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drew0500 member, 194 posts D&D Gamer Eclipse Classless Fri 24 Jul 2020 at 21:43 |
Pre-appending ~ to the name will force the name to the bottom of the list (a to Z sorted before symbols) Good luck and have fun with your game! | |||||
Warrax subscriber, 276 posts Fri 24 Jul 2020 at 23:07 |
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SunRuanEr subscriber, 299 posts Fri 24 Jul 2020 at 23:32 |
That was the question I had. Thanks for answering it, folks. =) | |||||
Warrax subscriber, 277 posts Fri 24 Jul 2020 at 23:34 |
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Gaffer member, 1636 posts Ocoee FL 45 yrs of RPGs Sat 25 Jul 2020 at 03:09 |
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bigbadron moderator, 15910 posts He's big, he's bad, but mostly he's Ron. Sat 25 Jul 2020 at 03:18 |
No. Threads are listed in two types, Notices and "not Notices", and are sorted within those types by the date of their most recent post. | |||||
horus member, 954 posts Wayfarer of the Western Wastes Sat 25 Jul 2020 at 07:25 |
That said, I've lurked in a game or two, and my GMs always just told the players in OOC that a lurker had been added. I subsequently posted OOC with a short "Hi, I'm here" so folks would know who I am. This sounds like a good idea for an experiment. | |||||
donsr member, 2003 posts Sat 25 Jul 2020 at 11:52 |
.... Players who control an NPC that isn't a full blown PC just post under thier 1st string Character's name simple is better , as far as movign the game and getting the RP in. | |||||
Harley Quinn member, 34 posts Sat 25 Jul 2020 at 16:11 |
This message was deleted by the user at 16:57, Sat 25 July 2020. | |||||
SunRuanEr subscriber, 300 posts Sat 25 Jul 2020 at 16:23 |
Nothing skeeves me out faster than finding out that an unknown quantity of strangers are watching me play, it's like having someone peeping through my windows...but that's a discussion for another time. But hey, if you prefer to not know that there are lurkers watching you, then having them clearly defined on the cast list helps you out too, because then you know what to avoid! =) I feel it's important to define that lurkers (whatever you want to call them) that are listed on the cast list aren't players, because it can give the impression to the other players that a lot of people aren't participating in the game or have dropped it if they're not logging in and posting regularly (and I certainly wouldn't want lurkers to be posting, obviously). Nothing makes a game look sad and dead like a bunch of players that aren't posting and participating, after all. Therefore, people that are lurking (to me) need to be clearly defined with something other than just a name that might be misconstrued as being a character. | |||||
Zag24 supporter, 645 posts Sat 25 Jul 2020 at 16:37 |
I'd prefer this approach as well, though I wouldn't object to one or two lurkers in a game. I am currently a lurker (officially) in a game run by someone who is a player in my game. He had asked me in a PM for some ideas of how his NPCs might behave in a certain situation, and he liked my suggestions. He then (at my request) made me a lurker so I could watch how it played out. So I was more like a mini-co-GM than just a lurker. | |||||
SunRuanEr subscriber, 301 posts Sat 25 Jul 2020 at 16:54 |
That's my point, actually. Hence wanting to list them on the cast list. They're not secret, at that point, and technically no longer "lurkers" once they're listed (because there's an implication behind the term 'lurker' that equates to 'unknown' in my mind). They're just guests watching the game progress for whatever reason. Maybe they're trying to learn the system, maybe they're someone's buddy who's thinking of joining, maybe they're accepted players waiting for a spot to open up so they can bring in a character - whatever. But if they're listed, the other players know they're there, so they're not being secretly watched by anyone. | |||||
Harley Quinn member, 35 posts Sat 25 Jul 2020 at 16:59 |
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Harley Quinn member, 36 posts Sat 25 Jul 2020 at 17:03 |
Every game is open to every person to see, you have absolutely no right to privacy. If you want privacy then do it in a private location off the internet. Besides this is the internet, if you think you have privacy then I have beach front property you might be interested in on the Sun. | |||||
SunRuanEr subscriber, 302 posts Sat 25 Jul 2020 at 17:12 |
