rpanons | 008

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the climate has changed quite a bit since i started rping (it's been, gee, maybe 5 years?) but the best strategy i ever found was just to literally jump in right away. talk to anyone you find interesting and try threading with anyone you find even vaguely compelling and just see where it takes you. as long as you're decently courteous and not a huge jackass it'll work out fine. you have to come to other people and just get yourself involved where you god damn want to be involved, instead of just waiting for people to come along and pick you up. seeing an rper i thought was super duper cool and then just going to their journal and posting in their spam post (i guess that's outdated, huh?) has made me some really enduring friendships. it's actually way more freeing to rp without concerning yourself with the "culture" and blah blah blah. just follow the stated rules of the rp you're joining, but don't try too hard to figure out what the "unspoken rules" are or whatever the fuck, because everyone who does pay attention to that shit ends up miserable.

don't waste time with passive aggressiveness or talking behind others' backs or any of that shit. above all, be honest, both with yourself and with others. follow what makes you happy, and that's it.

> jump in right away. talk to anyone you find interesting and try threading with anyone you find even vaguely compelling and just see where it takes you.

I agree with this advice, and would even recommend playing an extrovert. Introverted moody ellipsing-type characters are a little hard to play off of, especially if you don't have any regular threading partners.

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