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**"Loverboy" Vinnie Lane** · (09-14-2019)

Thanks for the post Shane, I think it raises a couple good points.

First, to clarify, no one has actually "complained" or suggested something you said carried more weight than anyone else - that's more an assumption on my part based on reactions, etc. It's totally normal. Everyone knows who you are, unless they are brand new. You're a firebrand, a very powerful and present communicator, and, in a lot of cases, a touchy subject (as we saw with Cable, for instance - in which he was completely in the wrong, but the sentiment was still there).

I think people simply view you differently than they would any other roster member, and I don't think there's any way to prevent that. It will sort itself out in time, obviously.

As for the OOC. Myself and the GMs have talked a LOT about this over the last day or two. I think it's important to be careful there, because there is potential for IRL feelings to be hurt. Nobody should go into an RP thinking "oh man I am totally gonna go OOC here!" Some line blurring can be fine and acceptable, though, no doubt.

BUT, it's important to keep in mind it won't always score very well. In the examples we discussed recently, the scores were definitely affected negatively. There's no clear-cut "lose 5 points for doing this" rubric or anything like that, but think of it in terms of a judge reading an RP and just thinking, "well, that was a pretty lazy approach." Or "that doesn't make much sense in the scope of XWF." Was it permitted? Partially. Partially not. Did it score very well? Not at all.

Just wanted to make sure people realize there is a difference between "what's technically allowed" and "this is a good idea."

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