SleepingSilence

Questions and Answers

I suppose the question for me ends up being, "Do you want to live, or feel alive?"

So I'd go with invincibility and pull some super hero sh*t. But that's just me.

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What are you doing to make your 2022, a better year? (And if nothing, what are you hoping will change. To make your 2022, a better year?)

The Status Bar

Why would I "argue" about something we all agree on? I'm looking for insight, not an echo chamber.

@BrokenPromise

Sure. But then, if we go by that reasoning. It implies you mentioned strict negatives you do want others to agree with, yes?

So how is, "This status bar does what it's supposed to do sometimes, I know. But I simply have little interest in what is posted there." Supposed to convince somebody else, whose more likely to use it for its intended purpose, or is interested in the many various things that you happened not to be?

Especially, when the best solution for the personal pet peeves you've mentioned, is given in the post itself? (I.E. 'Don't find any of it personally appealing?' Hide it.)

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I mean, helk. I wholeheartedly agree with 'somethings don't need to broadcasted on the front page'. (Such as the people who post "My current excuse for why I haven't bothered posting to my groups and individuals this time is." posts.) Which would indeed be far better suited to the threads and PMs of the people they're actually RPing with. So their partners might actually see it.

But it's still a status update. So it's my pet peeve alone. (And I certainly wouldn't ask for the status bar to be auto-hidden for it. Because, aside from satisfying me. Who does that help?)

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And sure, I could go into further critical detail. Suggesting that the site displaying five new roleplays and interest checks at the bottom, does so very little to boost a person's RP traffic. Compared to advertising it at the top of the front page.

Particularly when people once flooded the 1x1 interest check page, with six different threads made the same person. Or back when the site was actually thriving, and created five new free/casual RP'S in a day. (Thus, those who made something a mere few days prior, probably wanted and still needed a few more interested eyeballs.) Hence, why advertising in the status bar is perfectly legitimate. As far as I'm concerned.

Though, even if you disagree with that sentiment. Surely, there's bigger problems for the moderators and users at large to deal with, yeah?

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But to not touch the moderator statement with the fifty or so hindsight responses I have. I suppose, I'll reiterate/rephrase someone else's point that I agree with.

You remove the status bar for misuse. And the abusers will find a new method/avenue for their efforts.

@Izurich

Don't have much else to add, really.

The Status Bar

Is the status bar a useful tool that benefits the community?

People use the status bar for status updates.

I fall into the camp of people who believe that the status bar should be removed. Half the time it's in a sub section I don't feel like participating in, and the other half it's something I'm not interested in.

I’m aware you can hide the status bar.

Some people say we just need mods, but the regular mods are our status bar mods.

You actively hurt a community by rewarding, ignoring, or worse yet, encouraging bad behavior.

And punishing people who do nothing wrong, or selectively at a whim.

Two things that have been done for years on end. Let's be frank.

And getting rid of a site tool that can be used for its intended well-meaning purposes, as the post admits to. Sounds like punishing people for the actions of a few. Instead of simply ya know, punishing the few.

I mean the post doesn't even argue about trolling, or even those who spam there. It's main point is how you aren't interested in what's put there. Good or bad. So you want it removed entirely. Sounds...reasonable?

Sure, I feel like there's a few other things that I would've asked for first. A time machine, perhaps. (Since 'the nonsense conversation turned into petty snipes problem' was solved when we still had the active chat room.)

But that's just my two cents...

Pokemon: Farmhand For Hire (Suspended)

It was too dark and loud to notice the silhouette of an Eevee running inside their old barn. Huge for what little remained within its two floor interior. Aside from the haystacks, ladder and other various farm tools hanging from its weathered walls. Not that Croconaw was too interested in heeding his surroundings—when the ongoing thunderstorm had created the perfect spot to ‘practice his maneuverability’. Or at least that’s what he remembered ‘The Resident Gardener’ calling it. Since he encouraged him to train whenever Croconaw wasn’t working. Thus, the gator had been dancing with death looming overhead. Utilizing his new weightier body to make even bigger splashes, each time that he leapt toward one of the numerous fresh puddles outside.

However, a strong gust of wind had caught the Croconaw’s vibrant orange eye. After seeing how the large barn door had suddenly swung itself wide open. “You dare challenge my might!” Croconaw exclaimed, with his stubby arms spreaded out. Facing the door and taking a big stomp forward in the puddle that he was currently standing in. “Then prepare to be shut by my own claws!” He declared, before rushing forward and subsequently stumbling his way up to the opened door. Taking his unseen fumble in stride, as he gripped the wooden edge and pulled the door closed behind him. Finding himself standing inside the barn and letting out a weary sigh.

But Croconaw soon froze up for a moment, as he squinted his eyes and peered around at the shadows. Promptly waddling himself over to the nearby camping lantern, that had been put there for Cronocaw’s little excursions. Being bright enough to illuminate much of the indoor space, as he proceeded to turn the thing on. Processing the sight of the soaked, fallen Eevee in front of him. Huh? Who is this? Wait. Are they okay? Croconaw questioned. Quick to dash over to his vital stash of goodies in a woven basket. Because…okay he snuck out there a lot.

“Hey. Are you okay?” Croconaw asked Fifi from afar. Unconsciously using a younger and higher-pitched tone that Croconaw had when he was a Totodile. As he grabbed the thick wool blanket that had been sewn for him, in order to drag it across the floor and quickly cover up the Eevee’s body with it. Being answered first by the crack of thunder, as he raised his voice to compensate for all the noise. “Hey⁠—wake up!”

Post a random fact about yourself.

This year will certainly prove to be interesting. With two friends living under the same roof with me. (In the hopes, we can all help each other out.) With the added benefit of having almost full control over the situation. So I'm open to taking a risk on someone I haven't lived with before, and seeing if being generous can pay off for once.

Among other developments that I plan to accomplish this year. (Like my intentions to commit to the gym.) I look forward to seeing what I can get done.

Word association Game!

Ricekrispies dangit. You ruined it.

Sarsaparilla

Ban the Person above you

I've always wanted to hear that. ;.;

Banned for your lack of signatures. :I

Everdark: the Dungeon Monster RP (Closed)

@Dark Cloud I honestly would've helped make RP IC posts to keep this going along. (And @ peeps to encourage people to post.)

But I suppose that's usually how group RP's go around here.

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See you all in 1x1's sometime.

Ban the Person above you

Banned for stopping me. >:c

Word association Game!

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