I'm not understanding why actions and words don't match here. I didn't come out of the blue and decide "Oh hey I want to make RPs matter less because I flipped a coin and got Tails." Well over a year of observation already showed me what my poll a few weeks ago regarding RPs and if they matter, proved.

I've also noticed that a good number of people read this thread and didn't even say anything, meaning they basically don't care either way, which just furthers my point that there's a need for a massive set of changes. On the flip side, another useless (or useful depending how you look at this) fact is that this thread had more legit views from different OOC eyes than any RP for the PPV had.

If I see over the next month that people actually want to have fun here, create activity on the boards here, etc... etc... I'll come back and reply in this very thread that I was wrong about the fed and am basically so out of touch that I'm Vince McCarver now. That will be my new name/gimmick on the site. Unfortunately as it stands now, I can see 100% why our retention rate of new members is so low that more than 75% of them leave BEFORE THEIR FIRST MATCH.

My ideas will bring a very different crowd of people and will give those people things they can do basically every time they visit the site, even if for just a few minutes, to be active and also boost their character, etc... Not just visit the site a couple minutes and then on rare occasions take the time to post an RP most people don't read. Interactions, activity, and innovative changes are due FED WIDE... unless I'm Vince McCarver here. We'll see!

And no, promoting activity off site (twitter, chat rooms, alt sites) is not the answer here. That's only the answer for people who want to leave THIS site, and frankly I don't blame them, and I will gladly hold the door open for them so their hands are free to carry all their baggage with them.

Tick tock...