Activity Check Results / HMD

[lucetimods]

The results for the Activity Check are in! Please note that the following characters were either inactive, didn't post to the activity check, or failed to speak to a moderator about their activity. Also added were characters who have joined the game or dropped since the last add/remove, for your convenience.

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manage_circle del_read 13sugars manage_circle del_read abjurer manage_circle del_read anaxes manage_circle del_read antwort manage_circle del_read ballofpinklight manage_circle del_read cloudspinner manage_circle del_read codenamexv manage_circle del_read dangerouswind manage_circle del_read dickmoves manage_circle del_read gunkonmyboot manage_circle del_read jern manage_circle del_read layersoflies manage_circle del_read neverpromoted manage_circle del_read onearmedexmerc manage_circle del_read ravelt manage_circle del_read readytobe manage_circle del_read spiritwalking manage_circle del_read thebellthatbinds manage_circle del_read voiceinthedark manage_circle del_read presumablyalone manage_circle del_read accepted manage_circle del_read everyonedied manage_circle del_read firstnothing manage_circle del_read forelocked manage_circle del_read myreason manage_circle del_read secretmiracle manage_circle del_read skyleopardess manage_circle del_read spohkh manage_circle del_read snapturtle manage_circle del_read padawansnips manage_circle del_read innerdragon manage_circle del_read beastofthesea manage_circle del_read comicallyheroic manage_circle del_read deadalready manage_circle del_read mutantblues manage_circle del_read averybadfeeling manage_circle del_read removeimpurity manage_circle del_read smokesmushi manage_circle del_read dissonates manage_circle del_read untrueheart manage_circle del_read padme_amidala manage_circle add_read showsomepeg manage_circle add_read pokegirl manage_circle add_read tohopeagain manage_circle add_read strengthalone manage_circle add_read haveabiscuit

A number of you passed the activity check, but barely. (You know who you are.) Try to pick things up, as it's no fun to character-squat.

If there are any mistakes here, please let us know! Additionally, if your character was removed and you're still active, feel free to appeal to one of us about keeping your character. However, please remember next time to stay active and post to the Activity Check. Thank you!

And as always:

HMD

How's My Driving?

This is a crit post for both the community and game and for your characters. If you have something you'd like to see us improve upon with the game, PLEASE TELL US HERE! Anon commenting is on, but if anything gets really nasty there will be warnings and thread-freezing. This isn't required but everyone is encouraged to take advantage of the advice of your fellow players!

Just some pointers: no taking cheap shots, no dragging personal issues into things and for the love of all that is wise and great, please double check your replies and comments before posting them. Sometimes a change in phrasing can make all the difference between a helpful tone and a condescending one.

ALSO: We'd like to clarify that HMD means HMD- which means it's okay to have both good and bad crit. Some people have expressed concerns about posting good/bad crit when a character already has bad/good crit posted. We'd like to encourage you guys to do it anyway! You can drive well or badly, and even good drivers make mistakes. So give it a try \o

Comments

[lucetimods]

You're absolutely correct! We failed to deliver when we intended on this one, and we're really sorry for that.

Full disclosure: prior to my hiatus, there was a misunderstanding about the NPC post - it was written in a way that meant my absence would not interfere with the responses, because it was going to be posted fairly soon afterwards and I wasn't going to be available for it. I thought it was communicated that Tyr would be playing a role, but some wires got crossed and that didn't end up happening. Cue confused discussion amongst the team after I got back, which, due to our work schedules, took some time to sort out (we had to figure out the problem before we could find the solution).

Then AC happened and discussion about that over the last week derailed the pending questions we'd asked each other about the event (plurk hiding replies probably didn't help) and we've only just cleared up how confused we'd gotten ourselves.

This whole mix-up has taught us a couple of very useful lessons: just like we tell our players, if a question or suggestion doesn't get a response when we need it, ask again. And it's certainly taught me to ensure that everyone is on the same page as i am before a vacation. That's on me, and I really am sorry. Both the NPC and the most recent mod post should have been posted earlier.

We will be getting everything set up and finalized for the next arc of the plot within the next day or so, that is a promise. All we can really do is learn from this and carry on. Again, apologize to you and the entire game; the delay was unintentional but definitely avoidable.