Comments on: Of Muses and Moderators http://jim.troupeoffate.net/2007/11/12/of-muses-and-moderators/ The weblog of ToF's RPing mastermind Jim Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:48:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jim http://jim.troupeoffate.net/2007/11/12/of-muses-and-moderators/#comment-24 Jim Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:01:36 +0000 http://jim.troupeoffate.net/2007/11/12/of-muses-and-moderators/#comment-24 If you two do that than Jim will have to use minimal style. It's so cryptic that almost no one can understand it. D: If you two do that than Jim will have to use minimal style. It’s so cryptic that almost no one can understand it. D:

]]> By: dunkel http://jim.troupeoffate.net/2007/11/12/of-muses-and-moderators/#comment-23 dunkel Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:43:19 +0000 http://jim.troupeoffate.net/2007/11/12/of-muses-and-moderators/#comment-23 Brian, let's bring back the good way of asterisk-ing. Show 'em how it's done. (...which is odd because they do it all the time in the random thoughts/chat thread..) Brian, let’s bring back the good way of asterisk-ing. Show ‘em how it’s done.

(…which is odd because they do it all the time in the random thoughts/chat thread..)

]]> By: Sabas http://jim.troupeoffate.net/2007/11/12/of-muses-and-moderators/#comment-22 Sabas Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:09:57 +0000 http://jim.troupeoffate.net/2007/11/12/of-muses-and-moderators/#comment-22 I was just agreeing, dangit. :/ I was just agreeing, dangit. :/

]]> By: dunkel http://jim.troupeoffate.net/2007/11/12/of-muses-and-moderators/#comment-21 dunkel Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:06:09 +0000 http://jim.troupeoffate.net/2007/11/12/of-muses-and-moderators/#comment-21 Basically what I said, Brian: "But yeah. Just wanted to point out that HMF’s best rpers from back in the day, were /all/ asterisk-ers. We all were. Methinks the difference between the oldies’ way of asterisk-ing and the newbies’ way is that we were more imaginative and random. We had random things popping up, we did random things that rarely made sense, and we actually had fun. Newbies nowadays use asterisks for *goes back to house* *sits around* *is bored* *leaves house*… But err, I’ve got to admit, I haven’t been around in the RPG for a long while, I’m only assuming that what the newbs are doing. :\" You should stop skimming so obviously. D: Basically what I said, Brian:
“But yeah. Just wanted to point out that HMF’s best rpers from back in the day, were /all/ asterisk-ers. We all were.
Methinks the difference between the oldies’ way of asterisk-ing and the newbies’ way is that we were more imaginative and random. We had random things popping up, we did random things that rarely made sense, and we actually had fun. Newbies nowadays use asterisks for *goes back to house* *sits around* *is bored* *leaves house*… But err, I’ve got to admit, I haven’t been around in the RPG for a long while, I’m only assuming that what the newbs are doing. :\”

You should stop skimming so obviously. D:

]]> By: Sabas http://jim.troupeoffate.net/2007/11/12/of-muses-and-moderators/#comment-20 Sabas Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:02:46 +0000 http://jim.troupeoffate.net/2007/11/12/of-muses-and-moderators/#comment-20 dunkel: It's the key difference between how people used asterisk then and how people use it NOW. I know I'm looking at the past with blinders on, but we had FUN. It didn't make sense half the time, but we enjoyed what we were doing. I'm not so sure about the people RPing now. I don't think they're enjoying it. Getting them to pound out a few paragraphs won't change that. I mean, back in the time that I would RP for fun (good luck with that happening now), I was rowing a flying boat while singing "Row Row Your Boat". You don't get anything like that now (mostly because magic got banned). Jim: You're going to find it harder and harder to get people up to your standards. Let's face it: In this day and age, no normal person bothers reading books. Or writes. Getting them to write multiple pargraphs of setting and dialogue? Lolz. Getting them to write long paragraphs without waiting a few weeks? Yeah... I mean, I really hope you enjoy what I've written for Neverath, but that's going to be 30+ days out. dunkel: It’s the key difference between how people used asterisk then and how people use it NOW. I know I’m looking at the past with blinders on, but we had FUN. It didn’t make sense half the time, but we enjoyed what we were doing. I’m not so sure about the people RPing now. I don’t think they’re enjoying it. Getting them to pound out a few paragraphs won’t change that. I mean, back in the time that I would RP for fun (good luck with that happening now), I was rowing a flying boat while singing “Row Row Your Boat”. You don’t get anything like that now (mostly because magic got banned).

