tengaku squared

hehe, yes i am -in fact it's a new job now, very happy with it. calling me an adult feels kinda strange to me lol. but i'm not here for banter, let's get to the meat of the discussion shall we? ah, good times. i completely concede this point, at least the part about the concept. dcw irl was always kinda weird for me, because it did tend to make the player a little too attached to the character - the character is him, after all. this is why i never completely acknowledged it as roleplay in the strictest sense of the word, as there aren't predefined roles, and consider it more impromptu theatre. well, that's unfortunate, we really need the new ppl you know. honestly, we didn't stop the original post because it got big, we stopped it because it got too messy. the rounds after were created after the original players from the original topic came up with a set of rules (such as the limited time span, which you did compliment, thanks!) and started a bunch of topics. but that's just pedantics, move on? if there's ooc in the ic? i'm a little confused by this, so i'll put down how i interpreted it and respond to that, and you can correct me if i'm wrong, alright? i saw this as "the banter" overlapping with "the story". i believe that iu and i did both recognize the possibility, and we did come up with a rule to clearly distinct the ooc from the ic. as for why make two separate forums, there really shouldn't be a need to as long as the two are kept distinct, which i have generally noticed that they are. if you take a look, there are a few forums with a lot of activity, and then some with little activity. keeping things too spread out has its own issues and while it does keep organization its often not practical. but now i want to address something that you seem to be latching onto: RP using DC roles. it's very very important to make the distinction (and you make this and it should be fairly obvious anyway) that DCW IRL does not really follow the standards that most RPs go by. i certainly don't consider it an RP, but i do consider it to be fun. you also make a few points about people needing to "deserve" something (an RP forum, a BO role) and simply neglect the fact that DCW IRL doesn't really take itself that seriously and it isn't really meant to be taken seriously. that's partially why the one month round rule is in place, so that if something goes down the drain there's always something new to start soon and we don't linger too much on mistakes. the fact that we don't take it seriously, that dcw does have other things to prop itself up (like a very extensive wiki) may contribute to the decline of dcw irl but remember that dcw irl was never the focal point of the forum. as for the fact that this forum isn't dedicated to RP and that dedicated forums are better at RPing and have a more conducive environment, i totally agree. dcw was never a rp forum and it never was meant to be. dcw irl just happened to sprout up in dcw instead of our neighbor dctp or something and that's why it's called dcw irl. and once again, dcw irl isn't something we take terribly seriously, which i mentioned before, so, and this might seem harsh but it is true, we really don't deliver on the whole rp experience because we really don't need to. dcw irl was kinda meant to stay within dcw and it works with dcw members in general, and trying to compare dcw irl to rps out there is like trying to compare the strait of gibraltar to the indian ocean - it's different in terms of scale and purpose and all sorts of differences. remember that we aren't really trying to make this an rp forum and we really shouldn't. i do kinda blame the decline of dcw irl on myself- after all, i hosted the last few rounds, none of which i felt i handled properly and all died before the time alloted for the round. kirsch does make a point that people have lives outside of dcw, and i once again add that dcw isn't meant to be a rp forum and was more of a side experiment - that worked pretty well but didn't stay. plz, don't point fingers - i honestly don't think this is a fair accusation. i don't think belittling us was his intention, though i believe his criticisms are a bit out there considering the nature of dcw irl. it's a situation i believe we are perfectly willing to keep. i did have a few ideas about branching off dcw irl to a different forum back when dcw irl was quite active, but after some discussion we decided it wasn't the right move. it's not a matter of not caring more as we seem to have come to the conclusion that it wasn't really meant to be. also, you managed to get the attention of the head mod of dcw irl so i guess that's something?

A: Seems a bit too zoomed out for my taste, but it's just likely because I like having a face focus. 7.5/10 S: Remilia, I like. Not in that art style, though. 8/10

A: 5/10 - I don't recognize that chara at all. S: 6/10 - I don't open spoilers, and I've seen that banner enough times already.

I REALIZE THIS NOW LET US BEGIN IT IS TIME FOR GIFT Ahem. First, though the group this time was small, I'm still glad that people did sign up and eventually allowed me to continue the event. Everyone made the deadline this time, which was an added bonus. Now then, time for gifts! Let's see everyone's hard work! First up: Kjedhal Kjeldahl! Here is your gift! Next up, MeiTanteixX! (those caps are difficult ) You are up! And now, Hikari chan! (no hyphen??) It is indeed your turn! Speaking of which, Misaki-chan (yes hyphen), it is your turn! Alright! Still got about a halfway to go! Raki's turn is now! Second to last, second to last! Let's move! Astraculpa's gift is now! Last but most certainly not least, Kirsch/Santa! Go go go! Finally, everyone! Merry Christmas, and happy holidays to you all! Thanks for playing Secret Santa this year!

IT IS HAPPENING VERY SOON \O/

For those of you that are unaware, gifts are due today! Absolutely positively today! I'm sorry I wasn't more active, but this is it!

lesser of two evils?? Heiji and Shinichi: 36 Ran and Shinichi: 14

A: 6/10. S: 4/10. I don't open spoilers in sigs, even if its labeled with fate/stay night. Sorry.

Chrome.

I may be missing something here, but I genuinely can't find it. Basically every other post looks the same, without the edit option, btw.

I seem to be unable to see the report button.

i don't see any vodka pairings here what is wrong with you mello Kaito and Shinichi: 9 Heiji and Shinichi: 19 Shiho and Shinichi: 0 Ran and Shinichi: 17 Akai and Shinichi: 5

A: 2/10. Not a fan. Never a fan. S: 6/10. I don't open spoilers and the image itself is fine but I see it a lot and LHC is kinda...well.

A: no change?? S: 2/10. I don't open spoilers in signatures and I don't intend to start.

I mean, I'm pretty sure you guys could just check out your inbox and find out, but I went ahead and distributed the lists. Good luck, everyone!

Shinichi and Ran: 9 Heiji and Kazuha: 24 Kaito and Aoko: 37 i dunno who this kauri person is but he must be very confused to be suddenly shipped

Nope, not yet. This definitely is the reason why I was late, and not because I was incredibly lazy...yeah. I mean, 7 people should be enough. I think I can safely close down sign-ups and start mixing up lists. They won't come to you guys today, but probably tomorrow or the day after at the latest. I promise! Stay tuned!

Shinichi and Ran: 12 Heiji and Kazuha: 27 Kaito and Aoko: 31

A: 6/10 Sure, it's not too bad. I like it. S: 1/10 Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhh.....

Shinichi and Ran: 14 Heiji and Kazuha: 28 Kaito and Aoko: 28 mein gott what are you doing

Shinichi and Ran: 15 Heiji and Kazuha: 28 Kaito and Aoko: 27

There isn't really a specific number, just that 3 is much too small of a group.

...Well, a little status update. My computer, while it has served a long time, has finally given up fairly recently. I'm currently doing this via phone. I hope this won't affect the schedule, and I should be getting a replacement soon. More importantly, with only 3 people, I'm not sure I can conduct the event.