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Everyone, this is clearly a hot button issue. You may disagree with the event's basis or principles, but you can certainly do it politely.
For what it's worth, I personally agree with the overall sentiment that this isn't what most RPers think of as an RP event for all the reasons mentioned thus far. To be honest, it comes off a bit as looking into a distorted mirror of what non-RPers think RP events are; I've seen many a non-RPer equate cybering with "RP." That's not to say that the point of the event is such, but as shown here, many are coming to that conclusion. At any rate, to many RPers, it comes off as rather offensive, especially since we RPers (true to stereotype, sadly) tend to be extremely defensive of our style of play.
That said, putting my admin hat on, the reason I've left the post is two-fold. First, I assume good faith. If a person who isn't otherwise breaking any rules posts something and says it's an RP event -- even if I may not agree -- I'm going to assume it was done in good faith and not get rid of it. Second, in general, I don't want to get into the game of saying what is and is not RP. Down that way lies madness. I'll leave that to the Super Secret Cabal of RP Rulers, whoever they might be.
For what it's worth, I personally agree with the overall sentiment that this isn't what most RPers think of as an RP event for all the reasons mentioned thus far. To be honest, it comes off a bit as looking into a distorted mirror of what non-RPers think RP events are; I've seen many a non-RPer equate cybering with "RP." That's not to say that the point of the event is such, but as shown here, many are coming to that conclusion. At any rate, to many RPers, it comes off as rather offensive, especially since we RPers (true to stereotype, sadly) tend to be extremely defensive of our style of play.
That said, putting my admin hat on, the reason I've left the post is two-fold. First, I assume good faith. If a person who isn't otherwise breaking any rules posts something and says it's an RP event -- even if I may not agree -- I'm going to assume it was done in good faith and not get rid of it. Second, in general, I don't want to get into the game of saying what is and is not RP. Down that way lies madness. I'll leave that to the Super Secret Cabal of RP Rulers, whoever they might be.
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((about me | about L'yhta Mahre | L'yhta's desk | about Mysterium, the Ivory Tower: a heavy RP society of mages))