#icegraced

i really don’t like the whole ‘password code’ thing people put in their rules. like, i ABSOLUTELY understand the want for something like that, actual confirmation that someone has read your rules, but quite frankly, it should be common courtesy by now. if someone hasn’t read your rules and approaches you to rp, nine times out of ten it’s obvious they haven’t and you can tell right away. you DO NOT NEED to respond to them. if they can’t take the time to read and respect them, you don’t need to take time to speak to them. you shouldn’t have to ‘test’ your followers to prove a point.

the whole ‘send me this so i know you read these’ seems a little middle-school, password journal-esque to me. not to mention, some of us are rather shy and introverted (it’s why we spend our time writing about weebs on the internet) and when the FIRST THING you expect from a potential rp partner is for them to message you of their own accord, for some people that can be daunting. what if they don’t think you’ll respond? what if they don’t think they’re good enough to rp with you in the first place? what if they have trouble being the first person to send a message? they send you a single word password or something and it’s your first and only interaction and now they feel super self conscious and never speak to you again.