I’m so upset at the RP community. Use of the word ‘literate’ to describe themselves is a HUGE problem that people allow to determine ‘skill’ at roleplaying. It doesn’t determine shit. The actual definition of literate is the ability to read and write. It does not say 'perfectly’ or 'in multiple paragraphs’ at the end of that. I don’t give a shit if you misspell damn near every word in the sentence, as long as you give me something that pulls the roleplay forward. That’s the point of posts.
This is a problem not just in Tumblr RP. It’s a problem I’ve experienced since I began roleplaying on Neopets over ten years ago. The point of roleplay is to create a story. Not a perfectly punctuated novel that you can send to an editor at the end of the week. Roleplay is supposed to create an unpredictable chapter for our characters, not an excuse to show off that you know how to properly use every type of colon in English, French, and Australian Indigenous grammar.
Roleplay is supposed to be FUN. Not a chance to be a stuck up show off.
