Copying on another person's ideas (silly ones at that) or displaying typical Mary-Sueish or attention-seeking behavior is not by any stretch the same thing as a cliche. And ancient as it is, it seems like the original post is more focused on calling out certain people, even if unnamed, for their role-play rather than discussing cliches.
But at any rate, I love cliches. I'm all about cliches. I embrace them. I hate when people go to great lengths to avoid cliches in their character's design. They'll either end up with a flat, boring, and unrelatable character, or they'll end up with the "I'm so unique and different" anti-cliche character which has in itself become a cliche (or about a dozen of them) of its own. It's all about the execution. Good writers make cliches seem like wondrous things that make us wonder why they're taboo. Bad writers make us cringe and grimace and feel like we never want to see another cliche in our lives. Cliches aren't inherently bad, there's just bad writing and then there's good writing.
Editing to add: For my usual rant on the subject, so long as no one's doing something harmful, there's no reason to get mad at others for "seeking attention." The only reason to be notably upset about it is if there's some jealousy in that you want the attention they're receiving. That being said if you don't like someone's antics to acquire attention, the best route is to simply ignore them and don't give them the attention they desire. If you see someone drama whoring it up in RP, roll your eyes and find someone else to RP with if it bothers you.
But at any rate, I love cliches. I'm all about cliches. I embrace them. I hate when people go to great lengths to avoid cliches in their character's design. They'll either end up with a flat, boring, and unrelatable character, or they'll end up with the "I'm so unique and different" anti-cliche character which has in itself become a cliche (or about a dozen of them) of its own. It's all about the execution. Good writers make cliches seem like wondrous things that make us wonder why they're taboo. Bad writers make us cringe and grimace and feel like we never want to see another cliche in our lives. Cliches aren't inherently bad, there's just bad writing and then there's good writing.
Editing to add: For my usual rant on the subject, so long as no one's doing something harmful, there's no reason to get mad at others for "seeking attention." The only reason to be notably upset about it is if there's some jealousy in that you want the attention they're receiving. That being said if you don't like someone's antics to acquire attention, the best route is to simply ignore them and don't give them the attention they desire. If you see someone drama whoring it up in RP, roll your eyes and find someone else to RP with if it bothers you.
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