Board Thread:Community Voting/@comment-3503487-20150209082411/@comment-4199666-20150210102741

I feel like awards like "most relatable character" say more about the users voting for that character and less about the actual character. For example, I don't relate to Lian much at all (except for our shared love of drinking way too much vodka) but that doesn't stop me from thinking she's a great character who is fun to RP with. Similarly, (and yeah I'll mention my own character because why not) neither of my parents have died or become addicted to drugs and robbed a convenience store. Basically, it's not really a reflection of the originality and writing ability of the portrayer but instead just based on who users can relate to. I feel like this is also part of the reason we got rid of "user characters want to date" because it made things weird.

The main reason I opposed the "most promising storyline" award is because not everyone knows what is in store in the future for a character. Characters could be made inactive shortly after awards and also it's all based on a prediction and again, not on the actual quality of writing. Not saying don't get excited about plots and where you think stuff will go but if we're awarding stuff on the quality of writing I think it should be about stuff that we've already read and can actually vote on, which is why the only suggestion I think we should add is "Most developed character/storyline" for characters who have had some story progression happen to them, e.g. Grey Landon slowly finding his biological father.