Junier
Fake Friends Forever (´・ω・`)
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Big dilemma in the RPT right now: not reading. When's the last time you've put aside time to peruse an in-character thread for a roleplay you're not directly contributing towards? Attempting the act of reading a random roleplay myself both recently and in the past has ended with many mediocre first impressions; there seems to be a prevailing lack of appreciation for a solid hook or some god-forbidden context. At the same time, it would be unfair to blame roleplayers entirely for making their posts almost impossible to read, especially if they've no audience to consider in the first place! For example, why bother regurgitating information delineated in your character's sign up sheet, such as distinct physical details or maybe even his or her first name, when the only people who may be bothered to skim the post containing said character?the people who signed up for the same roleplay as you?will and should already understand this information?
The inability to make posts accessible also ties into a sense of exclusivity within certain roleplays which some theatre-goers have been on eggshells about for months now. One of the best ways to start making this sub-forum feel like a legitimate community and not a sloppy bundle of fractured factions is to market roleplays to any curious potential passerby. Invite investment in your adventure rather than keep the door to the inevitable Discord chat tightly fastened; simply make posts understandable from the outside looking in and I'm sure roleplays will feel more gratifying, regardless if the post count ever climbs to an endpoint. As much as I feel I inundate Cornered At the Market with praise, it really was the quintessential roleplay experience, and it did openness well. The out-of-character thread may have looked like a shit-posting hole from afar, which was very true, but at the same time we were meming it up, we were having some goddamn fun, even with members like Ech who never actually joined. Of course, this was all done outside of the in-character thread, but even then I recall Jauntier doing a good job introducing the roleplay in a way that was not reliant on prior knowledge; you wouldn't have to read the OOC first before being able to piece together the meanings of proper nouns in the IC. Player posts would just simply build from there.
Anyway, I was mulling over shit earlier and wanted to bring this issue up in some public fashion. It's more persuasion for change on my behalf but I'm always appreciative of hearing the constructive thoughts of others on the matter, agree or disagree, and if anyone has any solutions of sorts, assuming they lie with the former, they'd also be opportune here.
The inability to make posts accessible also ties into a sense of exclusivity within certain roleplays which some theatre-goers have been on eggshells about for months now. One of the best ways to start making this sub-forum feel like a legitimate community and not a sloppy bundle of fractured factions is to market roleplays to any curious potential passerby. Invite investment in your adventure rather than keep the door to the inevitable Discord chat tightly fastened; simply make posts understandable from the outside looking in and I'm sure roleplays will feel more gratifying, regardless if the post count ever climbs to an endpoint. As much as I feel I inundate Cornered At the Market with praise, it really was the quintessential roleplay experience, and it did openness well. The out-of-character thread may have looked like a shit-posting hole from afar, which was very true, but at the same time we were meming it up, we were having some goddamn fun, even with members like Ech who never actually joined. Of course, this was all done outside of the in-character thread, but even then I recall Jauntier doing a good job introducing the roleplay in a way that was not reliant on prior knowledge; you wouldn't have to read the OOC first before being able to piece together the meanings of proper nouns in the IC. Player posts would just simply build from there.
Anyway, I was mulling over shit earlier and wanted to bring this issue up in some public fashion. It's more persuasion for change on my behalf but I'm always appreciative of hearing the constructive thoughts of others on the matter, agree or disagree, and if anyone has any solutions of sorts, assuming they lie with the former, they'd also be opportune here.