Mature RP forum?

[Claire]

Couldnt an RP section be created in the t-dome? just an idea ^^;

 

[StarWarsPokemonAdventure]

I agree Mature rating all the way

 

[Flygon trainer]

I agree with the T-dome subforum idea. especially since I'm a master of bloodshed, and I can't do that here, due to ratings.

 

[ravenstorture]

I could see this aswell, and I'm all for it, yet the thought of a new forum for it is what may have the admins having second thoughts including the idea of a more mature RP here on PC, where there are a lot of people of all ages. Yet I don't see how they could turn it down because it is the same thing as the T-Dome, except RPs. If they don't want a new forum just for it, they could make a system for the RP Forum where you have to post a rating for the RP in the title. They could make the System: G,PG,PG13,R for example and whoever was making the system could come up with the criteria that would define what a G-Rated RP would be, PG, and so on and so forth. Just my two cents.

 

[Kairi]

The thing here though is this—if we created a section, it'd encourage a lot of "mature" RP all at once. Not to say we wouldn't allow it, but people would probably use the new forum to make an RP they wouldn't have made had we allowed them anyways, just so it can be "mature". It'd be a place that'd have to be much heavier watched, since like I said it'd actually encourage the stuff.

Plus RP has always had its share of flames, and this wouldn't probably help if people got in over their heads. If you simply –need- stronger material in your RP, you could have a mod tag it with a warning. But really, there is other places if you're going to do an RP that centers around it heavily, instead of using it lightly.

 

[Cherrim]

The T-Dome was meant for debating of a higher level than "Baths VS Showers" but now it's been taken as the Sex Forum. -_-; How can we be sure that any mature-rated RP forum won't bend the same way?

I honestly don't see why we need one. This is a Pokemon forum, supposedly meant for all ages. If you want to RP about maturer subjects, why not go to a more serious RPG forum? =\ (I'm not saying to leave PC, of course.)

Just to clear this up... what "mature" subject matter are we talking about for these RPGs?

 

[Shiney]

Blood, gore, maybe things like excesive cruelty in some cases, basically the kind of thing that might be considered to "intense" for a nine year old to be reading. I didn't mean I wanted an RP forum just for sex or things like that, while I don't see anything wrong with that theme being used lightly in some RPGs, but a place where the best RPers don't have to limit themselves to PG 13

 

[Cherrim]

I don't see why that couldn't be done in the regular RP forums... we'd just have to implement a rating system. =\

<_< We need some RP mods in here..

 

[ravenstorture]

Obviously the T-Dome became the "Sex Forum" because, one: there wasn't a rule against sex themed threads and two: that is one of the biggest issued if not the biggest that teenagers face today, so of course they are going to talk about it. What is stopping you from making a rule saying, "No sex themed RPs" in a mature RP forum or section of PC? And Erica, I already came up with the idea of a rating system for the current RP Forum, incase you didn't see it.

 

[Shiney]

I thought I had asked about that before, and was told that I had to keep it within PC rules, which didn't really answer my question. a rating system would be nice.

EDIT: Piro, I'm not sure we should limit things to that extent, because inndiscriminate ammounts of sex isn't the thing that most RPers want to RP.

 

[ravenstorture]

I'm just saying that Lightning was making a big deal that this wasn't a good idea because it may turn out to be just a sex RP forum, and I just said if the admins don't want it that way then make a rule against it. Simple as that.

 

[~Ozy~]

I'm actually for this. I can see the problems, and of course there are problems. There always are. This is no reason to keep those of us who would handle this kind of stuff in a responsible manner from enjoying a good, mature RP. Tak, for example, an older and not ver successful RP, "Fallen Angels." I love that kind of stuff, and I daresay that a good few other members would as well. However there, I had to constrain myself and couldn't let my vampiric side run wild. I'd say make it a subforum of the T-Dome.

As for the flood of "mature" RP's that Abby mentioned, I doubt that the people who are actually serious about these things would participate, so the aforementioned flood would in all likelihood, whither and die.

As for flames, yes, RPing can engender such behavior. By the people that RPrs tend not to like. We prefer to have a nice, uninterrupted RP between responsible members that understand that a character may be antisocial and that's why that told you to "get out of my face before I slit your throat." So the flamers probably wouldn't last long there, just as they don't in many of the current RPs. As for the more serious RPrs, those arguements tend to be over little technicalities that we blow out of proportion. I don't know about the rest of PC's serious RPrs, but I enjoy a good arguement like that every now and then. But I also like to constrain it to a PM conversation.

About sex themed RPs, I most certainly wouldn't participate. I doubt that many of the people campaigning for this would either. I don't see this as much of an issue.

For a rating system, there's the obvious problem of people ignoring the ratings. Furthermore, there might be somewhat of a stigma associated with participating in say an R-rated RP that could carry over to other, more benign RPs. With a seprate, request-only forum, those hassles are mostly eliminated.

