[quote=@Sierra]
I take a pretty harsh view of digging through profiles to judge people. Matter of fact it's a good way for me to end up blacklisting a GM and passing otherwise-good roleplays by. If you want to judge someone, you should judge them in the present rather than in the past.


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Can't speak for everyone, but in the 7 years I've been GMing, I've had some hard lessons about running games and currently, I've been keeping games running for well over a year at minimum the past few tries. That comes down to vetting players and following a two-stage application process, through character sheet reviews, and some quick homework on an applicant. If I see someone hasn't been able to last in an RP for more than a few weeks or months, or cause drama and friction, or they join multiple RPs at once and commit to none of them, I'm not taking the chance because I have been burned way too many times. I tend to get upwards of around 20 applications every time I run an RP and I usually have 8-10 slots; I'm taking the best sheets and most consistent players with the best personalities every single time.

Is it harsh? Sure, but I'm tired of having flakey and problematic players because I want someone willing to invest in a 2+ year roleplay. 

The beautiful part of this forum is there's enough options out there that if you don't like something, you don't have to join it. I won't apologize for or change my methods because a few people think it's unfair or invasive because at this point, I'm aiming for quality and a good community that will see a game through to the end. Considering my current RP is over 1.5 years running and in the third and final act, I feel pretty validated.