Feral Heart

groups require a very specific kind of memberbase and evolving plot line / interest to keep its audience present, imo. the groups that proclaim themselves active & truly remain that way are the ones with an evolving plot that still allows freedom to ITS members I think? Alternatively groups with fewer but lasting memebers also do this - in the spirit of Quality over Quantity. it's all super iffy tbh and very few people who start groups can get a handle on the dedication and constant evolution it requires. groups capable of sticking around for even a few months are honestly successful imo at this point! it's a tough job leading everything and not only requires dedication of admins but also dedication of the random people who join which really is asking a Lot

this is so cool!!!!!!!!!!!..... honestly tysm for compiling such a big item list for us <3 <3 <3  u are a gift

advertising in game has always garnered me Plenty of members > it's easy to link them 2 info through group bio links as well.  basically anything with a kind of organisation (especially the forum you host your group on!) will efficiently get your points across and give more details i think? i could answer a lot of questions about the group w/ a simple redirect to "go read x or y board on forum to know more".  it's simple and gives as much understanding 2 ur potential new member as advertising on these forums here, imo.

& advertisements on the forum have never gotten me far all tbh? it sounds a bit Weird but u can emulate the info that an advertisement on this forum might give with your rps seperate forum (or just a google doc tbh) they both work just about the same. People In Game are looking more for in-game rps i think? anyone using the forum is probably more interested in doing things on the forum, yknow  - thus the off-topic rp section, where a lot of people thread.  in-game just garners a much broader and more interesting response i think u get me? it definitely tops forum in pro v. con comparison!

i'm glad i'm getting a lot of feedback& genuine discussion on this! but at the same time i also feel a need to reinstance my own perspective on this Unusual Phenomenon.

firstly, i don't believe there's an inherent obligation anyone holds to anyone - thus if someone makes a group that follows a specific writing style or flow, and they want members to be able to reasonably accommodate that desired image, fine! with rp groups, especially very well constructed and plotted ones that desire, say, quality over quantity, sometimes it is best to be selective about who you let join.  at the same time there is also no obligation for explanation as to why you might say no. 

but what i hate about this divide is the undeniable lack of FAIRNESS people are treated with.  it isnt just being turned down by groups or etc - it's stuff like being turned down and mocked, or ridiculed in public chat, or sarcastically being corrected in their type.  the list goes on.  that type of reaction is straightly unacceptable and yet it's so common, and people don't blame those for it? like i said there is no obligation to accept or explain or teach (but i applaud those who do because it is a kind thing!) but there's inherently an obligation for Basic Human Decency.  group leaders that reject someone because a rp sample was not to their liking are fine.  someone who doesnt wish to rp with someone else bcus there is no fun in it is fine - there's no reason for someone to force themselves to interact with another when it's just not.... there, and they're having no fun.  but there's plenty of reason and an obligation for that handful of the Completely Rude& Superiority Complex Possessing group to just.... not do what they are doing, and have decency to be polite and not bully yknow?

9/10 adorable!!! I love the yellow outlines!!