Ahoy my friends. Here we step back up to our desks and have a nice sit down on some fairly uncomfortable chairs, whilst checking your rucksacks to make sure you have brought the correct materials to this class. The first thing your going need is your eyes less you may have some difficulty engaging in what im currently typing. Secondly I need you to throw away your pride and elite-ery; for that is the main cause for this class.
The topic we are going to work on is attempting to eliminating character Ignorance. I use this word in a weird fashion because its not ignorance like you would think; (I hate WoW because only fat people in their moms basement play it). For this is ignorance of a subject and then using your ignorance to be blatantly mean about it. I come saying ignorance as in; (You can clearly see me standing here but you continue talking to your blonde friends as if I am not).
So how do we approach this subject? First we can look at some points brought up in other posts made by other roleplayers around the gaming universe. Our first post comes to us from cybersoldier1981 -link-
"Don't ignore someone just because you don't like their character. Harassment and things of that nature being the exception... people tend to ignore someone just because they're playing something they don't like. This game has a stupid chat-ban system, so there's no real reason to completely mute someone for 24 hours because you don't like what they play or how they reacted to you. Deal with it, if you don't acknowledge someone chances are they will just go away."
Now the game mechanics talked about in this post are from another game. But none the less our biggest point is brought across in a fairly blunt way. Just because you dont like someones character or them in ooc frankly; does not mean that you should exclude them from the story.
-We are a community of roleplayers. A community is nothing without the people who want to roleplay. If fellow roleplayers start to ignore each other it will no longer have a community feel. The sad souls that are being ignored will begin to leave causing the community to lose players and become weaker over time.-
With that out of the way we can begin investigating smaller issues that fall under the majors.
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The Person Being Ignored
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Is there a reason I am being ignored?Â
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If you dont know the answer -->Â "It's always a good rule of thumb to politely ask before jumping into what seems to be a storyline RP group. People don't mean to ignore but if what they are doing is part of the character's plot, they might not be able to work a 'walk-up' character in. A polite whisper to someone in the group usually won't be ignored." -footnote-
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"Don't be afraid to join in"
If you see some people already roleplaying, don't be afraid to try joining them! Sometimes people may ignore you, which makes it a lot harder to try again, but keep in mind that most people won't ignore you. And those that do are probably either AFK or it's for an in-character reason
Sometimes people just miss that chat, too. If you're ignored once, try again, and they might reply. If they still don't, then just move on and try RPing somewhere else. It happens to everyone once in a while - it's not nice, but you shouldn't give up just because it happened once." -footnote-
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"Don't worry about your backstory"
Coming up with a backstory can be hard, especially if you're new to roleplaying. It might be best to start off with a simple character and slowly start to put together a history as you play it. You really don't need to start with anything in-depth, just a basic idea of the type of character. Most people develop their characters over time. It might be a good idea to keep a notepad beside you while you roleplay. If you come up with something you want to add to your character's backstory, or your character says something important, you can write it down so you remember it.
It's okay if you think your story is a bit lore-breaking at first - as you get more knowledgeable with the lore, you could go back and correct it.
You don't really need much lore knowledge to begin with. However, you might find it useful or interesting to take a look at the background lore of the race you're playing, at least." -footnote-
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Have Fun!
The most important thing is having fun! This is still a game and roleplaying is not real life. Its what we do in our free time to escape reality and enjoy the amazing worlds that can only exist in our mind. We come together to share our character experiences, to share our stories to each other, gain ideas from each other to help the stories grow, and play together to help enrich the detail of the story world.
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Not quite sure how this article reads but thats my attempt at getting the ideas across! Class may now discuss the topic and hopefully the community will be better for it!
The topic we are going to work on is attempting to eliminating character Ignorance. I use this word in a weird fashion because its not ignorance like you would think; (I hate WoW because only fat people in their moms basement play it). For this is ignorance of a subject and then using your ignorance to be blatantly mean about it. I come saying ignorance as in; (You can clearly see me standing here but you continue talking to your blonde friends as if I am not).
So how do we approach this subject? First we can look at some points brought up in other posts made by other roleplayers around the gaming universe. Our first post comes to us from cybersoldier1981 -link-
"Don't ignore someone just because you don't like their character. Harassment and things of that nature being the exception... people tend to ignore someone just because they're playing something they don't like. This game has a stupid chat-ban system, so there's no real reason to completely mute someone for 24 hours because you don't like what they play or how they reacted to you. Deal with it, if you don't acknowledge someone chances are they will just go away."
Now the game mechanics talked about in this post are from another game. But none the less our biggest point is brought across in a fairly blunt way. Just because you dont like someones character or them in ooc frankly; does not mean that you should exclude them from the story.
-We are a community of roleplayers. A community is nothing without the people who want to roleplay. If fellow roleplayers start to ignore each other it will no longer have a community feel. The sad souls that are being ignored will begin to leave causing the community to lose players and become weaker over time.-
With that out of the way we can begin investigating smaller issues that fall under the majors.
======
The Person Being Ignored
======
Is there a reason I am being ignored?Â
----
If you dont know the answer -->Â "It's always a good rule of thumb to politely ask before jumping into what seems to be a storyline RP group. People don't mean to ignore but if what they are doing is part of the character's plot, they might not be able to work a 'walk-up' character in. A polite whisper to someone in the group usually won't be ignored." -footnote-
----
"Don't be afraid to join in"
If you see some people already roleplaying, don't be afraid to try joining them! Sometimes people may ignore you, which makes it a lot harder to try again, but keep in mind that most people won't ignore you. And those that do are probably either AFK or it's for an in-character reason
Sometimes people just miss that chat, too. If you're ignored once, try again, and they might reply. If they still don't, then just move on and try RPing somewhere else. It happens to everyone once in a while - it's not nice, but you shouldn't give up just because it happened once." -footnote-
---
"Don't worry about your backstory"
Coming up with a backstory can be hard, especially if you're new to roleplaying. It might be best to start off with a simple character and slowly start to put together a history as you play it. You really don't need to start with anything in-depth, just a basic idea of the type of character. Most people develop their characters over time. It might be a good idea to keep a notepad beside you while you roleplay. If you come up with something you want to add to your character's backstory, or your character says something important, you can write it down so you remember it.
It's okay if you think your story is a bit lore-breaking at first - as you get more knowledgeable with the lore, you could go back and correct it.
You don't really need much lore knowledge to begin with. However, you might find it useful or interesting to take a look at the background lore of the race you're playing, at least." -footnote-
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Have Fun!
The most important thing is having fun! This is still a game and roleplaying is not real life. Its what we do in our free time to escape reality and enjoy the amazing worlds that can only exist in our mind. We come together to share our character experiences, to share our stories to each other, gain ideas from each other to help the stories grow, and play together to help enrich the detail of the story world.
---
Not quite sure how this article reads but thats my attempt at getting the ideas across! Class may now discuss the topic and hopefully the community will be better for it!
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), I'll take the OP's post and go one step further and more, well, fiery. If you RP in /say in a reasonably public location, then you 
