The Rpg Etiquette Series Chapter 1
Entry posted by Lazzy the Spazzy
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As some of you know, I'm one of the mods of the Naruto RPG over in the Completely Off Topic forum. After having done this for a while, I have a pretty good idea of what I like in an RPer and what I don't like. This will be a short series of blog entries in which I outline exactly what I expect in an RPer in the Naruto RPG I help run, and what I don't expect.
First, let's start with the problem kid. This player constantly makes trouble for the mods and players alike, alienating the other members with his or her negative attitude and immature role-playing. This person is the sort that will usually get banned pretty soon after joining.
The problem kid's profile:
Everyone makes mistakes with their profiles, it usually can't be helped. But what differentiates a good role-player from a bad one, is when the player doesn't change their mistakes after asked. You can usually tell by reading their character profile that they just skimmed the rules.
Name: narutomaru
Age: 12
Rank: the highest one
Personality: just like naruto
Appearance: like an average person
Fighting style/skills: rasengan justu, chidori justu, raikiri justu, clone justu, all the fire ones, flying, the justu that makes a giant toad, ninetales, and the one the green guy does
Weapons: shrukin and those knive things i don't no wut ther called
List of jutsu: the same as the ones in the fiting style
Clan: susakes clan, ther the ones with the red eyes
As you can see, this member clearly didn't spend much time on their profile. They just saw the title of the RPG, thought, "this might be fun", and scrolled down to the profiles, completely ignoring the rules and other important stuff. Then they skipped the instructions telling how to make each part of their profiles, probably because it was too long, and just added stuff in.
Let's dissect this member's profile and take a closer look.
Name: narutomaru
Here we have the first problem. "Narutomaru" by itself isn't a bad name, if a good member came to us with that name we'd probably approve it. The problem comes when the member disregards our rules. We asked that the clan name come first and the given name last, but the member apparently didn't bother to read that one simple sentence. We're not even sure if "narutomaru" is his first name or last name.
Age: 12
Nothing wrong with that.
Rank: the highest one
Now, there is something wrong with that, and you can probably tell what it is, so I don't need to explain. It's just further proof this guy didn't read the rules. Or follow common sense, for that matter.
Personality: just like naruto
Uh, no. Those of you in the NRPG havee probably all had me tell you to make your personalities longer, when you yourselves submitted your profiles, so you know what's wrong here.
At this stage I'd be pretty frustrated. By now I can tell this member is just being lazy, and that they didn't just make a few innocent mistakes. This guy clearly doesn't care enough to read the rules.
Appearance: like an average person
Lol, What?
Fighting style/skills: rasengan justu, chidori justu, raikiri justu, clone justu, all the fire ones, flying, the justu that makes a giant toad, ninetales, and the one the green guy does
Oh man. *facepalm* I'd probably think this would be pretty funny, except my pride has been hurt here. Advent, Neon Bird, Greed, and I all spent way too much time writing this up for it to be disrespected in such a way. I'm seriously considering just stamping this unapproved and ignore the rest of the profile, but I'll read through the rest of it for formalities. I've already decided not to list out the person's mistakes, there are way too many for me to list. I'll just tell him or her to read the rules.
Weapons: shrukin and those knive things i dont no wut ther called
Now, there's nothing wrong with not knowing what kunai are called, we all forget sometimes and it's hard to remember all the technical details of a fictional world. But at this point it's clear this person hasn't just forgotten, he/she really doesn't care. Definitely not someone I'd want in this RPG.
List of jutsu: the same as the ones in the fiting style
More proof this guy doesn't know what he/she's talking about. You're supposed to put the list of jutsu here, not in the fighting style. Come on, read the instructions, people! It's not that hard!
Clan: susakes clan, ther the ones with the red eyes
Pathetic.
Now let's say this member somehow gets his/her profile approved (don't ask me how). And the first post he/she makes is:
narutomaru was walked thru the streets he saw a kegafakure ninja i yelled stop! and chased him and used my rasengan and killed him yeah narutomaru shouted
Ooookay…*facepalm* I would probably have told him/her not to put the rasengan (and all of the other jutsu too, there's no way I would let him/her keep those) in the profile, and here he/she goes, using it again. That's a warning right there.