Jim: You’re going to find it harder and harder to get people up to your standards. Let’s face it: In this day and age, no normal person bothers reading books. Or writes. Getting them to write multiple pargraphs of setting and dialogue? Lolz. Getting them to write long paragraphs without waiting a few weeks? Yeah… I mean, I really hope you enjoy what I’ve written for Neverath, but that’s going to be 30+ days out.

]]> By: dunkel http://jim.troupeoffate.net/2007/11/12/of-muses-and-moderators/#comment-19 dunkel Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:56:53 +0000 http://jim.troupeoffate.net/2007/11/12/of-muses-and-moderators/#comment-19 Eh, can you believe I actually read through half of your wall (and skimmed the rest... >>)? Give me a sticker! >:| Anywayz, 1. You make me feel guilty for not using the blog space Brian gave me as often as you do. 2. To be frank, your 'old days' != HMF's 'old days'. Back in teh day, asterisks was /the/ way to go. And, not trying to boast or anything, but methinks I was the one that brought around a paragraph style of RPing. I went to some other HM RPG board, and they had strictly paragraph-posts, so I decided to try it out in HMF as well. It was slower, but seemed pretty nice. And then I had random urges to tell bits of Kyou's background in a story format, which, I guess, made people either want to type in a paragraph format, or mistakened that as the only way to go. I kind of regret causing the change now (if it was me in the first place..), because I find I enjoyed asterisks-RPing much more than paragraph-ing. Switching back to it now would only cause people like Jim to slit me throat. But yeah. Just wanted to point out that HMF's best rpers from back in the day, were /all/ asterisk-ers. We all were. Methinks the difference between the oldies' way of asterisk-ing and the newbies' way is that we were more imaginative and random. We had random things popping up, we did random things that rarely made sense, and we actually had fun. Newbies nowadays use asterisks for *goes back to house* *sits around* *is bored* *leaves house*... But err, I've got to admit, I haven't been around in the RPG for a long while, I'm only assuming that what the newbs are doing. :\ 3. ...Hi Jim! *hands over a slice of chocolate cake* Eh, can you believe I actually read through half of your wall (and skimmed the rest… >>)? Give me a sticker! >:|

Anywayz, 1. You make me feel guilty for not using the blog space Brian gave me as often as you do.
2. To be frank, your ‘old days’ != HMF’s ‘old days’. Back in teh day, asterisks was /the/ way to go. And, not trying to boast or anything, but methinks I was the one that brought around a paragraph style of RPing. I went to some other HM RPG board, and they had strictly paragraph-posts, so I decided to try it out in HMF as well. It was slower, but seemed pretty nice.
And then I had random urges to tell bits of Kyou’s background in a story format, which, I guess, made people either want to type in a paragraph format, or mistakened that as the only way to go.
I kind of regret causing the change now (if it was me in the first place..), because I find I enjoyed asterisks-RPing much more than paragraph-ing. Switching back to it now would only cause people like Jim to slit me throat.
But yeah. Just wanted to point out that HMF’s best rpers from back in the day, were /all/ asterisk-ers. We all were.
Methinks the difference between the oldies’ way of asterisk-ing and the newbies’ way is that we were more imaginative and random. We had random things popping up, we did random things that rarely made sense, and we actually had fun. Newbies nowadays use asterisks for *goes back to house* *sits around* *is bored* *leaves house*… But err, I’ve got to admit, I haven’t been around in the RPG for a long while, I’m only assuming that what the newbs are doing. :\
3. …Hi Jim! *hands over a slice of chocolate cake*

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