Jannah
Yea that is fair. Everyone has different tastes. I'm not super into anime myself, but there's a few that I like.
I would say 99% of the time the roleplay settings I do are not anime so I took prefer real life or art. I had someone, who claimed to have read my request thread, wanting to have anime faceclaims for a modern real life setting. Got mad when I told them no. I mean you did read my request thread right? I assume if you contacted me you are fine with my interests and what not.
I only ever make group Reqs on RPN (and that's not often at all), otherwise it's just me responding to other group reqs. I feel like 1x1s have a lot more specific standards about common interests because they are geared for two characters to complement each other in some way. And tbh, its kind of a bummer to have to tailor a character that way. That bieng said, even Group RP reqs often state that they want irl faceclaims, drawn art, or even specifically anime fc's. I dunno. I like to think that sometimes people just overlook some rules in their excitement to get started. Bu then sometimes I see character builds that are just so out of place that I can't give them the benefit of the doubt.I would say 99% of the time the roleplay settings I do are not anime so I took prefer real life or art. I had someone, who claimed to have read my request thread, wanting to have anime faceclaims for a modern real life setting. Got mad when I told them no. I mean you did read my request thread right? I assume if you contacted me you are fine with my interests and what not.
In both Fandom and Original RP I have had people get mad at me for playing a character ""wrong"" so ever since then I have sworn off fandom and have become INCREDIBLY picky about who I RP with for original. I get that there are core traits for every character, and there are certainly people who completely miss the mark on certain characters...
You're so right, and I wish other people understood that. One day I'll do a fandom RP again under that premise, but.. Not anytime soon, that's for sure.
This is why I don't write canon characters. I don't like writing other people's characters. I won't even touch fandom anything, in fact, unless all the characters involved are OC's.
Wait...so someone got mad at you for playing YOUR CHARACTER wrong according to them?
Wild right? Lmao. It was mostly that they wanted romance and did not make that clear AT ALL. And then were upset that my dude wasn't into their damsel in distress ish going on.
Oh......brother. What's up with people not being clear up front? That's why there's communication. No one can read minds. Hopefully you noped out of there.
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if it brings you any comfort most canon x oc pairings want the canon to be out of character. That's the whole point.
This is me (though the writing sample is linked and not blatantly posted). lol
Inno
You missed what I was saying. I already know why people ask for writing samples. I've done it myself from time to time. What I'm talking about is a person specifying wanting a writing sample on their request thread because they are looking for multiple paragraphs/novella, I send them a sample of my writing and they complain about not being able to keep up with my writing just from reading that one sample(according to them. I write too much.)This is me (though the writing sample is linked and not blatantly posted). lol
To give you some perspective on the matter, the reason I (and others like me) ask for certain criteria like post length and matching style, is simply because that's how we like to do our roleplay. And when people who enjoy a... lighter and more casual approach to their writing hobby try to share a join narrative with a style that completely clashes, then we have both just wasted each other's time. A request for a certain level of writing capability and quantity amount is really no different than any other criteria set forth in a request. It's not any more unusual than saying you don't play as canon characters, or that you don't wish to do a romance RP.
It's all just about tastes and preferences. I think it's only natural that people seek out others who contribute posts in the same context. And the writing sample is a great way to show what you look for while at the same time advertising your own skill to those that might appreciate it.
Inno
it's not about competition it’s about mirroring. So a lot of people like to mirror the post length of their partners. It’s related to the idea that if I send you three paragraphs and you send me one paragraph then you're putting less effort into the roleplay.
I did just say it's not about competition. I don't understand what this has to do with what I've said though.
Not something I personally ascribe to but it’s a pretty common mindset in others.
I just tell the people they don't have to match my length and it usually clears up the misunderstanding.
*snickers* That's actually kinda funny that someone states that they are looking for multi-para on up to novella.... and then tells you that you write too much? I dunno what you gave em, but when someone says they write novella, I'm thinking they are dropping a couple thousand words easy. Maybe they had a different idea of what that meant?
that's actually against site rules if the sexual content doesn't "fade to black". You should report anything that gets too explicit. There are adult RP sites for that kind of thing. RPN isn't one of them.
They had a sample of their own writing which was detailed and had plenty of paragraphs. I gave them one of my own. I didn't think the person would take issue with however much I wrote. I write how I want to write. I don't do it thinking I have to limit myself and I'm definitely not going to apologize for it. To be honest, with that person it sounded more like a personal problem to me. Either way. Don't ask for multiple paragraph writing, someone gives you exactly what you want and you complain about it.
both scare me. im a minor so i dont do that. it disgusts me and it makes me sick.
