Traveller's Café 2: Discussion, tea, brainstorming & advice

[Agritum]

RP Interest App Form

High Concept: P2TM single characters participate in a Dating Club, along with established couples.
Genre/s: Romance, Social, Crossover
Detailed Description: In the vicinity of the Traveller's Cafè there's a massive, heart-shaped glass skyscraper lit up by mellow pink neons: the Love-Me-Do Center, the Multiverse's prime dating hotspot. Here, singles from all over P2TM meet to try and find their soulmates, or just spend time with their loved ones in the Heart Lounge bar or in one of the various themed restaurants in the complex. Other than those locations, the Center also sports a large shopping mall, a gymnastics and sports center, cinemas, theatres and other entertainment spots.

The Discrete Passion hotel is located on the upper floors, ready to offer its services to any couple in search of some personal intimacy. It's famous for it's "TG-certified" room system. Finally, the Love-Me-Do Center is equipped with a big multi-faith chapel located on its roof, in case any of the couples in the center wanted to make their relationship even more concrete.

Drunkards, brawlers and harrassers aren't a problem, thanks to the highly-efficient internal security department of the center, the Heartbreak Corps.

Don't worry, Beyond The West is coming.

The only downside of this is what Nathi touched upon here. It could be seen as encouraging people to use the TG system inappropriately plus people would be on an 'honor system' when it came to not trifling with minors.

Besides, NS has an entire dating hotspot called F7.

Duly noted. Any ideas on how to counter said problem?

Myself, I'd be deeply in sorrow if it became an haven for cybersex. I'd want it to be a somewhat comedic hub for P2TM's wealth of improbable characters to interact with each other, all while keeping it a community initiative.

[Tiltjuice]

The only downside of this is what Nathi touched upon here. It could be seen as encouraging people to use the TG system inappropriately plus people would be on an 'honor system' when it came to not trifling with minors.

Besides, NS has an entire dating hotspot called F7.

Duly noted. Any ideas on how to counter said problem?

Myself, I'd be deeply in sorrow if it became an haven for cybersex. I'd want it to be a somewhat comedic hub for P2TM's wealth of improbable characters to interact with each other, all while keeping it a community initiative.

Based on what you said there, it sounds like it's now more for characters? Or is it for the players?

Maybe making the pilot version invite-only, to test the waters?

[Agritum]

Duly noted. Any ideas on how to counter said problem?

Myself, I'd be deeply in sorrow if it became an haven for cybersex. I'd want it to be a somewhat comedic hub for P2TM's wealth of improbable characters to interact with each other, all while keeping it a community initiative.

Based on what you said there, it sounds like it's now more for characters? Or is it for the players?

Maybe making the pilot version invite-only, to test the waters?

It's for the characters, yes. That would be a nice idea, too.

[Tiltjuice]

Based on what you said there, it sounds like it's now more for characters? Or is it for the players?

Maybe making the pilot version invite-only, to test the waters?

It's for the characters, yes. That would be a nice idea, too.

Right, reread it. Yeah, I think maybe what could work is building the setting and the 'look and feel' as you want it first? Sorry, I must sound too engineer-like. Where's Prospect Landings?

[Zarkenis Ultima]

It's for the characters, yes. That would be a nice idea, too.

Right, reread it. Yeah, I think maybe what could work is building the setting and the 'look and feel' as you want it first? Sorry, I must sound too engineer-like. Where's Prospect Landings?

That actually sounded fairly non-scientific.

[Agritum]

It's for the characters, yes. That would be a nice idea, too.

Right, reread it. Yeah, I think maybe what could work is building the setting and the 'look and feel' as you want it first? Sorry, I must sound too engineer-like. Where's Prospect Landings?

Yes, I think that would be a first step.

[Tiltjuice]

Right, reread it. Yeah, I think maybe what could work is building the setting and the 'look and feel' as you want it first? Sorry, I must sound too engineer-like. Where's Prospect Landings?

That actually sounded fairly non-scientific.

I was sitting there reading it and having flashbacks of my Usability Engineering class for computer science.

It makes sense, Agri.

[Swith Witherward]

Duly noted. Any ideas on how to counter said problem?

