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It was published in the December 4, 2006, issue.\n\nFreestyle role play has been common on Furcadia since its beginning, and this brought different styles of role playing into conflict. Both paragraph role play (AKA Para-RP) and shorter post role play (no more than 1 or 2 lines of Furcadia's chat window) had their staunch defenders. Para-RPers were arguably the worst of the two groups, often demanding and enforcing zero-tolerance (or close to it) policies in their dreams, permanently banishing even those whose only crime was to be ignorant of the dream's post length rules. I've not heard much about dreams that preferred short-post RP. That could be due to greater tolerance or, more likely, there's been far fewer of them.\n\nPersonally, I think both styles have their flaws, most especially Para-RP (for example, purple prose and god-moding other role players), and would think Situational RP (where the length of the post is irrelevant as long as the post itself is relevant and doesn't disrespect other players' RP) is best. However, I don't role play, so it's a moot point with me.\n\nSocializers are basically those who prefer to talk out of character rather than role play. It's not uncommon for some of them to feel [i]all[/i] role players are a bunch of elitist snobs.\n\nArticle © 2006-2013 Marvin E. Fuller", "description_bbcode_parsed": "Late in 2006, I submitted another piece of satire to humor web-tabloid for Furcadia, The Muskrat, this time under my own impetus.  It was published in the December 4, 2006, issue.

Freestyle role play has been common on Furcadia since its beginning, and this brought different styles of role playing into conflict.  Both paragraph role play (AKA Para-RP) and shorter post role play (no more than 1 or 2 lines of Furcadia's chat window) had their staunch defenders.  Para-RPers were arguably the worst of the two groups, often demanding and enforcing zero-tolerance (or close to it) policies in their dreams, permanently banishing even those whose only crime was to be ignorant of the dream's post length rules.  I've not heard much about dreams that preferred short-post RP.  That could be due to greater tolerance or, more likely, there's been far fewer of them.

Personally, I think both styles have their flaws, most especially Para-RP (for example, purple prose and god-moding other role players), and would think Situational RP (where the length of the post is irrelevant as long as the post itself is relevant and doesn't disrespect other players' RP) is best.  However, I don't role play, so it's a moot point with me.

Socializers are basically those who prefer to talk out of character rather than role play.  It's not uncommon for some of them to feel all role players are a bunch of elitist snobs.

Article © 2006-2013 Marvin E. Fuller", "writing": "[b]by Drancron[/b]\n\nDuckburg, Calisota (FP) – Tensions between role players escalated in recent weeks, sparking new concerns about the threat of what some call \"role play bigotry\".\n       The length of role play posts has played a leading role in the ideological conflict, with role players preferring posts longer than six or more lines, commonly known as Para-RPers, at odds with those who favor fewer lines. A number of Para-RPers have demanded other role players recognize their style of play as superior to all others, insisting that massive amounts of description is an integral part of role play. Several short-post role players contend Para-RP is inferior due to excessive and redundant descriptiveness.\n       In a single speech lasting over eighteen hours, Johann Obliterati, Grand High Poobah Sporting Green Oculars, Perky Auditorys in the Shape of Acute Isosceles Triangles, etc. [i][Full title cut down due to lack of space. – Ed.][/i] of the Paragraphs in Furcadia Fundamentalist League Eternally (PIFFLE), called upon other Furcadians to \"destroy the infidels who refuse to acknowledge [Para-RP] as the only true path to role play enlightenment.\" Obliterati described role players who posted less than six lines as \"abominations\", encouraging Para-RPers to \"drive off all enemies of true role play.\"\n       Taking fifteen minutes, Ed O, Leader of Short is So Sweet Intifada (SISSI), responded that role play should not include \"too many words\" which are \"unnecessary\" nor be \"filled with drivel\" he called \"meaningless\". Over the course of over thirty-eight one line posts, O claimed Para-RPers \"drown role play\" with \"too much garbage,\" and should be permanently banned.\n       \"I'm not surprised by this,\" said Yakky Spitz, a Furcadian Socializer, when he learned about Obliterati and O's stances. \"I think role players have a very elitist attitude.\" Yakky listed a number of factors which turned him from an eager role player newcomer to a staunch Socializer, including indifferent dream owners and harassment from role players. \"It happens all the time. Newcomers want to join in, but the establishment takes every opportunity to bully them into leaving. The number of lines in a post is just their latest excuse to chase us away.\"\n       Most role players have given little heed to role play bigotry. \"Role playing is about having fun,\" said Li'l Spots. Her best friend and mate, Linus the Magnifico, agreed, \"Role play...should [be] first and...foremost fun...The number [of] lines is...irrelevant.\" A recent poll revealed many role players support tolerance between different types of role players despite their own varied tastes.\n       While DEP has refrained from issuing an official statement on the current situation, a source was quoted as saying that, despite the intensive work going into the next client update, \"should either side decide to resort to fighting, they'll find we're not bushed.\"\n\n\n[i][b](© 2006-2013 Marvin E. Fuller)[/b][/i]", "writing_bbcode_parsed": "by Drancron

Duckburg, Calisota (FP) – Tensions between role players escalated in recent weeks, sparking new concerns about the threat of what some call "role play bigotry".
       The length of role play posts has played a leading role in the ideological conflict, with role players preferring posts longer than six or more lines, commonly known as Para-RPers, at odds with those who favor fewer lines.  A number of Para-RPers have demanded other role players recognize their style of play as superior to all others, insisting that massive amounts of description is an integral part of role play.  Several short-post role players contend Para-RP is inferior due to excessive and redundant descriptiveness.
       In a single speech lasting over eighteen hours, Johann Obliterati, Grand High Poobah Sporting Green Oculars, Perky Auditorys in the Shape of Acute Isosceles Triangles, etc. [Full title cut down due to lack of space. – Ed.] of the Paragraphs in Furcadia Fundamentalist League Eternally (PIFFLE), called upon other Furcadians to "destroy the infidels who refuse to acknowledge [Para-RP] as the only true path to role play enlightenment."  Obliterati described role players who posted less than six lines as "abominations", encouraging Para-RPers to "drive off all enemies of true role play."
       Taking fifteen minutes, Ed O, Leader of Short is So Sweet Intifada (SISSI), responded that role play should not include "too many words" which are "unnecessary" nor be "filled with drivel" he called "meaningless".  Over the course of over thirty-eight one line posts, O claimed Para-RPers "drown role play" with "too much garbage," and should be permanently banned.
       "I'm not surprised by this," said Yakky Spitz, a Furcadian Socializer, when he learned about Obliterati and O's stances.  "I think role players have a very elitist attitude."  Yakky listed a number of factors which turned him from an eager role player newcomer to a staunch Socializer, including indifferent dream owners and harassment from role players.  "It happens all the time.  Newcomers want to join in, but the establishment takes every opportunity to bully them into leaving.   The number of lines in a post is just their latest excuse to chase us away."
       Most role players have given little heed to role play bigotry.  "Role playing is about having fun," said Li'l Spots.  Her best friend and mate, Linus the Magnifico, agreed, "Role play...should [be] first and...foremost fun...The number [of] lines is...irrelevant."  A recent poll revealed many role players support tolerance between different types of role players despite their own varied tastes.
       While DEP has refrained from issuing an official statement on the current situation, a source was quoted as saying that, despite the intensive work going into the next client update, "should either side decide to resort to fighting, they'll find we're not bushed."


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