Guidelines for Reviewing

[Airan]

Alright, now that the top 30 are up, and you all scramble to see if you made the cut and choose your favorites, here's a quick set of rules for when review threads inevitably start being posted:

?   First off, please remember to keep all discussion civil. Disagreements are going to happen. Not everyone is going to like the same applications that you do, and while it's fine to post counterarguments to someone's review, try not to derail someone's thread with tasteless arguments.
?   A review thread is not intended for you to hate on the characters in each category. Please keep all reviews constructive. Find what you like and dislike about each character, the writing, etc. In the end, everyone here is trying to become a better writer, and being harshly negative can discourage many writers. It is possible to write a negative review while still being kind in tone.
?   Remember the anonymity rule. Do not tell anyone which characters are yours, especially during this phase. We want the strongest cast possible, and so everyone should vote for which character they think is the best in the category. So, don't vote for Joe from down the street just because your friend wrote him, vote for the character you truly believe should win that category.
?   With that said, you may still vote for yourself if you believe you should win that category.
?   Have fun!

[Vizon]

 :banana: Yay! It begins! I will be following along obsessively, even if I cannot always post reviews and art stuff. Hopefully I'll have time to get through the avatars before the story starts. Always so exciting to see these things unfold, even if I'm just an observer. I will keep my reviews civil and probably very short, as I'll be more focused on painting characters than writing about them. Consider my art as a commentary/review too, perhaps! The more I like the character, the more time I'll probably put into their portrait!

[Fern Greenwood]

I am now available to be PMed for private reviews :-)

[Eil]

So, out of curiosity, how would one go about PMing someone for a review on their app without giving away their identity? I know the top 10 get forum logins for their characters, so would players wait until then?

EDIT: Oop, just read the other thread where this question is answered. Carry on, chaps!