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Haibane Mods ([personal profile] haibanemods) wrote2015-12-08 07:02 pm

AC FAQ

AC FAQ


This page is meant to explain how AC works, and will be linked on every Activity Check post.

AC is posted on the 1st of every month, and runs until the 5th.

Instead of having a set comment count, AC is based on character development. For each AC, every person must fill out the following form and post it to that month's AC post.

Player Name: your name
Character Name: use their true name for this part
Canon: the canon your character is from
Summary: In this section, describe what development your character has undergone.
Links: Link threads to show where this development has happened.


If you post to AC but the summary or links are not adequate, then you will be told as much and given a chance to fix your AC. If your AC is not fixed, or if you try to fix it and it is still inadequate, then you will be given a warning.

If you do not have enough AC, you can post to the AC post saying as much. This will get you a warning.

If you fail to respond to the AC, you will be swept from the game.




AC Questions


What constitutes 'character development'? - There are two possibilities for this.

The first is that your character should make some sort of progression towards completing their trial. It can be something big, like a huge breakthrough regarding their personal issues, or something small, such as a conversation while cooking dinner. As long as your character is interacting with others and learning something new about themselves or the people around them in some way, then that will count for development.

The other possibility is progressing your character towards being sin-bound. This would involve a rejection of their trial, and negative development that pulls them away from successfully completing it. Just as with above, it could be small threads, as long as it shows that the thread in question is having some kind of negative impact on the character.

You can also go back and forth on this (Up to three times total while a character is here. So they could start out normal, go sin-bound, then go back to normal. Or go sin-bound, normal, sin-bound, normal.), but a switch from one to the other must involve a moment that is extremely important to the character. Becoming sin-bound is a very serious thing, and it takes something particularly traumatic or damaging to send someone on that path. Similarly, it takes a particularly strong moment to break someone from that path of sin.

So, as a simplified guide to acceptable AC, answer the following:

1: Is your character progressing in some way toward either completing their trial or becoming sin-bound?

2: Is your character learning something new about themselves, someone else, or the setting?

3: Is your thread somehow memorable to your character? (IE everyday 'cooking dinner' threads would not be memorable, but 'cooking dinner with character X' or 'trying a new recipe' or 'whoops I wasn't paying attention and my normally-delicious dinner is now ruined' would be)

If you can answer 'yes' to any of these questions, then the thread would count for AC. (As a note, if the thread only fits part 3, you will have to explain how it is memorable to your character.)

How many comments do I need to pass AC? - We are not looking for a specific number of comments, but it should be enough to show the development that is described in the summary section.

Do threads linked have to be from this current month? - Yes. The comments must take place during the month of that AC. The posts that the comments are from must be from the last two months. So, if a post was made in January and a thread from it continues into February, then the February comments can be used for February AC. However, if a post is made in December and continues into February, then those comments cannot be used for AC.

Additionally, if a thread was used for AC previously, then it cannot be used again.

Is there a limit to the number of threads I can link? - Nope! You can use as many threads as you like.

What if a thread is not done when AC goes up? - Then we will judge AC based on what has already been posted. Please note that, if a thread has not yet reached the point where it influences your character's development, then it will not count for showing that development.

Can I handwave development? - You can, but any development that has been handwaved cannot be used for AC.

How do hiatuses affect AC? - If you hiatus for 10 or more days during a month, then you do not need to provide AC for that month. If you hiatus through an AC, then you must pass the next two ACs without a hiatus.

If you are on hiatus during the time AC is up, but you still have less than 10 days of hiatus during the month of AC, then you will need to post your AC when you return from hiatus.

Do new characters get a pass on AC? - Yes. You do not have to post AC for the month your character is accepted in. You will need to post a 'check-in' comment during AC, but that is it.





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