havenooc | Poll on Applications

I apologize for this going up so early in the day; however, I will be celebrating a family birthday tonight and not around at the usual 7PM EST.

I've received a few concerns about the application process currently. When I started this game, I wrote "I hope there are a lot of these :)" under the Taken Characters heading. I'm ecstatic to see that my hopes have come true, and that the game is continually growing.

Unfortunately, accepting applications each day has a slightly adverse effect. Characters being introduced are perhaps lost a little in the flood, and existing characters spend each day explaining about being trapped. I would hopefully like to come up with a change that benefits all parties involved.

To this end, I'm having another poll. There are headers within this post to vote (as you need a paid journal for a real poll), so please make sure to comment under the right heading.

The choices are as follows:

-> Applications remain open constantly, but are only processed once a week on Fridays
-> Applications remain open constantly, but are only processed once every other Friday
-> Applications move into a set app cycle where they are open for one week per month
-> Applications remain as they are now

There will also be a discussion thread, so please feel free to bring up any concerns or questions there. This poll will close on the 7th December, and the results will be announced with the ejected list.

Thank-you.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

If only one vote counts, I'd much rather have it counts towards "every other Friday" as right now, the vote seems to be leaning towards once per month or once per fortnight.

(no subject)

errandry - 2012-12-04 16:21 (UTC) - Expand

eyeofthetiger - 2012-12-04 18:04 (UTC) - Expand

browbeater - 2012-12-04 19:30 (UTC) - Expand

havenmods - 2012-12-04 19:36 (UTC) - Expand

eyeofthetiger - 2012-12-04 20:31 (UTC) - Expand

I've played in a few games where apps were processed every Friday (three, I think), and they all managed superbly well. This way, people aren't clamoring over themselves to get apps in before a deadline, and they know exactly how long they have to wait as well.

(I'm okay with the every other Friday thing as well, but my vote'll go to this one.)

Casting my vote here.

Adding my vote here!

quickly - 2012-12-04 18:37 (UTC) - Expand

foreveraclone - 2012-12-04 19:06 (UTC) - Expand

camebackforhat - 2012-12-04 19:09 (UTC) - Expand

hearticulate - 2012-12-04 19:18 (UTC) - Expand

browbeater - 2012-12-04 19:31 (UTC) - Expand

forcowardice - 2012-12-04 19:32 (UTC) - Expand

skirtingdanger - 2012-12-04 19:39 (UTC) - Expand

defangs - 2012-12-04 19:39 (UTC) - Expand

deritoto - 2012-12-04 19:53 (UTC) - Expand

cashflow - 2012-12-04 20:37 (UTC) - Expand

sixwinged - 2012-12-04 21:12 (UTC) - Expand

tellittothefrogs - 2012-12-04 21:51 (UTC) - Expand

fatherly - 2012-12-04 23:25 (UTC) - Expand

hexappeal - 2012-12-04 23:30 (UTC) - Expand

mouseketeers - 2012-12-04 23:44 (UTC) - Expand

thebeastwithout - 2012-12-05 02:20 (UTC) - Expand

Re: Applications remain open constantly, but are only processed once every other Friday

multiplicikey - 2012-12-05 03:10 (UTC) - Expand

lets_stay_together - 2012-12-05 04:41 (UTC) - Expand

madamemoiselle - 2012-12-05 07:17 (UTC) - Expand

permissible - 2012-12-05 16:29 (UTC) - Expand

drank_the_milk - 2012-12-05 22:40 (UTC) - Expand

theboywiththebook - 2012-12-06 02:43 (UTC) - Expand

tamer - 2012-12-04 12:21 (UTC) - Expand

allwehad - 2012-12-04 12:30 (UTC) - Expand

aintnoconvict - 2012-12-04 12:41 (UTC) - Expand

no_heart_to_burn - 2012-12-04 14:36 (UTC) - Expand

entreats - 2012-12-04 14:36 (UTC) - Expand

adventus - 2012-12-04 16:12 (UTC) - Expand

subsisting - 2012-12-04 19:09 (UTC) - Expand

compliant - 2012-12-05 17:36 (UTC) - Expand

I think having apps constantly open is a good way to start a game moving when it first opens, but now the game is growing bigger I think it'd be better for it to have a set app week, so new people come in roughly all at once (preferably not during an event to make it easier for them to find their feet) and maybe even have a mingle log/roommate log to help them get into the game and build up CR right from the get-go. At some point characters in game might begin to feel jaded with the same-ish initial intro posts (which I'm not ooc-ly complaining about, it's perfectly IC for characters to come in and start off with a post like that) and having people come in all at once with a intro log to tag into might mean new people are more likely to get more tags when they first app in? Something like that!

tamer - 2012-12-04 12:27 (UTC) - Expand

knifedances - 2012-12-04 12:28 (UTC) - Expand

tamer - 2012-12-04 12:30 (UTC) - Expand

knifedances - 2012-12-04 12:31 (UTC) - Expand

tamer - 2012-12-04 12:33 (UTC) - Expand

knifedances - 2012-12-04 12:34 (UTC) - Expand

hexappeal - 2012-12-04 12:33 (UTC) - Expand

+ 1

storylike - 2012-12-04 12:46 (UTC) - Expand

tamer - 2012-12-04 12:51 (UTC) - Expand

tamerlane - 2012-12-04 12:59 (UTC) - Expand

knifedances - 2012-12-04 12:57 (UTC) - Expand

tamerlane - 2012-12-04 13:06 (UTC) - Expand

knifedances - 2012-12-04 13:15 (UTC) - Expand

hexappeal - 2012-12-04 13:22 (UTC) - Expand

knifedances - 2012-12-04 13:34 (UTC) - Expand

hexappeal - 2012-12-04 14:04 (UTC) - Expand

knifedances - 2012-12-04 14:10 (UTC) - Expand

hexappeal - 2012-12-04 13:11 (UTC) - Expand

encored - 2012-12-04 12:35 (UTC) - Expand

snacklist - 2012-12-04 12:38 (UTC) - Expand

dipolar - 2012-12-04 13:17 (UTC) - Expand

logic_and_magic - 2012-12-06 02:54 (UTC) - Expand

tsundaga - 2012-12-04 14:10 (UTC) - Expand

havenmods - 2012-12-04 19:37 (UTC) - Expand

eyeofthetiger - 2012-12-04 14:15 (UTC) - Expand

Re: Discussion

losemyfaith - 2012-12-04 17:44 (UTC) - Expand

browbeater - 2012-12-04 19:25 (UTC) - Expand

skirtingdanger - 2012-12-04 19:41 (UTC) - Expand

mouseketeers - 2012-12-04 23:42 (UTC) - Expand

permissible - 2012-12-05 16:35 (UTC) - Expand

compliant - 2012-12-05 17:41 (UTC) - Expand