HMD
How's My Driving?
[BRING IT ON!!]
Ah~ The seasons are changing: turning towards summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern. And, with the change of seasons at POLYchromatic, so comes our seasonal HMD. Yes, it's here, it's here! It's like summer vacation, like the last day of school~!! Well, maybe not, but... Bit early this time too, I know. Well, the robot is entering shut-down procedures fairly early at the moment...
Those of you who've been with us for a while, welcome back, and to newcomers, hey, don't be shy, we don't make a habit of biting too hard, and we always practice the use of safe words.
HMD is the chance for you to provide feedback for your fellow players, and get feedback on your characters yourself, whether it be praise or critique.
But first, a few thoughts:
On Praise; Everyone likes to hear that they're doing well (let's not even pretend~). However, let's also try and provide a bit more than random "<3!!!"ing and "omg ilu have my babies" (because let's face it, we here at POLY can't afford any more child support mmk~?). Throw some thought into your praise for added enjoyment of the recepient. "I love your portrayal of Jane, especially watching her relationship with John, and how she's struggling over events in her canon." Praise is awesome, but don't be afraid to spice it up, ladies and gents.
On Crit; Unlike praise, not many people enjoy being told someone doesn't like how they play a character. However, if you have something to say, well, say it, but let's remember our manners. There's no need to personally attack anyone, or to rip into them without leaving room for explanation. We here at POLYchromatic encourage constructive criticism. Not liking how Greg is developing? Ask Greg's player why they've decided to take him that route. Not a fan of Sally's frequent flings? Ask Sally's player what brought that on. Confused as to when in canon it said Tom liked bananas that much? Ask Tom's player where they're coming from--you never know, it may turn out that there's a long, involved story that goes back six months involving the aftermath of a curse, a lizard, a pound of potatoes, a watermelon, three French maids, and a pogo stick. And then it all makes perfect sense.
Or perhaps it doesn't, but at least you've started a dialogue about the things you perceive and the things the player perceives.
Point is, let's just remember manners. All players here deserve common courtesy, even if you may not like how they're playing.
On Anon; Way back in POLY's day, we had a vote that ended with anon commenting being disabled here in the community's HMD post. If you have anonymous commentary you'd like to leave, we encourage not only having anon-enabled IP-disabled crit posts available for others to use, but we also encourage linking them here for those who wish to use them.
On .GIFs; Please remember our requests regarding sparkles, images, embedded media, and other bits of coding. A little variation on the comment form is fine and dandy, and putting things like gifs or videos behind links or in collapsed threads is fine too, but please consider the loading time for others with slower connections.
On Placeholders; You're free to use them, but I can personally guarantee to you that HMD is not going anywhere ♥
For organizational purposes, feel free to borrow the following format in your comment:
Player name:
Characters played: Character :: Fandom :: Character LJ
Personal concrit link:
Anonymous allowed/encouraged? Y/N:
Other comments?
General Disclaimer; By choosing to post here on HMD, you may receive comments you don't necessarily enjoy. By posting here, you accept that this could happen, and you're basically okay with it. We will be monitoring this post for abuse and will shut down any instances of abuse we see. However, constructive crit, comments, or questions you just don't like do not count as abuse.
Now that that's all out of the way, have at it, polychromatic!