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External Forum for RP Communications - Mere_Mortal - 01-13-2012
I'm not making a promise that I would ultimately do this, but at least if I had some opinions on the matter then I'd know where I stand.
How would people feel about an external forum that would allow people to post RP-related communications and strictly define who can or cannot access it? Each faction leader would control their own forum category and it would be up to them to decide on which other factions may view their posts. Each member would select a user group to enter into and that decision would be final for a specified time frame, although each leader might be permitted to allow a member of another faction at their discretion.
The reason for this is because I feel that anybody being able to view anything is damaging to role-play in the event of individuals meta-gaming the information which they have access to. Even if it's unintended, it can be too hard to ignore some things that might inadvertently have been seen in the message dumps.
Not only do I wish for input from members, but also the admin team as they may not be fond of the idea of an external forum related to their server. I would however grant at least one administrator from here global moderator privileges in order to ensure that server-related administration can be conducted efficiently. I would probably also grant founding administrators such a privilege.
Yes, I do have relevant administration experience as well as knowledge of HTML, PHP, SQL and JavaScript. I am no expert, but I've got enough in me to run a forum.
Fire away; praise or insult this idea.
EDIT: Right, there's already a trend developing in the poll so I won't bother looking for a host.
External Forum for RP Communications - Sarawr!? - 01-13-2012
Sure it's a cool idea, s'why I voted yes, I approve.
However, we already have RP sections here on these forums that work just fine, so I would personally not stop RPing here to RP on any new RP Only forum that may come into existence.
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it..."
But that's all just my opinion and I mean no offense or anything ^^
External Forum for RP Communications - Mere_Mortal - 01-13-2012
The main reason for this, though, is to enable people to post stuff which they don't wish their character's enemies to view. Generic communications aren't a problem, but some things really should be confidential so far as the RP is concerned.
External Forum for RP Communications - BaconSoda - 01-13-2012
I think it's important to keep things local.
The administration here deals with both inRP and OoRP stuff. A big part of that is keeping on top of where the RP of certain places is going so they can make judgements based on the current state of the game. Sanctions, for instance, which are made outside the current state of the game are bad. ID and Rephack decisions made outside the state of the game are also bad. It's a lot easier to keep up with what's going on if the administration has all of the information localized here on this forum.
What would be great is that if instead of being all shady and hateful towards each other, we could just play our characters with the knowledge they should have and expect the same from everyone else without forcing that. Regardless of who reads the communications threads, we should all just maintain a mutual respect for each other and expect excellence and fun from everyone.
External Forum for RP Communications - Crackpunch - 01-13-2012
PM's provide maximum metagaming protection.
External Forum for RP Communications - Mere_Mortal - 01-13-2012
I fully support your thoughts, Bacon. The first most important thing is administration, second to that is everybody having fun.
Quote: PM's provide maximum metagaming protection.Yes they do, but they're not much use for group discussions.
External Forum for RP Communications - Evan_ - 01-13-2012
Voted 'No', 'Yes', 'No'.
What I thought was: 'No', 'Maybe but I'd rather chose a faction that keeps his stuff here', and 'Who knows'
To expand it. Who cares about metagaming, if you have a cool faction, why hide from the people what's the coolest in it - the background? If I notice a faction has a separate page (some had, maybe some still have) I give a sad shrug a and go back to the proud ones that has all the reading material accessible.
There's skype and google docs for the really sensitive matters. Those are usually technical and logistic details, not something that might interest people who are curious about the said faction.
External Forum for RP Communications - Mere_Mortal - 01-13-2012
Well, I'm sure a lot of official factions have their own forum somewhere, although whether they actually see any activity or not is another matter. I was just thinking of consolidating it all into one. Fair enough though, the general opinion suggests it's not a grand idea.
External Forum for RP Communications - AeternusDoleo - 01-13-2012
Splitting and decentralising a community based on communication is never a good idea. I know some factions have their own forum - I don't like that much since it prevents others from seeing what those factions are all about.
External Forum for RP Communications - Rodent - 01-13-2012
Voted no on all counts.
Roleplay is meant to be seen. And I don't see any huge metagaming problems that warrant this kind of requirement.