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 absolutewill manage_circle del_read brokenpromise manage_circle del_read chibifalenas manage_circle del_read devilsuppressor manage_circle del_read eyesofremorse manage_circle del_read faithfulstudent manage_circle del_read fowlplots manage_circle del_read gungho manage_circle del_read hark_a_suicune manage_circle del_read silpheed manage_circle del_read smackmywitchup manage_circle del_read tenerezza manage_circle del_read tibias manage_circle del_read trashed manage_circle del_read silpheed manage_circle del_read holyknights manage_circle del_read airbound manage_circle del_read sharpness manage_circle del_read penstabby manage_circle del_read chainedraven manage_circle del_read bereavement manage_circle del_read nikori manage_circle del_read divinacommedia manage_circle del_read mythmaker manage_circle del_read burningdownfate manage_circle del_read powdersup manage_circle del_read happierdays manage_circle del_read selfinteresting manage_circle del_read dogboy manage_circle del_read thelittlemacthatcould manage_circle del_read cladinthedark manage_circle del_read skyborne_mage manage_circle del_read former_third manage_circle del_read kindhearted manage_circle del_read abetteryoda manage_circle del_read handmotions manage_circle del_read returnthyname manage_circle del_read fearless_leader manage_circle del_read reversible manage_circle del_read illusionarymoon manage_circle del_read consultsdetective

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

[fleurdesel]

I know it seems unfair, and ICly, it was a low blow to make. It's why she made it- she's not a nice person all the time and that was an opportunity to show it. As for her bringing it up in the argument OOCly, I talked it over with Rea and Bayley beforehand that she would likely discuss Apep and Steve and Tony not being there, and asked if they were cool with it. If they hadn't been, I wouldn't have had her bring it up, because it would have been very inconsiderate to do so without their permission. It's not something to be sprung on other players and I took care to make sure we were all on the same page as far as that part of the discussion would go- because of the nature of the plot and their characters. The Apep plot was as open as everyone involved could make it. We advertised it as much as possible and as with every plot, some joined in and some chose not to- and there's nothing wrong with that. Everyone can't be involved with everything and no one involved with the plot holds it against those that didn't.

I'll have to agree, the Old Spice thing was very cracky on my part. I wrote up the post at a time when I felt like I was probably going to drop the character and figured one last troll wouldn't matter, and didn't think I'd get the kind of response that I did. I thought I'd be taking him out with a bang, or at least a derpy kind of spectacle. Due to the response I got, and the sheer amount of attention the post received I've ended up all the more enamored with him and have been trying my best to keep from tripping into that level of craky parody since because Dragon's Age is done best when the parody is subtle rather than the overt sort of tribute I did then.

Ben I'm still getting my feel for, the voice is easy but keeping up with the sheer amount of history to the character is a challenge I'm happy to meet. I've got excellent cast mates to help me along and resources to make certain I don't slip up with him.