... I don't use them, and have no plans to start. I often tend to have a weird schedule, so I'm generally not on-line when most other people are (among other ...
And as an interesting note, there were 317 total posts for February 2008. The previous 271 messages took from September 1, 2006 to January 31, 2008 to be ...
This isn't a situation that I'm dealing with directly at the moment, but I thought I'd bring it up. What do you guys do if you notice someone posting like...
... I would confront the person - obviously not onlist since that would, as you pointed out, be unfair to the GM of that group. Let them know that requesting a...
... Having had to confront writers on this, a lot depends on the approach. I don't want to come across as a tyrant GM, but equally I do have the responsibility...
I think that's where I'd have problems, too. But this hasn't come up that I know of where I've had to be the one doing the confronting. I do know that it...
I'd be less likely to confront. If they went AWOL in my group and were posting frequently in another group, then I'd probably say something. However, I have a...
It would depend a bit on what they said. If they just asked for time off, it might well mean they hit a block with your game and not with writing in general,...
Without reading any of the other responses to this, right off the top of my head I'd say there's nothing to do. I'd be grateful they told me they wanted time...
And now that I've read the other responses, I have to say that I would not and do not ask for a reason why someone needs time off from my game. It's none of my...
... No, players don't have to tell me why they're on hiatus. I do prefer they give me some sort of timeline, though. If they're expecting to be gone for two...
So interestingly enough something similiar to this happened to me. More ironic, the person left my game (Not just went on hiatus) and then I saw her posting in...
Not stomping on ya :) But I'm wondering what difference it makes how long a player will be gone? I'm wondering if you guys do different things depending on...
... Yep, that's it exactly :) If someone's going to be gone a couple weeks and their thread isn't essential? We may simply be able to wait it out. If they're ...
Yeah, I also adjust what's done with their character according to how long they'll be gone. When it's an original game and the character is their own made up,...
Actually, my game is... not that fast. At least, not my current project. I don't know, it could be that people who aren't writing with me write hugely actively...
This is actually similiar to my current problem. I had a player join who was willing to play the spy I needed for the game. We created a kick ass character,...
Something happened today to make me think about this. I was addressing an issue where it seemed someone was neglecting another thread when her buddy went on...
... I guess for me it depends on the severity. If I was being kind of rude and someone is kind of rude back, that's one thing. If I'm a bit harsh with a player...
I am starting to be highly irritated with people who join every group ever created, no matter what it is, post up the same intro and then wait for something to...
... I say no. It's your sandbox. Players playing in it is a right, not a privilege. Hey, we all mess up, but I guess I'd say that you should, as the GM, be...
note to admin: Edited this post to delete the link in my sig and the place where I ask if I can post my archives link. Just now saw the rule of no-ads....
So I actually disagree with you on your rule number 1. Many a long battle has been done on this list about that point. I quit a game because I disagreed with...
... Did I say these were rules? No. No where did I call these "rules". And the one example you give me about being spontaneous (fire alarm)... is that it?...
Y'know, this is why I hate playing in games that involve more than maybe two or three other players unless we're playing via a predefined set of rules like...
I think you missed the major point. In an interactive fiction there are NO SURPRISES. Everything is plotted. Every player knows what is going to happen, how...
On Sat, Mar 15, 2008 at 10:19 PM, Shannon C. ... This game had rules. But things would come up not addressed by it and people got so anal that each time, a...
... But sometimes I'd argue that's necessary. Take my situation today. Someone joined my game wanting to play a canon character when my game is original. It...
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