Absence worth $60?
Does absence really make the heart grow fonder? Do you all still want to play in Tales From The Daily Prophet?
Do you have to have me in the room to run a storyline to show up?
In the past I've asked people if I should keep the room open. Frankly, Ashe and I can RP anywhere, even around the house, because that's just the way we roll. Ashe does like to have a place to play, and I, quite frankly, do like having the power to ban idiots. Considering the history of TFTDP, that's warranted.
The idea of closing the room is always met with a forceful, "NO!"
But now the room is dead. What killed it? My not showing up? Or is it your not showing up?
So now I need to ask, even if I show up, is anyone else going to play? I have a specific reason for asking.
I'm asking because of the cost of TDP website. The domain is up for renewal, the hosting will be moved due to SPAM from where it is now to another host with a better SPAM blocker. But why should I hassle this if I'm going to end up playing in a private room on the occassions I can make it online?
Tell me, is it worth it for you for me to spend, yet again, what little money I get from the folks for Yuletide? Or should I just ask Travis and Branwyn to knock TDP down to Hybrid status, make us not so public, and let the TDP website ride onto a section of my readsandrarichards.com site?
Thanks for any and all input,
Sandra
posted by Sandra Richards @ 6:13 PM
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13 Comments:
I can host up to five domains on my account. I am only using 3 of them. You can keep your domain name and I can move it to my account at bluehost, I'm sure. It wouldn't cost you anything at all. I think the fee is 10$ and I can cover that no problem. I think you should keep your room open. I think that maybe it's just been that people are busy. I have a hard time learning system games (meaning the dice and stuff) so I am afraid I haven't given DP much love. But I would be happy to give you your domain for free.
Joey, that's lovely of you to offer, but actually, I'm trying to see if anyone else is going to give DP some love or not. I know Meg is in it, but I don't know about anyone else.
Free or not, the real issue is if we are a dead room and should I do anything at all.
I'll go where the play is.
My first gut reaction is "No no not TDP!" But I have to look at it realistically, if there is play in there I will go in when I can. But play has been dead as far as I can see for awhile, and my time to play is sporadic. Lately I've learned when it's important to step back and say "it was a good run" and maybe thats time for TDP. If you can move it to hybrid or even if it just becomes a private room everyone knows than it'd be the same thing that is going on now--occasional play. It was a good run sweetie but maybe it's time to save that money and the stress.
--Lee
I tend to mostly be just an enforcer of rules in there. This of course is muchly because of me. I'm sure there are people that think (to put it politely) "Ugh" when they think of me as a co-host... and I can deal with that. 40 % of the world likes you, 40% don't, and 20% just don't give a shit.
Other than that, life tends to keep me away more than I'd like... though if I see people in the room, I try to stop in.
Anyway. If it dies... it was fun while it lasted and if it continues, I shall try to be around to enjoy it. Until a decision is made, I'm being like the scum on top a pond... I'm going with the flow. Here's hoping people make the right choice.
I know I would LOVE for there to be play in TDP... something I haven't seen for a very very long time in anything other than a single pairing every purple moon or so. I'm absolutely in love with the simplicity of the system that has become such a big part of TDP over the course of moving from IMC to Warp1 and all the time spent there...
Most of all, I'd love to be able to see and catch up with two of my oldest and dearest friends that I've been able to keep track of for a good long time. Friendships as deep as ours are very rare things indeed and there's so much I want to say right now, but would much prefer to say it in room or in messenger or better yet over the phone... than to say them in a simple response to a blog post of any kind.
I'm definitely in.
Love you guys,
Glory
I love Daily Prophet and I lurk from time to time. I can sit in the room for hours and no one comes by. I love Daily Prophet and it would make me sad to see it go, but if it's time, it's time.
I would love to see more people in the room, but there is only so much that I can do without others around.
Miranda
Hey, I'm as bad as anyone else, and just as much to blame for room-deadness. Other than the occasional play with Miranda, it's been about a million years since I've played in there. While I've made so many life-long friends in there, I wonder what it would take to bring it back to life? Even when we play in there, there isn't the spark there used to be. I wonder, like everyone else, if it isn't just... time?
I love all of you, and Mom, you most of all. But you're right. You spent so much time and heartblood on that room, and now the real world has taken us all in a million directions. While I'd miss DP -so- so so much, I hate to think that it's become even the tiniest burden on you. I'd rather it be remembered for everything it once was, rather than dead and aggravating.
-Sunny-
Well, not to put too fine a point on it, but the room has -always- been agravating. But it was less so once upon a time when people didn't cloud my life with he said/she said, so-and-so is playing elsewhere, and such. I can handle outside influences, but not the backbiting and passive fighting that was going on. If that were to like, you know, go away, and people just played to play--not for any other reasons--perhaps the spark would come back.
Or I could bust it down to a Hybrid room and let people play what they wanted, or make it in the Spellbinder universe **winks** Yeah, that's egotistical. **lol**
Sandra
I have to say that some people have been nothing but nice to me in this room. Sandra, Ashe, Merr, Johnny, Miranda, Dan, have always been so cool. But I know that you and Ashe are really busy with R/t Sandra. And that does come first. Everyone else I have on messengers so I think you need to do what is best for you and Ashe in the longrun. I've enjoyed playing in the room. And would hate to see it disappear completely. So mebbe putting it to hybrid would be better. Then you still have a place to go and play, a room as a haven. $60 is a lot to pay for a room that is lying dormant some of the time. R/t has been getting me as I work as a photographer and this is the busiest time of the year. I'm behind ya'll whatever it is you choose and miss you both. <3 Jenna
I always hate to see rooms vanish. Admittedly, I haven't gotten to go in that often, but when I have time there never seems to be anyone there. Most of my RP was with Trek, Miranda or Sunny...and Joey of course. As Joey said, we do have domains if you want to use it.
But, the final dicision is and will always be yours and Ashe's, Sandra.
- Garth
Just show up and play.
I'm in.
I suck with the stats and likely don't have them.
But I can tell a story. And will tell a story with -anyone-.
I'm not easy to get along with and I'm spoiled as hell.
But I love to play. Just ask me.
The domain is yours if you want it. It's worth it to me to keep it alive because you guys are my friends. While we don't keep in touch and aren't so close, you're still friends.
You will regret it if you close it. Or move it to hybrid. Leave it in public. Keep the domain open be it via my bluehost account, or where you choose. My offer to host it for you is without strings or complications.
I think with the new year approaching it's the perfect opportunity for everyone to spark up games.
I'd hate to see TDP go, it's one of the few sites I actually roleplay in but as others have said ultimatly it's up to you Sandra and to Ashe as well.
I'd love to play more but as it stands Im about to lose my Internet conection at home (again) because of not having the money to pay for it
-Trek
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