I'm wondering if there can be anything more to add to this thread, but hey, take this from a guy who's read almost all char backstories that came to this server and spied on a lot of rp's.
Rp isn't really something you can jump in. The word roleplay itself suggests that you're playing in a role, most likely one that isn't you. And what do you need to play a role? Imagination and a heap of research.
And as it happens, those things don't come too readily at a whim.
Think of playing with a fistful of clay. You want to mold something out of it, a person, an animal, anything that you have in your mind. But even for the talented, it doesn't happen in a blink of an eye, and even after you've finished, the result may not be what you had originally planned.
I believe that us on the server have put in time and effort to create our characters, and are continuing to mold them with the rp's we do. To allow people who haven't put in at least some amount of care and attention to meet our standards, well, that wouldn't be fair for the rest of us, the potential for the new players messing up the rp's notwithstanding.
If you've read the app I wrote for Seven, you'll notice that it is just abnormally long. I can tell you now (and maybe Chelle, lol) that it took me near a month to write it, with countless editing in between. Was I overdoing it? Definitely, but I wanted to write a proper story for my character, and loved every hour spent.
The server doesn't ask this level of scrutiny and meticulousness. A thirteen year old can get accepted and have a great time here, if that kid has the patience to go through the rigmarole of getting whitelisted.
The staff asks to know about the char in such detail so that they can be sure they won't be detrimental to the community, but as is written up there, they are willing to literally hold your hand and lead you through the whole ordeal.
So be patient with them, they've got a lot to handle, besides living their real lives off the net, and dealing with apps with a 60 page backstory that properly drives them up the wall, round the ceiling and back down again, or an app that gives them an experience of dyslexia.
Must be great being staff eh?
Rp isn't really something you can jump in. The word roleplay itself suggests that you're playing in a role, most likely one that isn't you. And what do you need to play a role? Imagination and a heap of research.
And as it happens, those things don't come too readily at a whim.
Think of playing with a fistful of clay. You want to mold something out of it, a person, an animal, anything that you have in your mind. But even for the talented, it doesn't happen in a blink of an eye, and even after you've finished, the result may not be what you had originally planned.
I believe that us on the server have put in time and effort to create our characters, and are continuing to mold them with the rp's we do. To allow people who haven't put in at least some amount of care and attention to meet our standards, well, that wouldn't be fair for the rest of us, the potential for the new players messing up the rp's notwithstanding.
If you've read the app I wrote for Seven, you'll notice that it is just abnormally long. I can tell you now (and maybe Chelle, lol) that it took me near a month to write it, with countless editing in between. Was I overdoing it? Definitely, but I wanted to write a proper story for my character, and loved every hour spent.
The server doesn't ask this level of scrutiny and meticulousness. A thirteen year old can get accepted and have a great time here, if that kid has the patience to go through the rigmarole of getting whitelisted.
The staff asks to know about the char in such detail so that they can be sure they won't be detrimental to the community, but as is written up there, they are willing to literally hold your hand and lead you through the whole ordeal.
So be patient with them, they've got a lot to handle, besides living their real lives off the net, and dealing with apps with a 60 page backstory that properly drives them up the wall, round the ceiling and back down again, or an app that gives them an experience of dyslexia.
Must be great being staff eh?