Stormcrow Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Alot of people have been messaging me lately about various problems in CNRP, involving people who get spun up on OOC talk and run their mouths. They start "not recognizing" the other person's post, valid or not, stop paying them the simple respect one gives to a fellow player of the game, and treat them unkindly. That's about to come to a screeching halt. If you want your moves, your nation, and your presence in CNRP respected, you have to give it. There is no middle ground. TL;DR: Starting now, I'll be enforcing a policy of politeness on this forum to cut back on all the OOC hate-speak. Violators beware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sargun II Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 AWESOME or, for blind people Thanks, Stormcrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavo Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 This is just what CNRP needs. Thanks Stormcrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Terra Di Agea Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 I am totally up for this idea. You defeated disrespect! You have leveled up to level Three! You received 10 cake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agostinho Neto Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 That's why i always avoid OOC things in my topics, i prefere to describe a soldier's uniform rather then let someone post ooc questions about the uniforms. Especially military topics which involved more than 2 nations, should be ooc-free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeVentNoir Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Nice. Thanks for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V The King Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Way to go, Stormcrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoo Nova Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 This video applies greatly, and has a purpose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergerberger II Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 This video applies greatly, and has a purpose haha, i was just thinking of that :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEDCJT Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 You rock, Stormcrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silhouette Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Stormcrow, will you have my babies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gebiv Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 A sad day that a mod steps in and makes a rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtleknifewielder Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Stormcrow, will you have my babies? Hah hah, very funny... Seriously, though, I've always tried to give respect to my fellow RP'ers, though obviously I've failed on a few occasions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il Terra Di Agea Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Frankly more respect would be good, now that I think of it. That way trying to respect others and to be a good RPer won't get you invaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerreyRough Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Yea. It would be nice for people to be nice more often Even in wars, you should still be nice [OOC-wise]. A RP war would be much funner if you both planned before hand waht would be destroyed, results, etc. And if you declare war then at least PM; the DoW weeks back on me I didn't even know until the 18th page... (was busy RL), but I get emails if someone messages me, and I check my email once a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comrade nikonov Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Yay! GO stormcrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHAYD Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 A moderator finally decided to step in to cut down the disrespecting here, yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserMelech Mikhail Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 R-E-S-P-E-C-T, it really means a lot to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kevz Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Nicely said Stormcrow you rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margrave Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Woah, just saw this. Good luck, you'll need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Rick Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 omg, its about time... i love you stormcrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk11 Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Since we've got a topic open here about respect, let me say a piece that I've been dying to post for quite some time. It has to do with respect for other people's RP. Now I know some of you here are not from the United States. Welcome to CyberNations, you'll find a lot of us players are. The international community has gotten along great since admin implemented this game, except for a few hiccups in northern Europe that were dealt with by a particular player who still hangs around here. Despite that incident, I've been extremely proud to call myself a member of this community because of the respect players carry for each others' nationality. That being said, I think it's time we have a little chat about people RPing territory that happens to belong to your real-life affiliation. It's been said that players are the only ones who have control over their nations. Some people seem to have forgotten that these days, and they have taken it upon themselves to play police and remind people of their country's cultural heritage and customs. Some people have been subtle in doing this, and some people have been outright aggressive about this, as far as bringing this out-of-character fact up on multiple occasions and not letting the "offending" players get any respite from it. Recently a war was declared simply because two nations, who currently feud over who is the "rightful" one of their nation, did not like this player choosing to roleplay as their real-life ethnic nation. Although it turns out that the player who was attacked was a ban-evading player who received justice, the important issue still remains at large and unaddressed. This is out of control. It's not a secret that I've been talking about my own experiences in this post. I've gone as far as blatantly stating this issue fairly recently here. The situation finally came to a boiling point in an out-of-character IRC chat yesterday when two players who claim Korean heritage approached me about "crushing" Korean heritage on the Korean peninsula. By crushing Korean heritage, they of course mean not making the Korean heritage the forefront of my RP. I enjoyed roleplaying Palintine as what it was: Palintine. My own creation. It had its own history, its own system of government, its own sports and pastimes, its own national heroes and villains, and none of this "stomped" the Korean heritage, it simply didn't place great importance in it. My people were loyal to the nation, not to the land. Obviously this was not the first occasion, so I decided to get rid of the problem by giving Korea to one of them, and I'm kind of hoping they kill each other over it. I still believe I made the wrong decision because I gave into the people who were pushing me around, but that's my own nature. What this incident shows though is people believing that their own heritage trumps the player's ability to RP in the way they want. This is obviously not true. People make of the land what they RP, the land does not make the RP. An example of this is Sumeragi. Her nation is obviously Japanese, yet she is based in New Guinea. Sure, she has roleplayed a long and drawn out history of how her people ended up in New Guinea, but the point is that she has never controlled Japan, yet RPs Japanese nationals. If Sumeragi is allowed to do this, then why does the situation that has been outlined occur? It's illogical and hypocritical. In conclusion, I'd like the RP community to take this rant/message for what it is: a message/rant from a disgruntled RPer who was mistreated because he did not RP up to other people's standards in regards to representing their RL country on their RL land. I want you to take this message and hold onto it so that the next time you go to tell someone that they're not roleplaying the real-life heritage of the Irish correctly (etc), you stop and think. And hopefully you remember the message. A person's nation is theirs. It is not going to be an accurate representation of your heritage. It is an accurate representation of what the player wants it to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firestorm Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 You make a very good point Hawk. We'd all be wise to consider his words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHAYD Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 You make a very good point Hawk. We'd all be wise to consider his words. Same here. I live in the U.S., but my CNRP nation is stuck in South America, and I don't care as long as I have my CNRP and my IG nation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacharth Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Since we've got a topic open here about respect, let me say a piece that I've been dying to post for quite some time. It has to do with respect for other people's RP. ... A person's nation is theirs. It is not going to be an accurate representation of your heritage. It is an accurate representation of what the player wants it to be. I must say that I have done some in-jest complaining about cultures over different lands. I'm a member of an internet community where it's natural to feel that. Say you have a person who role plays a Latin nation controlling Scotland. Naturally, I'd be completely against that. I'm not going to apologize for my feelings, because that's who I am. Though, I do agree with your feelings hawk, you should not have given your lands away. Though, it is the downside of having so many people on a map. You're going to get screwed with the lands you've got. People take huge masses of land, because their SoI says they can. Let me tell you, if the map was blank, and I had an SoI of a hundred thousand, I'd take the same amount of land that I would if my SoI barely covered it. That being said, aside from now with Forstellen, I've always roleplayed the culture of the people who normally reside there. Maybe that's a mistake on my part. Nobody is doing it the right way, nobody is doing it the wrong way. When your decision gets to you, however, remember that Shilla now has mountanous land, while you have some relatively flat land. More city room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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