Taking a deep breath before I kill someone...

Hi there. I just need to get this out of my chest. I decided to start rping in Tumblr. I'm a fan of true blood universe. I decided to take a vampire character of the show called 'Bill Compton'. At first I was excited because there were many opportunities there. I started working my blog. I saw a canon character that I was itching to interact with, then I thought about taking a second character. A female wolf that had a relationship with him. Unfortunately I found out the administrators have already shipped the character I liked with another one. ( I was like, well, it's their game and their choice)

The red alarms came the first two days when the administrators only reply to each other. Naturally, I pointed out that. They immediately excused themselves by telling that one of the players was in a posting row with that character. That he would soon reply with the other characters that had threads with me.

But the last straw was today when I logged into the board and I found out they had given my character an 'original sister character' who was a mermaid (there was no evidence he even have a sister in the show, or that there are even mermaids there. The show takes place in Louisiana). I was naturally thicked off by this. They did without them even asking me first. I sent them this as a private message.

I got this in return before they swore the girl sent me a private message couple of they ago, and just because I didn't reply (I never got that message in first place), they allowed her to create the character.

Obviously, I decided to leave because I felt that things were not going to get pleasant. If an administrator thinks it's 'ooc drama' to point out common rp etiquette, I don't think that rp is worth.

Opinions?

I think they just want to run their version of things the way they want for their friends in their little clique. ... I'd say let them go and find a place you consider comfortable.

Agreed with @Desertpuma. It'd be better for you to find a different place to rp, one that isn't made up for a little clique [seems like they had one going to me]. Granted, I have NO idea how the heck tumblr rps work or how tumblr really works in the first place *feels slower than molasses* but I'm sure you'll find someplace better in no time!

I'd have bounced too. I've seen the couple of seasons of True Blood, and I'm all for doing creative stuff mind you. But I would have had a few issues with myself.

1. It's right, they should have asked. Whenever anyone makes a character on my board that is related to someone already established, I always make sure they okay and look over the app before approving. I sure as certain wouldn't want my character to suddenly have a long lost relative I didn't know about.

2. When you have canon characters that are established and have been part of the main focus of a show/movie series/book series, you don't add random relatives. It's just, yeah. At least not without really thinking about it.

3. How on earth did he have a mermaid sister? Did she get bitten by one or was originally a merman that got bit by a vampire? I am so curious about that right now, because he'd have been human before being turned. So was she like a half-sister or did the merperson gene just happen to skip him?

I asked the first question. Basically they told me I was 'complaining about everything', and 'making OOC drama'. That was the last straw and I decided to leave. If a valid complain is considered 'OOC drama' I don't want to imagine the day I do something wrong for real. >>

Basically they said the other player PMed me (I never got that pm). And just because I didn't reply back, they approved the character. Obviously, this is a sign of how little they care about plotting or the show. When I offered showing screen caps of my inbox, they changed their move. They were like 'this is not about who is telling the truth or not'.

And about question 3, well, in all honesty I care little now. As Puma and Bluerose mentioned before, I think they have a little clique.

There was only the one time I roleplayed on tumblr. That lasted a good long four months. As considered by the fandom I was involved with, and what canon character I had the mantle of.

There was a bit of drama IC that a player took very personal.

Guy (my canon) is garnering the attentions of different women and basking in it. One girl finds out, and forces an ultimatum, not wanting to be a "toy" in his love games. Guy thinks long and hard, and chooses girl over everyone else. Girl plays hard to get. Guy eventually wins her affections. Guy eventually proposes to girl. In a few days, girl starts a romantic interlude with another man. Guy finds out and breaks off their engagement. Girl is hysterical (and player whines ooc), and guy sulks for a while. Girl tries to go back to guy and juggle the other man at the same time. Guy says "no". Player is upset with this turnout, and tries anyway she can to try to manipulate this into an open relationship... for her character (my character and the other man were expected to be devoted to her).

I stopped roleplaying with her when I realized she wasn't interested in anything less than what wanted, despite the fact that such a role would not only be ooc for my canon, but also ooc for the other man her character was involved with. I'm sorry that happened, since the plot was quite enjoyable, but I just can't break who a character is IG. Could've remained friends or aquaintences... but it wasn't in the cards for her.


Moral - Tumblr roleplays are full of ooc drama. This is normal. I haven't the foggiest thought why.

Bounce.
Probably a bunch of power-hungry mentally-immature girls individuals who can't handle suggestions, questions, or the slightest notion of their poop actually stinking (just like everyone else's).

RP is full of drama full stop. As is the internet, school, work, and pretty much every aspect of life.


Back to the OP, I agree with your decision to leave, and that they should've contacted you and made sure you agreed about a character related to yours. Maybe they're power hungry, or clickish and only want to play with their friends, maybe they're not, but it sounds like you are not a good fit for the game.

Reading your post, I have far more sympathy for the admins than I do for you. Your PM comes across as quite snippy and entitled at best, if not downright rude. On top of that, you'd already called them out on not replying previously, 'naturally' in your words, as though challenging their actions is your right.

