[quote=@Tulpa]I'm definitely a creeper. I'll read lots of RP threads IC [i]and[/i] OOC but I never join them. I may even talk OOC sometimes even if I'm not a part of the IC group.

I guess my only explanation is that I don't have any confidence in my own writing to will myself to join a group RP. The one's that I truly think would be perfect for the kinds of characters that I would like to write out, usually end up dying and abandoned anyways.

The trend of starting an RP and then everybody suddenly just dropping out (because [i]reasons[/i]) is another factor that severely limits my want to join a good group RP. I watch it happen far too often. That and people can be very mean-spirited. (Ignoring characters, over-controlling, taking OOC drama into IC. I could go on for pages, really. I've even seen GM's vanish.)

I do enjoy writing and I enjoy watching writers grow. That is an experience I think that is unique to roleplay forums and I like to see it happen in real time reading RP threads that I'm not a part of.

A part of myself wishes that I could join in on the fun, but at the same time I'm too scared to.[/quote]
^ This.

For me I avoid group RPs because I cannot keep up with speed-posting or overly strict posting timetable that makes me feel like RP is no longer a writing hobby but a horrible business job with a tight deadline.