Asyria Wrote:I could if you like, but I fear it would be terribly unflattering.Verence Wrote:Asyria Wrote:The other thing I'd like to say is that you seem to make plenty of generalizations, saying that the kind of people who go there and like this and like that, but at the same time you refuse to define yourself by what you do. Why then, define others by what they do? Kind of a contradiction there that makes me hesitant to agree with your otherwise valid points.Hm. At first blush, I found myself agreeing with you, but upon further thought... no, I don't really agree. I made no statements as to the tendencies or personalities of RPers. In fact, if anything, I argued against us developing such a definite self-image! Had I made general statements about the RP community, there'd be a clear parallel, but as I haven't... There's no real basis of comparison upon which a contradiction could be founded. I feel that my points remain undiminished.
No no, I'm not saying you made statements as to the tendencies of personalities of RPers.. I'm saying you did so for -other- people. Namely, 4channers, 3rd paragraph (can you believe I had to go back like 4-5 pages to find that?). You defined their personality types from them being 4channers yet you do not define yourself (or any of us) from being RPers. That's the part I have trouble with.
My main point was that certain groups, on average, taken as a whole, tend to express certain tendencies. RPers are not exempt from this, and that is precisely why I am arguing against RPer pride - to avoid us, as a community, expressing a potentially divisive tendency. I tend to avoid herd mentality and think it would be wonderful if we could, or at least tried for that. Realistically it won't happen, but I reserve the right to dream. Anyhow, this being reality, I'd prefer it that the RPC evince positive ones. However, given that communities as a whole tend to BE communities in the first place due to similarities in the members that comprise them... It's no surprise that, overall, they have a tendency to be certain ways. There will always be exceptions on an individual basis, but I'm talking large scale. If the overall tendency of a community leans towards something that could be disruptive to our peaceable enjoyment of the game... well, why set ourselves up for that?
