Bad writing is like poison, if you take a small bit of it every so often, you can build some resistance to it. Like I said before (and I don't mean this as a personal attack), pushing your own standards on others is a tad unfair way to go about life.

It's like an accountant saying that they can't tolerate a cashier that's slow to do her job. It feels quite a bit of a snobbish conduct even when the person in question is an expert in their field.

Writing skills is one of the last things you can choose to bitch about.

Bad writing is like poison, if you take a small bit of it every so often, you can build some resistance to it. Like I said before (and I don't mean this as a personal attack), pushing your own standards on others is a tad unfair way to go about life.

It's like an accountant saying that they can't tolerate a cashier that's slow to do her job. It feels quite a bit of a snobbish conduct even when the person in question is an expert in their field.

Writing skills is one of the last things you can choose to bitch about.

Nah, of course you should share your opinions to your heart's content. (Hopefully no ones writing is that bad. Not even sure "My immortal" cuts your lifespan. ;3)

I often fail to read as much as I should. (I mean outside material, I read everything in my roleplays, I assure you.) And reading, good or bad writing is still a helpful tool for improving yourself.

I mean nearly every complaint given comes from some kind of standard, that you could stretch into saying it's a selfish desire. Though, I'll say in regards to myself. (or really anyone who does so.) Sharing your own personal desires, isn't the equivalent or related to forcing anyone into doing something. Not everything I complain about presumes those must follow those words, in fact I'm nearly exclusively laid back as a roleplayer.

But I also think it's perfectly fair. Judgement is done by everyone and everywhere in life. I don't think it's unfair to have standards either. If one didn't have any standards, would GM's ever be allowed to deny character sheets or certain things they disliked? Is it always unfair? Maybe it seems that way for the person who wrote it. But as long as critique remains constructive, it's always a necessary part of improvement. Some may not roleplay for improvement, some may just do it for fun. But assuming everyone will take an idea of someone else's frustration, negatively, is a false equivalence.

I think in a roleplaying thread specifically meant for complaining, I think the best possible thing you could post about, is a richly detailed description of something in writing or roleplaying that stresses you out, while providing examples of how those things could be fixed. At least that's my own two cents. ^_^

When someone makes an interest check that explicitly lists so much of its information yet is still unable to properly convey the premise of the rp aside from "its uhhh anime in blahblahblah or something i guess".

And then they add inane jargon and blatant not!(Geographic Area) to inflate it more than a dead pig that's been left out in the sun for a few days.

And THEN the fact that people will probably buy into this sort of drivel hook, line, and stinker.

How far we have strayed from the path of literary introspection and actual effort being put into our roleplays.

b8

gr8 b8 m8, r8 8/8

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gr8 b8 m8, r8 8/8

what a pristine argument. whatever say what you will it still gets me flustered at the state of this site.

it still gets me flustered at the state of this site.

I cry everytiem

And then they add inane jargon and blatant not!(Geographic Area) to inflate it more than a dead pig that's been left out in the sun for a few days.

That's quite descriptive. xP

Sometimes it is best to just bask in the shade.

@Didgeridont Agree to...some extent, but more along the lines of ones that want an advanced RP but their Int Check is less than two paragraphs and none of it describes what we'll be doing.

Also I really, really, really what to know what a "blatant not" is? Sounds like a fascinating creature. Seriously, not picking on you, I have very vivid images in my imagination of what creature fits the description. Cool.

@Mariana Collie

oh i guess that was lost in translation but it's not meant to be the end of a sentence. i meant as in not!Earth or not!Japan, but i guess it was obfuscated by how i left "(Geographic Area)" there to leave it open to interpretation.

Random gripe from another website: do not guilt trip your players and try to inspire pity at the same time to try to inspire commitment. This will not work. This is a tactic brought by people who are serial abusers and conversational terrorists. Own up to your shit.

*flashbacks of RPG terrorism*

Nah, something entirely different. It's a concept I was taught by my psychology instructor in High School. It's even online.

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Nah, something entirely different. It's a concept I was taught by my psychology instructor in High School. It's even online.

An interesting concept, I must admit.

Gotta love GM's who don't converse with their players, rather they hide behind "my word is god ;))" and disregard everyone.

I wonder how their RP's end up dying?

Kick 'em while they're down, why don't you.

I really wish some or y’all would confront people rather than throw shade in here all day. 🤔🤔

I think you just want to see some blood, sport.

Two roleplayers enter, one roleplayer leaves.

I think you just want to see some blood, sport.

I think some blood and a firm handshake afterwards is better than infinitely throwing shade in here without ever coming to a resolution, only coming to the conclusion that 'the other side is a retard and I'm mucho smart' but hey, what do I know. The real bother here is that people not involved with the given situation are commenting on it as though they were and are, behind the scenes, saying shit that I find to be pretty damn disrespectful - if you said them to their face, that'd earn so much more respect, but here we are.