User blog:Trisell Chronos/Concerning Inconsistency

Lack of keeping up with roleplays
This is an issue I've seen for years, but as my life gets busier, and making roleplays with actual depth and plot goes wasted when people abandon or stretch out over delays, I can't afford to keep making roleplay after roleplay in this format when it won't be kept up with and finished.

From now on, if I create a roleplay involving more than two people (including myself and one other person), I will be adding a notice at the beginning that everyone involved must acknowledge by writing "I ___________ acknoweldge that I will be expected to respond regularly to this roleplay, and understand that until it's completion or cancelation, it holds priority over future roleplays I agree to." or something along those lines. I would expect the same from other peoples' roleplays.

This isn't a personal vendetta against anyone, and I understand that people are busy. I forget to reply to things all the time, but it's not an excuse for anyone. I try to limit the amount of roleplays I take part in, but I find myself doing a ton at once. Still, I've been able to balance each well-enough for now.

It's fair, I would think, that when roleplaying with someone, everyone would be expected to respond at least a couple times per day, and with roleplays involving 3 or more people, even more often. If that bothers some people, then please understand that you don't need to join roleplays just because they look nice. If you can't dedicate the time, then you should wait.

Many times people are in a situation where they simply can't respond, be it due to sickness or whatever, and these situations are often spontaneous. That won't be held against anyone. All that's expected is consistency and for everyone to NOT leave a roleplay behind then immediately go after another one.

Thank you.