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What should the rule be concerning new adults and mate searches? |
An adult soq should be allowed to test waters and RP with romantic interests, and immediately join breedings. |
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6% |
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An adult soq should be allowed to test waters and RP with romantic interests, but can not enter breedings for 2 months (after adult growth). |
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79% |
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A soq should not be allowed to test waters, RP with romantic interests, or enter breedings until 2 month since its been an adult. |
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A soq should not be allowed to test waters, RP with romantic interests, or enter breedings for greater than 2 months since its adult growth. |
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Total Votes : 79 |
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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:13 pm
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Hey guys, me again. xD
READ THE BOTTOM IN RED BEFORE VOTING.
This time what I'm suggesting centers around the rule that prohibits mate search for soq that are not 1 month of age. I'm not asking for this rule to be completely thrown away but, rather, amended.
As some may recall, there was once a rule prohibiting mate / single parades in-thread. I wasn't a shop goer long enough to see that rule placed, or why it had been created, but I assume it was along of the lines of mass pony-w****ing?
At any rate, you have seen that there are now many pony parades, not only for singles but for RP purposes, and "fave characters", etc.
What I'm asking is this: Amend the rule so that it only includes that a soq must be 1 month old before being allowed to be entered into breedings. (and I guess in Lover's Rock too if thats how the shop feels)
As staff probably suspect, MANY users do not abide by this rule most of the time, anyhow. AIM, YIM, PM's, etc are all used for premature mate searches--I AM BY NO MEANS suggesting that "its broken all the time, just delete it because no one listens anyhow". I'm saying that the rule is not followed because there is really no evidence that suggests its for good reasons. As far as I can tell, its an old shop rule that has been out grown by a new generation of shop goers.
In the end, I don't see that many people would immediately of mate hunting, but whats the harm in the search if they can't breed for a month? ;w;
Thanks for reading!
Edit: In summation, I'm suggesting that soqs can mate search after they are an adult, but can not enter into breeding raffles until they are 1 months since adult growth drop.
Edit 2: THE LIMIT IS CURRENTLY 1 MONTH, BUT THE THREAD HAS THE SAME POINT. MATE SEARCH GOOD TO GO, BUT NO BREEDING ENTRIES UNTIL 1 MONTH OLD AS AN ADULT. Please consider any mention of 2 months in the poll as 1 month. Thanks for the correction Niss 8D
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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:19 pm
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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:21 pm
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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:24 pm
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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:36 pm
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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 8:30 pm
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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 9:13 pm
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Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 2:48 am
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Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 6:33 am
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Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 6:40 am
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I guess my two cents on the matter is that from talking with various people, it's obvious that there are a fair number of people out there who plot privately and arrange mates before the soquili's been around for a month. So, from my side, say I wait the obligatory month rule before approaching someone who has a soquili that I think is awesome and would work perfectly with one of mine who I've been looking for a mate for. I've come across more than once when that soquili, at the month mark, is already spoken for.
So it's kind of a damned if you do, damned if you don't. You wait the month after, say, a popular new soquili comes on the scene, there's actually a decent chance it's taken. But if you don't, you risk offending that person because "OMG they're still a baby" and they're one of the users that finds that creepy.
Ultimately, I have to agree - it's not "*****" - one they're an adult, the lineart doesn't change. That's their adult form. And besides, I'd say a fair number of soquili emerge on the scene as flatsales, games, or customs where they are already adults. It seems kind of arbitrary to make them wait a month to "be old enough" at that point. Especially when sometimes people are customing OCs, cosplays, or even MATES for existing soquili.
I'd say keep the rule about having to have been an adult in the shop for a month to actually enter breeding raffles - I agree it helps make people at least catch their breath and give the colorists a bit of a respite, but ... that's it really. I don't see the harm in LR posts, discussions in thread, etc.
And if someone really wants to get a feel for the character first, then... nothing's stopping them from saying "I'm not ready to look for mates yet." I have soquili I've had for a year or more I'm not ready to look for mates yet for.
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Nyx Queen of Darkness Crew
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Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 8:06 am
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Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 9:24 am
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Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 10:51 am
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Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 3:49 pm
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Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 5:26 pm
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I honestly wasn't aware there WAS a rule preventing looking for mates until the Soq was 1 month old. I still can't find it. >_> I found the 'don't pimp your foals', no breedings, and no LR posts...but nothing saying you can't search for mates for adult lined Soq that aren't 1 month old. I mean, I guess the rule in LR could be interpreted that way if you squint at it, but it states no 'posting personals' until one month, nothing about looking/plotting outside of LR.
I don't know what I'm missing, but if there is another batch of rules somewhere, could someone point me to them? Or do I just take things too literally?
That aside~
I understand waiting one month to enter breeding slots, and even to post on LR. Soq is not all about the breedings.
However, I don't see why looking for mates/romance plots for newly dropped adults is a problem? As long as you're not spamming people begging for things, of course. I dunno. I feel like my Soq that have been dropped as adults...are adults? Why wait a month to find possible partners? I don't RP Soq, but even if I did, I wouldn't need forced time to allow me to find their character/RP with possible mates. If that's what I want, that's what I'd do?
No one is saying you HAVE to pair your ponies up. I don't usually run off and pair them up, I have several singles that are years old, but if that's what you want to do, do it?
Plus, as others have said, some Soq are created to BE a mate to an already existing pony. It's a built in exception, and it's not fair to chastise someone for finding a lovely mate for say, a flaffle Soq, when their friend customed a mate for another Soq. They both have to wait a month until breeding, but why should one be forced to wait for love?
I dunno. I guess telling people not to find mates/romance for clearly adult ponies seems really arbitrary to me. Especially since it's not clear and hard to police.
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