except ayrt is right. AC is a check-in and some proof that you're playing, not the minimum you need to actually be involved and not squatting
i like low AC because i don't have to stress about counting comments too much and if i get really busy too late to pass on hiatus i've most likely already made ten comments.
that doesn't mean making 10 comments every single month is acceptable. if you're turning in lots of bonus AC i don't think it matters how many comments your AC threads have as long as it's over ten, but if you're constantly turning in the bare minimum and that's it month after month yeah you're squatting and the mods should talk to you about increasing your activity.
No, the AC wouldn't be higher. Low ACs are beneficial to more active players for a variety of reasons. ACs are are just a check-in, NOT the bare minimum you need to be active and involved in the game. Can you really say you're active if you do 120 tags per year? Come on.
But I'll spell it out again: low ACs are preferable to high ACs because high ACs often end in otherwise very active players taking a strike or being outright booted due to a bad month (or a couple bad months). I wouldn't count you as an inactive player if you can do 100+ comments per month most of the year, but in November and December average around 10-20 per month due to holidays and finals, for example, but if the game's AC is 50 per month and you can't hiatus two months in a row you wouldn't be able to play there. It's just not convenient for most players, even very active ones. AND, counting out that many comments per month is tedious for both mods and players, and can result in a lot of people playing to make sure they have AC for most of the month instead of being able to make AC early on and just relax and have fun the rest of the time.
Low ACs allow most people to pass with ease, and the mods are still allowed to use discretion and say "hey, you drop your threads when they're long enough for AC and never go more than a few comments over the bare minimum, we'd like to see more activity from you". 10 comments per month AC does not automatically mean "as long as you're doing exactly 10 comments per month no one can ever complain or confront you about your activity and you can squat in game forever".
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wankgate2015-03-23 07:32 pm
Re: MIDNIGHT SYNDICATE
(Anonymous) 2015-04-05 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)i like low AC because i don't have to stress about counting comments too much and if i get really busy too late to pass on hiatus i've most likely already made ten comments.
that doesn't mean making 10 comments every single month is acceptable. if you're turning in lots of bonus AC i don't think it matters how many comments your AC threads have as long as it's over ten, but if you're constantly turning in the bare minimum and that's it month after month yeah you're squatting and the mods should talk to you about increasing your activity.
Re: MIDNIGHT SYNDICATE
Re: MIDNIGHT SYNDICATE
(Anonymous) 2015-04-05 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)10 comments IS acceptable, because if it was UNacceptable, the AC would be higher.
Find a new word to use.
Re: MIDNIGHT SYNDICATE
(Anonymous) 2015-04-05 07:41 pm (UTC)(link)But I'll spell it out again: low ACs are preferable to high ACs because high ACs often end in otherwise very active players taking a strike or being outright booted due to a bad month (or a couple bad months). I wouldn't count you as an inactive player if you can do 100+ comments per month most of the year, but in November and December average around 10-20 per month due to holidays and finals, for example, but if the game's AC is 50 per month and you can't hiatus two months in a row you wouldn't be able to play there. It's just not convenient for most players, even very active ones. AND, counting out that many comments per month is tedious for both mods and players, and can result in a lot of people playing to make sure they have AC for most of the month instead of being able to make AC early on and just relax and have fun the rest of the time.
Low ACs allow most people to pass with ease, and the mods are still allowed to use discretion and say "hey, you drop your threads when they're long enough for AC and never go more than a few comments over the bare minimum, we'd like to see more activity from you". 10 comments per month AC does not automatically mean "as long as you're doing exactly 10 comments per month no one can ever complain or confront you about your activity and you can squat in game forever".