May Activity #1: How to Choose an Animal Discussion

[trivalent.livejournal.com]

Activity: How to Choose an Animal
Points: Participation 10pts/5kts, Additional comment: 2pts/1kt. 10 point bonus for animagi.
Deadline: Monday, 17 May EDT (7pm UTC)

Everyone has their own way of reading an application, picking up what to look for in a form and narrowing it down to one creature. But, lets open it up - share your secrets, your tips, everything. New voters can learn from the masters, and perhaps even the experienced voters can pick up a thing or two.

Comments

[nanerbear.livejournal.com]

I generally write down key words that I find in their application that reflects their personality. I also write down their options of whats important for their animagus to have, as well as their desired environment and preferred traits. This way I have a list of things ready to go, and I feel like this really helps me focus on voting. If I don't do this, I get too caught up in excess words and it takes much longer for me to vote. I like to include all the possible animals I can see relating to them before searching on wiki.

If I can't think of animal choices, I may just do a google search for animals using the key words I write down. Generally I'll be inspired by something! I also have an encyclopedia of animals on my shelf that I may whip out when I'm desperate. I like opening random pages for ideas, and that will usually start me off on the right track.

-Jennifer of Gryffindor, Icelandic Horse