exsoldierstrife:I’ve been sifting through my asks - I haven’t been on this blog in a little while -
exsoldierstrife:I’ve been sifting through my asks - I haven’t been on this blog in a little while - and I’m assuming these are responses to the “why I don’t RP with you” ask meme I reblogged recently. I’m kind of sorry I did reblog that, really. I’m not sure what kind of responses I expected, but it’s safe to say I never expected to be called “elite.” What the hell does that even mean, really? I’ve heard that term I am not ‘elite.’ I am just me - a fan, just like you, wanting to write about my favorite characters. And I totally get being nervous to approach someone for RP. This is common, and it happens. It’s happened to me. But if you never take that chance and send that ask, well….you’ll just be sitting there wondering, right?I also realize that there probably are RP “cliques” and that sort of thing. I would imagine that’s where this talk of “elite” comes from. I can tell you right now, that cliques are not my style. I am not here to win some sort of popularity contest. For me, that is not what roleplaying is all about I write what I like, I RP because I enjoy it. I don’t RP to ‘fit in’ with one group or another. I do it to interact with other RPers in a fandom that I love, and create some cool AU’s and threads together. I don’t want to be seen as unapproachable, and I sincerely hope that’s not the case.Now, I might not be able to reply to every single ask that comes my way. I do my very best to keep up with them, but the cardinal rule of RP is that RL comes first. I’m sure that holds true for everyone. Secondary to that, sometimes I cannot get the muse to cooperate with me. I run four RP blogs at present, and probably do a piss poor job of keeping up with all of them, but I do try. That said, just another caveat - not every muse of mine is going to cooperate with every single prompt or ask thrown my way. If I do not answer a prompt or an ask, this does not mean that I dislike you, the mun, or your character. I cannot reiterate that enough. Sometimes I simply cannot think up a reply, I’m busy with work or family, or I’m just tired.In closing, I just want to say that I hope nobody’s put off by this little PSA, but I felt I had to respond. I like to think I am approachable and friendly, at least I try to be, and I encourage anyone who’s been shy about interacting - whether it’s me or one of the roleplayers you see on your dash that you’ve always wanted to write with - talk to them. And do it off anon. -- source link
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