How patient is patient?

[cloudystar]

I know I'm new here and such. Only had this account for four weeks...but does waiting for one to respond in like a group forum take that long? And is posting like after 9 hours since your last post or something of the sorts too much? Just curious on people's opinions on this since I tend to type fast, and try to think of something creative to put down as fast as possible before the idea leaves me. That and waiting...is quite a long while for me lol. Though when time flies while doing something else, that's when a ton of replies just come flooding in...then stop all of a sudden. Is that normal?

[Shoryu Magami]

Activity and inactivity is often a very incoherent mess no matter what role-playing forum you go to, mostly because writers are by very nature like that; they frequently get caught up in writer's block (I should probably make a point that I don't have this problem; the reason my work is slow is because I have so many notes to organize first) and stop posting as a result of it. Sometimes they also get inspiration and get involved in a thread only to abandon it soon after; many role-players are whimsical and lack devotion, which isn't a positive trait to possess and I usually use the presence of this trait as one of my focuses when deciding if I'll accept someone into my role-play in the first place. Life also simply happens sometimes and people can't be around. So on that note; yes, it sadly is normal.

Given the nature of your question it might be better for someone more familiar with how this site works to tell you, since I imagine it would differ from one place to another. What I will say is that chances are this is an entirely subjective concept, so no one on the site will be able to give you an answer that applies to everyone (so assume any replies you get will be subjective); you should discuss these matters with the people you plan to involve in a role-play before actually getting involved with the IC at all.

On a side note, you get my thumbs up for wanting to write down and use ideas as fast as you can before they leave your mind; I'm the type of person who is being flooded by so many thoughts and ideas that it's virtually impossible for my body to keep up with them. A team working together would not be able to sort my project's notes efficiently yet I do that work each day; this is why all my notes exist in the first place and I'm currently not able to just sit down and write my story. I spend most of my time writing down countless ideas; whether they be for my project or for a role-play I'm in (or will be in). Doesn't mean I'll get to use all those ideas since (as I just said) role-plays die all the time due to many role-players having no conviction.

[BrokenPromise]

If I have a good idea, I try to write it down. Doesn't have to go into the post right away, doesn't have to be flushed out. Sometimes a good idea, when written down, doesn't look that good anymore too.

I try to post at least once a week. I think that's best for an RP's suitability. Yea, in the beginning you can get hundreds of ideas and post daily if you'd like, but not everyone can make the RP thing life. If you find yourself willing to write more, but are put off by slow responses, maybe join another RP and keep up with both of them?

[cloudystar]

@Shoryu Magami
Thanks for the advice, seems reasonable to communicate more OC wise before RP more to see if people still commit to a roleplay and such. And thanks for the compliment lol, I just write quick and can think of random ideas on the spot...sometimes leading to all sorts of hilarious events to re-read again due to the conclusions they can provide.

@BrokenPromise
Joined 2-4 servers, but I guess everyone is just really busy. But thanks for the advice and maybe I should just relax like you said lol

[ArenaSnow]

All depends on the roleplay. Fast paced ones, a couple days could be the sound of nuclear war incoming. To other roleplays, "Woah mate, way too fast there". It depends on the established feel and pace of a roleplay; if you can accurately judge what the pace is and be able to describe it as well as point out how it is in action, there's something right going on.

Doesn't mean I'll get to use all those ideas since (as I just said) role-plays die all the time due to many role-players having no conviction.

@Shoryu Magami

Which is the key reason why canons i believe I have mentioned to you never come out. On one hand, I don't feel like truly investing in things for them to die.

On the other hand, that would mean I would roleplay with myself... and if society has taught me anything, it's that there's something wrong when you only roleplay with yourself...

[Shoryu Magami]

@cloudystar
No problem at all. I definitely understand the feeling of needing to write countless ideas down because I don't have the time to sort them... As I suggested in my last post, my body truly cannot keep up with my mind; this is one of the reasons my posts are often incredibly long-winded and all over the place whether they be IC or OOC, as I have so much to say and as a general rule my posts will usually only contain a fraction of what I had in mind even if what I type up goes for several pages.

@ArenaSnow
Don't misunderstand me; I'm not suggesting that every single role-player you'll ever encounter lacks the devotion to stick through 'til the end, but the vast majority of them likely will. This is why I mentioned using the OOC, and a general gauge of the participants' personalities, as a good way to work out if they should be accepted into a role-play.

You could make the argument that, as a writer, I am in fact role-playing with myself since I get into the minds of each character when I write their part of the narrative... That being said; I don't think you should completely give up on finding people who are worth investing what you have in mind into, since they do exist and are simply difficult to find. So long as they're not inherently a whimsical person and life doesn't get in the way you should be fine so long as they were genuinely interested in the idea from the beginning.

[ArenaSnow]

Don't misunderstand me; I'm not suggesting that every single role-player you'll ever encounter lacks the devotion to stick through 'til the end, but the vast majority of them likely will. This is why I mentioned using the OOC, and a general gauge of the participants' personality, as a good way to work out if they should be accepted into a role-play.

You could make the argument that, as a writer, I am in fact role-player with myself since I get into the minds of each character when write their part of the narrative... That being said; I don't think you should completely give up on finding people who are worth investing what you have in mind into, since they do exist and are simply difficult to find. So long as they're not inherently a whimsical person and life doesn't get in the way you should be fine so long as they were genuinely interested in the idea from the beginning.

@Shoryu Magami

The problem with me is that I just don't have faith in people. The sheer amount of bullshit a single person is capable of makes me leery of other people from the start; and in my roleplay experience I've only found a dozen roleplayers I can truly say stuck to... I can't say the end, the group never made it to completion, but it did last a long time. The shorter roleplays I've done that actually have been completed are ranked higher than those that I've had great aspirations for. The feeling I get for completing a roleplay, however small, is much more worth my time investment than developing a world where I can't get a single story done in.

Will I completely tell humanity to fuck off? Well, I don't think caves give me brownies, and since I like my semi-daily brownies I can't say that much, but I do reserve any degree of real trust for those who earn it over an extended period of time. It is those people that I start to have a little trust in for getting things done.

[Shoryu Magami]

@ArenaSnow
Lol, you quoted my post in your response before I got around to fixing the typos I made due to speed typing (usually caused by the aforementioned problem of having way too many thoughts for my body to keep up with me).

At any rate... faith in other people can definitely be a problem, and I personally do not trust others very easily either (in fact I don't even trust my family or close associates). I believe I once described my attitude towards humanity itself to someone in the C-box like this; "I think the better way to illustrate my philosophical standpoint on humanity is that I believe in what humanity has the potential to be, not what it currently is.", and that really is where my perspective lies. I don't believe in either optimism or pessimism; both are dangerous attitudes that blind people; I'm a realist.

I've mentioned this before, but my greatest role-playing experiences are with my fiancé (@Ailyn Evensen) and with a long-standing friend who I listed as a "Special Mention" in my bio due to them not being on this site. These role-plays were primarily done over IM and I consider them to be of better quality and depth than anything I've actually ever written (or seen) on a role-playing forum. These sorts of people do exist, and they're the types who (like myself) will be able to turn aspirations into reality; you simply need to find people like that who share an interest in your particular vision.