Trainscanflytoo
Well-Known Member
Since I started RPing, I've always noticed a sort of divide between people who would rather stick to Roleplaying whatever comes to mind and those who prefer to tell a long term story and develop a world. Of course, this is because Roleplaying is NOT a one-size-fits-all medium in the slightest. People write in different styles and on different topics with different goals and focuses. Some prefer to see how strong they can render their character while others wish to catalog the world for others to come and explore.
From what I've seen, often a conflict of interest may arise from this. Now, I haven't seen much on Ayenee, and I've only been here for a couple days, so this is merely a suggestion for everybody to chew on:
Split Ayenee down the middle.
Like a timeline split between two universes, take Ayenee and create two subforums out of it:
Classic Ayenee (Freeform, NonCanon)
Campaign Ayenee (Canon, Story-based)
The idea would be to create something cohesive and structured on one side while the other can play Ayenee in the style of the original site - and there is no reason why somebody from the Classic RP cannot come to the Campaign and vice-versa.
Back on Star Army, the last site I joined, there was a subforum dedicated entirely to noncanon RP with the characters people made just so they could enjoy themselves free of worry of what lasting consequences may occur throughout the rest of the SARP Universe if it were in the canon forums, but because it was tucked away, it was overshadowed by its Campaign-based sibling (especially since the campaign is the primary focus of Star Army).
So, give me your thoughts. Think this could work? In my honest opinion, if we try to blend the two via use of "Soft Canon" it could create some issues at the end of the day.
There will be downsides. For example, the Canon RP will require aspects such as character approval and conformity to what's canon, and the division between two subforums may increase the amount of moderation necessary, but it could be a solution to worries of the canon taking over the old Ayenee or overpowered characters destroying everything in their path for those who want to build a story.
From what I've seen, often a conflict of interest may arise from this. Now, I haven't seen much on Ayenee, and I've only been here for a couple days, so this is merely a suggestion for everybody to chew on:
Split Ayenee down the middle.
Like a timeline split between two universes, take Ayenee and create two subforums out of it:
Classic Ayenee (Freeform, NonCanon)
Campaign Ayenee (Canon, Story-based)
The idea would be to create something cohesive and structured on one side while the other can play Ayenee in the style of the original site - and there is no reason why somebody from the Classic RP cannot come to the Campaign and vice-versa.
Back on Star Army, the last site I joined, there was a subforum dedicated entirely to noncanon RP with the characters people made just so they could enjoy themselves free of worry of what lasting consequences may occur throughout the rest of the SARP Universe if it were in the canon forums, but because it was tucked away, it was overshadowed by its Campaign-based sibling (especially since the campaign is the primary focus of Star Army).
So, give me your thoughts. Think this could work? In my honest opinion, if we try to blend the two via use of "Soft Canon" it could create some issues at the end of the day.
There will be downsides. For example, the Canon RP will require aspects such as character approval and conformity to what's canon, and the division between two subforums may increase the amount of moderation necessary, but it could be a solution to worries of the canon taking over the old Ayenee or overpowered characters destroying everything in their path for those who want to build a story.