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ch3rry_v1g1l4nt1smOkay, so first-- guys I know we have a Skype chat but I really would appreciate it if you would make a note of your ideas/concerns on the comm. It helps keep a record of our progress that won't get lost in the less urgent backlogs of fic recommendations and reaction gif wars which were totally awesome and you are all totally awesome btw. If I were not such an obsessive backlog reader, I may have missed the first conversation about independent round submissions.
Which leads to our second point. Because our Team is under the recommended size "minimum" for HSO, and because we are not an official HSO team, not to mention half our number are currently in the middle of classes, there was discussion about making all of our round entries collaborative to keep the work pressure as low as possible. The official HSO rules say that one or two members will sign up to individually produce a round submission and then the palhoncho (me) would choose one of the submissions to present as their official team entry into the round; again, there was some concern about that due to our small team size. We initially were leaning toward collaboration every round. However, it has come to my attention that some of you would actually prefer to do individual submission pieces. The concern seems to stem mostly from a) a bad experience with group projects at school, and b) concern over access to nontraditional artist equipment in later rounds.
I've decided that as long as a team-member notifies me through dreamwidth PM or through a personal skype message no more than 4 days after the new Round prompt has been announced, they may opt to do a piece by themselves. I will however expect regular check-ins to make sure you will be able to complete your piece by the deadline. You may also be asked to participate in a hypothetical group submission as well, although in a much, much smaller capacity than normal to limit your workload. Please remember that your other teammates are here to help you, if you do not have enough time to complete the writing/lineart/coloring/whatever for your individual submission. Considering the challenge we've all opted to rise to, without much support and without any official recognition, there is no shame in asking for help in order to complete a piece.
Which leads to our second point. Because our Team is under the recommended size "minimum" for HSO, and because we are not an official HSO team, not to mention half our number are currently in the middle of classes, there was discussion about making all of our round entries collaborative to keep the work pressure as low as possible. The official HSO rules say that one or two members will sign up to individually produce a round submission and then the palhoncho (me) would choose one of the submissions to present as their official team entry into the round; again, there was some concern about that due to our small team size. We initially were leaning toward collaboration every round. However, it has come to my attention that some of you would actually prefer to do individual submission pieces. The concern seems to stem mostly from a) a bad experience with group projects at school, and b) concern over access to nontraditional artist equipment in later rounds.
I've decided that as long as a team-member notifies me through dreamwidth PM or through a personal skype message no more than 4 days after the new Round prompt has been announced, they may opt to do a piece by themselves. I will however expect regular check-ins to make sure you will be able to complete your piece by the deadline. You may also be asked to participate in a hypothetical group submission as well, although in a much, much smaller capacity than normal to limit your workload. Please remember that your other teammates are here to help you, if you do not have enough time to complete the writing/lineart/coloring/whatever for your individual submission. Considering the challenge we've all opted to rise to, without much support and without any official recognition, there is no shame in asking for help in order to complete a piece.
