I’m actually scanning the dash now, and just reading other people’s messages. It’s kind of strange how when one person speaks, an array of voices come out as well. I do have to admit that when I joined here, along with Alice, one of the first few faces to DP (as Ariel though) I really had a totally different pov of what could happen. It was people like Alice and Meg and Peter, Jack and Lilo and Naveen and of course, T1… that really kept me going, really kept me here. If I didn’t have them here, I don’t know what I would have done.
It’s sad to see that so many of us are unhappy now, so many of us have watched DP take a turn that has been happening for .. a few months now. Probably more so of explaining my absence. I’ve already lived through high school. I’ve already graduated college. I’m done with the petty drama, the bullshit that shouldn’t happen in OOC Land, and just the way that people are treated, spoken to, and .. just .. I don’t even have words.
So this is my little 2 cents before I leave.
First.
Respect goes a long way. It really does. And first impressions are everything. Why do you think Peter/Ariel have lasted so long? (along with SO many other couples?-and even friendships that have lasted so so so so long,… like Tootles and Meg?)
Because we were nice and loving towards one another, even if we didn’t know them personally. It’s not about who is better or who is higher in power, or yada yada. You know? That’s high school petty-drama. That was 6 years ago for me, and even then, I hated people who did that—who thought they were better than other people. It’s just awful. Treat people the way you want to be treated.
Second.
It’s RP. IT IS RP. Remember that. There is an actual person behind the screen that you’re writing to.
Third.
Lying always catches up with you. Always. I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve caught people in a lie here on DP. But have I said anything? Nope. Why? Because its much easier for me to just sign out of my account and go back to DFD or something, rather than having to listen to people lie to me. I can tell you right now that there are just.. so many things I’d love to call people out on. And I suppose that if I have to be called out on anything, I know when I first got Tootles, I lied about who I was because I thought people hated me as Ariel. LOL Quite honestly, I thought people hated me. Which, turned out to be false.
Lying is awful. And IP addresses are a god-saint. What some people didn’t realize was that when they were in the chats-and had oh.. you know.. 2.. 3…4 accounts.. I knew about it. I knew. Even if they said it wasn’t them.
Fourth.
I felt like I was stuck in the middle of the movie “Mean Girls” half the time I was here. I can’t imagine anyone likes that feeling. And if anyone wants to have a successful RP group, the environment should be friendly and accepting and open. And the gossiping, the back-stabbing.. its just gotta stop. Really..
I wish everyone the best of luck, and I’ll miss everyone.
So, I really hate to do this, but I’ve come to a decision about this. Anyone who has been here a while, and knows me-or has known my problems here, and ooc.. They’ll know that I’ve debated about leaving DP for a long long time. I think I’ve just kinda come to terms with needing to make the final break and just go. I’ve talked to Roxy/Peter about my decision as well—so .. just so everyone knows I’m not just leaving her in the dust.
I’ll still be around- I’ll still keep Tootles and Ariel an open RP, and yes, I’ll still be interacting with Roxy and Peter.. So.. keep your hands off my man ladies -lol. and hands off of my woman ,men LOL
wow. that’s a twisted sentence, huh?
I think its just time for me to at least open my characters up to more things. There’s only so much you can do. And with me being busy (but actively trying to be on as much as I can) I just didn’t want to disappoint anyone.
Hope this doesn’t stop anyone from still interacting with my characters!
ooc: Back from work! :)
