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Subject: Re: November 7th

Author:
Lucil

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Date Posted: 19:35:04 11/02/02 Sat
In reply to: A Concerned Oppressor 's message, "Re: November 7th" on 06:18:43 11/02/02 Sat

>Since when did Kaiden become a shiny happy place of
>democracy and free speech?
>Lame.
>
>Hear me out here. I know lots of people right now
>think we should all be cheery and get along. But
>that's not fun. Conflict makes for good rp and if
>Kaiden is turning into human utopia then it's going to
>get real boring real fast. Is this really the
>direction you want to take the city?
>
>I know someone is going to scream and holler about how
>mean I am, but I hope you'll look at the argument and
>not get all defensive right out of the gate.
>Thanks

I don't think anyone is going to get upset with you for voicing your opinion.

>Conflict makes for good rp and if
>Kaiden is turning into human utopia then it's going to
>get real boring real fast.

Sure it does. But also, getting people together makes an opportunity for conflict and good RP, which is what I think Arthur is trying to do. Nobody said anything about a party where punch and cookies are being served.

>Since when did Kaiden become a shiny happy place of
>democracy and free speech?
>Lame.

I don't think Kaiden has ever been a "shiny happy place" and never will be. Democracy is a system where everyone gets a say. The system Arthur seems to be setting up isn't like that. It's more like a republic, and if you're not a citizen you're shit out of luck.

>I know lots of people right now
>think we should all be cheery and get along.

Sometimes there's something sinister beneath a smile. Everything doesn't always have to end in someone's death or swordplay for it to be great RP. That's not what RP is about, and truthfully, creating a new character repeatedly is boring, not people who 'seem' to get along.

Can't we all get along? No. Can we sometimes look like we're getting along while backstabbing and back biting? Sure. It's probably more fun too.

All it takes is a little attempt at seeing what's going on there instead of assuming it's going to be some 'happy' event.
But then again, you know what they say about assumptions.

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Re: November 7th	Arthur	23:12:45 11/02/02 Sat