Legend

Myriad Reality

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No stereotype is true everywhere, though.

@Galaxy Raider

Yeah, but you'll see one or two.

Myriad Reality

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Wouldn't that still canonically be able to be heard by humans? But that doesnt matter anyways, because I don't think we'd do it either- intentionally. It could very well be info that we put in the back of our minds because we read it, then use it later on when it's relevant because it was said and we didn't remember that it was private.

@Galaxy Raider

Eh. I'm getting the impression that it won't be adopted very well at all.

Myriad Reality

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I feel like those two concerns could be covered by the whole "privacy" thing. If you really want to, it can be easily said using action symbols that a conversation is private if it's not immediately obvious.

@Balance

Not an action.

Myriad Reality

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It's kind of a stereotype more than anything.

@Galaxy Raider

Stereotypes are supposed to be true.

Myriad Reality

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Here's a different idea, then: if someone is speaking with a set of characters that are in a different area, you can put the markings to say "this person is separate." So Ruby would put them on, but Violet, Techi, and Meredy wouldn't need to. The markings don't even need to be consistently placed, just every now and then so that everybody knows.

@whizzball1

There needs to be consistency. The initial concept was to assume the character was where they said they were until otherwise stated, but Ruby jumped in and made it sound like she was there.

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Exactly. With it, someone can ask where someone is IC instead of OOC. My only qualm was with potential eavesdropping by characters who would abuse it, or for us players using it as a reason for chars to know information that said chars shouldn't have a reason to know.

@Galaxy Raider

I don't think we'd do that, but we could always bring back the ().

Myriad Reality

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But you're not mataphorically literally metaphorically literally dead yet. I said it was cool, and it is. I can go schoolgirl for a second if you want me to.

@Galaxy Raider

Schoolgirl? When I was in school, nobody freaked out over things, so who knows how that actually applies?

Myriad Reality

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No, I like the system. I'm just saying that markings are going to be needed so we don't get confused.

@whizzball1

I'm serious; I really don't care if it's used or not. It was confusing to me because we've been on the presence system for a year, which has just as many flaws (e.g. asking OOC where a character is located), but it's not worth putting a marking next to every single post. That's ludicrous.

Myriad Reality

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Even if someone is wanting to have a private conversation at a public location? It just reads their intentions, or will it actually have to be actively switched off?

@Galaxy Raider

Everything should be done automatically, considering Data's prowess with technology. This isn't something meant to be an element that's actually considered IC, but something that makes it easier on us.

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see
this is what I'm talking about
She's using the communication system.

@whizzball1

Fair. Scrap the system then; I don't care.

Myriad Reality

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That makes sense.

@whizzball1

When did Ruby get there?

Myriad Reality

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But that is actively. This is passive.

@Galaxy Raider

Yes, but it's literally the equivalent of speaking at the base without actually having to be there. The system is smart enough to discern what goes into main chat and what does not.