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Merri · **10-13-2011, 02:20 PM**

All I'm saying is that if you are to try and state that the RPC was administrator ran, it would be nice to have some direct evidence - if not for me, for people who weren't around during those days. I just had the discussion in mind, and for a point to be taken seriously it helps to have evidence backing it up instead of going off some one's word. The issue itself is simple enough thing to avoid even if it did exist. Either way, I see no further need to dig into this, so I won't continue to pick at it.

Quote:This is a little outrageous. You ask me a question, and answer it yourself.

I apologize for that. I will admit I worded that rather incorrectly. The second half was more me reiterating my stance once again, and was not an attempt to answer the question for you - rather answering it for me. I can see how that would be mis-interpreted, so again - my apologies.

Quote:I said that we should NOT tell people how to play the game and RP. It's outside of this discussion. Whether I agree with your specific suggestions or not doesn't matter, I disagree with the entire premise of telling people what they ought to do. I don't think this belongs in this thread at all. The reasons I gave for WHY it doesn't belong in this thread, are

I never did state that I believe we should tell people how to roleplay, but I'm sorry if it came across that way. I believe that we should encourage those who want to branch out and widen their circles. I also believe that the RPC and the in-game community are one. That is my stance. They can exist without each other, but in my opinion they would be so much stronger if they both were in harmony. It's fine if you feel in-game has nothing to do with the core issues here, I respect that, but I believe it does. I'll admit, the overall appeal of the RPC comes first - getting people back, but I believe that mending friendships and making new ones is right behind that, and should be discussed at the same time. To me, that seems to have a chance at increasing the RPCs overall appeal. If people have friends on the RPC, they may be more inclined to post.

Quote:This is why I avoid making arguments similar RainÃ¢Â€Â™s. They are completely centered on the preferences and opinions of the person making the suggestions.

self-cenÃ‚Â·tered (slfsntrd)
adj.
Engrossed in oneself and one's own affairs; selfish.

I'm sorry if I read it wrong, but that's what I got from it. I won't say I'm right, but hopefully you can see how I would interpret it as you saying my views are self-centered. Something anyone wouldn't appreciate.

Quote:1) RP in game doesn't influence this site nearly as much. Maybe in your experience, RP has been as dead/insular as depicted by the RPC activity, but from my POV, it's been pretty good (half-done game considering). I have seen and participated in cross LS RP w/o the use of these forums. It's not a matter of telling people what they need to do in game, but as I stated later in my post, incentives for people to use this website.

I've said that I do not think RP in-game is dead or insular. I literally said that I see cross-shell and various other RP all the time. I simply stated that I think we could afford to grow closer together than we currently are.

In my opinion, they do influence eachother. If one has friends on the RPC, they may be more willing to post on it. The more friends they have in-game, the higher the chances of that happening are.

Quote:2) When you prescribe people what they should/shouldn't do, you're making a normative statement. It is based on your own personal judgement and subjective values. You telling people how they should play the game IS based on specifically your preferences/experiences/values/judgement and thus cannot be disputed or proven wrong by appeal to facts.

Perhaps I worded things incorrectly, but it was never my intent to try and force anything upon anyone - and I personally think I made that clear. I was suggesting that those who want to should go for it and try and make those bonds. Those who aren't comfortable with that or do not want to simply shouldn't do it, and that's perfectly fine as well.

Quote:This to me shows that you do not understand my point about RPC not being equated to the community overall.

This was a response to me making my point on connecting in-game and the RPC. That they are one in the same. I do understand your point, so that's not the case. I simply do not agree with it , and instead have my own opinion on it. It does not mean I think yours is incorrect - just that I don't agree with it.

Quote: What makes you think this is a direct reply to you?

The following:

Quote:As a sidenote, let's not guilt-trip people who chose not to RP with every single person

As my post indicated that I believe we should encourage people to branch out and RP with strangers more often. Common sense will say that was pointed in my direction - as that's usually not something one just brings up without prior events making it supposedly needed.

Quote:in fact I didn't even take apart your post, and mentioned you once.

I never said you took apart my post. You mentioned me once, but I think it's fairly obvious that you hinted at me in that note near the end that basically disowned my opinion as an attempt at guilt-tripping. I could be wrong, I won't say I am right - but common sense dictates that you were referring to my stance.

Let's just agree to disagree, no? I'm not trying to say I'm right, nor am I trying to say you're wrong. I think we both have valid points - so hopefully we can just leave it at that and move the discussion on.

Quote:>Temporary linkshell space. I was thinking how Archavolon has a page linked to the RPC, why can't others do the same? Slap a 3 month max time frame on it, and offer free LS hosting for starting RP groups! A pretty good incentive to start a Linkshell, if you ask me.

I actually think Castiel tried to offer this at one point, but linkshells already had their personal sites and it was deemed un-necessary. It honestly could be that it just wasn't advertised enough, or simply the fact that people currently don't really use the RPC as we are all aware.

I'm all for this being implemented again.

Quote:>Personal projects. If someone has an idea related to RP, the RPC should be able to offer them several resources to house that idea, and to grow it. The RPC shouldn't claim the ideas/effort as their own, but rather be a tool for community feedback and so on.

Seems fair enough. However, I have an honest question. What sort of resources did you have in mind? I suppose the possibilities could be endless, but let's expand on this.

Would they get their own specific forum space if the project were large enough? Would it be resources such as compiled information - lore, etc. Calendars, or special forms of advertisement?

The RPC: Where do we go from here?

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