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chacusha in ff_land

[POLL] Game Restrictions & Separated Voting

May 23, 2011 23:15

Because the other post has veritably exploded over this issue, I'm making a new post to (1) clarify the specifics of this rule change, (2) elaborate on a new proposal that was raised in the other post, and (3) specify certain TYPES of challenge restrictions and have people vote on those.

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poll, ultima_arena

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VOTING THREAD chacusha May 24 2011, 06:20:15 UTC

Reply here if you're doing a comment vote.

lightofeilia May 24 2011, 06:25:40 UTC

Thank you so much for doing this. I realize it's a lot of trouble and I feel bad. I'm willing to go quietly after this poll lol.

thedrowned May 24 2011, 06:27:16 UTC

I believe placing IX and XII into the "middle" category may work out. They seem to be well-known but are underplayed.

chacusha May 24 2011, 06:36:39 UTC

That was my first instinct as well. It's kind of funny because XII seems more known/played but not so well-loved, while IX is kind of similar to VI and Tactics in that not as many people have played it but almost everyone who has lists it as their favorite. :P

thedrowned May 24 2011, 06:48:49 UTC

I pity them because they are rather nice and underrated by a great deal of people.

By the way, uncalled for question is uncalled for, will you be filling out the Chocobo Meme when you have an opportunity?

chacusha May 24 2011, 07:15:08 UTC

I'll fill it out quickly but it is my bedtime now!

selene May 24 2011, 09:04:43 UTC

I will admit to being slightly biased as the only games I actually know all that well are VIII, XIII, and Revenant Wings (And to a lesser degree XII proper ( ... )

breyzyyin May 24 2011, 13:59:41 UTC

Aw, I don't think you should feel any regret over this comment! Everyone is entitled to their own thoughts and concerns when it comes to subjects like this because it will effect the entire comm. And truthfully, I do share many of your thoughts on this.

I have a similar fear that a lot of those options are going to limit participation (I know for a few of them at least I probably wouldn't be able to participate either), and I'm not really liking that it's become this big of a powder-keg issue either...but I think all member concerns should be addressed since everyone has valid opinions on what they'd like to see in the comm--and this will definitely do that. Hopefully it will help the comm in the long run. ♥

zerrat May 24 2011, 10:45:19 UTC

Wow, I gotta say, a lot of those options are needlessly complicated. I'd honestly think twice about participating if I had to jump through all those hoops, and instead would focus my energy in moogle_workshop. At least then it's straightforward.

Well, I'd probably write a few just because if I'm a Monk moderator, I should lead by example if I'm going to ask my teammates to also participate by submitting work. Genuine hypocrisy is not a good colour on me, I'm afraid.

It's just... the urge to participate kinda dwindled when faced with a lot of those options. If we're trying to encourage participation in these challenges (since writing tends to be on the low side unless it's limericks or very short stuff) and we're trying to get new members involved next game, how is this slew of 'if you do X, you can't do Y' look to them? /exaggeration. At the beginning, if the rules were like some of the above, I probably would not have participated for fear of doing it wrong ( ... )

breyzyyin May 24 2011, 13:52:07 UTC

I tended to hit "It depends on additional factors" quite a bit for a few of the very complicated ones that I wasn't as opposed to, but I can definitely understand what you mean. All of the discussion on this has really kind of churned my stomach a bit because it's so rule-heavy and complicated (I like writing what I like, be it from a popular game or an obscure)...and considering how I'm not very confident with my fan fic writing in general and I really just enjoyed submitting to the fan fic contests what story I got an idea for and having fun with it--this is actually making me debate whether or not I'd feel as comfortable participating in Round 2 as much (at least submission-wise, I might just focus more on MWS writing than challenge writing). I have a feeling if quite a few of these rules had been in place at the start of Round 1, we wouldn't have had even as many submissions as we did...so my fear is that this is probably going to cut back on that in Round 2 as opposed to improving it. I know if I had started out in this comm ( ( ... )