thewakemods | Applications (Ver. 3)

** APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED.**

Update: We are now allowing an option for those who have been here before that wish to return for endgame, instead of filling the normal apps, instead you can just fill a new form below.

Old Characters

Comments are no longer screened. Please let us know if you'd like us to screen your application by writing 'Please Screen' in the Subject Line. (ie: Character Name | Series Name | Please Screen) Feel free to post as many comments as necessary or provide a link to your journal post.

Fandom Character Applications:

Personal Information
Name:
Age:
Personal Journal:
Email / Plurk / Discord / Other:
Current Character(s): (List the characters you currently play in the Wake, if applicable!)

Character Information
Character Name:
Fandom:

Character History: You have two options for the history requirement:
1) Write the full history of your character out (especially if your canon is obscure).
or
2) Link to a detailed wikia page for your character and provide your own bullet point summary of your character’s history.

Character Personality: Please be as detailed as possible so that we have a good picture of the character. What makes this character tick? What are their strengths and weaknesses? Minimum three paragraphs.

Powers and Abilities: 'nuff said.

Samples
TDM posts (unless it's for Network), links, and examples for posts from other communities are not accepted.

Network: Your network sample entry should be made as if your character were posting to a public network, such as Dreamwidth. It does not have to be their first post (ie, "OMG WHERE AM I?!"), but it does have to show that the character is perfectly aware of the fact that this is something that other people are likely to see. Please avoid excessive use of descriptions in [action tags] here, as one would get in video posts - we're looking for your character's voice, the one they use for talking to others. Save the internal monologues for the third person sample.

If you use TDM for your network sample it needs to meet the following requirements:
* Taken from the Test Drive Meme for The Wake and not any other game
* Contains at least 12 comments from the character being applied for
* Contains enough material for us to see how the character is like
* Has to reflect their first person voice

Third Person: 300 word minimum. This is the place to show your character's inner thoughts within the setting. Give us a nice third person narrative of your character doing something, plus how they feel about it. This doesn't have to be blatant "this is what my character is thinking, designated by italics!" but should rather show your character's self via their actions and interactions with their environment.

Original Character Applications - we ask that you be AS DETAILED AS POSSIBLE.

Character Information
Name:
Age:
Appearance:
Character history: (minimum 4 paragraphs) As this character is from an original story, please give us a clear picture of where he/she is coming from and the events that shape them to be who they are. Please include any details you think are important to understand this character's background.

Personality: (at least 3 paragraphs) Just as with the history, please be detailed in providing a good idea of what sort of character this is, how he/she thinks and acts, etc. Given this is an original character, this section is just as important as the history and should compliment it.

Powers and Abilities: Self explanatory.

World Summary: (describe their world- is it modern, fantasy, historical, sci-fi, etc? What is the political/social scene like for your character? What in their world is relevant to them? This should be at least two paragraphs)

Samples
TDM posts (unless it's for Network), links, and examples for posts from other communities are not accepted.

Network: Your network sample should be made as if your character were posting to a public network, such as Dreamwidth. It does not have to be their first post (ie, "OMG WHERE AM I?!"), but it does have to show that the character is perfectly aware of the fact that this is something that other people are likely to see. Please avoid excessive use of descriptions in [action tags] here, as one would get in video posts - we're looking for your character's voice, the one they use for talking to others. Save the internal monologues for the third person sample.

** Please note that applications take at least ~~three~~two mods to review and pass, so response times may vary. We apologize for any delay which may result, as the mods are not guaranteed to be on the same schedule. If we request revisions for your application, you have one week to submit those revisions.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

>To wake without coffee....

Edited (Edited because apprently my link does not work) 2017-09-22 03:22 (UTC)

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thewakelogs,

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thewakeooc and grant access to this journal. Reply to this comment with your character's journal, and be sure to comment on the Taken Page so we may add you. Also, once you have been granted access, please comment on the Player Contacts page as well!

Then, post on the OOC community to introduce your character!

For those of you with Plurk, please feel free to also add

thewakemods!

If you like, you may also join our crack community

gotosleep_idiot for lulz and memes.

Lastly, your character will wake up in the Western District.

*Note: We're accepting this application as written but we want to also note that some of your phrasing in Agatha's ability section can come across as ableist (specifically "like Aspergers or Autism, but without the negative connotations"). We know that you as a player and person and that this wasn't out of ill intention, but we'd also like to give a heads up in the case you need to describe her abilities IC/OOCly to other players (who may or may not be on the autism spectrum/connected to those who are) or if you reuse this app elsewhere in the future.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Edited 2017-10-12 02:53 (UTC)

Thank you so much for the heads up. If you could tell me what it is I said/how I said things that came across there, I can be aware and alert in the future. That very much was not my intention. And again, thank you.

The part where you described her powers as "without negative connotations" bit implied that having Aspergers/Autism is akin to having a personal flaw and thus those who do have it are inherently flawed or inferior (as it tends to be a whole package deal no matter where they fall on the spectrum).

We suggest instead of comparing it to the Autism Spectrum, you can describe it as her "having a hyper focus on her interest/one-track minded" or simply omitting the "negative connotations" part if indeed you want to tie it or compare it to traits of the Autism Spectrum and simply having the positive traits shine through and speak for your character's strengths.

I will look into that, thank you. I had specifically chosen connotations as a way to attempt to say "what people perceive from outside the situation" rather than what is real, but I can see how I came across poorly.

Basically I meant that were Aspergers/Autism is seen to have negative issues here... not that it DOES. Connotations vs Denotations. But I was unclear in that.

Thank you very much for the feedback. I will try to figure out how to fix it. Is it acceptable if I edit in the app so it isn't in her profile that way?

Yes that's fine.

Edited, thank you so much for the feedback.

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