BlackWingAngel
Super-Earth
- Joined
- Nov 14, 2010
- Location
- Australia
Hello, fellow roleplayers.
I just wanted to make a quick thread about a simple thing that a lot of you do every day: communication. I recently had an encounter with a roleplayer (who I am not naming, as per BMR rules) who barely said a word to me after I initiated contact about their request thread. In fact, while I actually said "hello" to them this morning, I got removed as a friend on Discord and blocked without any reason or discussion. (You could say I greeted my rejection, lol)
Jokes aside, I honestly think that doing something like that is entirely uncool, especially when a person has not done anything wrong to begin with. You might be wondering, "wait, BWA, I have my right to not talk to anyone I do not want to", and you would be correct. However, there is still the matter of common sense to consider: if a person on the forum tries to communicate with you and ISN'T trying to immediately initiate sexy time with you without any prior communication, you should give them a chance to have that discussion with you. Who knows, maybe you will find that the person you gave a chance to is ACTUALLY a solid roleplayer who can attend to your needs.
With that all said, when it comes to denying any requests from people? Don't be an asshole about it. If someone approaches you with a request that doesn't suit your tastes, or if you initiate roleplay that doesn't fit to your liking after a few posts, just TELL them. Explain the situation to them and, if you or they are open to it, offer advice on how to improve the current RP or how to improve future RPs. The only time you should consider blocking/reporting an individual is when they harass, belittle or demand rule-breaking things from you. It would suck if you were blocked just for saying "hello", so don't do it.
Please remember that there is a human being behind every message and you should respect them according to what that message entails.
I just wanted to make a quick thread about a simple thing that a lot of you do every day: communication. I recently had an encounter with a roleplayer (who I am not naming, as per BMR rules) who barely said a word to me after I initiated contact about their request thread. In fact, while I actually said "hello" to them this morning, I got removed as a friend on Discord and blocked without any reason or discussion. (You could say I greeted my rejection, lol)
Jokes aside, I honestly think that doing something like that is entirely uncool, especially when a person has not done anything wrong to begin with. You might be wondering, "wait, BWA, I have my right to not talk to anyone I do not want to", and you would be correct. However, there is still the matter of common sense to consider: if a person on the forum tries to communicate with you and ISN'T trying to immediately initiate sexy time with you without any prior communication, you should give them a chance to have that discussion with you. Who knows, maybe you will find that the person you gave a chance to is ACTUALLY a solid roleplayer who can attend to your needs.
With that all said, when it comes to denying any requests from people? Don't be an asshole about it. If someone approaches you with a request that doesn't suit your tastes, or if you initiate roleplay that doesn't fit to your liking after a few posts, just TELL them. Explain the situation to them and, if you or they are open to it, offer advice on how to improve the current RP or how to improve future RPs. The only time you should consider blocking/reporting an individual is when they harass, belittle or demand rule-breaking things from you. It would suck if you were blocked just for saying "hello", so don't do it.
Please remember that there is a human being behind every message and you should respect them according to what that message entails.