***Luna's BS guide on PK apps
Sept 1, 2010 21:40:04 GMT -5
Post by Prince Inigo on Sept 1, 2010 21:40:04 GMT -5
With the influx of Peacekeeper apps going about, the staff and I are seeing... very minimal qualities in these applications. Minimal. Small. They pretty much touch upon what we see in the normal character applications; and, folks, this is not deemed good for Peacekeepers.
Being able to control Peacekeepers is a privilege. You must earn this privilege by dedication, hard work, and a compromise to us staff that you will, in all honesty, dish out lengthy posts sufficient enough to uphold your position. You guys know the standard is two paragraphs on Appearance and three on Personality and History each, ya? Well... you need way more than just three on Appearance and four on Personality and History each. That's not going to cut it. We're looking for really advanced applications, and you must prove your worth when you get to torture others by still following the rules and giving us good material.
This guide is going to be short, because you guys should know when you think your application is decent enough for approval. We made it so so that you won't just chuck out our standard of what a Peacekeeper application is and show that your imagination goes way beyond.
[/size][/color][/justify]Being able to control Peacekeepers is a privilege. You must earn this privilege by dedication, hard work, and a compromise to us staff that you will, in all honesty, dish out lengthy posts sufficient enough to uphold your position. You guys know the standard is two paragraphs on Appearance and three on Personality and History each, ya? Well... you need way more than just three on Appearance and four on Personality and History each. That's not going to cut it. We're looking for really advanced applications, and you must prove your worth when you get to torture others by still following the rules and giving us good material.
This guide is going to be short, because you guys should know when you think your application is decent enough for approval. We made it so so that you won't just chuck out our standard of what a Peacekeeper application is and show that your imagination goes way beyond.
-1- Look at past Peacekeeper applications
These guys met our approval, so why not look at them to see what we are looking? I'm not saying you just write out the amount they wrote and slam it down on us on a dirty platter. Look to them for ideas, incorporate them in your own, expound, have fun.
-2- Pump out your best writing
We need your best writing to gain a better opinion of you. Fix all your mistakes, put in more effort than usual, and do let us know that you graciously gave each word consideration before use. 5-6 word sentences aren't going to cut it here, boys and girls. Your best friends are punctuation marks; your beloved is the thesaurus; your family is any and all corrections in your application. No joke.
And let's throw in that paragraphs are 5 sentences, at least. At least is key.
-3- Break up sections
Having trouble adding more on your application? Dissect a section. What can you say about your character's face?-- In fact, what can you say about the shape of their head, the bottom-half, upper-half, hair specifics, hair style, and eyes? See what I did there? I dissected just one part of the Appearance into six sections; and, yes, I have done this before. Seriously.
-4- All else fails, look at advanced normal character applications
There are plenty of advanced applications out there that are for the normal characters, so gain some ideas from them too. In fact, I shall provide some for brain fodder:
Julian Rockshaw, by Chaos
Anya Crider, by Matt
Mercury Duval, by Thundy
Charlie Darwin, by Aya
Ayane Pilayar-Kilera, by Wolf Tears
Jezebel Winston-Strange, by Cinder
Katie Morven, by Phunke
Hawke Ottawa Evanski, by CC
Bear Ishmael Keeni, by Semper (Though it's not "advanced", per say, in length, it was highly a good read and very creative. ^^ Special shout-out to Semper for the entertainment!)
And there are more out there, probably. I snatched ones I remembered were advanced and good. So, guys, really do well on your Peacekeeper applications. They aren't supposed to be easy.
That's it. *lame ending*
