td&lr if you dare.
So here I am, witching hour and what am I doing? Fretting about Lolocracians. And about Lolocracy.
We really are facing the verge of community death here, I'm going to be blunt and outright say it because we all know and we can feel it. The tension between the muns, the characters- is... palatable. I've heard from multiple sources that there is too much "drama" in the community; am I going to deny this? Not at all. Do people have real life situations that happen and want to vent about them? Yes. I'm not saying you should go out of your way for a person in the community you barely talk to when they stub their toe; but personally I like to think of you guys as some of my best and closest friends.
So... yeah. Hearing about drama sucks doesn't it? But doesn't it also mean that that person trusts you enough with that information to tell you? But it goes both ways mes amis!
This community has gotten incredibly large, and that is wonderful. I might not have been here as long as most, but I've seen Lolocracy grow and morph and change right in front of me. In good, and in bad ways. The good? We have so many wonderful new muns, fresh-blood as some of us will call it, and it's just fun to get to know new people. Not only that but I think we've finally all settled (a little bit) and we actually have plotlines! Everywhere I see a mun is talking to another mun and creating an arc, hooking up two characters, planning old romances that they will undoubtedly roleplay over AIM because of it's more 'risqué' nature.
But y'know? That's where the bad comes in too.
It's become routine. It's become day-to-day life just like Lolocracy was designed to represent and while the idea of that is awesome.... Boredom is quick to set in. People snap. They hoard into their own little groups and their own little plot lines and the idea of mingling is soon thrown out the window. I only say this because I know personally I'm guilty of it. This community is routine because we've settled! (Now that you're all mad at me have this little pick me up)
We need to do something BIG. And no, I'm sorry, I'm not talking about the mods this time. They plan so much stuff just to entertain us I'm surprised they haven't keeled over (yet). I'm talking about that pre-modding Brodie being mother-f*ckin' kidnapped by a crazy Taiwanese woman. We had kissing booths that exploded into a million different pieces with all the activity it got. Genderbend week (no more needs to be said). Just recently we had an AU Love meme that was probably secretly the reason why LJ has blown up on us for the past few days. Before my time there was Britanna angel creating utter havoc.
And I'm sure you guys remember me scarring you with Francis during Harry Potter week.
Are you catching my drift? We as MUNS need to shake things up a bit. Do something bold. Do something dramatic. And no I don't mean that one of us steps up to the plate and does it. That's one idea. We all need to pool together. This isn't just going to be that few of us that always rough it up, it's going to be a joint effort if we want this community to survive and thrive.
Rant on that? Done. Another rant? Coming your way.
Characters. More and more (including myself, haaa.) I've been seeing "My muse is dead". This is a perfectly legit excuse... until you completely do nothing because your muse is double tapped, buried, and decomposing. Should you drop? Ask yourself this first:
Why did you apply for the character in the first place?
What did your character used to represent that you used to love so much?
What happened?
And you know what can help you out? What can dig down deep in your mind and shell out that husk of a character you used to love know and cherish? This nice little thing I found on our wonderful Zoeey's account. So try it out muns, see if you can find that spark that used to make writing your character so fun, after all- what is there to lose?
So. To wrap this up, I just want to say that really, truly I love you all. I know so many of you are going through hard times right now and I just wish I could do something to help. But I'll be an ear at least to hear, or rather eye to see you type. Because- well. I'm not being sappy, I'm not being sweet or nice. I legitimately care about all of you and I want to see all of you happy and doing so well in life- and if I could just be that little help to prod you towards that? That's all I'm looking for. That's what makes me happy.
And on that end note of dramatic dribble, I will leave you with this. Because The Doctor is always right.
We really are facing the verge of community death here, I'm going to be blunt and outright say it because we all know and we can feel it. The tension between the muns, the characters- is... palatable. I've heard from multiple sources that there is too much "drama" in the community; am I going to deny this? Not at all. Do people have real life situations that happen and want to vent about them? Yes. I'm not saying you should go out of your way for a person in the community you barely talk to when they stub their toe; but personally I like to think of you guys as some of my best and closest friends.
So... yeah. Hearing about drama sucks doesn't it? But doesn't it also mean that that person trusts you enough with that information to tell you? But it goes both ways mes amis!
This community has gotten incredibly large, and that is wonderful. I might not have been here as long as most, but I've seen Lolocracy grow and morph and change right in front of me. In good, and in bad ways. The good? We have so many wonderful new muns, fresh-blood as some of us will call it, and it's just fun to get to know new people. Not only that but I think we've finally all settled (a little bit) and we actually have plotlines! Everywhere I see a mun is talking to another mun and creating an arc, hooking up two characters, planning old romances that they will undoubtedly roleplay over AIM because of it's more 'risqué' nature.
But y'know? That's where the bad comes in too.
It's become routine. It's become day-to-day life just like Lolocracy was designed to represent and while the idea of that is awesome.... Boredom is quick to set in. People snap. They hoard into their own little groups and their own little plot lines and the idea of mingling is soon thrown out the window. I only say this because I know personally I'm guilty of it. This community is routine because we've settled! (Now that you're all mad at me have this little pick me up)
We need to do something BIG. And no, I'm sorry, I'm not talking about the mods this time. They plan so much stuff just to entertain us I'm surprised they haven't keeled over (yet). I'm talking about that pre-modding Brodie being mother-f*ckin' kidnapped by a crazy Taiwanese woman. We had kissing booths that exploded into a million different pieces with all the activity it got. Genderbend week (no more needs to be said). Just recently we had an AU Love meme that was probably secretly the reason why LJ has blown up on us for the past few days. Before my time there was Britanna angel creating utter havoc.
And I'm sure you guys remember me scarring you with Francis during Harry Potter week.
Are you catching my drift? We as MUNS need to shake things up a bit. Do something bold. Do something dramatic. And no I don't mean that one of us steps up to the plate and does it. That's one idea. We all need to pool together. This isn't just going to be that few of us that always rough it up, it's going to be a joint effort if we want this community to survive and thrive.
Rant on that? Done. Another rant? Coming your way.
Characters. More and more (including myself, haaa.) I've been seeing "My muse is dead". This is a perfectly legit excuse... until you completely do nothing because your muse is double tapped, buried, and decomposing. Should you drop? Ask yourself this first:
Why did you apply for the character in the first place?
What did your character used to represent that you used to love so much?
What happened?
And you know what can help you out? What can dig down deep in your mind and shell out that husk of a character you used to love know and cherish? This nice little thing I found on our wonderful Zoeey's account. So try it out muns, see if you can find that spark that used to make writing your character so fun, after all- what is there to lose?
So. To wrap this up, I just want to say that really, truly I love you all. I know so many of you are going through hard times right now and I just wish I could do something to help. But I'll be an ear at least to hear, or rather eye to see you type. Because- well. I'm not being sappy, I'm not being sweet or nice. I legitimately care about all of you and I want to see all of you happy and doing so well in life- and if I could just be that little help to prod you towards that? That's all I'm looking for. That's what makes me happy.
And on that end note of dramatic dribble, I will leave you with this. Because The Doctor is always right.