This is going to be a big post I suspect. In no particular order here are some of things that have made me leave a fc or decide not to join one in the last year and a half I've been playing.
1. Ongoing absent leader of a fc especially with no officer to pick up their slack.Â
Why lead a fc if you're not going to be on every day or so? I know real life happens but running a fc is a big responsibility. I expect the leader of a fc to keep an eye on the happenings of their fc and any officers who may be taking advantage of their power. I've also seen fc leaders who are rarely on but there's no other officers left in charge to help run the fc and do important things like let people join with their alts.
2. Role play free companies that don't actually rp that much.
I've joined a few rp free companies that don't actually do any active rp. There's no organisation of rp events, no rp direction for the fc. They've actively advertised themselves as a company that primarily role plays but they don't actually rp or their rp leads no where interesting.Â
3. Cliques.
Cliques are a natural part of free companies. I get it. But when clique's get so bad that new members aren't welcomed to the company or involved in role play, they aren't going to stick around. FC members need to be mindful of this is they want to keep new members.
4. Officers getting away with abusive behaviour because of their position.Â
Nothing makes me want to leave a fc faster now then seeing an officer being verbally offensive and rude and not being pulled up on it by anyone else in power....or any members in general.
5. Random invites to fc's.Â
I'm not joining your fc if you send me an invite, especially when my search info says that I'm currently not looking for a fc.
6. Rumors.Â
Rumors are bound to happen in the rp community but I've actively avoided joining at least one fc in the last year after I read a few reports on tumblr that a certain officer in a fc had been something-phobic a few months ago and actively told an officer inviting me to join their fc that I wasn't interested in joining because of it.Â
7. Mandatory voice chat.Â
As someone who has ongoing social anxiety, using voice chat makes me extremely nervous. If it's mandatory to use voice there's no way I'm joining that fc. I think free companies need to be more mindful of this type of thing.Â
8. Constant sexual/racist ect ect jokes in fc chat.
I don't mind a good joke here and there but when it gets to the point where nothing else is discussed but jokes of the sexual or otherwise offensive nature, especially in fc chat where -everyone- in the fc can see it I find myself feeling highly uncomfortable. If someone wants to tell those sort of jokes constantly they should leave it for their personal linkshells or for tells. I actively make an effort to make sure none of the more randy jokes I make in mine and my rp partners linkshell are shared in my fc cause I -know- they are not suitable for everyone's eyes to see. I expect the same from other fc members.Â
I think that's everything. >.>
1. Ongoing absent leader of a fc especially with no officer to pick up their slack.Â
Why lead a fc if you're not going to be on every day or so? I know real life happens but running a fc is a big responsibility. I expect the leader of a fc to keep an eye on the happenings of their fc and any officers who may be taking advantage of their power. I've also seen fc leaders who are rarely on but there's no other officers left in charge to help run the fc and do important things like let people join with their alts.
2. Role play free companies that don't actually rp that much.
I've joined a few rp free companies that don't actually do any active rp. There's no organisation of rp events, no rp direction for the fc. They've actively advertised themselves as a company that primarily role plays but they don't actually rp or their rp leads no where interesting.Â
3. Cliques.
Cliques are a natural part of free companies. I get it. But when clique's get so bad that new members aren't welcomed to the company or involved in role play, they aren't going to stick around. FC members need to be mindful of this is they want to keep new members.
4. Officers getting away with abusive behaviour because of their position.Â
Nothing makes me want to leave a fc faster now then seeing an officer being verbally offensive and rude and not being pulled up on it by anyone else in power....or any members in general.
5. Random invites to fc's.Â
I'm not joining your fc if you send me an invite, especially when my search info says that I'm currently not looking for a fc.
6. Rumors.Â
Rumors are bound to happen in the rp community but I've actively avoided joining at least one fc in the last year after I read a few reports on tumblr that a certain officer in a fc had been something-phobic a few months ago and actively told an officer inviting me to join their fc that I wasn't interested in joining because of it.Â
7. Mandatory voice chat.Â
As someone who has ongoing social anxiety, using voice chat makes me extremely nervous. If it's mandatory to use voice there's no way I'm joining that fc. I think free companies need to be more mindful of this type of thing.Â
8. Constant sexual/racist ect ect jokes in fc chat.
I don't mind a good joke here and there but when it gets to the point where nothing else is discussed but jokes of the sexual or otherwise offensive nature, especially in fc chat where -everyone- in the fc can see it I find myself feeling highly uncomfortable. If someone wants to tell those sort of jokes constantly they should leave it for their personal linkshells or for tells. I actively make an effort to make sure none of the more randy jokes I make in mine and my rp partners linkshell are shared in my fc cause I -know- they are not suitable for everyone's eyes to see. I expect the same from other fc members.Â
I think that's everything. >.>
