Originally Posted by Salvaria

I understand the need for money from this site, Inso. However, to charge for anything this site currently offers for RPing would be a big no-no.

Salvaria: I don't disagree one bit. I'm looking at what things we could add for RP'ers that people would pay for though. I don't feel like we cater to our RP'ers all that much at the moment.

I love to RP on Mene because of how literate most the users are. I think it would be really neat if, instead of just an "RP Forum" with all the threads, if there were catagories within the Forum so that a tread can be created in a Specific RP catagory like "Fantacy" or "school Based" or "18+" or any other specific catagory. it would make it much easier for people to find an RP they would be interested in.
Mennies: I think it would be cool if we could design a 2nd avatar to represent our RP characters. If I could pay 250 mennies or so to use the "dream avatar creator" to create an avatar based on my character and save it to a specific RP I would love that.

Originally Posted by Evermore_112

18+
I wanna delete my posts.
And omgosh can we PLEASE double post. Setting up a roleplay is HELL without double posting.

Evermore_112: Unless I'm mistaken about the specific roleplay rules, but for shops and what not it's not against the rules to double post for setup.

@help; can a mod please verify this? Thanks!

Yes, you're allowed to override the auto-merge to set up a shop, quest, charity, roleplay, or Mene Nations thread. :) Or other such permanent threads, really.

Cherry beat me! *pouts*

Originally Posted by Insomniac

Evermore_112: Unless I'm mistaken about the specific roleplay rules, but for shops and what not it's not against the rules to double post for setup.

@help; can a mod please verify this? Thanks!

Okay, it wasn't ONLY for setup, but I guess I just skim too much.

I think that Mene has the best RP stuff that I've ever seen. ;) Given, I haven't seen many, but this is very user friendly. I choose this site out of convenience, and I love the people here. ^_^ I don't mind mods reading over my stuff . . . it helps keep me where I should be. :lol:

I'm in full support of the 18+ section, I don't really do a lot of RP on mene but being a writer of erotica I think I could really crank out some interesting RP's. >:3

However even being a huge pervert that i am ... I feel there are some risky elements to an 18+ area, I mean what's to keep a 14 year old from putting they are 18 on their profile and going into them, that would make me feel a bit creepy. >>

Anyways Im in support of it but there would need to be measures put in place to keep Mene safe. What i would suggest is doing like one of the websites i upload my stories to. Make it where you have to submit an "electronic signature" saying you're 18 or over, that way mene isn't held accountable Xd

Originally Posted by Gary Stargazer

I'm in full support of the 18+ section, I don't really do a lot of RP on mene but being a writer of erotica I think I could really crank out some interesting RP's. >:3

However even being a huge pervert that i am ... I feel there are some risky elements to an 18+ area, I mean what's to keep a 14 year old from putting they are 18 on their profile and going into them, that would make me feel a bit creepy. >>

Anyways Im in support of it but there would need to be measures put in place to keep Mene safe. What i would suggest is doing like one of the websites i upload my stories to. Make it where you have to submit an "electronic signature" saying you're 18 or over, that way mene isn't held accountable Xd

Gary Stargazer:

Technically under the DMCA we can't be held accountable for any user submitted content unless we become aware of it and do nothing to remove it. Therefore I'm not really concerned about the legality here.

Yes the most we can do is to base it off the profile, HOWEVER the profile DOB is set at signup and cannot be changed without an admin later on. This means someone would need to create a new account to view/post in the section which would open them up to being banned for either multi-accounting or providing false information.

So overall I feel a DOB check isn't all the unreasonable, even if a few people bypass it.

I suppose you do have a point. Well do what you think is best, I fully support mene regardless of what it does with it's forums

I can't think of any RP related things you could do with mennies honestly, I've tried but no luck

Oh! I think this goes without saying but if you did add an 18+ ... make sure you don't let it filter into the spy option Xd

Originally Posted by Gary Stargazer

I suppose you do have a point. Well do what you think is best, I fully support mene regardless of what it does with it's forums

Gary Stargazer: Quite the unusual comment, whys that mate?

Originally Posted by Insomniac

Gary Stargazer: Quite the unusual comment, whys that mate?

