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(08-21-2015, 11:01 AM)Ignacius Wrote: Part of your statement bolded for emphasis. Â You're already the gatekeeper you fear, and that's exactly what I'm saying. Â If a player RPs in a way you don't like, a LOT of people end up doing anything to avoid them. Â The blacklist is, by far, the most popular (and least rude), and you'll see that any time you bring this up. Â "Just ignore them and move on."
Well, the problem is with the first part of your statement. Â Even the player being shunned will feel like the problem is you, not them, and that in and of itself is a big problem. Â If you're shunning people who aren't RPing in a way that you like, but you never bring up what it is they're doing wrong (or, better yet, en masse like this so that people understand it), they'll never learn. Â And they'll be shunned by a larger mass.
And, believe it or not, the actual effect of someone trying to exceed their limit of wit and intelligence becomes a big problem, very fast. Â Not the least of which because, as the OP suggests, this is metagaming at the very least to say other characters should have a certain reaction to a character rather than engendering it and giving them a chance to react. Â It's also exceptionally grating for someone to be playing someone who, for example, throws out a wisecrack that isn't wise and barely counts as a crack, it's just a poor interjection. Â This is the kind of thing we're talking about, and it's exactly the kind of thing that will make sure you sit alone at a table in a bar.
We can ignore the problem, or we can try to teach the discipline, but we can't command the audience to respond a certain way. Â It's no different than having a guy auto a punch on your character and then say, "Well, he's fast, so you can't dodge it."
How do you identify and differentiate between what is someone's 'limit' and what is just the product of a lack of research or understanding?