Applications~

[capn_redd]

Just a quick update for you all~

We've update our application forms a bit.  We've imposed a one comment (two at absolute maximum) limit on backgrounds.  Far too many apps are coming in with four and five comment backgrounds that are unnecessary and just slow down our processing.  We can appreciate the level of work and detail being put into them,

Comments

Rufus' apper here to interlope

[arablu_et_lefou]

o/ Question! Two, actually.

1) What constitutes a "comment?"

2) As I know I was a total windbag, would like me to shorten and resubmit my Rufus ShinRa application? I tried to keep the b/g section to only what was relevant, but the rules is the rules.

3) <3

Rufus' apper here to interlope

[capn_redd]

No worries, dear applicant!

Let "One comment" henceforth be known to refer to what can fit in one "comment box," much like the one you are currently reading. If, after entering all your background into one box, livejournal tells you that you've passed the character limit, then you must trim it down. Once again, if it can't fit in one message, it must be pared down.

As far as previously submitted applications though, don't worry your pretty head over it. If we require a revision we will request one explicitly on App-Day.

Thank you!

Rufus' apper here to interlope

[arablu_et_lefou]

...oh that makes sense

*SALUTE*

[noturmother]

..Yeah, what happens if you've already condensed a helluva lot, kept it strictly about you're character and it's still longer than two comments. o__o Cause.. Asking for just two MAXIMUM comments for a background...

That sounds kind of impossible for a lot of characters.

[capn_redd]

Thank you for the inquiry, loyal mun. Allow us to explain.

We appreciate the incredible passion you feel for your characters and their backgrounds. However, Our purpose in reading applications is not to fully familiarize ourselves with every dirty little detail of your characters' torrid lives. You, as the player, must know them; we do not. We need to know just enough to understand how you plan to play these characters and (arguably more importantly) why you play them as you do.

If you find that there is no possible way to fit what you need to say in one comment, please feel free to contact any member of the mod team. We are here for one reason and that is to help you enjoy your time here.

Thanks you!

[irredemption]

Gaaah, sorry. I end up chopping the background into two or three comments because I never know if it will fit through or not.

I think backgrounds end up being long for a lot of people BECAUSE other comms get picky about length- they bitch and whine if it's not long, haha!

[capn_redd]

Oh absolutely, and for some communities more is better!

We have just found over the years that often a lot of the background information can be unnecessary, and reading through walls of text that have little to do with the applications simply slows us down.

Buffy apper

[dolcissimo]

Because of the fact that I'm taking Buffy from a later canon point, and... Well, she's the central character and pretty much everything that happens to her is important to her development, would I be allowed to submit a bullet list and then provide a link to a longer, written out history should you deem what you've received insufficient?

[capn_redd]

Absolutely, that sounds like an excellent work around.

Re: Buffy apper

[metharchy]

Mari-mod here. <3 I'm very familiar with Buffy canon so in this case, that approach is fine.

If you have any questions, feel free to IM me at SucrePluie. I should be home from work around 4 pm Pacific time.

Re: Buffy apper

[dolcissimo]

Awesome 8D

[unamvirtus]

I'm backing up Buffy apper on that one. Flute has a very long, VERY fast paced canon, in which she is almost always a front row participant to what's happening. Considering the large amount of crucial events, and happenings that provoke strong character development, I'm willing to assume the novel that is her background is going to be way too long. Should this be a problem, is it possible for me to do the same with a bullet list? I honestly can't think of another way to condense all of that history into two posts without butchering the above and making it totally nonsensical.