How's My Driving | July 2013

[ironwood]

Three months have already passed since the last HMD? You betcha! This means that it's time to kick off the fourth quarterly gamewide HMD here in Tu Shanshu! Things are getting structured a little differently this time, so read on for details.

How's My Driving?
While each and every character must have an HMD page available, we offer a gamewide HMD once every calendar quarter. This is an opportunity to get together and discuss IC interpretations and portrayals in a respectful, beneficial fashion. In a nutshell, it's a chance to see how we're doing in the grand scheme of things.

There are a few ground rules to cover off before we can start:

• Participation in the quarterly HMD is 100% optional.
  
• Be respectful, anon or not. It's a lot easier to give and receive crit if all parties are making it a discussion of it rather than an argument.
  
• IP logging is off and anonymous commenting is on. You can offer crit signed-in if you like, but the option's there.
  
• New! We ask that each concrit provided consist of one positive and one constructive bit of feedback. Bring up something that you like about that player, and in the same comment provide something that you feel they could work on. This is to help round out the feedback and provide a better experience all around.
  

That's it, that's all!

And, to make things easier, here's a handy-dandy codeset:

<big><b><i>Player Name</i></b></big> <i>Character Name:</i> <i>Canon:</i> <i>User Name:</i> <I>Focus:</i> Optional. Do you have particular concerns about your portrayal that you'd like to be the focus of crit? You can link any threads you'd like a second opinion on here. If you're looking for structural feedback, or would prefer things like grammar not be mentioned, put it here.

Comments

[angermanaging]

I THOUGHT UP CRIT FOR YOU, though it's not really criticism, more of a suggestion. If you're concerned about her being unapproachable, maybe try to intentionally insert her in situations that are outside of her comfort zone? I know we've been edging into that a little with our threads, and that's been hugely successful in getting them effective CR already, in my opinion.

So maybe attempt that elsewhere, and try to see if anyone else would be interested in cooperating with you on it. Obviously this is easier with more outgoing characters to drag her out and do things (Raimei) but you could potentially find IC motivations for her to have to get outside of her comfort zone (depowering thread with Bruce).

[constants]

THIS IS A GOOD SUGGESTION AND I WILL EMPLOY IT. I'm bad at talking to people I don't know so I'll have to get over that some, but you have a good point and I will try to judiciously use this strategy. So I don't, you know, overuse it and ruin her.

[angermanaging]

Haha yeah, you definitely would have to be selective about employing it. Cage match for the privilege of awkward Archive CR?!!

Seriously though, I feel like 60% of effective, enjoyable RP is relentlessly putting yourself out there. That's what's worked for me. o/

[dunhaming]

Most intense fight ever?!

Thanks for the advice~!