Let's Read: Book Club Vols #2, 4, 5, 7, 8

[Sarah_Kerrigan]

Just Some Regulations:

• Please follow all site OOC rules to the letter.
  
• Do not post in the Weeklies thread until the Book Club has concluded and been closed.
  
• Format can be whatever you’d like providing that you follow these rules.
  
• This shouldn’t need to be said, but please be respectful and offer positive comments. Negativity in any form is highly discouraged. While pointing out all the errors may seem useful – to you – it certainly doesn’t make that person feel good. There are ways to help someone improve without nitpicking. As a rule of thumb try to have 5 Positives for every 1 Negative (courtesy of resident teacher protoman).
  
• The above doesn’t mean you can’t criticize, but there’s a way to do it without being negative. For example, make suggestions – don’t say something about the topic is ‘wrong’ or poorly written. Maybe point out a confusing section and suggest revising it for instance, or even offer what you think may have worked better in that situation. Additionally, you could offer to proofread a member’s next post for them – be helpful instead. Positive reinforcement will keep people writing and reading here.
  
• While you’re free to develop your own way of critiquing and commenting – I wouldn’t recommend making a ‘scoring’ scale. This isn’t competitive and you’re not grading topics. Instead, only offer advice and comments in whatever format you wish. Maybe offer directions the Plot can go from there (whether that is into a new topic or not).
  
• As there is a flat rate of 50 OM for participating, I feel I need to include this: please do not skim, thoroughly read before posting. If you skim – especially the wordy topics – you’re likely to miss a lot. In addition, please put actual effort into your written responses. I don’t want to have to put up a word count requirement for these; so please don’t make me question whether or not you have actually tried to help a fellow member, or if you’re just trying to get easy OM.
  
• OM is a nice incentive but if this starts to be abused – I doubt it will continue to be a reward. Do not abuse this for easy OM. I highlighted that above already, but it deserves a separate bullet. Seriously don’t. Please.
  
• As a final point – yes you can offer suggestions as to what topics you would like to be included here next. I have no problem with that if you happen to be dying to read a given topic but need some excuse to do so.
  
• These regulations should be copied and pasted into every new Book Club topic (in case I don’t do it for some reason).

This Club’s Options:

• Heart of Darkness
  The main Mouse Mickey arrives in the Omniverse. It is amusing to think that of all the Primes that ‘want’ to go home, he is the only one (that I can remember) that has actually initially tried to simply do that. No screwing around: just summon a portal home. It of course doesn’t work and he is found by some pleasant Camelot folks.
  
• Planet Omniverse
  Adorable robit girl is adorable. Read or face my wrath. Oh and also there are Penguins Prinnys. Totally awesome dood!
  
• Adrift
  A rather climatic introduction of a new Prime. Caira enters in the midst of the Banishment of a criminal Prime from Camelot. She the banters with the two Soldiers and even gets in a sword-fight with the leader. It’s quite the unique spin on an entrance as she plays the role of a Prime whom was supposedly hunting the other that was banished without actually knowing anything about the Omniverse.
  
• The Exemplar
  To my knowledge the first completed Faction based Quest set in the township of Darkshire. See Shang play the good guy (kind of) and Atelos be a mighty Spartan against an undead horde; all to enlist themselves as its loyal Defenders.

That’s all happy reading~