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[SP3CT3R]

As a mobile user, I'm lowkey glad that the site is ditching BBCode+. I'll hopefully be able to read interest checks again once it's gone.

 

[Emotional Enigma]

CSs are important

 

[StormWolf]

-I'll hop on the BBCode pain-train. I am not a fan, and I never will be. The only one I find tolerable is the Tabs code for the sake of space conservation. When posts are made actively harder to read via the coding, it accomplishes negative things. If I can't read it on my phone or tablet, either? I simply lose the drive or will to give a rat's ass about the content within the coding when its like pulling the teeth out of a cantankerous Pomeranian.

-Gifs in IC posts. Passable if you have them center at the top so I can just scroll and ignore, but if there is a looping gif formatted halfway down your post, it's constantly distracting me from reading your work, and after the third try, I just don't care and its your fault. If you want to remind everyone what your character looks like in every post, hyperlink your character sheet at the head or foot of the post, or toss in a static image if you simply must.

-High School/University RPs of any inclination. I don't care if its magical, super-hero, gods, Percy Jackson, Harry Potter, or whatever else. If you like them, hey, that's your thing, but I see a dozen of the goddamn things on every page, and they're all essentially indistinguishable from each other.

-I will side with CSs as a GM, RPr, and Writer. Having a baseline for consistency is important in any narrative, and some RPs will require more nuance and detail consistency. If I roll up a military-occult Delta Green-ish setting, I want to make sure the characters fit. Someone pops in with some anime catgirl or something, I'm feeding them to the Hounds of Tindalos.

-Connected to the previous point, I don't mind faceclaims. I use them as a shorthand, but mainly because I don't expect everyone to read my written descriptions. If I have the time and I like he RP enough, I'll do a character piece myself. Also on this note, I loathe anime faceclaims, and RPs saying "Anime FCs only please" boils my piss.

-This one's a bit niche, but bastard edge-lord nicknames or call-signs. The black trenchcoat-wearing, katana-wielding, fedora-tipping assassin called "Razor" is a character I will actively call "cupcake" in-character. In games that have nicknames, callsigns, or aliases, I try and encourage my players to nickname each other's characters, especially if they're all in the same crew or squad. They will almost never be flattering or kickass. More often than not, they'll be a joke or something terribly easy to remember or on the nose.

Spoiler: Actual call-sign example

Emetophobia Warning

a USAF pal was called 'Champagne'. Why? Because high-G training got the better of them, and all their wingman saw was a champagne-spray of stomach contents escaping their oxygen mask.

-Self-Inserts are terrible. They always lead to character bleed, because the person is the character. As someone who likes making characters than can, and probably will, be a (hard)ass at some point, anything the character says to the self-insert has a chance to be taken personally. If something my character says to your character hurt you personally, well, that's a you-problem.

 

[SP3CT3R]

boils my piss.

I am so stealing this

 

[StormWolf]

I am so stealing this

Steal away

 

[Tove]

Bumping your request thread more than once in the same day within an hour of each other, does not make you nor your RT more appealing.

 

[rae2nerdy]

It’s also spam FYI. I’d take a look at the rules to be sure but you can report spam to the staff. Or just ignore them which is what I do when people bump multiple threads to the first page.

 

[Tove]

It’s also spam FYI. I’d take a look at the rules to be sure but you can report spam to the staff. Or just ignore them which is what I do when people bump multiple threads to the first page.

I feel very inclined to ignore the RT completely.

 

[Emotional Enigma]

Bumping your request thread more than once in the same day within an hour of each other, does not make you nor your RT more appealing.

Pretty sure it says you can only bump once every 24 hours to give everyone a chance on the first page. I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure that's right according the rules. It's not enforced though. I've seen people make two threads, minutes apart from each other, and then bump them both consistently.

I bump every 6 or 7 hours if I don't have any hits myself but have narrowed it 1 a day now that I'm a bit busier.

 

[Grey]

Mods can't always catch it without reports on a site this size. The rule is indeed one bump per 24 hours - or it was last I checked.

 

[Emotional Enigma]

Mods can't always catch it without reports on a site this size. The rule is indeed one bump per 24 hours - or it was last I checked.

It's such a common practice though that I doubt anyone is going to go through and report every single person/thread violating the bump rule. It'd be like 20 or 30 people in violation at any given time, past or present.

Edit: I went through and counted at least 8 threads in violation of the bump rule on just the first page and first few hours of the day. Didn't report any just did it to show what I mean lol it'll probably be more as the day goes on.

 

[rae2nerdy]

My point is more that you can report it if you want. I report threads all the time for being in the wrong section. It doesn’t do any harm to the person really just let’s the mods know they need to move the thread/talk to the person.

A lot of people don’t read the Rules so a lot of times if you don’t report they don’t know they have done something wrong

 

[Emotional Enigma]

My point is more that you can report it if you want. I report threads all the time for being in the wrong section. It doesn’t do any harm to the person really just let’s the mods know they need to move the thread/talk to the person.

A lot of people don’t read the Rules so a lot of times if you don’t report they don’t know they have done something wrong

While reporting a thread is in the wrong section may not do harm, reporting spam might. Its stated in the rules that there may be a removal penalty. I don't think mods would go that far but I'm just saying, there is that possibility. Threads being in the wrong section are a little less common than the bump spam issue.

