by PriamNevhausten » Sat Jun 10, 2006 12:50 am
I'm not entirely sure what we should do about the issue with new folks. I mean, Shini is going to be an ass regardless of whether it's a new person or a familiar face. That's Shini. But Kate's point is quite valid; we haven't had very many new people in a decently long time, and really, that's kind of a shame. Not that being familiar with the group in general is bad, but fresh blood means fresh ideas and community evolution.
I don't want us to start accepting crappy DBZ-style RPs, though. What makes this forum great is that the vast majority of RPs held amongst its members are top-notch as mature, character-centric (rather than combat-centered or puzzle-oriented) efforts go.
The problem with that, of course, is discernment. There's a lot of people out there who love crappy RPs (I hate to bring it back up, but Kate knows this perhaps best among us), and it would weaken us if we endorsed dumbness for the sake of having more people, in the hopes that 'we can change them'--because sometimes, you just can't. I know I would love to recommend some of my IRL contacts to this boardset, except for this consideration. Which kind of makes me sad about these contacts.
Suggestions? <p><span style="font-size:xx-small;">"It's in the air, in the headlines in the newspapers, in the blurry images on television. It is a secret you have yet to grasp, although the first syllable has been spoken in a dream you cannot quite recall." --Unknown Armies</span></p>