Creativity and Spirit
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 4:40 am
I just answered a thread that made me think of something, a subject that has been a major topic in most of the PMs I have been getting lately.
Major, to someone who steps away for weeks or months at a time, and thus has the perspective to notice changes that might be too subtle for people who are here everyday to notice.
This goes beyond the argument about how this place has gone from 'Chocolate' to 'Vanilla'. I noticed that 6 months ago, and its become worse. People are complaining about the lack of creativity, really . Often, and when I suggest that they get with it and just get RPing with some flair... well, the restrictions kick in.
Something I am sadly familiar with.
I have been cornered by the ops for
1; mentioning Muay Thai, not in dialogue, but as a reference point for non-verbal descriptive posts. They msed it sound as if I was trying to introduce a foreign concept to a Union Shop.
2: for running a little mini-adventure on a dull night in a quiet channel, with a cheap little Witch in her Gingerbread house sort of thing for an hour. It was a spur-of-the moment sort of thing, and the op reacted as if I was smearing the Wicca.
3: Dreaming aloud about Dragons out loud .... but nevermind, better stop with this.
Yes, the rules are the rules.
I broke them and I did my time, years ago.
I modified my behavior and trudged on, and also started taking longer and longer vacations from Bel.
However, when I look around and see that out of 30+ people logged in, and less than half a dozen are engaged in RP as a matter of routine, that tells me we have a problem.
Lots of log-ins don't equal lots of Role playing.
When people tell me why this is happening, it makes me afraid that this house is dying. Slowly, but the cancer is spreading and the folks in the Penthouse seem unaware. Perhaps a result of the OOC room's purge, but I have also noticed a shortage of ops observing the RP rooms. One at most, very often none at all.
I have asked several people to stay registered long enough to voice their feeling here, but don't assume that everyone responding here are in fact those people, please!
I am not trying to take over anything, I don't want to be anything but a player here.
Just trying to help, just trying to say that when 3 out of 5 people you talk to feel so restricted by the rules that creativity is hopeless, then the house should start thinking of loosening up a little.
K.I.S.S.
Major, to someone who steps away for weeks or months at a time, and thus has the perspective to notice changes that might be too subtle for people who are here everyday to notice.
This goes beyond the argument about how this place has gone from 'Chocolate' to 'Vanilla'. I noticed that 6 months ago, and its become worse. People are complaining about the lack of creativity, really . Often, and when I suggest that they get with it and just get RPing with some flair... well, the restrictions kick in.
Something I am sadly familiar with.
I have been cornered by the ops for
1; mentioning Muay Thai, not in dialogue, but as a reference point for non-verbal descriptive posts. They msed it sound as if I was trying to introduce a foreign concept to a Union Shop.
2: for running a little mini-adventure on a dull night in a quiet channel, with a cheap little Witch in her Gingerbread house sort of thing for an hour. It was a spur-of-the moment sort of thing, and the op reacted as if I was smearing the Wicca.
3: Dreaming aloud about Dragons out loud .... but nevermind, better stop with this.
Yes, the rules are the rules.
I broke them and I did my time, years ago.
I modified my behavior and trudged on, and also started taking longer and longer vacations from Bel.
However, when I look around and see that out of 30+ people logged in, and less than half a dozen are engaged in RP as a matter of routine, that tells me we have a problem.
Lots of log-ins don't equal lots of Role playing.
When people tell me why this is happening, it makes me afraid that this house is dying. Slowly, but the cancer is spreading and the folks in the Penthouse seem unaware. Perhaps a result of the OOC room's purge, but I have also noticed a shortage of ops observing the RP rooms. One at most, very often none at all.
I have asked several people to stay registered long enough to voice their feeling here, but don't assume that everyone responding here are in fact those people, please!
I am not trying to take over anything, I don't want to be anything but a player here.
Just trying to help, just trying to say that when 3 out of 5 people you talk to feel so restricted by the rules that creativity is hopeless, then the house should start thinking of loosening up a little.
K.I.S.S.