While this is obvious to most, I'm stating it for the record anyway. Your experiences are not everyone else's experiences, nor do they set any sort of bar of what should be expected.
Just because the world of RP is going great for you doesn't mean it's great for everyone else. And it's not always the fault of the person being ignored. I have met some people who are masterful RPers, capable of creating some of the most mind-blowing storylines or writing beautifully constructed posts... who were blatantly ignored despite the fact that they're outgoing and doing literally all that they can to be acknowledged (for a multitude of reasons, if any at all).
I agree 100%. Many times I have done "closed" scenes with an RP partner or two, but I always do them in /say and not in /party. Why? Because I WANT outsiders, should they happen upon the area, to interact with us! My RP scene, even if somewhat pre-planned, is not a movie. There are people about, voices carry, and I am not RPing in an inaccessible area. If you don't want others to interact with you, don't do your RP /say. It's not hard.
I cannot speak for others, but I definitely do this. If I examine you or see you emote but I'm involved with a RP buddy, I WILL acknowledge you in some way (typically by having my character look at yours or nodding politely).
My point to my entire post is that I never ignore anyone OOCly -- unless it's a huge crowd and emotes just get loss in the massive sea of posts. ICly, my character may "ignore" you, but I always emote that your character is being ignored (which is, ironically, my way of paying attention to you). Anyone OOCly telling you to butt out or that the scene is closed is just rude and has little excuse for such an attitude, in my opinion.
Just because the world of RP is going great for you doesn't mean it's great for everyone else. And it's not always the fault of the person being ignored. I have met some people who are masterful RPers, capable of creating some of the most mind-blowing storylines or writing beautifully constructed posts... who were blatantly ignored despite the fact that they're outgoing and doing literally all that they can to be acknowledged (for a multitude of reasons, if any at all).
(11-08-2013, 12:32 PM)Ildur Wrote: Ignoring or telling someone to go away OOCly when you are roleplaying in the open isn't acceptable: if you don't want to get interrupted, use party chat. The least you can do when roleplaying in /say is to acknowledge interruptions IC-ly. Then you can be as rude as your character allows you to be.
I agree 100%. Many times I have done "closed" scenes with an RP partner or two, but I always do them in /say and not in /party. Why? Because I WANT outsiders, should they happen upon the area, to interact with us! My RP scene, even if somewhat pre-planned, is not a movie. There are people about, voices carry, and I am not RPing in an inaccessible area. If you don't want others to interact with you, don't do your RP /say. It's not hard.
(11-08-2013, 12:43 PM)Yloise Dolet Wrote: If someone is standing by, I try to acknowledge them in a emote. If they are receptive they usually come forward and respond.
I cannot speak for others, but I definitely do this. If I examine you or see you emote but I'm involved with a RP buddy, I WILL acknowledge you in some way (typically by having my character look at yours or nodding politely).
My point to my entire post is that I never ignore anyone OOCly -- unless it's a huge crowd and emotes just get loss in the massive sea of posts. ICly, my character may "ignore" you, but I always emote that your character is being ignored (which is, ironically, my way of paying attention to you). Anyone OOCly telling you to butt out or that the scene is closed is just rude and has little excuse for such an attitude, in my opinion.
