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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2011 18:02:51 GMT -5
Sorry, I apparently used the cbox too much and I really need to get this off my chest.
I understand the whole challenge yourself as a writer thing. But I've never worked with a word count, before. The 100 word count was, and still is sometimes a challenge for me. I'm dealing with it, it's just already a bit difficult. And I don't like fluffing my work, that was my whole issue with writing papers in school. They were never long enough. I'm a short form writer, always have been.
I'll deal with it, mostly because I've become really attached to this site, but I just wanted to explain myself...
Also, blowing me off by saying "it's just 50 words" is kind of insulting.
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Post by Phoenix on Nov 6, 2011 18:23:30 GMT -5
QKat, I apologize if you were insulted or offended by our blowing off the "it's just 50 words" comment, but in all fairness please try and see our point of view. Many of the admins here post upwards of 200 words, and to get 100 or less back in a reply is insulting to us. It doesn't give people enough to work with and it makes them feel like they're writing these lengthy posts filled with detail for no reason. We're trying to find the happy medium between those marathon posters if you will and those who tend not to post too much. We started at 100 but even then felt that it was still frustrating to reply to. We feel that 150 is good because with the 50 extra words you can, yes, "push" yourself as a writer, as to us thats what RPing is all about. Having fun, but also using your imagination and writing down what it is as well. Believe me when we say that when we started RPing we barely cleared 50 words let alone 150. It's actually really hilarious to see how little we used to post. But we've come a long way in eight years and we like to think that we can help people come a long way too.
Hope you understand and again I'm sorry if I insulted you.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2011 18:32:15 GMT -5
It's alright, like I said, I just needed to get that off my chest.
And 50 would have been a lot to ask for a few years ago from me, while I was fighting with papers, rp'ing was a way to escape life, including actually needing to live up to anyone else's expectations. I actually think that's why my old HP site died, the kind of people I rp'ed with didn't want word counts, and I had a friend come in, saying she'd help advertise and implement a bunch of rules and even change the format, while I was out of town, and not only did she loose some of our active threads in the reformatting, she starting telling people they had to post more... it didn't go over well, and the site was dead within the month even though I repealed the new rules.
Mostly off topic rant that really has nothing to do with this, especially with your admins wanting the bigger word count.
And I do understand, I just want people to understand where I'm coming from.
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