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randomtology) wrote2013-05-04 12:39 pm
randomtology) wrote2013-05-04 12:39 pm
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PARADISA ACTIVITY CHECK PETITION
Hi everyone.
So there's been a lot of talk through several channels at overall unhappiness at the current method of AC system. And they are to the point I figured I should probably speak up about it as a slightly more neutral party. The moderators prefer that we keep this to public channels instead of things like Plurk, but with How's the Game being another two months away (and honestly, last How's the Game there was a lack of response to our criticisms of the newest rule changes)- I feel the safest option is to ask for a petition which will be shown to the mods at a later date through the proper channels.
To explain the problem simply is this: since the start of Paradisa the AC rule has been 2 posts a month. You could do this with logs, joint posts, private posts or in worst case scenario- offer up a number of threads that showed you are still playing in the game.
Now this system worked great...when the game was larger and much faster paced. But over the past couple years the game has slowed and the character base has become smaller. This means there's a lot less to post about for many characters, and so it's harder for many characters to pass AC (even by threads because if there's less posts- there's less ways to make threads!). As some may have noticed, more and more people have been appearing on the Activity Check post this past year than ever before.
To make it even worse, the mods recently made it even harder for us to pass AC by removing Private Posts and reducing the worth of participation in logs. Muns, despite asking for a vote on this, were given no voice in this decision.
This petition is not asking for an overthrow of the mods or to stir up wank or anything like that- but to have either a discussion or change in the AC policy to accommodate the current pace of the game- not make it harder. That way us as RPers can possibly worry less about making AC and more about enjoying the game.
Some possible ideas for the mods to consider is as followed (and others are free to add):
If you wish to sign this petition, please comment below with your mun name and characters play. Former players are allowed to sign if you feel AC affected your time in Paradisa or you considerations for rejoining the game. If you have any additional remarks or statements, please feel free to state them. Any wank, flaming, or offensive remarks will not be tolerated. This is a place for civil input, not rage.
Thank you.
So there's been a lot of talk through several channels at overall unhappiness at the current method of AC system. And they are to the point I figured I should probably speak up about it as a slightly more neutral party. The moderators prefer that we keep this to public channels instead of things like Plurk, but with How's the Game being another two months away (and honestly, last How's the Game there was a lack of response to our criticisms of the newest rule changes)- I feel the safest option is to ask for a petition which will be shown to the mods at a later date through the proper channels.
To explain the problem simply is this: since the start of Paradisa the AC rule has been 2 posts a month. You could do this with logs, joint posts, private posts or in worst case scenario- offer up a number of threads that showed you are still playing in the game.
Now this system worked great...when the game was larger and much faster paced. But over the past couple years the game has slowed and the character base has become smaller. This means there's a lot less to post about for many characters, and so it's harder for many characters to pass AC (even by threads because if there's less posts- there's less ways to make threads!). As some may have noticed, more and more people have been appearing on the Activity Check post this past year than ever before.
To make it even worse, the mods recently made it even harder for us to pass AC by removing Private Posts and reducing the worth of participation in logs. Muns, despite asking for a vote on this, were given no voice in this decision.
This petition is not asking for an overthrow of the mods or to stir up wank or anything like that- but to have either a discussion or change in the AC policy to accommodate the current pace of the game- not make it harder. That way us as RPers can possibly worry less about making AC and more about enjoying the game.
Some possible ideas for the mods to consider is as followed (and others are free to add):
► Bring back Private Posts and make Participation in Logs still count for one post.
► Cut the Post Requirement in Half to One Public Post with comments responded, or one post and some threads.
► Require people to post their own activity for the month to the AC instead of only people without two posts.
► Make a clearer thread count requirement.
If you wish to sign this petition, please comment below with your mun name and characters play. Former players are allowed to sign if you feel AC affected your time in Paradisa or you considerations for rejoining the game. If you have any additional remarks or statements, please feel free to state them. Any wank, flaming, or offensive remarks will not be tolerated. This is a place for civil input, not rage.
Thank you.
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I often found that I'd choose to hiatus for the month when I was feeling less capable of making posts even though I was able to actively tag out and keep up with my CR, simply because it was hard to think up posts and sometimes felt redundant, due to the AC policy.
I also found that the comm seemed to be spammed a LOT towards the end of the month with posts that didn't get tagged back like they should have in a rush to make AC - and even without that, there was a lot of spamming of the comm in general because when in doubt, people would always make new posts to insure they had AC rather than using the same post to continue their activity into an action thread, etc. It always seemed unnecessary.
Additionally, the post system always seemed easy to scam. There were a lot of people I know who would post up in the main comm or in the logs comm and hardly tag either back but not do anything outside of that either - they wouldn't keep up with their CR this way, because CR is kept up with by tagging INTO posts, not just making them.
Lastly, limiting log participation as part of activity is tough because there are so many characters who simply WOULDN'T use the journals a lot, or who wouldn't be that social, who can function better in a log format.
I think people should be able to post their own activity and it should be a combination of a post (or YOU posting a log) and a thread of like 10+ comments from your character (19-20 comments total, or log participation), personally, because game activity as a whole is better encouraged through mixed activity means.
I don't think private posts should count, personally - I think that's a good policy, unless you're referring to entirely filtered posts? But wholly private posts don't allow for interaction, which is the point of AC - ensuring that you're interacting with the game still. If it's filtered entirely to friends and does have actual CR interaction, though, that should count.