Myself, I'd be deeply in sorrow if it became an haven for cybersex. I'd want it to be a somewhat comedic hub for P2TM's wealth of improbable characters to interact with each other, all while keeping it a community initiative.

Other than changing it from "a singles thread" feel, which many people might interpret as being an invitation to hook up?

There's not much you can do to stop people being from being idiots. You could insist on a strict PG13/fade to black rule. You still open up the door for cybersex and cheese. You could insist on character apps to weed out the morons who fap to one-liners. Screening defeats the purpose of a community initiative.

I'm not saying, "don't do it!" but I do have one of those "this is why we can't have nice things" twitches in the back of my mind.

[Agritum]

Duly noted. Any ideas on how to counter said problem?

Myself, I'd be deeply in sorrow if it became an haven for cybersex. I'd want it to be a somewhat comedic hub for P2TM's wealth of improbable characters to interact with each other, all while keeping it a community initiative.

Other than changing it from "a singles thread" feel, which many people might interpret as being an invitation to hook up?

There's not much you can do to stop people being from being idiots. You could insist on a strict PG13/fade to black rule. You still open up the door for cybersex and cheese. You could insist on character apps to weed out the morons who fap to one-liners. Screening defeats the purpose of a community initiative.

I'm not saying, "don't do it!" but I do have one of those "this is why we can't have nice things" twitches in the back of my mind.

I can understand. It's unfortunate, yeah.

[Tiltjuice]

Other than changing it from "a singles thread" feel, which many people might interpret as being an invitation to hook up?

There's not much you can do to stop people being from being idiots. You could insist on a strict PG13/fade to black rule. You still open up the door for cybersex and cheese. You could insist on character apps to weed out the morons who fap to one-liners. Screening defeats the purpose of a community initiative.

I'm not saying, "don't do it!" but I do have one of those "this is why we can't have nice things" twitches in the back of my mind.

I can understand. It's unfortunate, yeah.

My concern with the strict PG13/fade to black rule is that it's effectively an NS-wide standard, anyway, and doing that opens up the door to bringing Mods into P2TM. We're good enough that we've been able to deal with our problems largely in-house, anyway. I think the character apps thing should do most of it. Screening could only be initial, possibly, depending on how the setup goes? After the atmosphere is established, there might be enough inertia to carry it forward and show newcomers, "Hey, you know, this is the kind of thing that should go on. Not that other thing, or this, or that."

[Agritum]

I can understand. It's unfortunate, yeah.

My concern with the strict PG13/fade to black rule is that it's effectively an NS-wide standard, anyway, and doing that opens up the door to bringing Mods into P2TM. We're good enough that we've been able to deal with our problems largely in-house, anyway. I think the character apps thing should do most of it. Screening could only be initial, possibly, depending on how the setup goes? After the atmosphere is established, there might be enough inertia to carry it forward and show newcomers, "Hey, you know, this is the kind of thing that should go on. Not that other thing, or this, or that."

I'd think that allowing only apps of characters of pre-existing RPs would work well with stemming the tide of sex-crazed noobs.

That, and keeping an overall tender and not risque mood.

[Tiltjuice]

My concern with the strict PG13/fade to black rule is that it's effectively an NS-wide standard, anyway, and doing that opens up the door to bringing Mods into P2TM. We're good enough that we've been able to deal with our problems largely in-house, anyway. I think the character apps thing should do most of it. Screening could only be initial, possibly, depending on how the setup goes? After the atmosphere is established, there might be enough inertia to carry it forward and show newcomers, "Hey, you know, this is the kind of thing that should go on. Not that other thing, or this, or that."

I'd think that allowing only apps of characters of pre-existing RPs would work well with stemming the tide of sex-crazed noobs.

That, and keeping an overall tender and not risque mood.

That's it exactly. *nods* It's a really good idea, I think. Just that there's a big risk. I think there's a decent chance it could work, though.

[Agritum]

I'd think that allowing only apps of characters of pre-existing RPs would work well with stemming the tide of sex-crazed noobs.

That, and keeping an overall tender and not risque mood.

That's it exactly. *nods* It's a really good idea, I think. Just that there's a big risk. I think there's a decent chance it could work, though.

