apply those same skills here. Also, by helping other staff and players, I can help create a good roleplay experience and hopefully get people to come join the server knowing they will have fun. I am also very active on the server since I'm young and have lots of time on my hands, I know that some staff can't join or are too busy. I know how it is when there is one staff who's either AFK or hosting an event while the server is in ruins and because I'm active, I can help make sure that the server stays in check. Have you read the rules fully, understand and feel comfortable enforcing them as correctly as possible? (Yes/No): Yes Are you willing to listen to any Staff member guide you as a Staff, even if you feel you don't need to? (Yes/No): Yes Are you certain you will be able to staff for several hours a week? (Yes/No): Yes DarkRP Rule Questions Raids can last how long?: Raids can last only up to 10 minutes at most. What initiates a raid?: An advert (raid/raid assist) followed by a kill or someone beginning to keypad crack/lockpick a door. If the owner of the base is standing outside as you're about to raid, can you kill them?: Yes, as long as they are nearby because if they're far enough it could count as long-range raiding. List 3 default Laws of The Land: Do not kill anybody unless in self-defense, printers and drugs are illegal, breaking into homes (or raiding) is illegal. How many bases can you own per party?: Only one. A player is refusing to co-operate with you in a staff sit, how do you handle the non-cooperative player?: If a player isn't cooperating during a sit, I would warn them that if they don't cooperate that they might get a worse punishment for lying or doing other things. If they continue to refuse cooperating, unfortunately, I will have to punish them accordingly with little to no chance of maybe lowering their punishment unless forgiven by the person who made the sit. You see another staff member abusing their power (Give an example of a staff abusing and how you would handle it/who you would contact): If I saw another staff member abusing their privileges, I'd go to the forums to report it after contacting somebody higher than them if the higher-up doesn't respond. If there was nobody who could do anything about it at the time, I would try to help players in any way I can while I wait. A player is excessively RDMing/RDAing and breaking NLR (What is RDM/RDA and NLR? How do you determine if a player is breaking any of these?): I can recognize things like this if I get as much information as I can. NLR, or New Life Rule, is the act of coming back to the place where you died at and using information from a past life to gain an advantage over others, I would handle this by checking death-positions and timestamps and if the evidence is pointing towards an invalid act, I will punish them unless forgiven. RDM, or Random Deathmatch, is when you kill somebody for an invalid reason in roleplay, I know it's RDM if I can see that the person who was killed or did the killing had given out no warnings or anything signaling a hostile intent. RDA, or Random Arrest would be like RDM but the difference being if the person who had been arrested hadn't broken any laws or damaged/killed a gov, then I know it's RDA because there should be no other reason to arrest.