So I realize I should probably just take back a lot of what I've said.
I think I have been doing a bad job of communicating my overall point, so I apologize. Some of the things I said that people have responded to I can easily see how they could mean more than I intended.
I didn't mean for the whole "happy ending" thing to make it sound like everyone should be given a popsicle and a book of poems. It was more my personal opinion on RP that is always depressing and dark and Eeyore. But more so just a happy ending on the OOC side of things. Again, I can't seem to communicate points very well so I apologize.
Really all-in-all I just meant to say that RP should be fun, no matter your styles, preferences, or anything else. I've just been in a lot of communities where everything devolves into fighting over this and that and it isn't fun for me, nor do I see it being fun for the people fighting.
Also, I'll take back completely what I said about RPers that have something to prove. If you think your RP comes off that way, it probably isn't you I was thinking of. I completely did not intend to start an argument or criticize anyone's RP. My frustration over past RPers that I've met who were total jerks came out in that part. But that's life, and my own beef, so I'm sorry that came out sounding like I was criticizing or belittling.
There have been a lot of great lines from this thread, though. I won't quote them all (this is long enough as it is) but I'm surprised at how many times I read something and thought "Hmm. That is a really great way of putting that."
So anyway, I'm all but backing off of any point I was trying to make. I don't want people reading a random post I threw out and thinking, "What in Shatner's wet dream is going on here?"
Much love to you all. Hope to play with some of ya soon.
EDIT: Also forgot to mention, I really did make it seem like I thought RP had to be happy because life sucks. Not what I meant to say. I like my life, and I'm sure most everyone will agree that it has its sucky parts. My point was meant to be that after a day of work or whatever and you're tired and/or stressed, I think the last thing a lot of people would want is to feel stressed from their hobby (aka RP)
I think I have been doing a bad job of communicating my overall point, so I apologize. Some of the things I said that people have responded to I can easily see how they could mean more than I intended.
I didn't mean for the whole "happy ending" thing to make it sound like everyone should be given a popsicle and a book of poems. It was more my personal opinion on RP that is always depressing and dark and Eeyore. But more so just a happy ending on the OOC side of things. Again, I can't seem to communicate points very well so I apologize.
Really all-in-all I just meant to say that RP should be fun, no matter your styles, preferences, or anything else. I've just been in a lot of communities where everything devolves into fighting over this and that and it isn't fun for me, nor do I see it being fun for the people fighting.
Also, I'll take back completely what I said about RPers that have something to prove. If you think your RP comes off that way, it probably isn't you I was thinking of. I completely did not intend to start an argument or criticize anyone's RP. My frustration over past RPers that I've met who were total jerks came out in that part. But that's life, and my own beef, so I'm sorry that came out sounding like I was criticizing or belittling.
There have been a lot of great lines from this thread, though. I won't quote them all (this is long enough as it is) but I'm surprised at how many times I read something and thought "Hmm. That is a really great way of putting that."
So anyway, I'm all but backing off of any point I was trying to make. I don't want people reading a random post I threw out and thinking, "What in Shatner's wet dream is going on here?"
Much love to you all. Hope to play with some of ya soon.
EDIT: Also forgot to mention, I really did make it seem like I thought RP had to be happy because life sucks. Not what I meant to say. I like my life, and I'm sure most everyone will agree that it has its sucky parts. My point was meant to be that after a day of work or whatever and you're tired and/or stressed, I think the last thing a lot of people would want is to feel stressed from their hobby (aka RP)
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