Geeze, I go away for a few days and, as usual, I come back to 'bitch,bitch,bitch'.
Firstly, I'm kinda glad someone had the guts to do something a little more forceful with the story. I remember back when nobody had any problems with doing whatever they wanted with another person's thread and we all just got on with it. So, thanks for that Sarina.
On the other hand, I also appreciate what Fyre said about not posting untill I gave the go ahead after another role-player does something a little 'OTT' or unorthadox. I'd probably do the same for another person's thread if they had stated, like I have, that this thread is semi-structured.
Then again... we would have had to have gotten to the point we're at now sooner or later anyway, so I honestly don't see the problem.
And as far as cliques go.... what are we all here? Kindergardeners? We all might have certain people that we prefer to have in our threads, we may, as in this case, even have prepared a thread with specific people in mind, but that is because I know that if I start a thread, people like Serenity, Elsyian, Draches, Exx, Alorith, Medea and Void are going to pounce on it because we all enjoy RPing with each other. Other people haven't been frozen out, I accepted Fyre and have even PMed him about an important function that I want his character to play that will be vital later on in the story and I also let Chalgrish, someone I have never RPed with before, join. But, at the end of the day, we're all mature RPers here. It's not our fualt if some of us happen to be friends as well, we'll all just stop liking each other and destroy more of those 'happy vibes' shall we?
My point is, if this place doesn't feel as enjoyable as it used to, then maybe it's you who needs to change? I for one am enjoying this new semi-professional out-look to RPing that people are starting to harbour. That's where the 'cold front' towards certain new people comes in - we don't want foolish n00bs maiming decent threads. If people come along and are sensible and at least attempt to be literate and at least make an effort to acknowledge other people's posts, then they are greeted and invited to threads willingly. I'll use Terian as an example here; he turned up using proper grammar and spelling and his posts aren't at all bad for someone whom I understand to be quite new to the world of role-play. Subsequently, I wouldn't mind if he asked to join one of threads. But then, not naming any names, if another person asked to join and my only experience of them was of their obvious lack of... talent - then I won't be so willing to take them on. Is it such a crime to want a decent standard of RPing within your threads?
All in all, I gotta agree with Elsyian and Draches here on pretty much everything they've said...especially the parts about transition being tough and me not being afraid to give anyone a peice of my mind; I can't count the number of times Sarina and I have butted heads over something utterly trivial and if anything that's why it's so important that we have our 'clique', because otherwise we'd probably have stopped talking to each other a long time ago, but this way we're always forced to make up or at least come to some kind of compromise.
Now, if you don't mind, can we drop this silly subject and get on with the thread? I will not allow one of my stories to become a breeding ground for these bad vibes that people are supposedly trying to prevent.
Now all yous go post! NOW!
