Ah, RP samples. I personally don't think they're rude, its just a matter of preference.
For an example, a RP sample is used to see if a person is literate or not. Literate meaning they RP a certain way. Its not used to criticize someone's spelling or RPing, its just a way to see if the person Role-plays the way you prefer. Everyone prefers role-playing a different way. Literate is just a way of saying that you like to use proper grammar while role-playing, and you want to role-play like a story format. Literate RPs usually consist of long paragraphs, almost as if it was a book. But what people refer to as illiterate RPs are just role-play replies in a different format. They usually contain un-proper grammar, text talk, and one line replies. In illiterate RPs, they don't use RP samples, because they do not simply care how you RP. The member joining the illiterate RP has to realize what format of RP the group will be using, which is illiterate or what some people call "semi-literate." Most illiterate RPs are never "Strictly illiterate", however, Literate Rps are often found to be "Strictly literate," because the creator only likes to RP in a literate format, and they don't want illiterate RP replies to be mixed in. So, I really don't think RP samples are such a bad thing, its only used to see in which way your RP in. :) That's just my opinion though.
Ex: Literate - The wolf padded through the forest with great awe. She was amazed at the trees and the buzzing of flies. "What a great day," she remarked, and continued down the path, with light footsteps.
Ex: Illiterate - *pads through forest* What a great day 2 b outside *says*
Thanks for bringing this to attention, I think its important for people to know that when they are asked for a RP sample, it shouldn't offend them. ^-^
I mean no offence to people who do it, but i am against RP samples. i search for hours for a group without them, (because every RP sample i did, witch is like 20, i failed) and when i do find one without RP samples, i have to log off for something!
This thread is year old. Why are you bumping it? Just create a new thread.
I agree that roleplay samples aren't all that bad, but the people who take them very seriously give them a bad reputation. Instead of asking players to give me roleplay samples, I try to actually roleplay with them and get a feel for their style of story telling and flow. It takes more effort, but I love it when high ranks in groups do this; especially when they help new players by giving them tips and pointers on how to improve their skills! Not only is it encouraging for the possible recruit, it sends them a good vibe about the group they're possibly about to join and it gives them a spot in the roleplay itself, so they don't have to feel nervous about jumping in later on. It also shows how comitted the high ranks of the group are! Now, of course it's hard to do that for every single recruit, but it's definitely worth taking the time to do.
Edit: Whoa, didn't realize this was old. ^^;