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(09-30-2013, 11:10 PM)Theodric Ironheart Wrote: This thread isn't the first time I've seen role-players trying to claim that there's no 'right' or 'wrong' way of engaging in role-play. Do people really believe that, or is it just one of the generic 'feel good' stock phrases often dropped into a conversation whenever there's an expectation for people to be of a reasonable standard?
Even the most simple of tasks can be messed up pretty badly and done incorrectly, especially if people make a conscious decision to do just that. That doesn't mean people should go around hounding them for it, though there's nothing wrong with sending constructive criticism their way. It doesn't make people 'mean' or 'elitist'. In many cases they simply want to help enrich the experience of misguided or new role-players.
Yes, I really believe that. The only thing you can really do "wrong" in role-play is spell incorrectly or make grammatical errors--but even then it could be argued that this isn't formal writing, so what's the big deal? There is no "wrong." There are things that in general are considered "bad" by the RP community, there are things that can be illogical, there are things that could be done better, there are things that could be more fair to your RP partner, and there are ways to write to make your posts clear and understandable or simply make your writing more enjoyable for others.
However, there is no real "wrong." This is for fun. It's a pastime. It's done to have fun, not to be "right." There are no rules (a specific group can make rules for their members, but in general, anything goes). There are people who godmod and RP with other people who godmod and all parties involved are fine and happy with it! Good for them! If they try to godmod with me, I'll tell them to stop or I won't RP with them, but they can do as they please!
There is "bad" RP, granted that's still subjective to a degree. But there is no "wrong" RP. You can try to help "bad" RPers, but if they don't want to improve, more power to 'em, I guess. They're only alienating themselves, but if they're still having fun, who cares?
Some of us want to have logical RP's with deep, developed characters and coherent storylines. Some of us want to write well and further improve our writing skills through practicing. However, we must understand that in the end, we all do this for fun, and some people take it less seriously than others, RPing for the sake of fun and fun alone. They are not required to take it seriously. If you don't want to RP with people who take things less seriously, that's totally fine. However, shaming these people and telling them they're "wrong" for doing things differently is not helpful to anyone.
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