I don't know if there's really a big risk, if we make it clear that we do NOT endorse sexting and that whoever doesn't abide to the site's rules does so at HIS risk.

[Tiltjuice]

That's it exactly. *nods* It's a really good idea, I think. Just that there's a big risk. I think there's a decent chance it could work, though.

I don't know if there's really a big risk, if we make it clear that we do NOT endorse sexting and that whoever doesn't abide to the site's rules does so at HIS risk.

Right you are. *nods*

[Benuty]

That's it exactly. *nods* It's a really good idea, I think. Just that there's a big risk. I think there's a decent chance it could work, though.

I don't know if there's really a big risk, if we make it clear that we do NOT endorse sexting and that whoever doesn't abide to the site's rules does so at HIS risk.

I never understand why people would delve into that on a chat simulation sight...I mean isn't that what pornographic simulators are for?

[Agritum]

I don't know if there's really a big risk, if we make it clear that we do NOT endorse sexting and that whoever doesn't abide to the site's rules does so at HIS risk.

I never understand why people would delve into that on a chat simulation sight...I mean isn't that what pornographic simulators are for?

People are strange, as are hormones.

[Swith Witherward]

My concern with the strict PG13/fade to black rule is that it's effectively an NS-wide standard, anyway, and doing that opens up the door to bringing Mods into P2TM. We're good enough that we've been able to deal with our problems largely in-house, anyway. I think the character apps thing should do most of it. Screening could only be initial, possibly, depending on how the setup goes? After the atmosphere is established, there might be enough inertia to carry it forward and show newcomers, "Hey, you know, this is the kind of thing that should go on. Not that other thing, or this, or that."

It took skull cracking in PL. It still takes a bit of skull cracking now that P2TM is seeing an influx of F7ers. Threads like this have a habit of moving quickly depending upon conversations and whatever small stories are occurring between players. Players quarrel, have upsets, bicker over canon things and then shit hits the fan and a strong CoOP or the OP has to intercede in a way that doesn't cause thread disruption.

Honestly, Tilt, how many hours a day do we spend monitoring a "community" type thread? Without fail, one of us is putting out fires behind the scenes and smoothing tempers nightly. If not us, then Bones. If not Bones, then Cer.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

My concern with the strict PG13/fade to black rule is that it's effectively an NS-wide standard, anyway, and doing that opens up the door to bringing Mods into P2TM. We're good enough that we've been able to deal with our problems largely in-house, anyway. I think the character apps thing should do most of it. Screening could only be initial, possibly, depending on how the setup goes? After the atmosphere is established, there might be enough inertia to carry it forward and show newcomers, "Hey, you know, this is the kind of thing that should go on. Not that other thing, or this, or that."

It took skull cracking in PL. It still takes a bit of skull cracking now that P2TM is seeing an influx of F7ers. Threads like this have a habit of moving quickly depending upon conversations and whatever small stories are occurring between players. Players quarrel, have upsets, bicker over canon things and then shit hits the fan and a strong CoOP or the OP has to intercede in a way that doesn't cause thread disruption.

Honestly, Tilt, how many hours a day do we spend monitoring a "community" type thread? Without fail, one of us is putting out fires behind the scenes and smoothing tempers nightly. If not us, then Bones. If not Bones, then Cer.

You lot are much more merciful than myself.

[Tiltjuice]

My concern with the strict PG13/fade to black rule is that it's effectively an NS-wide standard, anyway, and doing that opens up the door to bringing Mods into P2TM. We're good enough that we've been able to deal with our problems largely in-house, anyway. I think the character apps thing should do most of it. Screening could only be initial, possibly, depending on how the setup goes? After the atmosphere is established, there might be enough inertia to carry it forward and show newcomers, "Hey, you know, this is the kind of thing that should go on. Not that other thing, or this, or that."

It took skull cracking in PL. It still takes a bit of skull cracking now that P2TM is seeing an influx of F7ers. Threads like this have a habit of moving quickly depending upon conversations and whatever small stories are occurring between players. Players quarrel, have upsets, bicker over canon things and then shit hits the fan and a strong CoOP or the OP has to intercede in a way that doesn't cause thread disruption.

