Question....

I haven't been a member for as long as most on here but what I can't help but notice is peoples consistency. Most of my matches, besides one, I've been requested by another user & that makes me think "oh this person seems really eccentric since they took the initiative to request me. So maybe they will be consistent with their reply times." Now before I go any further, yes there have been times I have left a 1 week gap between replies ( and on one occassion a 1 month but it was out of my control ) and I understand that people have lives besides this, but the thought never ceases to escape me that they just plain either lose interest or get annoyed with you. That's fine too but if that's the case at least give some feedback. Now I can see that this isn't something that you show your parents that you're doing so maybe a situation occured when they found out & put a stop to it but I don't think that's the case for a number of reasons. I just wish that if someone for some reason halts in responses at least give a vague reason why. I may sound like a complainer & I feel like the only person who said something about this for some reason but I couldn't help but address it.

Well you already said that people have lives outside of the internet, which I'd imagine accounts for the lion's share of what you're describing. There's a good chance that you'll find years from now that schedules can get crazy and super busy. That's why afwrpg is here, to take the edge off (woo!).

I won't assume that you're like a terrible rp'er or that you're some super annoying jerk, but if you were that'd probably be a factor. Otherwise, I know I always try to keep lines of communication open (on here, to the point of annoyance perhaps). Ya know, be nice, talk to people, work with people, etc. In my experience most people are mostly pretty quick about replying on here.

So yeah, be patient be nice be understanding and be talkative. Most of all, you should probably ask the people you're in threads with about it before posting a thread in discussion. :O

Is a mod. Has an average turn around time on his matches of a week.

Where is dealwithit.gif? Someone bring me dealwithit.gif!

Basically there are two types of posting on the board. Matches where both people are on for hours together and end up with 10 or more posts in a day. And matches where people post every 3-4 days. The latter happens more often, it characterizes all of the matches I am currently in.

Im sorry, this is gonna sound jackass of me, but it needs to be said....Your not just preaching to the converted, your bitching to those have bitched about the same exact thing since we started

On a lighter note... This started for me too, and i felt the same way. You shall adjust.

People also tend to have RPing Slumps and make excuses. I had one after recovering from a really bad cold, didnt rp for a while,

One suggestion is that while you wait for your Forum matches, you have some messanger matches for fun while you wait on the side. Thats what I did.

I can see all the points you guys are making. yes there is a category of respond times with people but I'm just making a point. and yes I have communicated with the people & asked either "would you like to continue" or something or the sort. & also I'm mostly talking about one instance where I was involved in a PM match and the person just plain stopped responding back. I wouldn't like to think of myself as a jerk & I'm always extremely polite however when you talk in text you don't know the persons tone or anything so someone would see me as the same as any other user on here correct? But anyway, I messaged the individual....& no response. now I know a million different things couldve occured but even I made another account to continue on with a thread & even apologized for the long wait. so yeah if I can do that then anyone can give me at least a response back if they wish to stop. or quite frankly he was just one of those guys who make one just to read & get turned on by it then stop when they have had enough

Meh... Thats the way it goes here man... Just select diffrent ppl... You'll find quite a few who will finish a match till the end.

The screening process is of the utmost importance when putting together a good rp. I wouldn't get so riled up though. Stuff happens.

yeah that's true. i'll just have to be sure next time