Hemingway Kat / Texts
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I used to be a nanny, and I went to one of my kid's graduations and it was the longest, most boring official ceremony I've ever attended... and I used to work for a government entity!
Just... picturing my brother-in-law and sister having that conversation makes me giggle uncontrollably.
... the note enclosed offers membership to the duck-of-the-month club for a million dollars, signed by my (scheming) ferret.
i've often considered pennies apocalyptic...
I believe that you can argue the author's intent in writing a task, but, honestly, I think that sometimes what happens is that a task's author has how they would complete it in mind, and they want to see if anyone else is clever enough to guess it - anything else violates the 'intent.'
i think it's a disservice to not allow tasks to be completely open to interpretation - I really, really do get the point about lazy completions for points, but I don't think that's the case here at all. No, I'm not impartial, but I'd like to think I'd feel the same way regardless.
If a task's author wants something specific, or wants to disallow certian things, that should be made clear. Because, otherwise, people will always interpret them differently.
Burn Unit,
that's pretty much the only worthwhile and valid comment I've read so far regarding the task, and I love your point. Within the framework of the group, I can agree.
I don't have ANY sort of issue with players not liking the completion, or flagging it, or anything...
Here's my problem: The reasons.
Like I stated earlier, if the author of a task has a specific intent - share it. Being esoteric and expecting players to read your mind and not interpret the task differently is beyond silly, it's pointless.
Tasks like this, or ones like Glove Slap (no offense at all CK, it's a good task) that say things like, Challenge another player to a duel, and then completions get lambasted because they stopped where the task did.... "you haven't HAD a duel, etc..." well, then, shouldn't the task have read "challenge a player to a duel, then have one?" (see also, war of escalating dares.)
Also, I object strongly to being told I'm doing silly things like "pointmongering" and it being implied that I'm evidently holding my friends at gunpoint and forcing them to vote for my evidently mediocre tasks...
Look, kids, I'm unemployed, I had to drop all my classes for the semester, I live with a man that works generally from 9-5, then 12am-4am meaning, I don't sleep. Ever. I'm not rushing to complete tasks for the glory of having my little picture thingy beat your picture thingy... I'm trying to occupy some time when I can't be volunteering or working on school. Period. I don't care about the rest of it - I just wanted to talk to interesting people and have some fun.
So, thank you for all the constructive criticism, which I have listened to and taken to heart, and I do appreciate you sharing, because if you can't share it, what's the point? I get that.
But if you really want to stop completions that aren't to your liking, view it from every level - this one (trying to kindly educate new players about the expectations) but also the others (consider the wording of tasks, and don't expect people to infer "intent" that isn't there.)
the ducks are watching.
then i love your question... and, honestly, the angle of the group is not one i thought about.
but, at that angle, no, i don't think that the completion fit into the framework of Biome.
POOn,
Okay, sure, I see your point, but, please, hear me when I say this for the last damn time...
I CAN'T CONTROL OTHER PEOPLE VOTING FOR ME. I ASKED THEM NOT TO. I EXPLAINED WHY I ASKED THEM NOT TO. AND, I'VE SAID THIS FOUR TIMES ALREADY!
Please hear it this time, and accept it, and stop harassing ME about something I have ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OVER.
as a note, i haven't taken any of the criticism of the task personally at all, nor do i have any issue with anyone who's commented.
in fact, i do take the ideas, thoughts, and opinions of those that have expressed them seriously. some of them i agree with, and i'm happy to say that. some of them i don't, and that's okay, too.
three things about me:
- i don't mind criticism
- i'm not afraid to change my mind
- i have no fear of saying i think i was wrong, or right
but i do find it hurtful when i try to explain something, and i have to say it over and over and over, and the person who seemingly desired the explanation won't listen.
Ha! I love it. Turn left until you feel right.