With that in mind, I mostly am concerned about the fact that people are getting this feeling of 'sides' in this issue as a whole and that this will create a rift in the game: one where everyone feels unsure about talking to other people and interacting. Because, let's face it, everyone in this situation feels frustrated or upset or uncomfortable in some kind of way. It will be hard to find a solution that will work for everyone. I'm not even sure a solution exists that will make everyone happy. But I think something to definitely remember is that we are all here because we love the game and want to continue playing in it, and are having this discussion because we are trying to find a way to optimize the game experience for as many people as possible. Yes, there will be consequences and people who aren't quite satisfied. But I think that, beyond that, it's also very, very important to remember that we are a community that strives based around a collective love of RP in this particular setting. We need one another to have this community in the first place. If we're making people feel alienated or unwelcome, I think that in the end, we'd all be losing. If something like this starts breaking people up, there won't be a community to enjoy, much less try to improve.
I'm not against any of the suggestions that were stated here, though I do think some would probably work better than others, but I think that the most important bit is about encouragement and working together. Slow-posting is a problem and not contacting a threadmate about anything that is making you lag immensely isn't considerate, but at the same time, I think it bears mentioning or reminding that slow-posting can definitely be a psychological problem or, as E said, a disability. I myself have this problem. A lot of the time, the reason I lag a lot and am afraid to contact people about my lag is because of several psychological reasons: depression/moodswings, issues with time management, perfectionism, lack of self-confidence, etc. But at the same time, I'm still here because I love playing with you all and I'm trying my best to meet expectations and enjoy myself at the same time. Slow-posting isn't always an indication of laziness or an intentional show of inconsideration. It can be just as painful and frustrating to the slow-poster as it is to their threadmates. It's a very individual problem and it's also something that requires a lot of patience, open-mindedness, and support.
So I think that, instead of focusing so much on finding ways to change things to make AC requirements tighter or things like that, I would like to suggest that we, as a player-group, focus more on improving communication and helping those who are more unsure about tagging and RP to become less insecure about the way they play or the speed at which they post. Slow-posting can be improved, but it requires the individual person's will and the support of others. The ratio of these two isn't always the same for every person, either, but I think that if everyone worked to support one another rather than finding ways to change mod regulations that might alienate some people, things would work out better.
Finally, I did end up voting 'yes' on the poll, not because I think that it will help against slow-posting, but because it will make it less frustrating for people with inactive canonmates. And that's pretty much my only reason for voting yes. For me personally, I also think that perhaps a small change in the AC requirements (such as a post within the past week, as opposed to the past two weeks) would help me remember to post more often and would perhaps ultimately help bring up my tag consistency. For others though, I can't say the same. But I do see an AC change as something that would help prevent character squatting and the like.
AND FINALLY-FINALLY: FELLOW SLOW TAGGERS, YOU ARE ALL BROS AND WE STILL LOVE YOU. NO REALLY. WE DO. HECK, IF ANYTHING, I LOVE YOU ALL. ♥~ LET'S LEARN TO BE AWESOME TOGETHER, ALRIGHT?! WE LOVE THIS GAME AND ARE STILL IN THIS GAME FOR A REASON. FIGHT AND WINNNNNNN! WE CAN DO ITTTTT~~~! ♥♥♥ I think we should all talk to one another and work together to win. c: Keep up the awesome, Damnedites!
2/2 + MESSAGE TO ALL FELLOW SLOW TAGGERS.
I'm not against any of the suggestions that were stated here, though I do think some would probably work better than others, but I think that the most important bit is about encouragement and working together. Slow-posting is a problem and not contacting a threadmate about anything that is making you lag immensely isn't considerate, but at the same time, I think it bears mentioning or reminding that slow-posting can definitely be a psychological problem or, as E said, a disability. I myself have this problem. A lot of the time, the reason I lag a lot and am afraid to contact people about my lag is because of several psychological reasons: depression/moodswings, issues with time management, perfectionism, lack of self-confidence, etc. But at the same time, I'm still here because I love playing with you all and I'm trying my best to meet expectations and enjoy myself at the same time. Slow-posting isn't always an indication of laziness or an intentional show of inconsideration. It can be just as painful and frustrating to the slow-poster as it is to their threadmates. It's a very individual problem and it's also something that requires a lot of patience, open-mindedness, and support.
So I think that, instead of focusing so much on finding ways to change things to make AC requirements tighter or things like that, I would like to suggest that we, as a player-group, focus more on improving communication and helping those who are more unsure about tagging and RP to become less insecure about the way they play or the speed at which they post. Slow-posting can be improved, but it requires the individual person's will and the support of others. The ratio of these two isn't always the same for every person, either, but I think that if everyone worked to support one another rather than finding ways to change mod regulations that might alienate some people, things would work out better.
Finally, I did end up voting 'yes' on the poll, not because I think that it will help against slow-posting, but because it will make it less frustrating for people with inactive canonmates. And that's pretty much my only reason for voting yes. For me personally, I also think that perhaps a small change in the AC requirements (such as a post within the past week, as opposed to the past two weeks) would help me remember to post more often and would perhaps ultimately help bring up my tag consistency. For others though, I can't say the same. But I do see an AC change as something that would help prevent character squatting and the like.
AND FINALLY-FINALLY: FELLOW SLOW TAGGERS, YOU ARE ALL BROS AND WE STILL LOVE YOU. NO REALLY. WE DO. HECK, IF ANYTHING, I LOVE YOU ALL. ♥~ LET'S LEARN TO BE AWESOME TOGETHER, ALRIGHT?! WE LOVE THIS GAME AND ARE STILL IN THIS GAME FOR A REASON. FIGHT AND WINNNNNNN! WE CAN DO ITTTTT~~~! ♥♥♥ I think we should all talk to one another and work together to win. c: Keep up the awesome, Damnedites!