Honestly, Tilt, how many hours a day do we spend monitoring a "community" type thread? Without fail, one of us is putting out fires behind the scenes and smoothing tempers nightly. If not us, then Bones. If not Bones, then Cer.

Well...hell.

Still, there should at least be some kind of a community-building thing. Agri is right. We're too disparate. Something should happen to bring at least a few different groups together. It'd improve RP recruiting, I think, if people weren't just sticking to the same cliques. And there'd be other benefits as well. Need a break from one set of people? There's another set over there. *nods*

[Tiltjuice]

It took skull cracking in PL. It still takes a bit of skull cracking now that P2TM is seeing an influx of F7ers. Threads like this have a habit of moving quickly depending upon conversations and whatever small stories are occurring between players. Players quarrel, have upsets, bicker over canon things and then shit hits the fan and a strong CoOP or the OP has to intercede in a way that doesn't cause thread disruption.

Honestly, Tilt, how many hours a day do we spend monitoring a "community" type thread? Without fail, one of us is putting out fires behind the scenes and smoothing tempers nightly. If not us, then Bones. If not Bones, then Cer.

You lot are much more merciful than myself.

We know all about the forced indoctrinations into hair metal singer-levels of alcoholism.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

You lot are much more merciful than myself.

We know all about the forced indoctrinations into hair metal singer-levels of alcoholism.

And Mormon missionary sobriety.

[Swith Witherward]

You lot are much more merciful than myself.

True. Then again, Cer's been busy IRL. Only one size-200, bold red caplock "banned" from him so far this year.

[The Blazing Aura]

It took skull cracking in PL. It still takes a bit of skull cracking now that P2TM is seeing an influx of F7ers. Threads like this have a habit of moving quickly depending upon conversations and whatever small stories are occurring between players. Players quarrel, have upsets, bicker over canon things and then shit hits the fan and a strong CoOP or the OP has to intercede in a way that doesn't cause thread disruption.

Honestly, Tilt, how many hours a day do we spend monitoring a "community" type thread? Without fail, one of us is putting out fires behind the scenes and smoothing tempers nightly. If not us, then Bones. If not Bones, then Cer.

Well...hell.

Still, there should at least be some kind of a community-building thing. Agri is right. We're too disparate. Something should happen to bring at least a few different groups together. It'd improve RP recruiting, I think, if people weren't just sticking to the same cliques. And there'd be other benefits as well. Need a break from one set of people? There's another set over there. *nods*

*comes out of shadow I've been lurking in for a while*
I agree, I don't feel overtly comfortable with posting on here all the time, you guys seem to know each other so well it's kinda hard for someone relatively new to the group (even if they're not new to RPing itself) to join in and feel comfortable (same for some of your RP's). I've already had to move groups twice since I started on NS because the others either gave up on RPing or moved to F7/General and now rarely leave there.
*moves back into the shadows*

[Zarkenis Ultima]

Well...hell.

Still, there should at least be some kind of a community-building thing. Agri is right. We're too disparate. Something should happen to bring at least a few different groups together. It'd improve RP recruiting, I think, if people weren't just sticking to the same cliques. And there'd be other benefits as well. Need a break from one set of people? There's another set over there. *nods*

*comes out of shadow I've been lurking in for a while*
I agree, I don't feel overtly comfortable with posting on here all the time, you guys seem to know each other so well it's kinda hard for someone relatively new to the group (even if they're not new to RPing itself) to join in and feel comfortable (same for some of your RP's). I've already had to move groups twice since I started on NS because the others either gave up on RPing or moved to F7/General and now rarely leave there.
*moves back into the shadows*

Weeell we know each other because we post here. .

[The Blazing Aura]

*comes out of shadow I've been lurking in for a while*
I agree, I don't feel overtly comfortable with posting on here all the time, you guys seem to know each other so well it's kinda hard for someone relatively new to the group (even if they're not new to RPing itself) to join in and feel comfortable (same for some of your RP's). I've already had to move groups twice since I started on NS because the others either gave up on RPing or moved to F7/General and now rarely leave there.
*moves back into the shadows*

Weeell we know each other because we post here. .

I've posted on here and promptly been ignored. Hence why I lurk.