(10-07-2017, 03:51 AM)Arashin Kujqai Wrote: Tbh, I feel people need to loosen up their judgements a bit more. More specifically any prejudgements they hold. Some red flags may indicate warning or something bad but that alone doesn't actually constitute the person is bad or something's wrong with them or RP'ing with them. Everyone's got a life of their own specifics and understandings both IRL and in game, just should respect each other and move on with it. Maybe I sound too "peace and love" atm but I think some areas of RP in many servers would get along much more if they just learned to have fun and loosen up themselves a bit, than to get offended or see reasons to not get along over all the reasons they COULD get along with.
You're absolutely right, and I wouldn't worry about sounding too 'peace and love'-y, since your point here is entirely reasonable. False positives are a thing, and considering some people here have listed some incredibly bizarre, borderline petty things that could simply be either personality quirks or them on a bad day, or not being native English speakers/writers.
My insignificant opinion, is that Kieron's green flags are integral to 'categorising' or figuring out whether you'd like to RP with someone or not.
When it comes to finding friends/meeting people, it's both immature and unrealistic to expect said friends/potential co-writers/whatever to be 100% perfect. Watching out for 'Green Flags', imo is just as (if not more) important as looking for 'Red Flags'.
I've known amazing RPers with horrible, bland writing or florid, purple prose; I've known people who use the 'I'm an asshole' tag because they have a low self-esteem and are really just beating themselves up over having an opinion; and I've known people who get embroiled in drama because they're people pleasers and don't know how to say 'no', at no fault of their own. Do these traits/flags make them bad RP Partners? Yes and no.
Probably stating the obvious here, but ultimately, whether they're a good RP Partner or not falls to you -- can you put up with the crap for the good they have, or are you just going to look at the bad sides and not their potential?
