The Etiquette of Posting RP Logs

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[Yaynenali Resident]

Another post got me thinking about roleplay logs, etiquette and rights.

I've always approached roleplay as a joint collaboration between two or more people, which would give each participant equal "ownership" of the roleplay logs. Another player in the scene wanting to keep a log for their use or to share it with others seems very normal and acceptable to me.

Lately I've heard others say that they do not want their logs shared. While I don't agree with it or understand the need to keep their publicly posted roleplay private, this has me wondering about the etiquette of posting logs and sharing stories.

I'd love to hear your opinions. Do you mind if your logs are shared? Do you ask other participants for permission before sharing them? Do you remove the names of those that you could not obtain permission from, or do you simply not share the log?

Who has the right to say whether a roleplay gets posted or not? I really do find this quite curious.

Opinions please!

[nanaka tehani]

I respect your opinions but that's not the point. There is more to this than just it being Rp Logs. I asked him to remove it and I expected that respect. He did not. That is why I asked again.

[Yaynenali Resident]

This isn't about you wanting your logs removed, Nanaka. I've heard it before and reading your posts only started me thinking about it again.

I'd love to hear your thoughts on what you think roleplay etiquette should be. I'm sure that you and Randall can work out that particular log privately.

[nanaka tehani]

I think if someone asks you remove it, then just remove it. It took me 4 months after someone told me it was on the forum to realize my personal death was here. And as I would not mind my roleplay being posted, there were many things wrong with that Rp, and I went with the flow and accepted my death. As a Kurri roleplayer you don't have the luxury of saying ' no perma death'. People hate kurri. They don't understand kurri so they kill us anyways. I get it. It's gor. Since I had to move on, I wanted all of my hard work to just disappear. To have this up, that constant reminder of an unjustified time is not good. So I asked for it to be removed. It's not important to anyone else but me, so upon my request I asked it to be away from the forums. It was a personal, and private matter for me.

[bunni Maven]

my rule of thumb is, if it is in local chat its fair game.  Anyone in ear shot of the rp has the right to do whatever they want with what they "hear".

[nanaka tehani]

Fair answer, Bunni. But if I asked for it to be removed, then it should.

[bunni Maven]

I'm not sure what you are referring to exactly but, I gather you were killed ICly?  And you don't want that shared?  My honest answer is that if you step on sim to RP, everything you do in local is for anyone's use.  I mean I get what you are saying but I disagree.  If it's local and you engaged in the rp then...well... who ever posted it is right-o

[Kaitlin Eiren]

my rule of thumb is, if it is in local chat its fair game.  Anyone in ear shot of the rp has the right to do whatever they want with that they "hear".

That is my opinion as well.  If it is local chat the intent was not that it be private.  This becomes even more true when you look at it from the perspective of it being a part of the story/background of every character involved.  The one concession I make is redacting the name of a person not informed on a forum since it is open to discussion and interpretation.  Character XYZ should suffice in those cases yet the story is still published.

[nanaka tehani]

Yes, that is also true. That is however not what I requested. If someone asked me not to post something, or remove something I will. I will do exactly as they requested.

[ramond lax]

You should have the option to Post any *PUBLIC* Rp you engage in. Things that take place on an open or easily accessed area of a Sim.  You should However have the Courtesy to ask all the participants of the RP if they mind their name being used.  If they don't Remove their name.  The RP still occurred Publicly, and if they didn't want it public knowledge, then they shouldn't have been in that place at that time in the first place.

Private RP, however, can and should IMHO be kept Private.  

[ramond lax]

Yes, that is also true. That is however not what I requested. If someone asked me not to post something, or remove something I will. I will do exactly as they requested.

I can Request Naked Norwegian Blond girls giving me a sponge bath... doesn't mean i will get them.  Randall shouldn't have Posted your name without asking you, but He DID remove it when he did. 

Frankly YOU are attracting more attention to it than anyone else is...

[nanaka tehani]

It's more than you know and I just want something done about it.

[ramond lax]

It's more than you know and I just want something done about it.

Yeah, you stand on the roof naked and wave your arms and shout as loud as you can, "No One Look at ME!!"

You are trying to get attention now.  you made your point, your name was redacted.. Don't worry, i am sure we will all forget you died..

...What whas your name again??

[nanaka tehani]

Okay.

[Delaynie Barbosa]

Yep, it's if it's public it's publishable. It's really no different then 20 people in earshot watching your roleplay. If you engage in a scene you don't want shared, you should do it in private, or make a note to your RP partner that you don't want a particular scene shared. Your partners own the story as much as you do, so if you want to be left out of the log, you should tell them. Should never expect anyone to keep a public scene private.