So it seems that this isn’t happening after all, because of off-site politics. I’m sorry, but that seems to me like that’s full of crap.

Firstly, on a personal level, this isn’t the sort of RP that I feel comfortable jumping into half-way through.

Secondly, the only reason it seems to have closed down is because “I don’t want people having RPs similar to mine on other sites.” That’s childish. And like it or not, you didn’t create this type of RP, so you can’t really say “this is my property and no-one else is allowed to do anything like it.” 

Plus, you know, there’s [url= http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=i9k31ypluou9s5j9d2w7n23k&page=1]This RP[/url], which has been running on a similar “play as your avatar” concept for almost five years.