I know exactly what you are saying, Vespian! It's so frustrating when that happens! And FoxPhilosopher, I might of slightly exaggerated on the word 'Pointless', but I understand your point, it has happened to me quite a lot where you make this Roleplay that you're quite proud of and then the members start to talk about 'What happened to *insert roleplay here*?' And then completely amazing and wonderful and beautiful and gorgeous idea dies.
This is what happed to me one time in game, I was in a tiger and gazelle Roleplay and most people were quite literate except for that little group of people that either wolfspeak or text-talk. Anywho, this isn't really pointless I just got so annoyed because... well you'll know what I mean once you read it:
Me: The lone tigress stalked through the dry grass, her paws barely making a sound as they touched the ground. Her amber eyes were set on a gazelle not too far away, it seemed to be limping so she picked that one out of the grazing herd. She began to walk slightly faster, her tail touching the ground.
Injured Gazelle: *continues to eat grass*
Me: ((Could you maybe include a but more detail please?)) The feline stops just metres away, her eyes just set on the gazelle. Her breathing was slow, even and silent and she could hear the blades being torn out of the grass as the gazelle grazed, unaware of the danger ahead.
Injured Gazelle: *lifts head, smelling a tiger.*
Me: ((Did you even read what I just asked?)) She freezes, her heart beating rapidly at the tension of the moment. She watched tentatively as the gazelle looked up, a few blades of grass still edging out of the corner of it's mouth. She unsheathes her claws, making slight dents into the moist earth.
Gazelle: *runs away*
Me: ...
My post were a bit longer and more detailed than that, but you get my point.