I have this problem as well.

And since much of what happens in my group is a lot of collaborative
threading with two or three writers doing joint posts, I feel like
it's a lot easier to get started that way. All people have to do is,
you know, express an interest.

I think it sounds like you've done everything you could, and
personally, I think if they keep spending so much energy saying that
they're going to post and then not doing so, you're perfectly within
your rights as a GM to tell them to put up or shut up.

But then, heh, I have a lurke3r policy that is hard to enforce.
People are going to be shocked around the end of the month because
the mods and I have decided we need to start enforcing it. LOL.




At 08:49 AM 12/11/2008, Elizabeth Wilde wrote:

>I have a player on a list currently who has been incredibly lazy
>about getting involved. I literally gave them a list of open threads
>(nevermind that they could have searched for the word "open" and
>found them on their own), have checked in constantly trying to get
>them going, have offered help, etc etc... and I've gotten nothing. I
>was actually going to unsub them today but they suddenly popped
>their head up after an admin message about being active in the games.
>
>But now they're dragging their feet about not wanting to post on
>this thread or that thread and wanting to just sit on their
>character until... I dunno... until the skies open and throw another
>player onto them by magic? I don't know.
>
>I've tried to not rise to the bait of being as rude in return as I
>feel they're being to me, but I honestly don't think I'm succeeding.
>Most people I can be pretty even with, but when someone is both lazy
>and somewhat rude, I admit that I have a hard time biting my tongue
>and not telling them to put up or shut up. heh I usually manage to
>be slightly more diplomatic than that, but... not by much in this case.
>
>How do you keep from biting people's heads off when they deserve it? :P
>
>Peace & Love,
>Beth
>
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