Finally, FT, I'll take you own for the title of "Master of Bloodshed" any day.

 

[Shiney]

Exactly adamant, that's precisely it.

 

[Neko-sama]

Lol as im here and checking u guys out i caught in the side of my eye mature lol! as being the dodgy wierdo kid here i would like to say go for it! lol but the kids here will all know ur really putting on a X-Rated webcam show with pokemon teddies lol! :D its a good idea but as u said pg-13 so the age limit would be 13 and ups?


Well I say Go For Tit! i mean It :P

 

[~Ozy~]

Thank you, Shiney. What I think is somewhat not being understood is that among serious RPrs is there's sort of an unwritten code (at least in my mind. Then again, I'm nuts) that carries to everywhere, no matter what the forums rules may be. This would be no exception. The sections that I think would pertain are:

-The story is god. The story is the only important thing and you will contribute to it in a meaningful way.
-Sex is allowable, as long as it doesn't detract from the story.
-Cursing, when used in moderation, can contribute to a sense of tension in the RP (I mention this because there seems to be a bit of a stigma associated with cursing in our current RP forums).
-Violence is a perfect mood-heightener. When it's reasonable.
-Desiption is good. Description seperates the good RPrs from the bad (I mention this because description of an act of brutality can reval a great deal of depth into a character's persona. I don't use a lot of my drow characters here due to inordinate amounts of sadism that would probably cause them to go on in-depth killing sprees. I've included two example description that, although they're the same act, reveal two seperate personalities).

1.His bare muscles, stripped of skin writhed in pain. His blood spattered my face and clothing, staining the normally pale skin a deep crimson. I raised the whip and struck again and again, bring more blood, more delight. I lost myself in the exertion, in the bloodlust. By the time I was finished, I was soaked in sweat and blood and a corpse lay cooling at my feet. I walked away, smiling broadly and licking my lips.

2.I was disgusted with what I'd done. His muscles lay bare and naked. Blood covered my robes and skin, the fabric reeked of it's stenceh. Nevertheless, I couldn't help myself. I raised the whip again and stuck. Hed tried to kill my family and friends. He needed to die. When he was dead, I recoiled at what I'd done, backing away in horror.

 

[Kyosuke]

A mature RP forum should be just a sub-forum in other roleplay, sometimes roleplayers want to be a bit more descriptive in their RP which I think is ok, but should not go overboard and a limit should be in place with the sort of descriptions being said.

So I say it should be an idea thats in the air, and just be a sub-forum within Other Roleplay.

 

[Lily]

Mature RPG? By any day you are planning to have it, Lily'll definitely sign up. x_x

I think this should count!: particulary experienced roleplayers. By all means, I cannot positively roleplay in the current one we have, as all RP posts are less than a paragraph with sometimes no proper grammar in which it's utterly impossible to read. I mean, I've been roleplaying for a year, and I just can't seem to RP along with people who lack descriptions and such. So what I mean to say is, people who actually KNOW what Mary Sues are, how to make a three paragraph plot, such and such.

You know those basic RPG rules...no god modding/powerplaying, spamming, cluttering up the threads with way too many OOCs and such. Well, I observed there were some who didn't know what those were. o.o;

Another thing, maturity shouldn't exactly *count*. For example, at the title of the RPG, it could read, "BlaBlaBla PG 13" So that would clarify that RPG is only for PG 13, unless there are small children who don't really care about it. Blood/Sex/Violence whose categories go in much deeper...then yes, that should be considered as a mature RPG, only if enough details would be added in the effort.

It depends on the type of roleplayer you are. I prefer serious RPing with intensive writing and such, perhaps more than two paragraphs at least, or you might me the sort of person who would love to go and for a post; provide a sentence with incorrect grammar and out of placement position. Also, the plot of the sign up. It majorly affects what sort of RPG you're dealing with from the beginning.

So I'm all up for this actually. ^_^; Perhaps, as LiquidThunder mentioned, a subforum would be nice.


~LP

 

[Neko-sama]

Not if that age on ur profile is wright little misses lily :P

 

[Merron]

...!!

...I'm new, of course, but I just wanted to say that when forum rules are compromised to allow so-called 'mature' content on the boards, websites can really go to hell. I've had to leave a few sites that were great initially, but turned very sour after a bunch of raunchy people joined (because of the increased likelihood of getting away with flaming and the "right" to post disturbing material on the boards).

It would be much better to have an off-site limited-access forum like the moderators have suggested. You know what people say: give them an inch, and they'll take a mile.

:psy copy:

 

[Neko-sama]

U May Even Find Kids Making More Than 1 account to pose as a older person to get into these things so theres no point of having one just hav it somewhere away from kids at these forums and only give the link to people who are old enough