Rule63MePlease said:
Yeah, this is why I suggested the format so it's easy for everyone to tell what is narration and what is dialogue even if you are not a great writer. But also I want to point out, that using CHARACTER'S NAME: then the text for what they are saying should only be needed for NPC's in the story. If the character's name is not yet known or not important enough for a name you would just give them a title like Man A, Man B, Man C, etc... Or based on their job in the story, teacher, doctor, police officer, bartender, etc... It's not needed for player characters because they would be typing what their character is saying, unless the player's character is not yet known to the other players.

Rule63MePlease said:
Well I suggested a format, because like juicyholes said, if everyone just uses whatever they want it would be chaos. I think = = is easy and simple enough for anyone to use.

Example:
=You hear the sounds of foot steps coming from behind you and they are getting closer.=

If I ever implied that two players using different signals to express the actions of their characters and NPCs, their thoughts/feelings, or the environment is a problem to me personally, I'd like to clear that up. I use -=these=-, but if my partner uses *these* or -these- or whatever, that's totally fine, as long as they are using something to separate from dialogue.

Rule63MePlease said:
Well I suggested a format, because like juicyholes said, if everyone just uses whatever they want it would be chaos. I think = = is easy and simple enough for anyone to use.

Example:
=You hear the sounds of foot steps coming from behind you and they are getting closer.=

juicyholes said:
9. DO follow proper etiquette. Don't leave other players hanging. If you have to leave a chat, be courteous and say something, otherwise the other player may be waiting there for a long time when they could be doing other things. Don't take forever to respond when you know someone is waiting on you.

10. DO NOT start what you can't finish. If you start an RP with someone, and spent the time and effort to work together to create a scenario, and ESPECIALLY if you let THEM do all the work, because you couldn't come up with any ideas yourself, then you owe it to the person decent enough to play with you, to remain in the game for more than 10 to 15 minutes. If you KNOW that you'll be leaving within that amount of time, for God's sake, make it known. It can be very frustrating when you've searched for someone to RP with, you've come up with details, and then all of the sudden it's "Hey I gotta go now". If you two agreed on this beforehand, it should be fine. If not, you're being inconsiderate and a poor player.

Papaya said:
Bumping this, at least the FIRST post/original post because I completely agree with it and I'd absolutely love it if more people followed those rules. I'm just going to disregard the entire argument above.

For the record, my personal preference in RP is to have everything written like a novel in third person. Actions are in normal text, dialogue is in quotes, no 'signs'.

Edit: EVERYONE knows how books are written, so it shouldn't be a hard concept. :3

Papaya ponders why 'signs' are such a big deal to some people. In her opinion, separating actions and narration shouldn't be necessary. Books are written as one continuous thread of detail, thoughts, actions, and speech. They are read and written fluently by using the simple and beloved concept of 'punctuation' and because of this concept, people rarely get confused by what is speech and what is thought. Punctuation is an important part of English grammar that's been used for years and years. EVERYONE who can read and write in English has learned how to use punctuation, it's like a tradition.

Sentences are capped with periods, longer sentences are broken up with commas to elicit a short pause. We use question marks to signal a question, quotes to signal dialogue, "What else do you need?" Papaya says to herself, ignoring the mocking voice of her conscience telling her how much of a nerd she is for writing about grammar. The more obscure forms of punctuation aren't as well known but they still have a specific purpose that has been put in place. THAT is their purpose, THAT is the tradition.

Papaya lets out a soft sigh as her thoughts come to a close, she has been rambling for longer than most care to listen, but for some inexplicable reason this subject is important to her. She loves roleplay. Her writing has never been the best but something about playing out a 'role' is appealing to her. In fact, she always considered roleplay to be like writing a story collaboratively, it's a fun way to spend time with others and a simplistic form of entertainment. Even so, it's STILL writing so why change the rules? Why break the tradition?

GreenGold64 said:
Exactly.

Killua said:
I think what is most important to the writing side of the RP is that structure. Even a small sentence can be acceptable if it flows well with the RP and has a coherent structure.

Shaded_Cube said:
I do it for fun, to write shit. Lewd or not. If lewd prefer a building up to it. Not what others have in mind around here. Etiquette? Characters? Story? What's this shit? Gonna suck my dick or what?

Myraka said:


*foams at mouth* Yes. Sometimes it's hard for me to read something when it consists of "...thrusts and licks and bites and caresses and..." just because it feels like there's no conversation flow. It feels... stuttery?

I need to click with my partner. I like to see if someone has the ability to hold a basic conversation first. Usually that answer is no. If there's no chemistry, there's no RP.



A lot of people sound like robots who have access to a sexual terminology dictionary and don't consider others they talk to as actual people. Sometimes absolutely no effort is put in either when I see things like "yes I am hardness incarnate wont you use your mouth-unit to please flesh pole of pleasure?"Probably not, if that's the only thing you care to say.

Killua said:
Do you want to play a Game of fucking?

Shaded_Cube said:
You know, this may sound shocking. I think that there's a disconnect between one 1 person asking for RP than the other.

Some that asked are interested in the type of role playing like tabletop gaming or an interest in writing. The other simply isn't. 1st time I saw RP here the people just write 1 sentence and did it write in the comments.

Annoyed a lot of people and I just assumed anyone that says they want RP is just like them. Wasn't until later was there people putting in effort. Not counting the "comment stories" from back then.

I do it for fun, to write shit. Lewd or not. If lewd prefer a building up to it. Not what others have in mind around here. Etiquette? Characters? Story? What's this shit? Gonna suck my dick or what?

Sorry if this sounds scrambled. Thought I've had for a bit and wasn't sure how to word it.