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September Activity Check
Hello Re-Alignment! It's time for the
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AC Rules!
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EXAMPLES OF ACTIVITY
Examples of activity are really straightforward: we just need you to give us the URL to any two of the following:
You may provide two of the same KIND of example (two Link posts, two log threads, etc.) Comment chains in which your character makes two or more comments at once will count as only one comment towards the total of the thread. If needed, you may combine multiple links to smaller threads until you have reached the minimum (so for ONE activity example, you could link to two main community threads with 5 comments each to reach the minimum ten comments.)
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ACTIVITY SUMMARY
In addition to the two examples of activity provided, you must also give us an activity summary.
An activity summary consists of a small paragraph explaining what your character has been up to since the previous Activity Check (or since arriving in the game if you are new.) This can be as simple or as detailed as you would like! At the minimum, be sure to hit any events your character has participated in (either game events or character plots) and where they're currently residing. If you'd like to get more detailed (such as drawing up CR charts, mentioning what Firstforged they've talked with, or adding links) we're not going to stop you, as this will make a handy future reference for you as well as for us!
The activity summary will help the mods in determining alignment swaps, determining future Firstforged plans for your characters, and will also keep us from missing anything important about your character. In no way will your activity summary have any effect on you passing or failing activity check, unless it is completely absent. In other words, doing the minimum on this can't hurt you, but going above and beyond can help you!
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EXCLUSIONS AND EXEMPTIONS
Characters are only expected to participate in an Activity Check if they have been in the game for a month or more. Generally, this means anyone who arrived in the most recent application cycle won't be expected to provide any samples of activity or a summary for that AC.
In order to qualify for an exemption to the Activity Check, you must have posted a hiatus of 2 weeks or longer to the official hiatus page during the period covered by the Activity Check. You may not request back-to-back exemptions, regardless of any length hiatus you may take. If you are unable to meet the requirements for activity due to real-life circumstances/an emergency, you MUST communicate with the mods before the end of the Activity Check.
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FAILING ACTIVITY CHECK
If you fail to post to an Activity Check within the week that it is open and you have not contacted the mods beforehand, then any characters not posted will be dropped from the game. The mods will put up a list of characters in danger of being dropped at the end of Activity Check, at which point they will have three days to contact the mods and provide AC and explanation for failing it. After those three days have passed, the drops will be official and the characters will be removed from the taken list and PC page.
If you post to the activity check but do not meet the minimum requirements in your Examples of Activity, you will be given a one week period in which to provide one (or two, as needed to meet the minimum requirement) new example of activity of any kind. If you are able to do so, then you will have passed activity check and be fine (although the 'new' example of activity will not be usable in the next AC.) If you fail to do so, then your character will be dropped.
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AC Rules!
- -Comment to this entry using the above text box, once for each character. You may combine multiple characters into one post.
- -We'll be accepting any activity for this check that occurred between July 7th and September 14th.
- -You will need to post two Examples of Activity and an Activity Summary for every character you have in the game. (See below)
- -Any character accepted on August 15th or later will not be required to participate in this Activity Check.
- -You will have one week from when this post goes up to provide your activity check (so until end of day September 21th).
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EXAMPLES OF ACTIVITY
Examples of activity are really straightforward: we just need you to give us the URL to any two of the following:
- -A Link-network post made by your character containing at least 20 comments of any kind
- -A log post made by your character containing at least 7 comments of any kind
- -Any thread in the main community in which your character has made at least 10 comments
- -Any thread in the logs community in which your character has made at least 5 comments
You may provide two of the same KIND of example (two Link posts, two log threads, etc.) Comment chains in which your character makes two or more comments at once will count as only one comment towards the total of the thread. If needed, you may combine multiple links to smaller threads until you have reached the minimum (so for ONE activity example, you could link to two main community threads with 5 comments each to reach the minimum ten comments.)
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ACTIVITY SUMMARY
In addition to the two examples of activity provided, you must also give us an activity summary.