What's unusual about it? X_x

i love to role play because it helps my imagination out :lol: i also like meeting new people in the role plays :)

Originally Posted by Gary Stargazer

What's unusual about it? X_x

I dunnno Gary... if it suddenly went from being a PG-13 site to being a pr0n site overnight you might stop supporting it. XD

One feature I'd really like to see is the ability to post a picture in each of your roleplay posts. I'd like to be able to use a picture of my character in each post as it makes it very easy to discern characters and adds a bit of fun besides just changing the colors of the text to differentiate.

Why do you roleplay? Why do you choose Menewsha for this?

For the creative outlet through text, the fun of interacting with other figments of other peoples imaginations, seeing how peoples creative streaks work and understanding a bit about the user behind the avitar, because a little bit of us comes out in everything we write.

What are your thoughts on the current PG-13 restriction? If there was an 18+ section that didn't earn gold so the mods didn't have to read it would you be interested in it?

Certainly Id be interested in such a section. Id be interested to know what sort of things would and wouldnt be considered appropriate in there as far as 18+ restrictions go.

What features would you like to see to make your roleplays easier/better?

The introduction of the dice system has covered it for me. With that, there is a completely random way to structure a fighting system and its outcomes, making it much fairer and more fun.

Can you think of anything that would be worth paying mennies for?

Nothing comes to mind here that i would think could be paid for to use in RPing?

If you roleplay on other sites, what do they offer that you like? If you answer this, please elaborate your answer for me. Are those sites monetized by anything other than ads?

I used to use gaia for a while, but really, its much the same here and there functions-wise, its just the community that is better here.

Why do you roleplay? Why do you choose Menewsha for this?

Not really sure I roleplay. I just do. And I like Menewsha because the formatting and posting options are not limited to one color, font type, or style. I like how we can indent things, change from Arial to Times New Roman, and how we can pick from a wide array of colors. The choices for linking URLs, adding pictures, and adding youtube videos are also simple to figure out and use. It's a very friendly format. :]

What are your thoughts on the current PG-13 restriction? If there was an 18+ section that didn't earn gold so the mods didn't have to read it would you be interested in it?

Only issue with this would be having children under 18 in the 18+ forum. Not sure you'd want to open up that avenue.

What features would you like to see to make your roleplays easier/better?

I personally like them as they are, but I do wish we could make our posts fancy and catchy throughout the entire roleplay rather than at the beginning. If only there was a way to remove making gold when using the various text formats. Oh, and deleting posts would be nice.

If you roleplay on other sites, what do they offer that you like?

I like the sites that allow you to spiff up your posts more than once. I like when you can add images along with your replies to show what your character is doing or adding a caption like "Cuing Nieko Colte, lazy today but don't let that fool you." I enjoy seeing how creative people get with posts, but here on Menewsha we're told to remove excessive images and styles after we've done our first post in such a way. Or at least I've been warned.

Originally Posted by FeyonaSaibre

I dunnno Gary... if it suddenly went from being a PG-13 site to being a pr0n site overnight you might stop supporting it. XD

Remember though, it would be part of the RPing forum, so it would have to be RP related, not an image dump/link whoreage site etc.

Originally Posted by Assassin_666

Remember though, it would be part of the RPing forum, so it would have to be RP related, not an image dump/link whoreage site etc.

Good point, but there would still have to be limits. Like once it gets a little too graphic or visual (as in the phrasing and writing), it should have to go to PMs or taken elsewhere. There is still a chance that those under 18+ could read it. And fueling the young mind with 18+ topics isn't something I'd be too fond of.

Just my thoughts. :]

Isnt that the point of an 18+ thread though? That we can put such things into threads? Sure, there is the chance that <18's will get in there, but if they want into a restricted area, the determined ones will get in there regardless, and those ones are usually already aware of such things, hence why they want in in the first place? Besides, if we cant post the sort of things 18+ entails, wouldnt it then be just the same as the PG-13 area?

I don't know. I think it just sounds like a porn site. I don't think someone should post things online. I think if Menewsha were to do that, I might leave. I don't support the 18+ thought.

No offense or anything, but that's just how I am.

Why do you roleplay? Why do you choose Menewsha for this?

I roleplay because I find it an awesome way to earn gold, and as I am a creative person I think it's fun as I often don't have the inclination to write actual stories, controlling between one-five characters is relaxing to me.

