[quote=Kaga]
As someone who GM's often, here's my take on it;Players should be able to question things, including the GM's choices (in fact I kind of encourage it a lot of the time) but so long as the GM and the players can discuss things, the players should respect the GM's final decision on something, be that the rules of the canon or the rules of how the RP is run.In return, the GM should try to consider what decisions would be best for the player base; make rules that make sense, build a world that's easy to RP in, etc.I also think the GM should have every right to remind players to make posts and/or tell them to change things if the need arises, but they should always be reasonable about it and, simply put, just be a decent human being. If someone has a good excuse for being offline or having trouble posting regularly, be mindful of that.Also, if a GM feels the need to remove someone's character from an RP, they should at least send out a warning saying they're considering it, and wait a reasonable amount of time (variable depending on the speed of the RP) before going ahead without an answer. If it does come to that, however, the GM does have the right to remove characters.Also, the GM should take into consideration any factors that may keep people from RPing as well as what direction(s) the players want the RP to go in, and any other important thoughts the players have about the RP. In order to do that, though, the players need to be open with their thoughts - either posting on the OOC or messaging the GM privately if they have any concerns.Tl;dr - I think GM-RPer relations are all about communication, common decency, and respect. The GM and players need to be open with each other about the reasoning behind their actions. so that they can properly discuss things like decent human beings. Providing that the GM can make reasonable decisions, the players should respect the GM as somewhat of an authority figure and respect said decisions. Both GM's and players are responsible for smooth relations between the two groups.
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Kaga says everything I want to. I don't like the idea of the GM as the Supreme Overlord, but rather as the benevolent dictator who holds court in the marketplace.