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[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 dropped, and usernames not on the friend-add list, for your convenience.

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friend remove arcticdungeon friend remove bang_ihaveagun friend remove blue_velocity friend remove brewinthunder friend remove dressedinflame friend remove evolvedadere friend remove felltohate friend remove idle_magic friend remove nightsofrain friend remove promisebreaking friend remove sofar_sogr8 friend remove thesearepants friend remove tobecomeaknight friend remove tsuntrader friend remove undertheanchor friend remove willbeawinner friend remove nowordsrequired friend remove paishoplayer friend remove valorandwisdom friend remove moonlightoutlaw friend remove wanderingsnail friend remove god_is_a_dude friend remove lunarwit friend remove awaitingalbion friend remove ihasacutout friend remove mothercuts friend remove soulphile friend remove shieldsroyalty friend remove fireinherheart friend remove realivewire friend remove 4000gropes friend remove temperateheart friend remove 4000ages friend remove most_talented friend remove eeeek_a_rat friend remove wildconqueror friend remove pinkbedwetter friend remove nottanzanite friend remove healing_yellow friend remove verisprit friend remove bluffgenius friend remove a_honeysuckle friend remove dayofcentury friend remove salvationfound friend remove falenansun friend remove quitewright friend remove youmademebleed friend remove tornadomechanic friend remove tionysus friend remove cryology friend remove rupturedbabylon friend remove praygenius friend remove intobrightness friend remove spiralwitness friend remove ofzero friend remove consultmybooks friend remove invidia_keeper friend remove gustareion friend remove die_wiederkehr friend remove mybossisbetter friend remove esper_flight friend remove undertheanchor friend remove andheavenknows friend remove dressedinflame friend remove tobecomeaknight friend remove harveyinmyhead friend add seleniahymn friend add heavenslament friend add entaiho friend add winged_moon

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.

Comments

[im-the-cute-one.livejournal.com]

No, I agree as well! Picking five questions that "apply to my character most" basically sounds to me like "pick the most obvious and easy five" questions.

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

I can see where you're coming from, but app'ers can easily brush off the question with answers like, "Why should I tell you that?" or something equally short/vague. It eliminates the challenge of digging deep to grasp the character, even if it is the best IC response for said character. Plus, players already have the choice between the Q&A and writing their own sample, whichever is "easiest" for them.

What I mean is, even though a "None of your business" type answer would be IC for a character, it doesn't provide a good example of their voice, which is the main purpose for the Q&A. I was suggesting the choice of questions, because as I said, some questions may not apply to all characters, due to a lack of canon info on certain subjects, or perhaps other reasons. I thought that choosing the questions that best suit the characters will allow the app'er to give a nice detailed IC response to really show that they have the voice down.

[crisisrain]

I have to disagree myself. The fact you are given random questions reflects the way the game works. You're going to come across the conversations that your character would normally not experience in their respective canon. By being thrown curveball questions, it allows you to show just how well you are able to portray your characters voice. If a question doesn't apply to your character, then you need to think of how they would respond to it when and if it came up in game. There is always the option of writing the first person sample itself.