User blog comment:JayeMalik'/New Sorting Forums!/@comment-5879271-20161005222613

Jaye darling I love you and I know you put a lot of work into this, but I hope it's okay that I restate my suggestions here.

1. Can we please bring back the house preference question? Maybe phrase it like "Which house would you character prefer and why? (Keep in mind that this may not be the house your character is sorted into because ultimately, the decision is up to the sorter.)"

2. I know the increase in paragraph requirements is an effort to eliminate/decrease the create-delete issue, but I believe that not only is that part of the creative process but also the paragrah requirements limit those of us who don't really create a character until we rp them. I suggest the student requirements be capped at two for personality and three for history, but only for the ninth to fifteenth characters. And specify that the only paragraphs that will count for the requirements are the ones actually about the character, not the ones about their entire ancestry. Let's be honest, it's difficult to write two halfway decent paragraphs for a first year (or any year, sometimes) who's had a short and uninteresting life.

For the adults, your requirements are fine. Adults have had longer lives and people should be able to eke out four paragraphs. (But also the stipulation about the paragraphs pertaining to the character themself)

3. Multiple choice questions on quizzes annoy me in general, but I do think we can make them better. Some users answer the questions about their character, and others answer them from their character's point of view, and in the event their answers are different, sorters should have that information.

Explanation: 

2) What is most important to you?

A) Grades.

B) Getting your way.

C) Life.

D) Friends and family. 

''Okay, so for instance a char who had a lot of parental presssure might answer that question A, when what is really most important to the character is C. The first answer in this scenario is from the character's POV and the second is about the character. Both answers are relevant and reveal something important about the character.''

My suggestion is that the answer about the character be bolded, and the answer from the character's point of view is italicized, or vice versa, and it be explicitly stated that if the user wants to explain their choices they can.

4. The open-ended questions should be required for all characters, even the first and second. Those are things people should be able to answer without too much trouble.

Phew okay anyway I'm really glad the forum was finally overhauled regardless :P