You're actually 100% incorrect, Harley. The only things in games that are open to literally everyone who swings by are threads in Group 0, and character descriptions. (Edit: And Game Introduction - I always forget that one) The only people on RPoL that have access to everything otherwise are the moderators. This message was last edited by the user at 17:13, Sat 25 July 2020. | |||||
facemaker329 member, 7238 posts Gaming for over 30 years, and counting! Sat 25 Jul 2020 at 17:13 |
As far as knowing whether someone was 'reading over my shoulder', either as an unknown lurker or just another user reading public threads in the game...no big deal, to me. I don't post anything in a game that I'd be concerned about someone else seeing. But I also come out of an art and writing background where all my work was put up for group scrutiny and feedback, and I know not everyone feels that same way. That's one of the reasons GMs get to control those aspects of their games. If it makes you uncomfortable, you can do something about it. And since it's YOUR game, how anyone else thinks it should be run is only relevant if they want to join it. | |||||
Zag24 supporter, 646 posts Sat 25 Jul 2020 at 17:14 |
Hmm. You deleted the post that I misinterpreted; I wanted go back to read what I had misunderstood. I apologize for misrepresenting your position. This message was last edited by the user at 18:34, Sat 25 July 2020. | |||||
donsr member, 2004 posts Sat 25 Jul 2020 at 17:58 |
If you are ;checking it out' fine?, but then make your choice and RTJ or move on.. My games are for my players..it gets specific , at times as a Charcter grows and moves through the game..uncovering secrets..knowledge and sometime it reflects on that character's past..or impacts thier future//those players are putting the work in. if you don't have the time to play? you shouldn't lurk if you have the time to play..RTJ otherwise, join an arena games or something where you can pop in and out. | |||||
DaCuseFrog member, 103 posts SW Florida Sat 25 Jul 2020 at 19:21 |
No offense intended, but do you take everyone who RTJs? Many games do not. Lurking can be for those who like a (possibly unique) concept but CAN'T play for one reason or another. It's not usually about WANTING to play. For example, I created a set of gestalt rules for D&D 5e which are now used in multiple games on here. I applied for all of the games, and got into none of them (each had more than two dozen applicants for a game taking 3-6 players). I considered asking to lurk so that I could see how my rules played out, as I don't have a local group to test them out on and so this was going to be my testing grounds. If I don't have access to games playing my rules, I have no idea how good (or bad) the rules are. I don't even know who the players are, to get their feedback. I'm running a game, of course, for part of my testing, but I also wanted to do it from a player's (or non-DM) perspective. Lurking would give me that opportunity. | |||||
Harley Quinn member, 38 posts Sat 25 Jul 2020 at 19:48 |
So by your logic then the following should apply: You are not allowed to read books, you must write books yourself. You are not allowed to read the news, you must write the news yourself. You are not allowed to watch tv shows, you must create your own tv shows. You are not allowed to watch movies, you must create your own movies. | |||||
donsr member, 2005 posts Sat 25 Jul 2020 at 19:50 |
sadly people who are not interested, have the ill manners of not even saying 'no thanks'..they just ghost. i post every week for new players.. the ones who join end up in one of two ways.. they either 'get into it' and hit the ground running..or fade away ( again with not even the manner to say ' sorry , this game isn't for me"..which?..my games are not for everyone ) in the end, lots of players like 'joining' more then playing..and when the 'new' wears off, they leave.. so..i rather have folks try it and leave.. then hide in the corner peakign through the window. ::chuckles:: Quinn... that's so goofy i won't even bother answering it | |||||
Harley Quinn member, 39 posts Sat 25 Jul 2020 at 20:00 |
Clearly you are incapable of understanding the point. Not surprised one little bit. | |||||
donsr member, 2006 posts Sat 25 Jul 2020 at 20:08 |
be nice to make our own movies... | |||||
bigbadron moderator, 15911 posts He's big, he's bad, but mostly he's Ron. Sat 25 Jul 2020 at 20:18 |
So lurkers, whether listed or not, is a matter of personal preference. No sense arguing about it. Also worth noting that RPoL requires civility in the public forums. | |||||
donsr member, 2007 posts Sat 25 Jul 2020 at 22:30 |
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