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 dropped recently, for your convenience.

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manage_circle del_read bringtherain manage_circle del_read eternalpromise manage_circle del_read fanged_wings manage_circle del_read goesbythebook manage_circle del_read heartofahawk manage_circle del_read herroyalsunrise manage_circle del_read hohenheim manage_circle del_read ignitethesky manage_circle del_read kagetsukai manage_circle del_read keepitinthefamily manage_circle del_read lookatmyguns manage_circle del_read madpuppeteer manage_circle del_read malkuth manage_circle del_read needabourbon manage_circle del_read onceaknight manage_circle del_read polydimensional manage_circle del_read purewhite manage_circle del_read refused manage_circle del_read roundup manage_circle del_read screwthegods manage_circle del_read storyofapromise manage_circle del_read thatmadbastard manage_circle del_read visionofwords manage_circle del_read magiartes manage_circle del_read iwantcake manage_circle del_read dragonsheir manage_circle del_read phasingthrough manage_circle del_read catches manage_circle del_read didntmeanto manage_circle del_read ratpack manage_circle del_read forgiatura manage_circle del_read galaxynymph manage_circle del_read restoring manage_circle del_read analyzing manage_circle del_read feelinghot manage_circle del_read statice manage_circle del_read abstruse manage_circle del_read hatsoff manage_circle del_read estelle_bright manage_circle del_read jinuzuki manage_circle del_read soundfrequency manage_circle del_read moelle manage_circle del_read notreesplease manage_circle del_read kenpo_kitty manage_circle del_read blinkingusalong manage_circle del_read thinglike manage_circle del_read stockpot manage_circle del_read upthere manage_circle del_read havemilkbro manage_circle del_read authenticity manage_circle del_read unchains manage_circle del_read asquiet manage_circle del_read kyoshi manage_circle del_read shying manage_circle del_read bloodypocket manage_circle del_read affability manage_circle del_read flameshield manage_circle del_read redheaded_rock manage_circle del_read notshrimpman manage_circle del_read spiritbruising manage_circle del_read goodboy manage_circle del_read pinkyizpower manage_circle del_read shred_the_sky manage_circle del_read wigglesfate manage_circle del_read miniaturization manage_circle del_read flowermemory manage_circle del_read donteatmyfries

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 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

[hiken_ace]

I also have a little concern with the way AC is run now, too. By having it done every other month, there's basically a month where activity doesn't count.An example is last AC. Activity had to fall between March 9th and April 9th. And then for the whole month of April, anything we posted wouldn't count for AC.And as someone pointed out to me, this gives character squatters a chance to do nothing, and then pick up activity for months that count. Do you ever plan to have it go back to every month?

[automailed]

We get asked this often, but our answer is always the same. Activity checks are time-consuming and yes, they can be lenient, but we have no desire to run more frequent ACs. Having monthly ACs would mean that we'd have to change the requirements to something more simple to help us do it faster, like making everyone do a post a month. We don't feel the need to do that. We haven't had activity checks monthly for years (I honestly can't recall it happening), and it has worked out fine this long.

We don't see this problem being enough of an issue to increase the frequency of ACs; we would rather focus that time on applications, plots, and events, which is much more of an issue that needs to be sorted out to keep everyone happy. So sorry, but the answer is no.

[hiken_ace]

I can see how it would be a bit of a problem. I apologize for my bad wording there, I was getting things mixed up. If I can make a suggestion? Would it at all be possible to keep AC as it is, but instead make it count for both months? For example, from June 1st to July 31st? And we wouldn't even need to change the amount of AC, it could stay the same. I hope I don't seem as though I'm trying to force any changes, I just want to offer suggestions.