Stuff like this is the main reason I shy away from "walk up" RP, its not right to force your rules on another person, nor for them to force you to recognize theirs. but since they can so widly vary....
Solution, run more RP circles, have admins/storytellers in each circle, help synchronize rules?
Solution, run more RP circles, have admins/storytellers in each circle, help synchronize rules?
If you always do what you've always done, you'll only know what you've always known. And that's boring.