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In any event, I need to ask where the rest of the playerbase is. If you did not appreciate how I handled the above situations do let me know in PM so I can learn from this thread. If this has been a time issue, also let me know. We need to have better communication. I don't just draw up threads to not RP in them.

@Hexaflexagon
@The Dow Dragon
@Hellis
@FantasyChic
@CallSignCorsair

If this RP formally ends due to dropped interest, I will be fine with that but I do need to know things. Communication is ideal.
I don't see this progressing from this point so I am bowing out as well. Respects to the staff for trying though.
@McMolly

Even if my post is periodically being [finally] finished, do feel free to work on something. I'll also add in my Joshua post in the mix for full effect. Just presume Joshua said something snarky and Stein said something pragmatic if they ain't done. Cheers.
I think that means I need one more genin to get this on the road? Any new folks lurking who might want to?

@Jay Kalton I know you're out there.
without letting them know they can post for whatever reason

You have a fair enough point, I should’ve tacked on a sentence. But again I’d like to mention I had gotten used to the superhero sandbox community onsite that tends to participate in my games (as they have since 2012); people who don’t necessarily need the green light because it persists as a sort of unspoken rule. I should have recognized, as a veteran role-player, that with a largely newer group I should adjust my expectations and be more clear where before I didn’t need to be. That is my failing and I take full ownership of that fact.

In my opinion, you weren't directing and leading to a standard I like in my roleplays.

In my opinion, you weren’t giving me chance to. We both failed on communicating upon issues and expectations, either one of us could’ve took the initiative to PM one another and get things sorted. Instead we snarked at each other which is hardly ever productive.

On that note, I’d like to publicly apologize for demeaning yourself (and by extension Jacobite and Sodomite) publicly. Even if I was frustrated I should’ve communicated better than venting like an adolescent, but everyone is human and makes ill judgements at times. I have led a lot of RPs before, with mixed success rates, and this is one of the cases where I seem to be doubting myself after the fact. At least we communicated like adults as a byproduct of frustrations than what this thread generally turns into.
I should begin writing a post today.
@Rin

AU’s persist because we want to interpret characters differently and more cohesively, no?

But yes, you’re right that the one-dimensional “edgelord” variant of Sasuke wouldn’t make much sense if his clan hasn’t yet rebelled but it could provide crucial character development and a vital character moment down the line. At least, it would in my perspective. Perhaps the GM has planned for this; there are many ways I could see that the Uchiha Massacare still happening with Minato as hokage. Such as the idea that Danzo green-lights the operation without approval from the hokage thus leading to him either becoming a missing-nin criminal after the fact or killed by Minato as recompense and consequence.

Also Hi
I had a car accident that resulted in some complications with my blood circulation. I am fine, though. Working on another post today.
Nah, I'm kidding, I don't do that vague bullshit.

But you just did.

This response is just me defending my... reputation

As is your right, I would expect you to defend yourself. But moving on to your actual point to state my thoughts and perspective; starting with the weeding and other matters. Consider the fact, from my perspective at the time, a few things:

  • While I had to be reminded about the longstanding Gambit applications, as my determinations had been lost in transit following my stay at the hospital, I did respond within twenty four hours of re-deliberating. It was there I asked for a sample post from remaining parties to be sent to my directly via PM. I never got those samples, but my point of view was you and Hellis would get them to me when the timing suited you, which would be fine. For someone who was getting their bearings back together I thought this was very punctual of me.

  • Yes, I was blunt (some may define it as crass or inflammatory) in this particular thread when I decided to vent, but in the thread I feel I was as courteous as I could be despite feeling irked about people presuming my dedication to my own project was wavering. In a long-standing project you may have had a point with, but in something that was just getting off the ground not so much.

  • As for weeding taking work, all I had to do was post a status about moving over to a new account (which after discussing with others, doesn’t really effect my other roleplays) for you to rescind and withdraw. The others, from my perspective, just left because they couldn’t wait one week which only told me that they weren’t really receptive of the pace of the RP.

  • Also, I was only annoyed when people left prior to taking initiative. Which brings me to this—I’ve written in the superhero sandbox games onsite for a little over four years and I am used to people knowing that they can post at any given point in time once it begins. My mistake was not clarifying this since a lot of this RP was comprised of a newer group as presumptions are never valid grounds of excuse.

See, I don’t mind people bowing out; but like I said when things are thrown back onto me in what seems like a surprising notion, I act accordingly. I defend myself with rational and logical counterpoints so that remaining players can see I’m active and responding to an issue with some clarity. I need to show that confidence as a GM, I owe it not only to myself but aforementioned players.

It happens, and your actions (or lack of) are part of the reason why, whether you like it or not. And as I said in my post, I wish the best of luck to you and the players! The roleplay was an interesting idea, and it would be nice to see it not die. I just wasn't interested in hanging around as a player and getting involved in said potential stagnation.

I just find it odd when you say you were/are interested in the idea and hope it succeeds only to say you don’t want to help it stagnate when you could do the exact opposite as a contributing writer. Regular posts are what prevent stagnation, and leaving as you did only seems counterproductive to that point.
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