[quote=@Dark Lugia] It's futile to try to FORCE people to do something [u]over the Internet.[/u] Especially RPing/Creative Writing which is just a hobby. I think people who get into RPing to "COMPLETE" an RP are foolish. I also think people who put Interest Checks up with the expectation that their RP will FINISH (reach the end conclusion) are foolish. The joy of RPing is in the actual[i] act [/i]of RPing and progression of the RP -- that is to say, developing your creative writing skills. (This isn't the only RP site I've ever joined, even though my post count here is very low lol. You have a very high post count, so I'm assuming a good percentage of those posts were of you enjoying and entertaining yourself. In which case, Mission Accomplished, you achieved the primary goal of RPing.) The sooner the "RP community" realizes that dropped RPs are a completely NATURAL AND EXPECTED RESULT of the Creative Writing Process, the sooner we can truly begin exploring our limits as writers. [b]RPs that END/Complete pretty much don't exist lol.[/b] (And there's nothing wrong with that.) [/quote] I see that someone doesn't realise RPs can have groups of dedicated writers who follow the story to its natural conclusion without bailing out. EDIT: if you're gonna drop a lot of RPs, you can't just moan about how weary GMs are gonna be. Hell, a lot of my recent posts have been me dropping things before they even started, and I'm prepared to deal with the consequences of that. It's just about getting your head in the game and thinking "am I still gonna be interested in this RP later on down the line?".