[quote=@Shienvien] [i]You[/i] don't have to. To each their own, no? As for me, I am both patient and thick-skinned*, and trying to copy over and somehow resolve potentially hundreds of IC-posts containing the existing story-line, trying to regroup [i]all[/i] members of the RP somewhere else (who'll either have to take up two RPs with the same characters or abandon one of them), [i]et cetera, et cetera,[/i] is often more work than putting up with a GM who might or might not do something irrational in the future. * I do sometimes call people out when they are being hostile towards me in the form of "Hey, that was not appreciated; please cut it out.", but mostly only when I figure they might actually be a decent people who just stepped over the line a bit; otherwise I mostly just ignore jabs at me and only interfere if others are being targeted, and then it is often either just a dry request to remove the offending comment or a final warning before some higher authority will be summoned. [/quote] [quote=@Shienvien] [i]You[/i] don't have to. To each their own, no? As for me, I am both patient and thick-skinned*, and trying to copy over and somehow resolve potentially hundreds of IC-posts containing the existing story-line, trying to regroup [i]all[/i] members of the RP somewhere else (who'll either have to take up two RPs with the same characters or abandon one of them), [i]et cetera, et cetera,[/i] is often more work than putting up with a GM who might or might not do something irrational in the future. * I do sometimes call people out when they are being hostile towards me in the form of "Hey, that was not appreciated; please cut it out.", but mostly only when I figure they might actually be a decent people who just stepped over the line a bit; otherwise I mostly just ignore jabs at me and only interfere if others are being targeted, and then it is often either just a dry request to remove the offending comment or a final warning before some higher authority will be summoned. [/quote] I find it has little to do with being thick or thinned skin, so. much as removing oneself from an environment that kid clearly not going to end well. Indeed, the GM could go on to be a rather good one going forward, but chances are they will probably find a way to mess with said person. As far as working with people again, its a simple matter of timing and having the right RP. Even if it isn't fight then. a lot of the folks I ended up RPing with I met in other RPs and was happy to play with them in another..