[Closed] How can I appeal to RPers to join this Skype RP?

[sadladsalad]

Okay, so it goes like this:


4 months ago, I joined a group on deviant art where they roleplay.


I really liked it, as everyone is pretty cool and there's a lot of freedom to character creation, where you can make up the most random of individuals, from furries to downright unholy creature of hell.


And then the founder of it recently wanted to expand their grounds, so I was like, alright I'm up for advertising the group, because I was very reliant on the amount of replies I get here, which is typically 4 new role players within an hour.


Unfortunately, I never got a reply in about a whole day.


Maybe I'm getting a bit impatient.


But I just want to say is it because that it's a roleplay done on skype is that it? No one wants to really share that kind of information right?


Or is it because our numbers are too big?


But a group with 16 members where not many of them are active until the weekend really count as inhumanly large for me.


Or is it just to overwhelming? I added a bunch of info on what kind of roleplay it is, just so people know what they're getting into.


It's strangely a very organized roleplay.


I want help in how I can make this more appealing. I really enjoy this place and I'm dishearten that not many people are joining as I first expected.

 

[Nap]

@pandamyc


Hiya panda. I do think Skype is a a big player in why "no one is interested." Something you should consider, however, is that this is a forum roleplaying site, meaning most of the people are well.... forum roleplayers. Haha. I also have to agree with the whole "information, personal" thing. If you were trying to recruit me, I'd want to talk to you for a while and roleplay with you a bit on here before jumping onto Skype.


What I suggest is making friends first, familiarizing yourself with some of the people here.

 

[sadladsalad]

@Raphael Ah, god I figured. Unfortunately, this isn't my roleplay and I have no position in the group that can switch it over to the forums. I do have some people that I am familiar with, however lost touched. Thanks, man.

 

[Nap]

@Raphael Ah, god I figured. Unfortunately, this isn't my roleplay and I have no position in the group that can switch it over to the forums. I do have some people that I am familiar with, however lost touched. Thanks, man.

No problem! I think you could definitely find some people who'd be willing to join the Skype roleplay. Just gotta go make some amigos.

 

[Captain Hesperus]

The problem here is that the Site Rules do not allow the recruitment of RpN users for off-site RPing, of which Skype is considered 'off-site'. The reason for this is because we as a staff have to, as reasonably as is practicable, provide a safe environment for minors (those who are under 18) who use this site. Most, if not all, of RpN is moderated or covered by the site's 'Report' system, so that illegal or site rule-breaking content can be accessed and viewed by some level of site staff and actec on accordingly. Skype, along with kik and other social media, is beyond the site staff's ability to moderate and thus is considered a potential danger to minors, so we explicitly do not allow the recruitment of RpN users for RPs that are not run on RpNation. This is so we, as a site, can be complaint with the spirit and wording of Federal COPPA regulations.


Any on-site requests or recruitment threads for off-site RPs, whether they be other RP sites, kik, Skype or whatever, will usually be removed by the staff and the user posting said requests may receive a warning and/or infraction points.


Captain Hesperus

 

[sadladsalad]

@Captain Hesperus I immediately asked the moderator of the thread to take down the thread. I'm sorry I didn't know.

 

[Aldur]

@pandamyc


You did?

 

[sadladsalad]

@Aldur Forgehammer Yes, I posted the thread on interest checks, and asked kamikhazy to take it down. I have also edited and remove the request until then. It was by my lack of knowledge, I didn't know.... My bad.

 

[Aldur]

Alright. I thought you were referring to this thread.

 

[sadladsalad]

@Aldur Forgehammer Ah no, there was nothing wrong with this one, it was just a question, and I didn't do anything bad besides learn what I should not do here. ^^'

 

[Aldur]

Okie dokie.