Patch Notes

[Omni]

I published our staff material for judging exceptional bonuses on the Bonus Rewards page, so that you can better judge other members for these rewards. The intention for 'GREAT' bonuses is that anyone who has a good grasp of English and thoroughly proofreads their work should be eligible (to reward people who proofread and value quality over quantity). So go forth and nominate!

Exceptional Writing
If the staff feels as though you wrote an absolutely amazing plot, or a story that was so brilliantly funny or touching that it went above and beyond what we expect, you may be given an award for exceptional writing. Remember that a bonus for exceptional writing is rarely given upon request/self-nomination, but anyone can nominate other members for it if they feel it meets the below guidelines.

GREAT: +25% OM
Spelling, grammar and writing style are all excellent (no tense-switching, only occasional spelling/grammar errors, shows they had a good proofread of every post). Story is coherent. No large mistakes to criticise. This bonus may only be given to a storyline in which the person receiving it has written at least 5000 words.

EXEMPLARY: +50% OM
You considered the story to be extremely good, both from a stylistic standpoint and from a 'plot' standpoint. For lack of a better word, 'plot' includes characterisation, humour, subverting expectations et cetera. This is a very broad category and almost anything can be considered to be exceptional within this. This bonus may only be given to a storyline in which the person receiving it has written at least 10,000 words.

To nominate a person for an Exceptional Bonus, use the Bonus Request Topic.