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

[jirk]

I really enjoy your characters. You do quiet intensity really well, and I feel like you put a lot of thought into what they do in game.

Crit-wise, I'd like to maybe see you a bit more willing to compromise, especially in regards to Bean? I know he's a Super Uber Genius, but I feel like maybe he's coming to conclusions about other characters sometimes that edge into the territory of infomodding (just ftr, this isn't about any of my characters, it's just something I've casually observed across other threads so feel free to correct me, I might be totally off base) Tushan is a game full of Super Genius type characters, so I can see where it might be frustrating for other characters to be perpetually shown up by a kid, even if it's technically IC for Bean.

That said, it's totally possible I'm missing an element of OOC communication or pre-arranged CR here, this is honestly kind of a shot in the dark and really the only element I can really think of to crit.

[justlittle]

Could you give me a specific example? I really don't want to overstep any bounds with Bean, so I'm grateful you said something, and an example of where I'm doing it would help me make sure to stop.

[jirk]

Hmmm, the one that comes to mind was something on plurk, where you mentioned that there was no way Clark/Superman could have a secret identity around him. I'm not sure if you ever followed through with Al on that one or not, but it struck me a bit at the time.

[justlittle]

I did follow through with Al and we agreed on a compromise of "hmm he seems familiar" while still maintaining the secret identity element.