MarinaNova Mods (marinanova_mod) wrote in marinanova_ooc, @ 2012-07-28 19:53:00 |
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4th Wall Poll
4th Wall approaches! It will be August 20 - 26. Before the event, we would like feedback from everyone on what style of 4th Wall we should have. We have two different possibilities in mind, so please use the poll below to let us know your thoughts. You'll also see some descriptions and pros and cons.
VISITORS POST
This system is what Marina has used for it's past two 4th Walls. Characters wishing to visit sign up ahead of time and when 4th wall starts they are added to the community. At the end of 4th wall they are removed. Here is last year's info post and registration post. We'd likely be making small edits to this if we went with the system, but nothing major. Please keep in mind that even with this system current characters are perfectly welcome to make their own posts for people to tag them.
Pros
• We have used this system twice already. Both were well attended and fun.
• It is easy for lots of our current characters to tag the visitors. You don't have to just hope they will find your post and tag it.
• It is likely to reduce the overall number of posts and doesn't encourage a flood of similar posts from current characters.
Cons
• This system requires more preparation and mod work. We don't mind doing the work if it's what everyone wants! But it can also lead to delays for people who sign up mid-week.
• We have heard comments before about how this style intimidated people from 4th walling because it was more work for them, they felt like it was more important to read the game info, they were in the spotlight, etc.
CURRENT CHARACTERS POST
In this system visitors only tag the posts marked for 4th walling. Our intention would be for current characters to make their own posts. We would also try to maintain a page for linking all of these posts for easy reference on the OOC comm. We would also provide a mingle for visitors to tag into so there was still an option for people to tag them.
Pros
• This is a style many other large games use and it requires less explanation.
• It may be easier to get non-players to bring characters in which may also encourage them to app later.
• It's an easier system to run.
Cons
• The volume of posting will likely be higher, making posts harder to find (although we do hope to have the organization list).
• Posts may seem repetitive.
• The mingle is likely to become difficult to load and go over the comment limit. (We would try to put things in place to help with it too. A listing and opening a new mingle for new commenters once it reaches a certain point so threads have space to finish.)
• It is no longer a more unique Marina style which people may have been looking forward to using.
VOTING
• Vote only once.
• Use a current character journal.
• Voting will close Sunday, August, 5 at 11:59pm EST or when there is a clear winner.
Poll #6853 4th Wall
Open to: All, results viewable to: None
Which kind of 4th Wall do you want?
Visitors post
15 (34.1%)
Current characters post
14 (31.8%)
No strong preference
15 (34.1%)