Very thoughtful post. I often think about similar but a bit more specific topics and wish to post up academic style essays on why a certain part of RP should be this or that way, but of course I never have time. Pretty psyched to yap about them though on an RP podcast, I think that'll be a good way for me!
Anyway! I thought most people were aware of this, at least in the general sense that you portray types of RPers. I thought the examples were interesting though, as they showed some bias on your part, especially the one about meta-emotes.
I am simply not confident in the IC/OOC barrier of other people at the moment to even attempt such things. That and, I wouldn't anyway because they spoil it for me. If your frown, I am still curious as to why, but if you frown and tell me the thought, I already know. Will that effect my character? Hopefully not, but it may subtly. Will it effect how much fun I am having? Yes, in a negative way. That's why I don't have a problem with telling people that they shouldn't meta-emote. If you don't want to take my advice? Fine, that's cool, but I will likely not have as much fun OOC'ly and move on from RPing with you eventually.
I also believe there are some hard "right" and "wrongs" here, and just in life in general. It's hard to detach from your own personal preference and look at the arguments put forth for both sides of w/e issue after a debate, and admit to one side having a stronger case than the other, and thus is right. It is especially hard in such debates since ones ego gets in the way of admitting that a side you might have not agreed with before actually is the right one. I think people do change their minds on things eventually though, that's how society moves forward with ideas, the zeitgeist always moves in one direction, nothing simply lingers in the middle ground as it would if there was no "wrong" or "right". All of this is to say, YOU ARE SO WRONG ABOUT DAT! :p
Seriously, very cool post. Need more of these.
Anyway! I thought most people were aware of this, at least in the general sense that you portray types of RPers. I thought the examples were interesting though, as they showed some bias on your part, especially the one about meta-emotes.
I am simply not confident in the IC/OOC barrier of other people at the moment to even attempt such things. That and, I wouldn't anyway because they spoil it for me. If your frown, I am still curious as to why, but if you frown and tell me the thought, I already know. Will that effect my character? Hopefully not, but it may subtly. Will it effect how much fun I am having? Yes, in a negative way. That's why I don't have a problem with telling people that they shouldn't meta-emote. If you don't want to take my advice? Fine, that's cool, but I will likely not have as much fun OOC'ly and move on from RPing with you eventually.
I also believe there are some hard "right" and "wrongs" here, and just in life in general. It's hard to detach from your own personal preference and look at the arguments put forth for both sides of w/e issue after a debate, and admit to one side having a stronger case than the other, and thus is right. It is especially hard in such debates since ones ego gets in the way of admitting that a side you might have not agreed with before actually is the right one. I think people do change their minds on things eventually though, that's how society moves forward with ideas, the zeitgeist always moves in one direction, nothing simply lingers in the middle ground as it would if there was no "wrong" or "right". All of this is to say, YOU ARE SO WRONG ABOUT DAT! :p
Seriously, very cool post. Need more of these.
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