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

HURRRHHH LATE EDIT TO ADD

[inseine]

Something that just occurred to me, sorry folks!

How am I doing with Javert's mental state? He has a rather knotted and confusing mind, and sometimes it is difficult to keep track of exactly how he is feeling about life, the universe, and everything, if you know what I mean. On top of that, he tends to internalize most of his thinking, so the most that manifests is a vague stare off into the distance or a severe twist in his expression at odd moments. Is there something else I should do to emphasize just how much he is flying by the edge of his seat and/or show his confusion, or would it be too much to take it further than I have? Really, it's only when his hot button issues come up in his daily affairs that he'll start to crumble a bit more obviously, but it is rare that this comes up, unfortunately.