[quote=Pachamac]
I think if an rp is still within the interest check phase, then without any GM permission there shouldn't be any effort by players to take it over. Use the interest check for inspiration, but go make your own instead and actually .But for rps that are already underway, and ones in that have been going on a long time in particular... if a GM just vanishes for whatever reason, then... I suppose after a grace waiting period, I think it would be okay for the players to continue on, whether by deciding on a GM to lead up until the moment the actual GM returns, or to just keep soldiering on as best they can. If the players have put in the work and effort and enjoyment to get that far into an rp, why should they be forced to stop because the GM dissapears?
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This.

Incidentally, when I'm GMing, I sometimes make nice graphics or stuff for maps and generally try to format OoCs, IntChks and even sometimes IC's so as to be as nice and user-friendly as possible. The thing that would really piss me off would be if somebody used that fluff content in a relaunched thread. I'd go ape-shit.