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HG Actor Face Claims Mar 17, 2011 19:23:42 GMT -5

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Post by L△LIA on Mar 17, 2011 19:23:42 GMT -5

Someone mentioned this in the cBox and I think it's a really good idea:

I think the actors who are cast in the Hunger Games movie should be retired as Face Claims (unless they're already in use for a current character). It kind of goes along with the "no cannon characters" thing, in my opinion, since they'll become so heavily associated with them.

Edit: When I wrote this, just for the record, I didn't realize anyone had tried to claim Jennifer Lawrence yet.

Also, what I mean isn't that I necessarily think people would try and make them into the cannon characters. More that it'd just be... really weird. Like if someone had Daniel Radcliffe playing an original character in a Harry Potter rp, because you really can't look at a picture of him and not go HEY LOOK, IT'S HARRY POTTER.

Last Edit: Mar 17, 2011 19:36:56 GMT -5 by L△LIA

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HG Actor Face Claims Mar 17, 2011 20:54:25 GMT -5

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Post by Matt on Mar 17, 2011 20:54:25 GMT -5

An additional thing, requested to be put in this thread by Dee.

I believe we should retire tribute faceclaims, as a show of respect to the fallen tributes. Also, I know I'd be really bummed if I saw a Chord Overstreet or Chace Crawford faceclaimed characters walking around. I mean, the world is filled with people. Certainly retiring these won't have a big impact.

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HG Actor Face Claims Mar 17, 2011 21:31:20 GMT -5

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Post by ᕙʕ•ᴥ•ʔᕗ on Mar 17, 2011 21:31:20 GMT -5

I'm going to address the second part (with mah official librarian colour xP) first because I think I'm pretty set on how I feel on that idea.

Retiring tribute faceclaims is going to be a major hassle. It involves keeping records (I like organization but having too many lists has the opposite effect) and frankly, I think I have enough lists as it is. I know it might seem like a simple matter to just c+p names into a Google Docs, but in the long run, it's just a hassle.

I understand what you mean by seeing other characters with your tribute's FC; just the thought of seeing an Aaron Yoo running around after Storm is dead seems creepy. However, we need to keep the face claim thread as open as possible. I don't want a newbie to be dismayed by the fact that they cannot claim Chord Overstreet because he's sitting on a shelf rotting (that really is what happens when you retire FCs).

And how are people supposed to know which FCs they cannot use? Another thread with the sole purpose of informing people? That means board clutter. Have a section in the FC thread? That means making the post longer than it really needs to be (never mind the fact that it's long enough already >.>). I just don't see how record keeping and letting it be public is something that could be handled in a sane manner.

Now let's look several years into the future. We've gone through 3 games per year so multiply that by 5 means about 15 games into the future. Then multiply that by 23 (for dead tributes) and we get 345. That's 345 FCs we can no longer use. I don't know about you, but that looks like a lot to me.

Also, there is already the "two Games" policy. If you really love your FC so much, re-use him or her. Otherwise, just live with the fact that your FC may possibly be used by someone else. I'm sure by the time the second Games rolls around, you'll get over it. Also, there's a good chance that the original owner is going to be inactive by the time the policy is through.

IN SHORT: FCs aren't forever.

*Note* I will address the first part of this question/suggestion thread soon. Still need to think about it. xP

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HG Actor Face Claims Mar 17, 2011 23:01:24 GMT -5

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Post by shrimp on Mar 17, 2011 23:01:24 GMT -5

If this were in effect, the following FCs would not be allowed as of this point:

- Jeremy Houser
- Elle Fanning
- William Moseley
- whoever plays Zinnia Yaren b/c I've seen her name before
- Michael Cera
- Chase Crawford
- Rupert Grint
- Michelle Monaghan
- Alyson Hannigan
- Kenichi Matsuyama
- Sean O Pry
- Cody Linley
- Zac Efron
- Marty McFly
- Laura Bell Bundy
- Sharon Den Adel
- Audrey Tautou
- Luna Gomez ()
- Pauley Perrette
- Kate Nash (who was both Anastasia in 54th and Topaz in 56th)
- Olivia Wilde
- Jonathan Bennett
- Jessica Serfaty
- Kat Dennings
- Jensen Ackles
- Kate Mara
- Daniel Radcliffe
- Kelly Knox
- Sara Paxton
- Logan Henderson
- Alex Gould
- Madeline Zima
- Chord Overstreet
- Sasha Pieterse
- Ann Ward
- Colin Elite
- Annie Clark
- Justin Bieber
- Paul Wesley (possibly)
- Sara Barellies/Aaron Yoo/Heron'sFC/Themba'sFC

It would of course, be nice if we could retire all of these, but they're too many already, and they're popular as well. xP

But these are around 42 claims that wouldn't be allowed, and that's only 61% of all of the tributes. In addition, in later years, more tributes will likely have actual FCs, which will make it harder to find good ones.

Last Edit: Mar 17, 2011 23:05:32 GMT -5 by shrimp

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HG Actor Face Claims Mar 18, 2011 0:12:42 GMT -5

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Post by ᕙʕ•ᴥ•ʔᕗ on Mar 18, 2011 0:12:42 GMT -5

As for the first part of the Q&S thread, I'm going to have to also say no to that suggestion as well. It was only by luck that Jennifer Lawrence had not been claimed pre-casting announcement. My point is that this new policy might not be as effective as it is proposed to be. Imagine how many hopefuls there are for the other roles of The Hunger Games. Then imagine the chance of the actual Peeta/Gale/Rue/Thresh/Haymitch/etc being one of the actors/actresses on the FC list. Because the chances are rather large, I don't see how this could cause any flags to be raised.

Also, I think it shouldn't be such a big issue. I'd have more of a problem if someone took Jennifer Lawrence and said that the char was from District 12 and was "liek totally ah-mazing with a bow and arow!!!1!!!"

Another reason why I decided to make this decision was because of my previous response to the tribute faceclaim suggestion. While it might seem odd to see a known FC wandering around in the HG world, it's just something people will have to get used to. Then there's the whole "If I can shoot down the other suggestion, I can shoot this one down too" idea.

If it becomes a problem, I might reconsider my decision, but for the time being, I don't really see the point in retiring any FC.

*End response*

Last Edit: Mar 18, 2011 0:13:35 GMT -5 by ᕙʕ•ᴥ•ʔᕗ

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