An activity summary consists of a small paragraph explaining what your character has been up to since the previous Activity Check (or since arriving in the game if you are new.) This can be as simple or as detailed as you would like! At the minimum, be sure to hit any events your character has participated in (either game events or character plots) and where they're currently residing. If you'd like to get more detailed (such as drawing up CR charts, mentioning what Firstforged they've talked with, or adding links) we're not going to stop you, as this will make a handy future reference for you as well as for us!
The activity summary will help the mods in determining alignment swaps, determining future Firstforged plans for your characters, and will also keep us from missing anything important about your character. In no way will your activity summary have any effect on you passing or failing activity check, unless it is completely absent. In other words, doing the minimum on this can't hurt you, but going above and beyond can help you!
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EXCLUSIONS AND EXEMPTIONS
Characters are only expected to participate in an Activity Check if they have been in the game for a month or more. Generally, this means anyone who arrived in the most recent application cycle won't be expected to provide any samples of activity or a summary for that AC.
In order to qualify for an exemption to the Activity Check, you must have posted a hiatus of 2 weeks or longer to the official hiatus page during the period covered by the Activity Check. You may not request back-to-back exemptions, regardless of any length hiatus you may take. If you are unable to meet the requirements for activity due to real-life circumstances/an emergency, you MUST communicate with the mods before the end of the Activity Check.
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FAILING ACTIVITY CHECK
If you fail to post to an Activity Check within the week that it is open and you have not contacted the mods beforehand, then any characters not posted will be dropped from the game. The mods will put up a list of characters in danger of being dropped at the end of Activity Check, at which point they will have three days to contact the mods and provide AC and explanation for failing it. After those three days have passed, the drops will be official and the characters will be removed from the taken list and PC page.
If you post to the activity check but do not meet the minimum requirements in your Examples of Activity, you will be given a one week period in which to provide one (or two, as needed to meet the minimum requirement) new example of activity of any kind. If you are able to do so, then you will have passed activity check and be fine (although the 'new' example of activity will not be usable in the next AC.) If you fail to do so, then your character will be dropped.
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1st Example: Crow on the lam
2nd Example: Crow and the glove
Activity Summary: Where to begin? It was a month of rising stars and fallen heroes as Crow went out into the Badlands with his Decepticon brethren (and Four). There he watched as some of said comrades face death and escaped with only a haunted VCR. When he came back he had some more father/son times with the sociopathic Tarn. He also formed a weird friendship with Four after making weird small talk with her. And also began his strange antagonistic rivalry with R2D2. Soon afterwards, Crow learned of Tarn's real nature and decided to go on a short fugitive spree, only to talked into a date with four which was more of a dissection by Shockwave.
Character Name: Albert Heinrich
1st Example: A guide to small talk with Albert and Blurr
2nd Example: Albert's glorious return
Activity Summary: Once again Albert's been on edge with the Tarn situation. During that time as tensions rose he was charged with keeping watch over Ambulon and keeping him safe. The mission went pretty well...until the raid on Tarn's place began. There he watched a close comrade Blurr die at Tarn's hands. Determined for vengeance, Albert fought until he managed to get a glimpse of Tarn's real face. But that victory would go unremembered as he was crushed by rubble. He returned, solemn but happy they got Tarn and Ambulon was safe. Even more bittersweet was Blurr's return where both of them tried their hand at socializing more.
Character Name: Urdnot Wrex
1st Example: Re-reunited
2nd Example: Wrex comes close to being deep
Activity Summary: Before Wrex had been so bored he started arguing with Kay over synthetic crabs. Wrex thirsted for some action and the Wrecker's raid on Tarn was just the thing. He even managed to get some shots as they brought the creep down. Of course, he knew that combat had a price and made sure everyone knew it. And like any warrior he went drinking with his pal McCoy. Somewhere in between the lambada had been kind enough to grace him with a new Varren pet and he became reunited with his chief commander Shepard. Not too bad, considering everything that happened.
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Some of Crow and Albert's links are from outside the activity period; they will not be eligible for the next Activity Check in November.