I just had to comment on the lore: lycanthropy part, since when I first came into the community I typed up "However, I do not want to run into a vampire/were-anything/half-demon-half-godknowswhat unless the lore supports it." on my wiki. That's my desperate attempt to stay away from a certain kind of painful Twilight-esque RP that I had been exposed to and haaated. 
To me, all that's been posted says one thing: We all have differences, despite being united as a community of RPers. There will always be some segregation in deep, heavy RP. But when we are at these casual events, we should make an effort to give others chances and to see if maybe they have a style that would mesh with our own. And if we'd given them a chance before and didn't like it? Give them another. Characters develop, styles change with learning and practice.. Unless you have an IC reason to completely ignore someone, always give them a shot.
To me, all that's been posted says one thing: We all have differences, despite being united as a community of RPers. There will always be some segregation in deep, heavy RP. But when we are at these casual events, we should make an effort to give others chances and to see if maybe they have a style that would mesh with our own. And if we'd given them a chance before and didn't like it? Give them another. Characters develop, styles change with learning and practice.. Unless you have an IC reason to completely ignore someone, always give them a shot.
