Comments on: Why do the majority of new role players seem to be nutjobs? http://www.2phatgeeks.com/geekery/why-do-the-majority-of-new-role-players-seem-to-be-nutjobs/ What geekery is this? Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:54:26 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: bad Juju http://www.2phatgeeks.com/geekery/why-do-the-majority-of-new-role-players-seem-to-be-nutjobs/comment-page-1/#comment-1864 bad Juju Sat, 07 Feb 2009 04:16:06 +0000 http://www.2phatgeeks.com/?p=971#comment-1864 Yeah, I don't mind plot or SL discussion. But I try to avoid much of anything else. But teh internets is drama like you wouldn't believe across the board. I'm always terrified of introducing my kids to it. I might just restrict them from websites where you talk to random strangers. Yeah, I don’t mind plot or SL discussion. But I try to avoid much of anything else. But teh internets is drama like you wouldn’t believe across the board. I’m always terrified of introducing my kids to it. I might just restrict them from websites where you talk to random strangers.

]]> By: Melissa http://www.2phatgeeks.com/geekery/why-do-the-majority-of-new-role-players-seem-to-be-nutjobs/comment-page-1/#comment-1863 Melissa Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:16:23 +0000 http://www.2phatgeeks.com/?p=971#comment-1863 Heya Bad! First, welcome to 2phatgeeks. I had the pleasure of speaking to you over at Eve's blog. I don't mind it at all, I have a link to this blog over there for some pimpin', glad you made it. As for the rest of your comment, yeah, I guess the sort of crazy we're seeing via role play is pretty much the same sort of recycled crazy that's long been associated with the internet in general. It's really funny how the similarities line up no matter what you're really doing on line. I like your idea about the distant from OOC thing, but I'm not 100% on keeping myself unaccessible for such things as Story Line discussion or plot planning, so I have to be semi-approachable. I have no issues however, in entirely dropping someone who exhibits the first twitch of crazy. Glad you could make it, look forward to hearing from you again! Heya Bad! First, welcome to 2phatgeeks. I had the pleasure of speaking to you over at Eve’s blog.

I don’t mind it at all, I have a link to this blog over there for some pimpin’, glad you made it.

As for the rest of your comment, yeah, I guess the sort of crazy we’re seeing via role play is pretty much the same sort of recycled crazy that’s long been associated with the internet in general. It’s really funny how the similarities line up no matter what you’re really doing on line.

I like your idea about the distant from OOC thing, but I’m not 100% on keeping myself unaccessible for such things as Story Line discussion or plot planning, so I have to be semi-approachable. I have no issues however, in entirely dropping someone who exhibits the first twitch of crazy.

Glad you could make it, look forward to hearing from you again!

]]> By: Bad Juju http://www.2phatgeeks.com/geekery/why-do-the-majority-of-new-role-players-seem-to-be-nutjobs/comment-page-1/#comment-1862 Bad Juju Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:00:41 +0000 http://www.2phatgeeks.com/?p=971#comment-1862 Hey, found your blog through your profile page on RDI. Hope you don't mind but I had to respond to this post. Way back when I was a wee lad I used to use AOL to chat on-line in the Member rooms before I found RP. I became a "reg" in a chat room in the Life section of AOL Member Rooms. The other "regs" were much older than I but much of the drama ensued that you speak of. One lady left her husband packed her three small children up and her things and would drive across the country to show-up on the doorstep of gentlemen who had started online relationships with her through AOL. She did this not only once, but twice. There were women there having online affairs on their husbands who they had no intention of ever leaving. They then would go and have on-line affairs on their on-line boyfriends. The internet is drama, and there are a lot of weirdos out there on it. Its why I try to stay to myself mostly OOC. Hey, found your blog through your profile page on RDI. Hope you don’t mind but I had to respond to this post.

Way back when I was a wee lad I used to use AOL to chat on-line in the Member rooms before I found RP. I became a “reg” in a chat room in the Life section of AOL Member Rooms. The other “regs” were much older than I but much of the drama ensued that you speak of. One lady left her husband packed her three small children up and her things and would drive across the country to show-up on the doorstep of gentlemen who had started online relationships with her through AOL. She did this not only once, but twice.

There were women there having online affairs on their husbands who they had no intention of ever leaving. They then would go and have on-line affairs on their on-line boyfriends.

The internet is drama, and there are a lot of weirdos out there on it. Its why I try to stay to myself mostly OOC.

]]> By: Melissa http://www.2phatgeeks.com/geekery/why-do-the-majority-of-new-role-players-seem-to-be-nutjobs/comment-page-1/#comment-1836 Melissa Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:07:44 +0000 http://www.2phatgeeks.com/?p=971#comment-1836 It's odd how it goes for every one of us. I guess I could count myself some what lucky in the fact that, I occasionally get the chance to role play with new blood? It never ends well, however. It’s odd how it goes for every one of us. I guess I could count myself some what lucky in the fact that, I occasionally get the chance to role play with new blood?

It never ends well, however.

]]> By: L http://www.2phatgeeks.com/geekery/why-do-the-majority-of-new-role-players-seem-to-be-nutjobs/comment-page-1/#comment-1823 L Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:38:45 +0000 http://www.2phatgeeks.com/?p=971#comment-1823 My experience has been more the opposite. Well, from your title at least. I'll find crazies, but more often than not they're people who have RPed for years and years, rather than being new to the scene. They don't see RPing as a hobby. They see it as a career. My experience has been more the opposite. Well, from your title at least. I’ll find crazies, but more often than not they’re people who have RPed for years and years, rather than being new to the scene. They don’t see RPing as a hobby. They see it as a career.

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