Second. No "IC" or "OOC"…though coming from him/her, I wouldn't be surprised. If this guy didn't bother reading the profile rules, why would he/she read the general rules? Still, that's another warning right there.
Also notice the bad grammar and spelling I intentionally used in there. No punctuation at all, no capitalization, he/she even switches points of view in the post, going from third to first person and back again.
I've saved the most obvious for last. GOD-MODDING. Where did the kegafakure whatever thing come from? Narutomaru's supposed to be an Academy student, how'd he stop him? And doing all that in one post?
This member would get three warnings right away. And on his/her first post, too. *facepalm*
Let's say I intervene. My post:
OOC: Problem kid, your post is way out of line here.
(I go on to list the problems I just stated above.)
Because of your poor conduct and your total lack of respect for the rules, I'm giving you a warning.
The problem kid reads this post and is just mad. He/she doesn't realize their mistake, so they post a flamey response.
goddammit shut up stupid dont tell me what to do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111111!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry:
Okay, so this guy just badmouthed me. I'm mad, so I want to punish him/her. But, you know, anger aside, this guy did just break the rules again. I have a reason.
My post:
OOC: That's your second warning right there. Your conduct is horrible. Reign in your manners if you want to keep playing.
Problem kid's next post:
mkay srry i have anger management problems
And then he/she goes on to IC again:
narutomaru went to eat ramen and then he went to train and next day i went to the academy and asked iruka sensai can i become a ninja and he said yes and i got the headband thing and then narutomaru took the chunin exams and passed
*facepalm* Problem kid gives a lousy excuse for his/her flamey and spammy post, but not only that he/she goes on to do it again. How infuriating.
My post:
OOC: Okay, problem kid, this has gone on enough. Not only do you ignore my earlier warning but you just broke the rules again. You've earned your third warning and a week-long suspension. Come back when you've cooled down sufficiently.
Problem kid, of course, ignores my latest post (because it's too much trouble for him/her to read), and posts again.
then narutomaru went to dinner and i went on a mission and killed everyone and narutomaru got a new justu.
You know the drill. I post again, telling the problem kid to quit it. He/she finally notices my post after I bold it, underline it, and make it red.
His/her response:
goddamit stop telling me what to do okay ur annoying! wht the ###### is ur problem! i already sed i was srry! geez!
My response:
OOC: My problem? My problem is that you're ignoring all the RPG's rules. If you don't want to listen to me, if you don't want to follow the rules, get out. You should've done that already. I suspended you, remember? Don't come back until the week's up.
Surprisingly, the problem kid listens to me. After the week's over, the problem kid comes back. I've been dreading this day, but I'll see what happens.
Problem kid's post:
ic: narutomaru woke up what a good day i said i went down to breakfast "hey kitty" narutomaru sed he patted his pet cat i'm going to the academy today, well then, see you!
Hmm…well, you know, it's still bad, but compared to the other posts? A huge improvement. I'm actually a bit proud.
And then the next day problem kid deteriorates again.
today well have the genin test sed iruka narutomaru went and did the clone justu you pass sed iruka yay! i shouted narutomaru got a headband and went home
My post:
OOC: Problem kid, you've broken the rules once again. You don't control characters other than your own, Problem kid. Read the rules.
You've been suspended once again. Go out and take a walk, maybe it should help you cool down.
Notice how I'm being a bit unfair and mean in my last sentence. I'll address that in a future section of my RPG Etiquette series.
Anyway, problem kid responds with a spammy post. But before that, let's say Neon Bird posts with a Chuunin exams post.
shut up u cant tell me what to do. srry, i have anger management problems
narutomaru fed his pet cat im a genin now he sed then he remembered the chunin exams was today! i ran to the chunin exams and sed srry im late who do i fight?
*facepalm* WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO!!!!!???
I try to keep calm and tell the problem kid to stop.
OOC: Problem kid, you've been ignoring all my attempts to make you stop breaking the rules. You've just stepped over the line. Your character has been banned; if you want to make a new one send me a new profile.
Problem kid's response:
fine if ur goin to be such a ##### ill leave. im not quitting cause u told me to, im quitting cause i want to. so ther, stupid.
I'd probably just report problem kid's posts to an admin by this point and just get him/her banned.
So, there you have it. The [short] career of a problem kid. Now you know what not to do in an RPG. 
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