Let's B!tch. I feel it's a healthy release for our roleplay annoyances 2.0

[skidcrow]

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@Mara

@Raddum

I knew you loved me <3

[ArenaSnow]

THIS IS WHY YOU ROLEPLAY WITH ALL CAPS AND HOT PINK.

[Dion]

@Burger
>Checks pictures and wipes sweat from forehead.

I almost posted something in a spam thread regarding people that use certain pictures for their avatars on forum and how their personality almost always seem to be the exact same across the board. It's like a collective consciousness of people...(usually smug pricks.) But it really does reach a certain scary territory where I start being able to tell exactly how a person will likely behave just seeing their avatar. I digress.

I've honestly never gotten to that point in actual role-playing pictures and I'm not envious of that. ;P

@SleepingSilence

I’d be really interested in reading a study of avatars and their potential correlation to personality or behaviour. You should write this thread.

[Lady Absinthia]

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In my experience, that would be code for "He's an asshole but the player expects you to find him charming to spare their feelings."

@Avant

Sadly this is probably a good summary of how a lot of people feel about themselves in general. "Yeah, I'm an ass but love me anyways and laugh at all the douche moves I pull."

[Supermaxx]

So you know that feeling where everything you write is inadequate, you think you're under performing, and you can't help but compare what you write to others you believe to be flat out better than you?

Yeah.

Fuck that feeling in particular.

[mickilennial]

One thing I see on this site, and it's more a peave than anything. They use shades of grey or other colours that blend so well with background you almost need to highlight text to read it.

Most of the standard greys, there fine, easily read. I like the style of thr muted grey, it can look very nice done right, and with some creative flair and contrast colours. Do you need properly it's nice.

But a few colours, just look at your post and realise. Maybe it's a good idea to make it more readable.
Maybe just use a few tones up, no need to use bright yellow.

@PrinceAlexus

One dude I know consistently uses blue foreground text and a slightly darker/brighter blue for dialogue. It makes my eyes bleed. Consistently.

[PrinceAlexus]

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One dude I know consistently uses blue foreground text and a slightly darker/brighter blue for dialogue. It makes my eyes bleed. Consistently.

@Inkarnate

Gah. That's makes my eyes bleed thinking about it.

Nope... Just nope.

[mickilennial]

Gah. That's makes my eyes bleed thinking about it.

Nope... Just nope.

@PrinceAlexus

Yeah, I definitely have been considering adding a formatting rule to my stock RP expectations list due to stuff like that. But you know, aesthetics are 100% subjective, so what can we do really?

[skidcrow]

what can we do really?

@Inkarnate

Force our own subjective aesthetics on everyone that joins our RPs.

[mickilennial]

Force our own subjective aesthetics on everyone that joins our RPs.

@Mara

Like I said, it’s something I’m considering.

[PrinceAlexus]

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Yeah, I definitely have been considering adding a formatting rule to my stock RP expectations list due to stuff like that. But you know, aesthetics are 100% subjective, so what can we do really?

@Inkarnate

Just say you reserve thr right to ask people to use clearly legible colours and that you ask not to use dark grey that night on background colour, blues etc people struggle to read.

They can use any other colours just have to be legible.

[mickilennial]

I actually don’t mind gray text all that much. The only reason it irks me sometimes is I can be a bit ornery when things aren’t all uniform. I get more upset when people don’t use the enter button to break up their lines properly or incessantly indent every single sentence.

[Silver Carrot]

@SleepingSilence

f you can't tell exactly how a person will behave from an anime avatar, it was most likely picked at complete random. I know if I'm playing a stuck up spoiled rich girl and my anime pic doesn't ooze arrogance and an aura of "don't talk to me, peasant" then I keep looking.

[PrinceAlexus]

I actually don’t mind gray text all that much. The only reason it irks me sometimes is I can be a bit ornery when things aren’t all uniform. I get more upset when people don’t use the enter button to break up their lines properly or incessantly indent every single sentence.

@Inkarnate

I meant dark grey. Aka nigh on background colour to point you need to highlight to read or view raw. not paler versions, there fine.

Aye. We all have our pet peaces.

[mickilennial]

>>pet peaces

Heh.

[Dervish]

@SleepingSilence

f you can't tell exactly how a person will behave from an anime avatar, it was most likely picked at complete random. I know if I'm playing a stuck up spoiled rich girl and my anime pic doesn't ooze arrogance and an aura of "don't talk to me, peasant" then I keep looking.

@Silver Carrot

TBH, I just assume everyone with an anime avatar is 14 until proven otherwise. The key to happiness is low expectations, judging from how most anime roleplays pan out.

[Viv]

I think going in with the presumption that everyone [regardless of their avatar or interests] is an inept teenager online is ideal in general.

[skidcrow]

I think going in with the presumption that everyone [regardless of their avatar or interests] is an inept teenager online is ideal in general.

@Pharmacy Rage

yikes u got me

[Viv]

*insert hysterical laughter*

[Dervish]

I think going in with the presumption that everyone [regardless of their avatar or interests] is an inept teenager online is ideal in general.

@Pharmacy Rage

Except for me, I'm old enough to remember hunting mammoths for food.

My joints are fucked.