30-03-2013, 12:17 PM
Alright Demo, this is my disection of this and my overall response.
You posted this after:
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I'd like to point out that 'No means No'. Staff has voted and agreed on not allowing you to play a character that is mentally ill over one that is mentally well. No amount of revising or re-explaing will change this for you. Please respect this decision instead of trying to change it to convince us that should allow you to play this mentally ill character. Keep in mind that you are without a character until your submission is approved; and staff will not accept a character that is mentally ill.
And lets say that you do give us a proper example of the mental illness you are trying to pass, staff would still be squirmy about it. Why? Because you just played a character that had a mental illness, Dani, being Bi-polar, had a less extreme case but we feel it was still played incorrectly. We would like to see you go off the beaten path and explore new territories with deeper character development and conflicts that you might not otherwise have in this one. However, doing all of this while playing a mentally well character. For example, (and yes I will pull my own characters) Neola, my last female character, kept to herself but mostly dealt inner-conflicts presented to her on what was right and what was wrong. I still found the inner workings of her mind to be very interesting without any form of mental illness. And other example is Thomas when he was younger and still a thief. As he became closer with Zarkaylia he had constant conflicts and guilt eating at him due to this bond he developed with his step mother. My point is, you can still have an interesting character without any deformities or even any childhood trauma. But its up to you to give that character proper depth and make them three dimensional.
This is my last statement on this before any proper grading. Make your character mentally well, or no character at all. Your choice. If you have anything else, you may speak to me over Skype.
Demotheus Wrote:I have edited this a little bit to try and re-represent what I was getting at.
You posted this after:
mcman Wrote:Thus, given your past portrayal of mental illnesses and the inadequate and vague description that you provide here, staff has come to the collective decision that we cannot permit you to have a mentally ill character at this time. In light of this these aspects will have to be removed if you wish for this submission to be accepted. Thank you and good luck. I believe another staffer will be handling our other concerns with this application.
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Michelle Wrote:When you have revised your application, I will then review it more thoroughly. To do so now after you have already received significant feedback is not fair to other applicants. That's all, for now. Good luck.
I'd like to point out that 'No means No'. Staff has voted and agreed on not allowing you to play a character that is mentally ill over one that is mentally well. No amount of revising or re-explaing will change this for you. Please respect this decision instead of trying to change it to convince us that should allow you to play this mentally ill character. Keep in mind that you are without a character until your submission is approved; and staff will not accept a character that is mentally ill.
And lets say that you do give us a proper example of the mental illness you are trying to pass, staff would still be squirmy about it. Why? Because you just played a character that had a mental illness, Dani, being Bi-polar, had a less extreme case but we feel it was still played incorrectly. We would like to see you go off the beaten path and explore new territories with deeper character development and conflicts that you might not otherwise have in this one. However, doing all of this while playing a mentally well character. For example, (and yes I will pull my own characters) Neola, my last female character, kept to herself but mostly dealt inner-conflicts presented to her on what was right and what was wrong. I still found the inner workings of her mind to be very interesting without any form of mental illness. And other example is Thomas when he was younger and still a thief. As he became closer with Zarkaylia he had constant conflicts and guilt eating at him due to this bond he developed with his step mother. My point is, you can still have an interesting character without any deformities or even any childhood trauma. But its up to you to give that character proper depth and make them three dimensional.
This is my last statement on this before any proper grading. Make your character mentally well, or no character at all. Your choice. If you have anything else, you may speak to me over Skype.