Gah, I'd hate that. Maybe it's because I don't really do 1x1s unless it's with people I know and have been writing with for a while, but I think some people just have really unrealistic expectations from their writing partners. Sometimes, things just don't work out. If people can't accept that, then they're getting way too invested.. and in some cases, it can be kind of creepy. I assume you bring up the peeves with your partners? I understand the whole "you can lead a horse to water" thing all too well, but I think most people are usually receptive to constructive criticism. You don't know you're making mistakes unless people point them out a lot of times. And I know I'm a special case, but I think a lot of that is I'm pretty selective with who I RP with. I like to get to know people a bit before jumping into something, and I kind of expect a certain standard going into things. Personally, I think in 1x1s for instance just having pairings is inviting trouble unless you hammer out a plot before hand. The best stories, I find, are the ones where you and your partner kind of establish the world and your characters before starting. And if somebody starts ragging on you for being a bad partner in public, I'd report that. Harassment isn't Fonz cool and it isn't tolerated by guild rules. Yeah, I can DEFINITELY relate to that last point. It's painfully obvious when people don't read the OOC and just post all willy-nilly. I especially enjoy when they use a character sheet that is not the one you provided. Most of the time I find it amusing and call people out on it and mentally blacklist the person unless they're fresh off the boat, but you do need to bear in mind that a lot of 1x1 is filled with people who just see a pairing they like and go from there, from what I noticed there isn't a lot of enforced standards for a lot of it like other sections. I imagine most people just skip down to the game interests and immediately go from there. Once again, if somebody's doing that shit to you, I'd report them to the mods. You don't have to put up with people being immature dipshits, especially if they're tarnishing your reputation because of petty, petty reasons. Trust me, I think if you hang around here long enough, you're going to have to involve the mods sooner or later, I'm no exception. Some people do not handle rejection well at all; I had one person immediately PM me after I got a mod involved to have her leave the main thread and she started trying to lure me into an argument by insulting my province. Just assume people are crazy assholes and try not to take it personally; internet anonymity does terrible things to people's morality.