A quick logistics question/discussion

[Crumplehat]

I advise newbies that the best way to determine if an action is antag-only or not is to ask yourself this:

Does this intentionally, unavoidably and permanently fuck over someone else's ability to play their round?

Making deadly floorpills is permanent and intentional, but perfectly avoidable - just don't eat them.
Acccidentally killing a guy is unavoidable and permanent but not intentional.
Flashing or stunning someone is intentional and unavoidable, but not permanent.

So those are all kosher and unlikely to get you into shit with the admins, though security is welcome to apply Space Law to your face.

Things NOT to do: Killing dudes, obviously. Cutting off arms. Welding into lockers. Intentionally stranding people off station. Straightjacketing. Stealing living peoples' ID cards. Making areas of the station uninhabitable.

This is an excellent way to look at it and an excellent post.
A+ would read again

Seconded, well put. I feel it's necessary to mention that the last one's a little contextual, though. While flashing/stunning someone isn't actually harmful per se, it can have nasty side effects depending on what's going on. If you flash/stun someone in an airless hallway and they don't have internals, they're liable to suffocate, for instance. If you stun a sec officer in a public place they're probably going to get all their shit stolen, and that's is almost assuredly permanent because he's not getting that junk back. So just try to be aware of what's going on around you, and be aware of the kind of consequences your actions will have.

On another note, what the hell does RDM stand for?