I love animagus voting! It's really time-consuming, and can be a total pain sometimes, but I love that everyone gets their own unique animal form. Also, it's worth heaps of points, which is nice.
When voting, I generally go with something like this:
1) Make notes on the app: qualities, abilities, temperature, time of day, likes and dislikes, etc. 2) Narrow down to a general group based on the vibe of the app. 3) Wikipedia! Go through individual entries for members of the chosen group and see which one fits best. 4) Write out a paragraph for my vote.
So, for example:
1) The applicant wants fur, likes the night, loves earth and water, is solitary, loves to swim etc. 2) Cats are furry, solitary and nocturnal, maybe a cat? 3) Wikipedia! Find a type of cat that loves to swim. 4) Write a paragraph on which traits the applicant mentions match up with traits of the animal I've chosen.
I always vote on animagus apps (at least, I always have so far!), because I think it's really important that the applicant gets a good range of choices, and because I'm planning to apply soon, and I want as many people as possible to vote on my app.
I think I prefer not having much in the way of guidelines, because it forces people to really think about their votes. More guidelines would probably make it easier to vote, but it would also make it easier to be lazy with your votes, and not put as much effort into finding the perfect animal.
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When voting, I generally go with something like this:
1) Make notes on the app: qualities, abilities, temperature, time of day, likes and dislikes, etc.
2) Narrow down to a general group based on the vibe of the app.
3) Wikipedia! Go through individual entries for members of the chosen group and see which one fits best.
4) Write out a paragraph for my vote.
So, for example:
1) The applicant wants fur, likes the night, loves earth and water, is solitary, loves to swim etc.
2) Cats are furry, solitary and nocturnal, maybe a cat?
3) Wikipedia! Find a type of cat that loves to swim.
4) Write a paragraph on which traits the applicant mentions match up with traits of the animal I've chosen.
I always vote on animagus apps (at least, I always have so far!), because I think it's really important that the applicant gets a good range of choices, and because I'm planning to apply soon, and I want as many people as possible to vote on my app.
I think I prefer not having much in the way of guidelines, because it forces people to really think about their votes. More guidelines would probably make it easier to vote, but it would also make it easier to be lazy with your votes, and not put as much effort into finding the perfect animal.
Kit//Ravenclaw