HMD
How's My Driving?
[ARE YOU EXCITE?!]
The time has come once again, POLYchromatic! Those of you who've been with us for a while- welcome back, and to newcomers, hey, come on in, don't be shy! We don't make a habit of biting too hard, and we always practice the use of safe words.
This HMD here is the chance for you to provide feedback for your fellow players, whether it be praise or critique. So let's cut to it!
Praise; Everyone likes to hear that they're doing well, let's not 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 in to your praise for added enjoyment of the recipient. "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 let's spice it up, ladies and gents.
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- say it, but let's remember our manners. There's no need to personally attack anyone, or to rip in to 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 Tom was cursed months ago, a friend played a prank, and now he has a liking for them. 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. And in the last poll re: bringing back anon or not, it was decided to keep anon disabled. But people might have anonymous commentary they'd like to leave, so 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.
Fancy Things; 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 personally guarantee to you that HMD is not going anywhere ♥
For organizational purposes, feel free to borrow the following format in your comment if you wish, and put your name as the subject of 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. Feel free to contact us if you feel something is getting out of hand and want to bring it to our attention. 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