We're all just ice cream in RPNation's hot car, but I'll do this with non-roleplayer examples just to be safe.
Rod Serling made the Twilight Zone to confront bigotry in ways censors wouldn't allow for anywhere else, the golden age of comics O.Gs were much the same. More recently, a 2011 Korean...
Thanks. I defended those who ask for sample posts too, and went out of my way to draw a line between when I think it's okay and when it isn't, which didn't stop her from misunderstanding and getting aggravated, yes, "more forward" is right.
When I say sample demands can be an abusive dynamic...
Never did get doubling. It is a clever solution for a hobby too full of a certain type of roleplayer and not enough of another, two wrongs don't make a right though.
To bring a new dealbreaker to the table: no plot is worth a partner who requires a sample post. Groups where everyone has to as...
I can't say more about the school shooter OC because after I saw their (anime) picture I bounced. Not coincidentally, the worst roleplay I ever saw was a Hunger Games LARP in highschool where everyone had to give their number to get text updates when a player 'died', and the one kid who didn't...
BORING: As soon as you realize things won't work out and should end, break the news in a way that is grateful for your partner's efforts up to that point and leaves no room for negotiation or taking it personally. Accept responsibility for ending the roleplay, seeing as how it is, in fact...