Pound of Love - JUDGING!! 155 kennels to adopt!

[SabrinaB]

Just a heads up, this round ends June second, so don't forget to have your forms finished by then.
Also, make sure the code word is in your post! Else your form won't be looked at.

Another heads up, my baby girl needs a lot of attention. I need to be calm to give a good critique and to give usefull advice.
Sadly I only have time in the evening (about 10 pm) and then I am too tired from the daily stuff and feedings in the nights. So I am not able to give good critiques this round, sorry

[♥ fefetasprxte ♥]

Oh...... Where os form then!

its on one of the pages. PLEASE STOP SPAMMING. if you want to say someting new, EDIT YOUR FIRST POST. PLEASE.

[Guest]

Basic information
Username: 529931
Kennel number: 89
Why do you want this character?
I've been looking all over for a decent cat character and I think I finally found one!
Where will you use it, and what will you use it for? Wip

Character information
Name: Baset
Gender: Female
Breed/Species: Domestic Cat (Calico)
Personality: Wip
History: Wip
Likes, dislikes: Wip
Extras: (optional)spaceunicornsoaringthroughthestars

[booklover789]

ReaperCatFanGirl#1,

I am booklover789, co-owner of the Pound of Love. Instead of messaging you as I normally would, your statements directly affect this thread, so I'm posting my response here instead. (Though I will also message you to make sure you see this response.)

For the past two pages you have spammed up our thread. Your most spammy posts have been reported to the mods to be deleted, as you cannot delete them yourself after other users have posted after you...or even after you double-post. Because you're new, this shouldn't affect you too badly - if it does, however, you'll have to own up for your own mistakes and take the consequences as they are.

Now, as for WHY they were spammy and somewhat-rude and why you should NEVER do this on ANY thread you frequent from here on out.
1. You literally posted some of the posts within three minutes of each other (in one case, it was only 1 minute between postings). This is NOT a good thing, particularly when you weren't even sure of what you were doing. In the future, please post once with your question and wait AT LEAST two days for a response. (I am in college, and SabjeBammie is a new mom - we don't exactly have all the time in the world to devote to an online site. We will get to you when and IF we can - you might have to wait up to a week to get a response from either of us...perhaps longer. While we both wish we could frequent the thread more often, real life honestly just gets in the way. We expect others to at least understand our predicaments, and to be patient with us when expecting a response.)
2. As another user all ready told you, you may find the forms on the first page of this thread in this post right here.
3. While we here at the Pound of Love understand that you're new and don't know all the etiquette yet, please understand that to get our attention, you DO NOT need to post in large letters. Simply posting a post on this thread is enough to get our attention, and we will deal with whatever issue you have when we have time to do so.
4. YOU MUST fill out a form before adopting a character. You cannot just take whatever character you want, as that would be considered character AND art theft. You must rightfully win the character, and once that happens, you can do with it as you please (within reason - as long as what you're doing follows the "Rules to Adopt," found under each kennel).
5. As stated in the Tips and Tricks section on the first page, we only award out characters to users who are willing to work hard and put real effort into their forms. I myself haven't won a character from here before because I didn't put enough work into my form! I've even had it happen, and I'm the co-owner of the place! Believe me when I tell you that while judging here isn't as harsh as it is other places, we do hold our judging standards fairly high. Once you've completely filled out an adoption form, post on this thread a form (also found on the first place) to get a critique of your adoption form. The judges here at the Pound of Love (at least one of them, if not more) will message you back with how to better your form...or, if it's good enough all ready, they will tell you to not change a thing and just wait for the code drop when we give out the characters to the forms that have the most work put into them.

Hopefully this long post informs you and others here at the Pound of Love of what we expect and hope you achieve during your time frequenting our thread.

Good luck to you and everyone else in the upcoming round!

[Cooluser1615]

Hello, I posted a request for a critique several days ago. I really don't mean to be impatient, and I understand that you do have your real-life duties which are far more important, but there is only eight days until the forms are judged and I'd like to better what needs bettering on my form between now and then. I'm sorry, I just would hate to miss a chance at the character simply because my form was inadequate.