There is no real reason I choose Menewsha. Well there is, this is my internet home, so it's easier to RP here rather than elsewhere. I only ever RP on avatar sites so the site that I donate to and am most active on is usually the site where a lot of my friends are so RPing here rather than elsewhere seems to make sense :)

What are your thoughts on the current PG-13 restriction? If there was an 18+ section that didn't earn gold so the mods didn't have to read it would you be interested in it?

Personally no, I wouldn't really be interested in that. I mean like I said, I mainly RP because of how easy it is to earn gold, also it's fun...but mainly the gold (I'm greedy) so a forum where gold earning is disabled wouldn't really interest me. That's why I don't post in Word Games either.

Also the fact that I'm not eighteen is a reason why that wouldn't really interest me.

What features would you like to see to make your roleplays easier/better?

Hm...I'm not so sure what features would be needed to improve on RPing here because this site does actually rock on that front. I suppose one thing that would make RPing better would be a partner that is of simmilar strength to you or good plots, but the site can't really do anything about that and I am more than happy to look for that myself xD

Can you think of anything that would be worth paying mennies for?

I don't know really. I think that the main things for a good RP are allready on the site, (eg. friendly users, place to post, etc etc) so I don't really know how to improve it.

If you roleplay on other sites, what do they offer that you like? If you answer this, please elaborate your answer for me. Are those sites monetized by anything other than ads?

The only other sites I have ever RPed on would be: Kinsaki, Ernya and Crysandria. All of which are avatar sites, so they are basically funded in the same way that Mene is. Though I do know that there are seperate sites out there just dedicated to RPing but I personally haven't checked them out. I imagine that they are funded with ads too though.


Also I have a quick question here. This may just be me being really dense here but what exactly is the dice for? Is it to decide posting order or something?

Hope that I could help ^^

If there was an 18+ section I would like to see something more then just a profile age verification. Such as a credit card verification or some shit. =/ Have to mull on this more but meh, not all for it. Especially for the mods who have to go through that stuff.

Yeah im not having a go at you, just making points in a discussion is all.

I understand what you mean, there is a certain point where too much is too much in an RP thread. Clearly, having RP threads about purely sexual things is not appropriate

Vexatious, the dice can be used for many and varied things. How i would use them is for an RP fight, to vary outcomes of actions. IE between A-B values on an X sided die results in one action happening, between C-D values, another action happens etc. It can determine whether attacks are successful or fail, used to determine damage outcomes in a similar manner. Its basically just good for random event control, since there was no way to have a random outcome otherwise i dont think.

I role play for fun. I enjoy writing as it is, but with role playing, it's a collaborative effort. That added input, that role that you play just adds to the experience.

I don't RP much, but I do it on Menewsha because that's where I am most of the time.

I do not mind the PG-13 restriction. If someone intends to RP in the forums, they should be aware of it and not plan on getting heavier than that. You can do romance without graphic sex.

Even if there was an 18+ section, I can't say that I'd use it. Not every role play you do is meant to be seen by other people and that often goes double for porny ones.

I don't think I RP here enough to think of features that we could use. I RP in a prose style and as such reply completely on my words and don't need all sorts of pictures and stuff getting sprinkled into the mix. Though, I do think the thumbnails per text idea you mentioned in Wallflowers might be helpful for some, but I'll get into that in a minute.

I don't know why a delete button is such a big thing. We can edit our posts. Why delete them if you're just going to write them up again?

Moving along to mennies, as I mentioned, I think a fee for entry to the hypothetical 18+ forums would work as a secondary preventative measure against under agers entering as well as an extra income source.

Building on some of the ideas you've already had about profiles and Mennies, here's a suggestion Inso. A system where you create a character, give it a profile, character image, and a posting style (font color, font, italics, etc) and then when you posted, in Advance mode there would be a drop down menu where you can select from your various profiles. Then anything you post with that profile (or code, like your [character] example) would appear in the character's post style with a small thumbnail/icon that links back to the profile.

Maybe you could receive a limited amount of free profile creations that you are free to edit or delete, but only have, say, one of them. You'd have to pay a certain amount in Mennies for another one or a package of whatever amount.

Paid items should be a luxury after all, something that you want, but can live without. RPers can live without this, but it would be so awesome they'd want it.