HOW'S THE GAME?

[paradisamods]

It's time for another round of Game Discussion, also known as

HOW'S THE GAME?

Here we come together to discuss the game, its plots, the settings, and just about anything we can think of that we'd like to talk about, expand upon, improve, change, etc.

This is not an HMD for players and their characters; this should be about the game's function as a whole and not the people in it. If there is something you feel is absolutely necessary to address that involves a specific person, please IM a mod first to discuss it. We can be reached at valawie (Valerie), fan of todd (TF), or never die ftw (Ashley).

Anonymous will be left off for this round. Sock journals are allowed, but you will have to request comm access to post with them.

This round will be an OPEN FORUM. Please feel free to bring up any game-related topic you'd like to discuss. All topics will be linked in the main post.

➜ HOW'S THE STAFF
➜ MANDATORY PERSONAL HMD POSTS
➜ PLOTTING 101
➜ ACTIVITY CHECK ACCOUNTABILITY
➜ WORLD OF PARADISA

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HOW'S THE STAFF

[paradisamods]

Our current staff includes Valerie valerie, TF teeff, and Ashley frisky as mods, with Jenn superheroine and Ruru plonks as helpers.

How do you feel the staff is faring? As always, we welcome and encourage any questions or comments you may have for us. All feedback will be greatly appreciated!

MANDATORY PERSONAL HMD LINKS

[paradisamods]

While we will continue to hold How's My Driving on a quarterly basis, we realize that not everyone is comfortable participating in a public manner. However, we still feel that it is important to provide a way for others to be able to offer each other critique.

We would like to propose the idea of mandatory HMD posts in character journals. As of now, this is only suggested, not mandatory. We feel that this should be consistent among all players. As not everyone participates in HMD, this will also allow for others to offer crit personally and privately if that is preferred.

PLOTTING 101

[paradisamods]

As always, we'd like your feedback on any plots you'd like to see in the future. Perhaps you have an idea but don't know where to begin writing it up yourself, or maybe you have a question about something you'd like to try but aren't sure how it would work. If it's related to plots you'd like to see happen, it goes here.

Activity Check Accountability

[valerie]

I feel that it should be the sole responsibility of the player to present their additional threads to the additional threads activity check post every month.

If a player is made responsible for providing their own links

1. The player will get direct feedback on their provided links.
Sometimes when friends band together to provide links for another player, it's just not enough. They might include one-tag links, or dropped threads, etc. This way, I can reply to the player directly and tell them that this isn't enough. I won't always say this to friends helping out because it shouldn't be their responsibility to go look for more threads.

2. This prevents squatters from being carried over the next month.
It's entirely possible that a player makes their activity via tagging out in the first part of the month, but then loses interest in the game and decides to idle out. This has actually happened before, which is why it's worth mentioning. If the player is made to provide their links, it will show that they still have interest in the game. If they don't provide their links, it shows they have no interest in sticking around, and the character can be made available to someone else who might want to apply.

3. All links are in one comment on the entry.
Sometimes when helping out, a handful of players will provide links in different comments throughout the entry. They're scattered, and it makes it a hassle to try and track down those links and make sure duplicates aren't submitted.


Don't get me wrong, I think it's great that others want to help their friends stay in the game! If they want to contact that player with the links they've found, or maybe provide them after the player has personally checked in, they're more than welcome to.

But barring any emergencies, hiatuses or computer/health issues, I think the player should be the one posting their activity.

Edit: This is for the additional threads post! Not replacing activity check entirely. Just thought I could clarify! :B

World of Paradisa

[valerie]

I just want to remind everyone about worldofparadisa!

With the fading out of the Wiki (except for character pages) we're trying to make all of the information accessible in one spot. If ever anyone wants to help contribute with articles or art, we'd love to have you.

This was kick-started back in July after we heard a really huge demand for it from the playerbase, but it quickly lost its steam with only a few contributions due to lack of time or other obligations. It's still around though, and I hope that we can get some more players to help with it. o/