[color=silver][b]Question 1:[/b] How does player reputation affect you?[/color]
		It all depends on the situation. For the most part I do not take into consideration someone's reputation outside of the reputation I have [i]given[/i] them inside my own mind from actually having dealt with them before. I don't usually take into consideration the grape vine talk of someone. I like to form my own opinion since every instance and reputation has two sides to the story. Now, if I have Rped with them before I will take that into heavy consideration. Did they flake out, were they a problem or did they cause problems, and so forth. 

	Yet, there are times where I will listen to what others Rpers say about a person and use that are my sole judgement but that usually only occurs under one circumstance; when I am asked not to let someone into an RP specifically by another RPer. I have had times where Rpers who I have Rped with in the past and trust have contacted me to tell me about another Rper that is wanting to join and asked I not let them because of a specific reason. If someone I trust feels strong enough to go "Lady A, I can't Rp with them here. I am not comfortable," then I listen and listen carefully. 

	[color=silver][b]Question 2:[/b] Are you influenced by how the RP community looks at you?[/color]

	Not really. I usually fall back on that old saying - You can't please all of the people all of the time. It doesn't matter how good of a person you are, how well you Gm, how well you Rp; there will always be at least one person out there that doesn't like you. Some people just come into an RP determined to not like you and there really isn't much you can do about it. There are plenty of people on the forum that cannot stand me and who have made this extremely well known. 

	I have my ways, just as anyone else has. I just put it out there and let people know what to expect when they do Rp from me. I don't hide the fact that I am, well to put it bluntly, a bitch and an evil GM overlord. That is just who I am. Some people can deal with that and even thrive in RP with me, others can't. I am older than many of the Rpers around here and have been at this longer than a lot of people here have been alive. It took me decades to come into my own fully and know what I will and will not put up with. Frankly, I am just too old to worry if someone hates me or not. This is such a large community, there are plenty of Rps, Rpers, and Gm's out there that everyone can find their own little group they work well with without having to compromise who they are or try to change just to make a small handful of people like them. 

	But I do hold myself to a set of standards I try to follow at all times, heck I have articles written on the subject. Etiquette, honesty, and respect are very important to me. Always have been, always will be. 

	[color=silver][b]Question 3:[/b] How important is learning from your reputation?[/color]

	Very, which may seem odd since I have a rather "Don't like it then leave" attitude. I accept criticism well, even encourage it, but with a grain of salt. If it is well thought out, blunt, and professional I will listen all day long. Take what is said and see where I can improve from a pragmatic stance since it doesn't matter how old you are, you can always improve. If it is an emotion filled hatred because someone didn't get their way or was "offended" because I put my foot down knowing exactly how I am before they even joined the RP I am hosting, well then they can take a flying leap off a cliff for all I care. 




	~~So basically, all three boil down to circumstances. Under certain ones, all three can mean a great deal to me. Under others, I could care less.