the thing is more the usual crowd of "YES PLEASE MAKE THIS SITE I'M DYING FOR IT!!!" and then they join and uh. never even finish an app. even if the site has a relaxed atmosphere and a low activity requirement and an easy app.

and you notice this to be a repeat pattern with the person for. years.

felt on the serial flakers thing. there are a lot of people that like the aesthetic of RP but don't actually ever. rp. it's part of why I wouldn't ever recommend making a site someone says they want to see in that thread. make a site you want to play on. don't bother catering to the community.

there's also a list of people whose sites i won't join because they close and open too many sites, so I feel like that's part of why some sites are Dead on Arrival. i would absolutely give these people a chance after the site's been open for a while, but I've been burned too many times by brand new sites made by serial site creators.

fucc it gonna make an official thing for this over the next few weeks and possibly open it in july/august, but

i am seriously considering starting the RP concept about personified characters from the public domain with possible added long-deceased historical figures (Nobunaga, Joan of Arc, Charlemagne, Mansa Musa, Sappho, etc). Don't know exactly what concept I'm going for yet, but yeah.

some basic notes:
- Certain historical figures will be banned (anyone who died after 1900, anyone with a history of being used as an icon of white supremacist groups).
- leaning towards no FCs with a written appearance and aesthetic images (only images you have permission to use, such as stock images).
- Mythological personification is allowed. Modern religious depictions (such as Hindu gods or Biblical characters such as Moses) will be viewed with heavy scrutiny and are not recommended as first characters, and I'm gonna preemptively ban Jesus and the Prophet Muhammad.

godmoding is more about the behavior of the RP'er than the power of the character. that's my firmest belief. and you can't always catch it on the app.

classic literature characters + mythologized historical figures personified RP in some funky post-apocalyptic setting

i realize this is probably just project moon but i really do think joan of arc getting his T shots would save him. also project moon doesn't have Javert or Jean Val Jean and this is a CRIME.

yeah. if you really don't want to write it, just link it.

taking the demonized love rival from a bad romantasy and turning her into one of my favorite characters is just part of the panfandom experience.

THEY NOT LIKE US
THEY NOT LIKE US
THEY NOT LIKE US

life has gotten better since i stopped trying to read posts by people who post with tiny font.

"what culture is my character"

if from earth: go to behindthename.com or do some googling to find a name that's either meaningful or that I like for my new OC that fits their cultural background.

if from a fantasy setting: try to make names that sound like the conlang that the character uses, or use a rarer name or misspelled name from a human culture.

if trans: consider their character, personality, and what sort of media they consume. factor in a cultural background if that's relevant. pick a name appropriately. try to avoid common trans names. trans people from a diaspora that's important to them may pick names from their estranged culture. trans people who are more online might pick an online handle or a fictional character's name. it really just depends on the character. imho the hardest but most rewarding names to choose because you really have to consider the fact that this is very likely a name the character chose for themselves, so it's gotta fit their established motivations and personal background.

i think it's a great term but not for the reasons its defenders think it is. i think it's a great filter for who i don't want to rp with.