Thorgili, did you totally miss the quote from evershadow that Diggerton so kindly dug up? I can think of several reasons why starting an RP without the GM would be a horrible idea. The first being the mess we, the players, would inevitably make for evershadow to have to try and clean up. The beginning can be crucial to an RP's success and screwing it up by blindly jumping in and starting it with no idea where it's headed would be unwise. Secondly, it's rude. Especially since she explicitly said not to. I honestly can't believe it's even still being brought up as an option.