[booklover789]

Hello, I posted a request for a critique several days ago. I really don't mean to be impatient, and I understand that you do have your real-life duties which are far more important, but there is only eight days until the forms are judged and I'd like to better what needs bettering on my form between now and then. I'm sorry, I just would hate to miss a chance at the character simply because my form was inadequate.

I'd love to look over your form! The only reason I didn't look it over before was because I didn't have a lot of time. I'll send you a PM in a moment.

[Karma.]

I contacted them directly too, booklover.
I wanted to give them a chance to stop before I reported them, but you've taken the necessary steps and that's fine too.

[booklover789]

I contacted them directly too, booklover.
I wanted to give them a chance to stop before I reported them, but you've taken the necessary steps and that's fine too.

Excellent! Thank you very much, Karma. Your input is always appreciated.

[SabrinaB]

Hello everyone,

I hope you are almost done with your forms, or forms if you try to adopt more characters this round. I hope many kennels will find new homes <3
Both booklover789 and me are quite busy, as you probably know by now. We try our best to help everyone, but it might take some time.

Critiques
I've seen some requests for critiques. Did you know you can see if a form is good enough yourself?

• Check another form that has won in the past. An example can be found here.
• Look at the tips and tricks post to increase your chance of winning. The top side is short, the lower long side is more detailed.
• Adding extras (like art, poems, stories etc) are a big booster!
• Don't spend hours on the layout (fancy words, images) if you need your time to write. Pressing the [enter] button a few times to keep things organized and add some simple Headers with bb codes are perfectly fine too.
  Fancy headers (like in my example post) look nicer, but don't really increase your chance on winning. It shows a little more effort, but we prefer more writing or art over a fancy layout.
• If you're still unsure, feel free to ask for a critique or PM a staff member if you need one. Some have such a perfect form that giving a critique isn't needed.
  
  Forms
• Make sure you add the codeword, else your form will be overlooked! We won't judge it if you don't have it in your form.
  In the past we checked your form if you contacted us, but not anymore. If there is no codeword you have to wait for the next round.
• Make sure every required part is filled in.
• Extras are not a must, but they are highly recommanded!
• Always, ALWAYS, give credit to artists, creators etc if you use something from the internet.
• If you use text that is not made by you (poem, songteksts etc), mention it! Else it'll be considered as art theft.
  
  Help
• If you need help you can ask here on the thread.
• If you want help as soon as possible you can PM me. I am online a few times a day, but my time might be limited. Sorry if my replies sound short, but I try to help as good as I can

Critiques
I've seen some requests for critiques. Did you know you can see if a form is good enough yourself?

• Check another form that has won in the past. An example can be found here.
• Look at the tips and tricks post to increase your chance of winning. The top side is short, the lower long side is more detailed.
• Adding extras (like art, poems, stories etc) are a big booster!
• Don't spend hours on the layout (fancy words, images) if you need your time to write. Pressing the [enter] button a few times to keep things organized and add some simple Headers with bb codes are perfectly fine too.
  Fancy headers (like in my example post) look nicer, but don't really increase your chance on winning. It shows a little more effort, but we prefer more writing or art over a fancy layout.
• If you're still unsure, feel free to ask for a critique or PM a staff member if you need one. Some have such a perfect form that giving a critique isn't needed.
  
  Forms
• Make sure you add the codeword, else your form will be overlooked! We won't judge it if you don't have it in your form.
  In the past we checked your form if you contacted us, but not anymore. If there is no codeword you have to wait for the next round.
• Make sure every required part is filled in.
• Extras are not a must, but they are highly recommanded!
• Always, ALWAYS, give credit to artists, creators etc if you use something from the internet.
• If you use text that is not made by you (poem, songteksts etc), mention it! Else it'll be considered as art theft.
  
  Help
• If you need help you can ask here on the thread.
• If you want help as soon as possible you can PM me. I am online a few times a day, but my time might be limited. Sorry if my replies sound short, but I try to help as good as I can

[booklover789]

Everyone, I'd like to introduce two new people to the Pound of Love staff and recognize the moving-up of an older member of the Pound of Love staff. We have three new moderators, and they'll be running the place while Sabje and I are absent. Respect them as you would us, as they have most of the same abilities that we do around here.

Please welcome Karma., rejected furry, and Spycynder as our new moderators, everyone!