Recent content by A Sparkling Zombie

My preference is something application-based if there are limited spots and/or the game is going to be GM guided. It's important that players and characters gel, and screening applications can help with that. I also think it evens the playing field, in a way, allowing many people a chance to...

To be fair, some people will probably appreciate it. It maybe most depends on what kind of people you want to attract: the people who will like to have that assurance, or the people who value communication. I would also imagine no more than 10-20% of RPN's active user base are active on this...

What I think are true red flags: * Negativity, snobbiness, or anger in the tone of the ad. * Any suggestion of issues or judgment around homo/heterosexuality or cis/trans/nb. There's stating a preference, and then there's treating a type of pairing or identity as...

I don't really roleplay on either, I pretty much just come to RPN to talk shop, but RPN if only because Gaia's forum tech is dreadfully ancient, and because Gaia has a bunch of ads, which at one point had malware hijacking the browser tab, so that pretty much killed my interest in logging in...

What you said about Discord is true. I wonder if roleplayers being older is part of it too - maturity slowing people down, developed minds needing more enrichment/accuracy, that we have more years of experience and knowledge to create deeper stories. I would wager that most teens, wherever their...

Not really saying anything unique here, but I think it's fine if someone asks for yaoi. To each their own. I just won't agree to a roleplay with them. At best, the term suggests they're looking for an anime/manga-esque roleplay, and I prefer something that has a more realistic feel than what...

Or if someone is set on having such a system, then maybe "literature" would be the better word over "literate"? The model still creates an echelon in which people will kick down or punch up at others, and it still makes it sound like one style of roleplaying is superior to another, but at least...

To be clear, speaking only for myself, I don't care if someone has preferences. I care about how the "lit" nomenclature might be influencing those preferences, how it might be shaping someone's perceptions of other people who have different styles or preferences, and how it suggests this idea...

Nah, you're good. I'm a mouthy brute. I won't shut up about lit/semi-lit without imposing the constraint, when the topic is about how the scene has evolved, not about why that particular nomenclature is or is not flawed. I was imposing it more for myself if not anyone else, lol.

Thanks for clarifying! I do like that idea better than one based around post length.

To keep from derailing the thread, I'll reply this once and not say anymore on the topic. If you want to continue the discussion past this point, my inbox is open, or feel free to open a separate thread, but, if I remember right, this topic has come up once or twice within the past year. I'm not...

* The use of real people as face claims has become more commonplace. In some circles it has evolved into having additional restrictions based on celebs denying permission for use of their likeness and GMs rejecting the use of celebs who have done criminal/questionable things. * The roleplayer...

When other characters pet my character's pet Peeve! D: <

I honestly like this idea, lol.

What makes me actually consider an interest check besides an interest in the premise? The GM has laid out a social contract (or "rules" if you prefer) and have covered the basics so that there is no guessing as to what their expectations are. In general, that all the basic details have been...