If I were the admin, I would've told you to leave too.

It's their RP and the existence of mermaids in LA is, ultimately, their call. The one true complaint you had is that they created a character that effected the backstory of yours without getting your input. Had that been the focus of your PM you might've gotten a better response. As it was that one, valid point was lost between insulting their decisions and telling them how important your character is to their game.

Tumblr is like this black hole that good roleplays get sucked into and then magically re-appear as bad roleplays. No joke.Tumblr is the site which ripped off the entire concept of my website, rules, and CHARACTERS, some of them were not even mine. So I pretty much hate tumblr rps. I've looked at some before and they usually turn out to be awful.

That line right there as an admin would have got my ass up, n g l. Not only are you making your character sound super ~important (even if he is a canon) but you're also coming off as abrasive. Maybe it's the word choice but, to me, if someone sent me a PM with the suggestion that I may want to mull something over for a bit I would be like "what a pretentious jerk so lol, no".

I pretty much agree with everything @Fardels Bear said tbh. They put my feelings into better words than I could.

All that said! I lean more toward agreeing that a lot of tumblr rps are full of OOC drama. Idk just seems that way to me because I've had awful experiences with a lot of them and have never had the same problems elsewhere.

This sounds like they should have a friends only musebox and not an open RPG. On my game, we do not allow fandom OCs that have any pre-established relationships with canon characters, even if they were to get permission from the characters already there. Fandom OCs that have nothing to do with canon characters are allowed though.

I don't understand Tumblr RP so maybe I'm missing it but what does this mean -

Surely this doesn't mean that the admins get to tell others who they're allowed to ship with? Oh hell no. I would have been gone after just reading that. No one should have the right to tell others who their character can fall in love with. That takes away some of the spontaneity of the RP. You never know who is going to like who based on their circumstances. Which is part of the fun. Even though shipping isn't my main focus in RP, I would still feel cheated if my choices in that matter were taken away from me.

Anyway, you're better off now. That place sounded terrible.

They most certainly should have made certain you were ok with this before approving this character. Claiming they approved it because you never responded to a PM makes me wonder a little, because seriously, I would think that as staff you would want to double check with that existing character first, just to cover your bases. I'm not particularly familiar with True Blood, so I'm not sure if there are even Mermaids in that show, but Mermaids or no, they should have made certain you were ok with the addition first. I don't think anyone is arguing that point.

However, you are not coming out of this smelling like roses. That PM could have been handled better, that last bit, that was out of line. While I do have some sympathy for you and how they handled things, I think you made yourself look bad in that PM. That last part, that wasn't really necessary, you could have worded that a lot better. To ever imply that your character, canon or no, is more important to a plot than someone elses, or that they should be lucky to have someone playing that particular character, is a really good way to get the staff riled up.

It's probably good you left, the site was definitely not a good fit. Like I said, I do agree that they should have made certain you were ok with this OC character first, that was really badly handled on their part. Hopefully you will find a site that is a much better fit.

My personal opinion... is... that it really irks me how you were responded to. ^^; I hate when there is obviously a problem... a legit problem in my opinion... and the Admins response is: You MAKIN DEH DRAMA!

It's like... deal with the problem... isn't that why you are an admin in the first place? ^^; *Sighs* Some people... I don't think you were in the wrong and I'm glad you left. If that's how they handle the problem... then you are right... I wouldn't want to imagine what they'd do if something else happened.

I'm not going to focus on the fact that his sister was a mermaid... [even though that is... really... random] but more so on the fact... that they didn't ask you for permission. ^^; Canon or not... you have every right to be ASKED about something like that.

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Who the hell is she RPing? Kristen Stewart?

Lee, that's priceless....

My disenchantment with canon fandom games is pretty much because the situation in the OP is what I've found the norm (granted, there are exceptions and some good AU styles out there, so I'm not completely generalizing). Admins/staff tend to set things up how they want them to be, disregarding canon only were they so choose (again, in some fandoms this is a good thing so it's not against all, I'm just focusing on the negative version I've seen first hand) then they act as if their 'setup' makes sense. But you know... their sandbox, their rules. Which means, if I don't like it, I don't have to hang around and play.

I hate 'new' relatives of canon characters, it's dumb. It's bad enough when a show actually tosses in 'token sister/brother/girlfriend/boyfriend/whatever' character in later seasons (without logical explanation), but I find the addition of OC siblings in fandom games particularly annoying. Especially, given that canons don't usually seem all that 'canon' in games anyhow by the time the staff finishes and players start bringing their 'version' to the gaming table.

My advice would be to part ways (which reading your later post I see you did). I think the staff sensed you don't like how they run things (which lol is actually well within the realm of logical role play) so why bother hanging around a game that defies source and wants to give players invented mermaid sisters to go with their canons? Anyhow, doesn't sound like a group worth being apart of... I always thought the point of a fandom canon game was to mirror the actual show/movie, so go figure.

Common Rp etiquette is a must on any site I Role Play on. And if the Admins are acting that way, I think you did the right thing in not starting a Flame war.