Crazy people will be crazy. Undoubtedly, there's probably a couple of people who were in Mysterium or who were turned down at the application level who feel that we (I?) are dictatorial elitists who try to control everyone's RP because we hew to fairly strict rules on consent in RP (in our charter), try to ascertain if a character is likely to "drama bomb" IC chat on a regular basis, and generally don't have large, long-running, FC-wide plots. Conversely, I know there's at least one previous member who thinks we're lazy and inept because we try to avoid "drama bomb" characters and don't give people large, long-running, FC-wide plots with which their characters can get involved. 
The message is that you should run the group you want to run and let it grow from there. Undoubtedly, you'll find people whose concepts and stance on RP mesh with your own, and your group will grow organically from there.
Having strict rules actually works out as a blessing in my experience, though. It sets clear expectations and lets you point to specific rules that everyone agreed to should someone start breaking them. Yes, it does deter people to some degree, but in many cases, those are probably the people you didn't want to apply in the first place.
The message is that you should run the group you want to run and let it grow from there. Undoubtedly, you'll find people whose concepts and stance on RP mesh with your own, and your group will grow organically from there.
Having strict rules actually works out as a blessing in my experience, though. It sets clear expectations and lets you point to specific rules that everyone agreed to should someone start breaking them. Yes, it does deter people to some degree, but in many cases, those are probably the people you didn't want to apply in the first place.
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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))
