It's a strange thing, looking back on something written over four years ago and disagreeing with oneself. Â While I think the topic is interesting, I think I would have preferred to see a new thread created to discuss it rather than one that hasn't seen an update in so many years.
Now the community is much larger. Â There is a greater pool of RPers and the likelihood of similar-minded folk coming together is greater. Â My style isn't for everyone. Â Just as other peoples' style isn't for me. Â Most can find a group here that they mesh well with though, and that's what's important.
As others have said, pretty much everything can be boiled down and called cliché and I recognize this in my own characters as well.  I don't really have much else I wish to add beyond that.  I also think Myxie's post is extremely throught-provoking and I hope many RPers truly read it and give it thought.  Thank you for sharing!
(09-27-2014, 03:42 PM)Faye Wrote: ...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.I'm inclined to agree. Â While I'm sure my overall aim at that time was perhaps towards steering a then-much-smaller RP community from what many at the time would have considered to be somewhat self-destructive styles of RP. Â I also think many of us back then were a lot more comfortable with one another and sharing experiences about our own personal backgrounds with RP. Â In short, four years ago I posted more often and didn't feel a need to censor myself so much as I do lately. Â So I admit this is a bit humbling, or a bit humiliating. Â Or a bit of both maybe. Â The community has grown. Â I have grown. Â A lot happens over four years, and the landscape now is much different than it was then.
Now the community is much larger. Â There is a greater pool of RPers and the likelihood of similar-minded folk coming together is greater. Â My style isn't for everyone. Â Just as other peoples' style isn't for me. Â Most can find a group here that they mesh well with though, and that's what's important.
As others have said, pretty much everything can be boiled down and called cliché and I recognize this in my own characters as well.  I don't really have much else I wish to add beyond that.  I also think Myxie's post is extremely throught-provoking and I hope many RPers truly read it and give it thought.  Thank you for sharing!
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