[quote=Kyrianei]
Hmm...I guess I hate people who ask them to PM you about an RP scenario but don't get back. Recently I've had two RPs just drop dead and a few that I cancelled and there's no news. Nothing. And I'm just there like "Sooooo what now?". But for the most part, I understand and accept it for the most part.However, being a good GM is hard. It takes a lot of work to keep things going, and just recently with my interest check pretty much skyrocketing people wanting to join, I've decided to take a Co-GM on board to help. This is my first time with being a GM for a Roleplay and I'm hoping I'm doing okay (We're almost at the RP stage). However, I don't think I could ever do what your saying.Think about this. Let's take your scenario with team mates. We'll say what you did, Guy A does his thing and does well. It becomes Guy B's turn but as he finishes, they notice that Guy A is unable to carry on playing. Guy A needs , and regardless of their hobby, Guy B and Guy C should be waiting and supporting Guy A instead of bitching about how they can't carry on with their hobby.Do you do this in real life? I have a real close friend whose very dear to me. She's stuck currently with a lot of mental health issues, which is coupled with her best friend in real life dying. On top of that, college is tiresome for her and weighing her down. And do you really think the thing she wants to hear from me is "Oh, so do you think you know when we're going to start up our Roleplays again?"The answer is no.Honestly, I love roleplaying with her. I get so antsy and excited that she was the only person I'd trust with my roleplaying ideas. And that all stopped about three or four months ago. I was panicky because I didn't want to lose her as an RP Partner, but I shaped up. She didn't need me badgering her for a date to get better. She needed my support so that she could get better and then we could continue. Heck, she's still not ready - College work is still pretty tiresome for her even now. I don't think we'll even get to carry on our roleplay till her Christmas break.It's not unprofessional to not respond or reply about being inactive, so long as that person comes back to you at some point to explain what happened. Don't just immediately dismiss them as rude and dispassionate about their hobby because they lack the "professionalism" to have someone post for them. I know I don't open up to my family about roleplaying and I wouldn't want them going on my account to tell everyone I was unwell. Hell, I'd want my family by my side trying to get me better than having them post about how I was unfit to write for a while.And honestly, whether you know or don't know - You still need to overcome the obstacle of losing the important person from the roleplay for a while. Knowing the reasons why they are gone does not give you the magical "I-can-ignore-the-problem" card, you'll still need to keep it going regardless. Anyway, just throwing my two cents into this discussion. Roleplay is for fun, not a job and we shouldn't have to phone in and take our "sick days" as it were.EDIT: And just as an added bonus, if people get pissy when you yourself tell them you are unwell and want to take a few days off? Those are the kinds of people you should just walk away from. They aren't worth roleplaying if they won't support that you have a real life and real problems to attend to.
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well said Kyrianei