Corindia wrote:Kyrusia wrote:
While a good OP is always willing to collaborate and reach a compromise for the mutual enjoyment and betterment of all involved in their roleplay, sometimes buttons get pushed, things get out of hand, etc., and neither collaboration nor compromise can be made any further. It happens. There was actually a recent guide produced that tangentially relates to this; each of you should feel free to read it here. Regardless, I imagine OPing, thread ownership, co-OPs, etc. will all come-up in their appropriate panels.
That's helpful actually. I'm sort of in an echo chamber (and I hesitate to use that phrase because I like my region, but I think it fits) in my region where all RPs are jointly 'owned' by whoever is in them, planned outside of the thread, and completely conducted by members of the region, so cooperative RP works for us. I always forget that most RP isn't done between region-mates and friends, so a little more centralization can be necessary.
I wouldn't go so far as to say that; quite the contrary, in fact. At least in FT - and I would say is applicable everywhere - there is a saying: "Your worst IC enemy should be your best OOC friend." Most roleplayers, in some way, roleplay with friends, acquaintances, or the same once removed from their own - that includes region mates.
Regardless, in the eyes of Moderation, thread ownership applies only to the poster of the thread in boards where thread ownership is applicable. Collaboration and compromise should always be taken into account, in my opinion, even under the basis of friendly competition between players (of which there is always some degree); even so, at the end of the day, if the thread OP wants a player or post gone... that's entirely their prerogative. Of course, voluntary consent is the backbone of roleplaying on NationStates, period; if an OP uses this in a manner considered unsportsmanlike, while that is not a Moderation issue, players get to choose who they roleplay with, and no one can force a player to play with another when they do not want to.
