Gidget
I don't know if we have read the same thread, Gidget, but the one you're referring to had nothing to do with making around channel for roleplay purpose only. ...And that has led to a bit of conflict between those who have differing views on what Around is really for.
Please correct me if I got you wrong :)
I also fail to see how separating the community would make it better in any way.
I think we have enough examples of this in the world we live in today with groups of people being put in certain areas and then wondering why they don't fit well together with the rest of the society.
Gidget
Your hostility towards the roleplaying part of the Ryzom community is a bit too visible, even considered discrimination. "I don't know them or their habits so I want them away from my sight."I put that option there for the sake of those who feel maintaining the status quo (conflict, confusion, and all) is preferable to any solution that requires change.
Why you want to write like this on the public forum where we're supposed to suggest positive ideas for the good of the game we all love?
Nobody tried to push roleplay on others but you feel a need to take the possibility from newcomers to learn what it is and choose themselves if they like it or not.
Put the roleplayers in a separate channel and I'm sure the gap between the different parts of the community will grow.
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