Skype Freeport bar Role Play chat.

[Siren Stone]

Problem with having skype-RP is the fact that:
1.) as pointed out in previous posts, VERY messy.
2.) not everyone are gifted speed-typers/readers. Some like to take time and think about their words, others are still digesting what the other said. And in the span of 10 seconds of digesting/reading, the chat would've added another 50 messages to sift through.
3.) there's gotta be an "Admin" of the chat. Rules means they must be enforced. Who's gonna enforce them? What're the punishments for such? It's different from forums-regulating because chat msgs are going at 400 meters/sec, so a potential admin ought to not only be good at pointing out OORP, but must be the equivalent of a supercomputer in his job, and know the appropriate punishments for such.
4.) timezones. 'nuff said.

there could be stuff I missed, but these are the most glaring obstacles.

Personally, I love skype-based RP. It's spontaneous, it's alive, and it's in-the-now, so it's even harder to lose momentum of keeping it up. If you can properly address these issues, I'll have little doubt that such future Bars would be great sources of story generation.

The answer to #1 can be found here: How to keep the Skype RP relatively organised

#2 is of course up in the air given that there is no real way to remedy the issue other than simply keeping an eye on whoes typing via the skype Pencil icon at the bottom of the text. There is also the fact that if someone is talking to your char and have said something, then you take a while to answer, then it probly menans you still thinking of how to answer.

#3 I and a few others will of course be keeping an eye on the chat, there is already one other person who will be administrating the chat alongside myself and we will be looking for others as well.

#4 People will simply have to deal with this issue, not much I, or anyone else can do about it.

Other than those issues, I don't see to many other problems, and if anyone gets to OORP and the chat admins don't catch it, then simply bring it to their attention.

Safe Flying.

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