//OOC cause of recent/current shit again
//to everyone, and i mean EVERYONE, i have some stuff to say about RP-etiquette
i'll make this into two parts:
If you don't like waht a certain person is saying to you, how they are treating you or how they are talking to you. If you don't like their approach to RP with you or something similar. It doesn't matter if it's in character or out of character in DMs or so: TELL THEM. Directly and out of character.
"Hey, i don't like the way this convo is going" or "I don't want this story to continue" or "You make me feel uncomfortable with this" or something similar.
Do that if someone makes you feel uncomfortable. SET BOUNDARIES!!! And if they don't stop, block them. Don't feel bad about blocking people. YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO DO THIS.
You should also talk to people if someone makes you uncomfortable. Reach out to someone you trust if you're not sure you're overreacting. Scratch that, reach out to someone regardless. Like, my DMs are always open, but you don't have to talk to me specifically, of course. There are multiple discord communities, if you don't know where to go. (i can give you invites)
And most importantly: This goes for literally everyone. I'm not talking specifically to minors, i'm not talking about interactions specifically between minors and adults. Again, this goes for everyone.
To everyone receiving criticism about RP behaviour: accept it and reflect on it. Like, for real. Think about what you did to get told off. Don't do a "yes but someone has to explain it to me". If that's the case, go ask people for help, don't wait for them to come to you. It is YOUR responsibility to not be an asshole. Not ours to tell you to stop being one.
And don't get me wrong, everybody makes mistakes, it can happen that you overstep a boundary. That's okay. But it's your responsibility to make sure it doesn't happen again. If you don't make any efforts, don't be surprised if you're getting blocked, called out and shunned.
Also, if you want to do something that is generally considered weird, or unusual or deserves a trigger warning, ASK people beforehand if they are okay with doing it. If you want to go sexual or play something that could be considered weird to involve minors in, MAKE SURE YOU ARE NOT APPROACHING A MINOR!
It's not hard to send people a message. If you can reblog their post publicly, you can send them a DM. People will be thankful that you are being considerate.
PS: I don't want to scare anybody, right? Nobody will get mad at you for making a mistake, or saying something wrong once or twice. repeated behaviour or doubling down on problematic behaviour is the problem.
as a TL:DR so to speak: People, talk to each other out of character. It really, REALLY just improves the experience for everyone.
