The in game section of the forums.

Just my Opinion:

I have to say I do not like all the ego whipping by the "nobles" I see in the in-game forums. (I ORDER you to do this or that, throe you in jail, fine you, etc...) Also the removal of posts that really should not be removed, etc. All of this is ruining my between event entertainment :evil: I also know for certain it is ruining at least a few others forum experiences. If you need an "in-game" reason as to why you would NOT get involved, just say the random postings of the common folk are not worth your time and ire or whatever.

This kind of thing simply creates a culture where people get fed up OOG and do not want to post anything and is a big turn off as far as getting people excited about playing the game and visiting or posting anything in the forums. So I humbly ask to please be humble!

Just let the post fly as they are, let them get heated, let the debates continue, and then deal with consequences that directly affect a character in-game, in person, at an event. Not only does this give people something to do between events, it gives other people something TO do AT the next event....(IE: print out these posts on parchment and confront those who irk you, insulted you, or whatever...think of the possibilities! LOL)

IMO actions that affect a character directly such as fining, jail, etc should NOT be allowed via the forums, everything else should be fair game (barring things like vulgar profanity, etc). Let people post and then have fun dealing with the consequences at events. I once played a LARP where the forums were set up pretty much as I previously stated, and a LOT of cool plot and character interactions were borne frome it.

All of this serves as great entertainment between events and yet another really great reason to bring traffic to the forums.

-JR

While I can understand your point, one should realize that, from an in-game (and out-of-game) standpoint, the nobility and the guard are trying to keep the peace as well as possible. Allowing everyone's proverbial dirty laundry to be flaunted in public without repercussion can possibly create far more drastic IG situations in the future. PVP situations, while not necessary discouraged, also shouldn't be encouraged because I think people would have a better chance of being OOG fed up after being ripped through the phocus than from having an IG post removed.

Another thing to keep in mind, is that PMs are a more private and unmoderated form of IG correspondence, so long as you're not making someone OOG uncomfortable.

In my opinion, i find there are some great discrepancies with posts that are taken down, vs those left on the boards.

A horribly vulgar, and descriptive post was left for and directed at an 'evil' character. it was extremely detailed, and could easily offend a player.
Yet some harmless discussions, and other FAR LESS vile writings get 'torn down' Characters fined etc. because a noble wants to end discussion.
Public apologizes, jail time, etc handed out to characters for posting FAR LESS inflammatory posts.
Yet, what was EASILY the most offensive thing i have read IG, went completely untouched by any noble, moderator, etc.
In Game posts are IN GAME, if a character wishes to put themselves into a position where bad things CAN happen. It should be up to THEM to censor what it is they are posting. And if a post IS removed, i think, at the very least, the moderator who is removing it, should reach out to the player, let them know WHY it was removed, so they may reword the point they were trying to make, as it COULD be a fairly important plot or character development for them.

Why is this in announcements and not in a event recap? Just wondering.

I think Keith has a great point. I think it comes down to, everybody has different values of enjoyment when they come to a larp. Nobody is trying to hinder anybodies good time but I believe they are trying to play their characters just the same as anybody else.

Not to mention, In a larp that still has a Lord > Knight > Vassal > Commoner medieval-type power structure it shouldn't be too surprising that players who hold the upper tier of positions may take use of the positions. It seems the only way to genuinely avoid people from pulling the "nobility card" as it were would be to make it so there is NO in game nobility. Which is presently not the case.

I'm locking this post for now, I just don't really want a huge debate about this... Will call some of you guys to talk about it.

OK unlocking this post, but still seriously I do not want a huge debate on this, and honestly I agree that this would have been better served as a recap instead of a public post.

I will explain my position on this. I understand both sides of this coin, very fully. I thought about it at great lengths before allowing the addition a whole bunch of new in-game boards.

I agree that people reading the boards as players will get discouraged if they see thier posts being removed in-game and if they are "yelled" at by nobility. Generally it is my hope that the players who play nobility will be sensitive to players on an OOG level as well as an in-game level regardless of RPing thier character though this might not be the case 100% of the time, and tempers may flair in-game.

However... an in-game board has to be an in-game board... and there are people in charge who can in-game moderate them. This has to be allowed to happen, otherwise it just dosnt make in-game sense. If someone feels discouraged by it and wants to encourage a change in in-game behavior, they should contact in-game nobility that are higher up than the ones in question and explain that displeasure, so that it can be handled from an in-game standpoint.

Thats pretty much it. So basically while I understand about the worry about the way the in-game boards are handled... that worry should be addressed in-game not oog.