Popular Post Anonymous 234 Popular Post Share Posted March 14, 2019 How does everyone feel about: This site has a rule, everything is pretty much locked. I can see the rules, plot, species, so the basics. that's fine I can't see any of their RP so I have no idea how active the site actually is. However, instead of just an application template it has a message for new members. This message in summary: Welcome to the site, before you can join you need to get into our discord and talk to us, because we don't want OOC drama. Talk to us before you have access to making a character and within 24 hours of you joining and chatting with us in the server about how you write and what you've written int he past, and we'll decide if you can join. So, in my thought process, I have to INTERVIEW in order to become a member? Anonymous poster hash: f8443...d3e 3 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shieb 47 Share Posted March 14, 2019 I'd nope out. I get that the admins have probably had bad experiences, but this is the same red flag as seeing a ruleset that's riddled with rules for very specific offenses and lines like 'or we'll ban the heck out of you. seriously'. It reeks of either admins causing or attracting their own drama, and maybe not taking care of it once its there. It's nice for potential members to get a heads up that the site is a bad idea, though. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugs 63 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Yea I'd give that a hard pass. I can't speak for whatever experiences the staff of that site may have had in the past, and they may be the friendliest bunch around once you get past that first blush, but that doesn't seem particularly welcoming. Besides, who wants to go through all that hassle to do something that's supposed to be a hobby? 1 2 Administrator, Star Wars Universe RP An AU Star Wars Roleplay set in the Old Republic era Story | Cast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothic 307 Share Posted March 14, 2019 I like being able to see the posts of the people that I hope to write with someday. I'd also give it a pass. I don't mind coming into a discord if I am going to get to know people but that rubs me the wrong way too, OP. 1 1 Active, fun, established 2008! Come join us. Aeterna Roma Sites I am on; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huskerdust 625 Share Posted March 14, 2019 I'm way too shy for that. I'd never go through with it. 1 Reality is an illusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyx 164 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Hard pass for me too. That's when I'd look up at the X in the top right of the screen and say, "Hello old friend." *clicks* 1 1 + :: c o m i n g s o o n :: + Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie 198 Share Posted March 15, 2019 If it weirds you out, then don't go through with it. From my perspective though, this doesn't seem that strange to me. All most applications are are basically a kind of interview of you and what you want to bring to the site- so to me this just seems like a different way of accomplishing that and the admins are perfectly allowed to run their site that way if that's how they're most comfortable doing it. 2 2 WANTED: flamboyantly rich & famous family members, workers for a creepy foundation, & an AI handler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somniac 207 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Sounds like someone got burnt and is going to some extremes in effort to prevent that again. Not sure if this method prevents or invites drama, but it's their site and their rules. If everything else seemed tempting, or I had a friend there - eh, might pop in to see if they're less high-strung than they sound. You're evaluating them at the same time they're evaluating you, after all. 1 2 1 [Plot] | [Rules] | [Wanted] | [Discord] 18+ | Victorian Era | No App | No Word Count | PoC & LGBT-friendly | Newbie-friendly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhindeer 217 Share Posted March 16, 2019 (edited) That doesn't work for me, just because the only Discords I'm involved in are my own communities and I have no plans of changing that. But I don't think it's weird or unreasonable. For some games, it's all about character compatibility, and that's what the app is all about. They want to make sure the character is going to fit the world and that is their top priority. For other communities, the priority is more focused on player compatibility and how the player jives with the community. I think both are fine, just different preferences and different priorities. I've seen plenty of other games that had player applications and player vetting systems, so it's really not weird to me at all. There's many communities online that operate that way for their own reasons. If it's a dealbreaker for some people, congrats, you're not the target audience, and the system is still serving its purpose. Edited March 16, 2019 by Viscount Rhi-Rhi 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dun 68 Share Posted March 17, 2019 It’s not an entirely wacky idea to screen folks via chat, but it seems to be presented in an odd way. I’m understanding that the group is small and wanting to interview folks to make sure they’re a good fit before inviting them to join. That’s not the norm, but it’s totally okay and understandable. The wacky part seems to be that it’s unclear what they’re looking for and what their process is. Also: The idea that chatting with someone briefly would somehow avoid people not getting along is bizarre. I don’t totally get why they’d do this instead of just having a private RPG (invite-only) or deciding to keep it entirely open, but whatever works! I’d just steer clear. I don’t have any interest in jumping through those social hoops for a random game/group in which I have no investment. 1 3 1 Original fantasy| 18+ | No WC/APP | Jcink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c.widow 123 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Lots of replies here already but I'd like to give a little bit of my insight on this from my point of view because why not. First off, hard nope and extreme pass. I come online to write in my spare time, which is often barely enough time to have a 24 hour interview on why I would be okay to write or participate in an online forum role play. That is a very weird requirement of new members. I can guarantee that you could find a similar site that peaks your interest that does not have such ridiculous management going on. HOWEVER, there is probably a reason why the administration team of the site has made becoming a member so ridiculously hard. Perhaps there is bad blood in the past of newcomers, maybe they just want to make sure you are serious about joining before wasting their time or maybe there is even other issues boiling in the pot (other than the attempt to avoid drama which makes no sense like Dun pretty much stated above). Either way, me personally, I'd never take the time. Its uninviting. A closed community is often one you will have the hardest time breaking into the ice to get to the fish (at least from my experience). I would find something else with less absurd demands. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion 33 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Yeah... That's a hard NO. 1 owner of some website ❤️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypester 28 Share Posted March 20, 2019 I wouldn't mind it in theory, but there would have to be a really really interesting site idea, and I would have to like the people in return. It would be, in my mind, a mutual interview. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clipsed 231 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I understand where this is coming from and if it works for them, that's awesome! That said, I have no desire to put that much effort into seeing the content of a board I may or may not join. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spangles 35 Share Posted March 22, 2019 God, no! I mean, in fairness, I could see it from the admin's perspective. They want to get to know potential writers first, see if they're a good fit and try to preempt any drama down the line. But, from a writer's perspective, I want to know what a board is like before I consider joining. I want to see what style they prefer, how they post and how active they are before I invest time and effort in joining. 1 2 HOME PLOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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