 

[rae2nerdy]

While reporting a thread is in the wrong section may not do harm, reporting spam might. Its stated in the rules that there may be a removal penalty. I don't think mods would go that far but I'm just saying, there is that possibility. Threads being in the wrong section are a little less common than the bump spam issue.

I have gotten a warning before. It’s just a message from the Mods. Hey we saw you did X which is against rule Y. And send a copy of the rule.

That’s all it is.

 

[Emotional Enigma]

I have gotten a warning before. It’s just a message from the Mods. Hey we saw you did X which is against rule Y. And send a copy of the rule.

That’s all it is.

Well then someone better get reporting since 8 on the first page are in violation

 

[Crayons]

Well then someone better get reporting since 8 on the first page are in violation

Well done for volunteering.

 

[Emotional Enigma]

Well done for volunteering.

I didn't say I would do it or have done it. Only thing I volunteered to do was count them because I was bored lol

 

[rae2nerdy]

I mean like I said it’s up to you to report if you notice something afoot. If you don’t want to you don’t have to. Honestly I don’t pay that much attention one way or another. I was more putting the information out there for the people it bothers. It’s a pretty easy fix. But if it’s not an issue for you personally I wouldn’t worry about it

 

[Daisie]

Hey guys. Just want to say: if you see threads that break the rules in any way, it is highly beneficial to us, and even expected of you to report them. Turning a blind eye means that these people who are breaking the rules may never learn that what they're doing is wrong, and meanwhile other people are suffering the consequences, like yourselves.
We try to keep up with everything, but the RpN staff is strictly run off of volunteer work. Not only can we not keep track of every thread, but we also can't be online all the time to do so.

Once reported, the mods decide on what action seems appropriate for the severity/past infractions of the behaviour. We have removed threads for spam in the past but it is not our first measure.

If you want to help out this site and offer your fellow moderators a chance, report on sight. Don't worry about us being overwhelmed with reports, we know how to manage it.

Thank you!

 

[FoolsErin]

I personally think self-inserts in general get too much hate. Like yea, the “I really want some wish fulfillment and a chance to romp around in this world personally to the point where I literally import myself and can’t distinguish myself from the character” types are irritating, but that’s not exactly the only type of self-insert you could make? I mean, my friend RedLight almost entirely roleplays self inserts of some form, and not once has he strayed into taking roleplay stuff too seriously territory. Has he made “perfect” versions of himself whatsoever? No, I wouldn’t say so at all. In fact, I think he’s included a few too many annoying behaviors from his own personality. Self-inserts are really hard to do right, but I think deeming them impossible to do right is wrong.

Giving one of said self inserts a magical talking sword that was basically me though? That’s an entirely different discussion and also both concerning and kind of creepy. Didn’t even discuss this with me beforehand. Yea, I think you can and should make characters based off of things you see in actual people. I do not think however, that in any capacity you should make inserts of real people regardless if you know them or not. It’s crossing several decency boundaries and there’s little to nothing acceptable about them.

 

[Crayons]

I personally think self-inserts in general get too much hate. Like yea, the “I really want some wish fulfillment and a chance to romp around in this world personally to the point where I literally import myself and can’t distinguish myself from the character” types are irritating, but that’s not exactly the only type of self-insert you could make? I mean, my friend RedLight almost entirely roleplays self inserts of some form, and not once has he strayed into taking roleplay stuff too seriously territory. Has he made “perfect” versions of himself whatsoever? No, I wouldn’t say so at all. In fact, I think he’s included a few too many annoying behaviors from his own personality. Self-inserts are really hard to do right, but I think deeming them impossible to do right is wrong.

Giving one of said self inserts a magical talking sword that was basically me though? That’s an entirely different discussion and also both concerning and kind of creepy. Didn’t even discuss this with me beforehand. Yea, I think you can and should make characters based off of things you see in actual people. I do not think however, that in any capacity you should make inserts of real people regardless if you know them or not. It’s crossing several decency boundaries and there’s little to nothing acceptable about them.

I mean like, sure, base a character on yourself if you're not so attached to it you take it personally when people don't agree with your character IC, and you aren't making it perfect and Sue-ish. But why would you want to play the same character type all the time? I don't get why, if you can choose from infinite different types of personalities, attributes, abilities, etc. you would want to keep making the one who was almost exactly like you? Surely the whole fun of roleplay is playing different sorts of people who aren't like you? With different values, backgrounds, personality traits, ways of behaving, etc. etc. I feel like this is being a bit "I like hamburgers so I will only eat hamburgers for every meal. Sometimes I will have gherkins, sometimes cheese, but still a hamburger," and then someone being like "why not try a pizza for a change? "Oh is it a hamburger pizza cos if so yeah I'll go for it. Otherwise no."

 

[BackSet]

Sometimes I will have gherkins

What's a gherkin?

Also now I want hamburger pizza damn you.

 

[Crayons]

What's a gherkin?

Also now I want hamburger pizza damn you.

Only the weak of heart despise the gherkin. XD

 

[BackSet]

Only the weak of heart despise the gherkin. XD

Okay I looked it up and what you're talking about is a pickle.

 

[Crayons]

Okay I looked it up and what you're talking about is a pickle.

Oh you genuinely didn't know? I thought you were just hating on the gherkin. XD Yep I mean a pickle.